Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
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That was frank Ifield the yodelling Australian.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Thank you .
Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
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Reginald Barrington wrote:That was frank Ifield the yodelling Australian.
That has triggered a dim memory of an older sister going to see Frank Ifield at the ABC. (Possibly Bobby Darin, too.) Thanks, RB, now I have a ghastly earworm.
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
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Just like the rain out of the blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo!
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- Location: Dover
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So in effect you're paying someone to listen to your life story?
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No sir he did not stop working in fact he is very good at his work
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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No gardening today
BUT BUIDERS NOW ALL DONE and I have now put it all back as it was they done a very good job and clean up behind them so it was vey easy for me to do the rest. Looks like no more grass cutting for a few weeks ,all there left to do is turn off the outside tap from the main and I have already coved up the tap to stop Mr frost from getting at it .
Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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A cooler day today and a chance to tidy up the garden and rehang the baskets which have been sheltering from the heat.
As the garden is rather small I have grown a few runner beans over the Clematis this year which has worked out quite well! Miss having the allotment.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Bob wonderful display .My Dad liked the Hollyhocks .Your roses are in good condition.
Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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After the recent splash of rain the Runner Beans are coming on!
Almost there with the black Hollyhocks.
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Began tidying up the garden for Winter today and planting more daffodil bulbs in anticipation Of enjoying Spring next year.
The Begonias are still flourishing as we haven’t had any October frosts yet to end what has been a long flowering season for them:
Next years seedlings gathered from the garden plants this year.
The grass still continues to grow during this mild spell of weather so a few more outings with the mower seems inevitable!
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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Our Begonias are flourishing but it took them forever to get going this year, I am experimenting with: Leaf vein cut propagation method. Supposed to be an easy way to do it, so time will tell!
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Reginald Barrington wrote:Our Begonias are flourishing but it took them forever to get going this year, I am experimenting with: Leaf vein cut propagation method. Supposed to be an easy way to do it, so time will tell!
Sounds like a good plan Reginald, it will be interesting to learn how it works out for you as I usually take the easy option and buy plugs of bedding Begonias.
I know that they can be treated as biennials but to keep them going is hardly worth the effort of giving them the protection they need.
The small orange Begonia, Begonia Sutherlandii, is a perennial and produces small tubers and has ensured a continuous supply of a few plants for many years (at least 20 yrs), with little effort from me!
The large tubers of the yellow Begonia type I sometimes pare and seal with sulphur with varying degrees of success, (I lost the red ones last year due to rot)!
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Jan Higgins
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The garden looks as good as usual, I really miss being able to do mine.
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Soon for the chop!
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Keith Sansum1
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Lovely gardens
Quite some time must be spent keeping them going ?
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:Lovely gardens
Quite some time must be spent keeping them going ?
Thanks Keith, I see gardening as not so much a time consuming task but a chance to relax and unwind nowadays. It provides some welcome ‘me time’ in between doing the household chores, as I need to look after my wife 24/7 too.
I try to have my daily walk still, even though I lost my little walking companion a few weeks ago. It was surprising to discover just how much time the little fella used to take to look after him. He was very clever and knew how to communicate to us what he wanted!
We do miss him; he was the third four legged companion we’ve had over the past 50 years.
You never know what life is going to deal you, so it’s a pleasure to have a garden to escape to at times!
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Bob
I know what you mean over pets
We had three dogs who all died in the last year, the last one just before Xmas
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