tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post2217966458091457390..comments2024-03-29T01:13:03.267+00:00Comments on Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle: Creaming one's knickers at a garden centreJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-24907587675550520342017-04-22T23:59:47.757+00:002017-04-22T23:59:47.757+00:00I can imagine it now - "Roll up! Roll up! Com...I can imagine it now - <em>"Roll up! Roll up! Come and see our latest attraction: The Wild Witch of the Tree Ferns!"</em><br /><br />It's a fab place - albeit a bit of a trek from your neck of the woods... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-57030173249627394132017-04-22T19:59:17.039+00:002017-04-22T19:59:17.039+00:00Gasp! I need to take two weeks off work, stat! Do ...Gasp! I need to take two weeks off work, stat! Do you think they'll find me if I overnight amongst those tree ferns?<br />I must try and make off with some of those echiums, too. There are some giganto ones growing in the churchyard here - I keep meaning to collect seeds, but haven't got around to it yet.Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-70585059392589857202017-04-22T10:59:04.768+00:002017-04-22T10:59:04.768+00:00SHOPPING!! We know you would love it - especially ...SHOPPING!! We know you would love it - especially when you spot the fact that roses are <a href="http://s170.photobucket.com/user/mouse_m/media/aaaaaaaa/P1350276.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">three for £10</a>! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-26236534787762857312017-04-22T10:44:55.002+00:002017-04-22T10:44:55.002+00:00They had citrus, jasmine, wisteria and lilies all ...They had citrus, jasmine, wisteria and lilies all in bloom - the place did indeed smell gorgeous! Jx<br /><br />Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-34065306203951744522017-04-22T10:28:31.806+00:002017-04-22T10:28:31.806+00:00WOW....That is huge darling!! I feel a little trip...WOW....That is huge darling!! I feel a little trip coming very soon!! <br />x xdame stephen of the manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486482633794365451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-70531636062587662212017-04-21T22:21:50.600+00:002017-04-21T22:21:50.600+00:00Damn! Are those Meyer Lemons I see?
That must have...Damn! Are those Meyer Lemons I see?<br />That must have smelt divine.<br />Severe case of fuchsia envy here, they always melt come July in my backyard.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039150125239418425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-41767402614888907242017-04-21T11:50:27.414+00:002017-04-21T11:50:27.414+00:00A pint (or several) in a country pub garden is the...A pint (or several) in a country pub garden is the quintessence of a fab day out! To have "garden porn" thrown in for good measure made it a double delight. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-91006700139414934462017-04-21T11:49:00.445+00:002017-04-21T11:49:00.445+00:00I would quite like a garden invaded by echiums - I...I would quite like a garden invaded by echiums - I think they're beautiful (especially the giant, towering ones). JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-25333440112486218382017-04-21T11:46:52.186+00:002017-04-21T11:46:52.186+00:00Home Depot has yet to make major inroads over here...Home Depot has yet to make major inroads over here, but I guess it is akin to our own B&Q and the aforementioned Homebase. Yes, they sell plants, but quite often uncared-for and half-dead ones :-)<br /><br />JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-14803231170016921072017-04-21T09:08:34.026+00:002017-04-21T09:08:34.026+00:00It is a fantastic place and a pint in the garden o...It is a fantastic place and a pint in the garden of an old pub on the way back to the station made it a fab day out. Madam Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697235864401310471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-56031183444872956912017-04-21T05:17:52.050+00:002017-04-21T05:17:52.050+00:00Garden porn! And those echium are invasive herein...Garden porn! And those echium are invasive herein San Francisco. I love them. They cross polinate like mad, so every year My back yard fills with them and they're different each time.mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948301941861890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-30327452671851641902017-04-21T01:56:53.529+00:002017-04-21T01:56:53.529+00:00hardly a home depot.hardly a home depot.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-28896310522093036292017-04-21T00:28:12.101+00:002017-04-21T00:28:12.101+00:00Our local Homebase DIY and gardening store is due ...Our local Homebase DIY and gardening store is due to "go Australian" anytime soon (the chain has been bought by Bunnings). However cheap these outlets are, however, I don't think they'll ever get in the way of the garden centre industry here in the UK. We have to thank the BBC (again - <em>Gardeners' World</em> has been a top TV show here for <em>fifty years</em> and shows no sign of a decline in popularity) and the fact that up until the 80s, the only retailers allowed by law to trade on a Sunday were garden centres, so everyone, regardless of whether they had a garden, used to visit them for a day out... Jx<br /><br />PS There will be fuchsias to suit your tropical climes, my dear - try <em>Thalia</em>, <em>Billy Green</em>, or any of the <a href="http://www.igarden.com.au/plant-type.jsp?t=fuchsia&id=1342" rel="nofollow">Tryphilla types</a>.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-58745209790374273732017-04-21T00:11:06.728+00:002017-04-21T00:11:06.728+00:00So many here have closed down (can't compete w...So many here have closed down (can't compete with Big Box hardware chain) and the few left have sod-all.There are some specialists, but, generally,trays are bought-in and staff have no clue what's what.<br />I'd like to try fuschias here, but most would hate the climate!dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.com