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[EternalOptimist]

top tip for youse gardeners. winter scents are next to non existent in this country, but if you plant snowdrops and onion sets , you have a good chance of at least something during the snowy months

[fullyautomatix]

Well folks, looks like spring is well and truly round the corner.

A little tour of the garden here at Pacha Towers this morning confirmed this.

Snowdrops are putting in a wonderful display carpeting the area under my magnolia tree. Blooms were somewhat obfuscated by the frosty backdrop though.

I noticed also that my winter aconites have made an appearance - their dainty little yellow blooms peeping up from their ruffs of lanceolate leaves.

The buds of my forsythia are now burgeoning promising a spectacular splash of yellow for February.

My only concern is for my daffodils which I fear may have popped up a little prematurely. Likewise, my Rhodedendron which had been blooming all autumn right up to Christmas; Not sure what sort of a display we will have this April.

How are your gardens looking?

Its snowing round here, what are you on about ?

[Arturo Bassick]

no comment

You can tell me, I can keep a secret.

[Halo Jones]

I am getting the faintest hint if a sub-plot here. Is there something else you want to tell us? Some mishap when "mowing the lawn" perhaps?

no comment

[Arturo Bassick]

I vaguely recall some such but again I forget the details so all I shall say is "I have a petrol lawn mower & I will cut the grass when it needs it" There a nice clear statement that should not be misconstrued (but this is CUK so I’m not holding my breath)


I am still planning to pave the lot but its low on the list of “things to do” next up is the refurbishment of the en-suite shower

I am getting the faintest hint if a sub-plot here. Is there something else you want to tell us? Some mishap when "mowing the lawn" perhaps?

[Halo Jones]

We have definitely had mower related intercourse at some time.

I vaguely recall some such but again I forget the details so all I shall say is "I have a petrol lawn mower & I will cut the grass when it needs it" There a nice clear statement that should not be misconstrued (but this is CUK so I’m not holding my breath)


I am still planning to pave the lot but its low on the list of “things to do” next up is the refurbishment of the en-suite shower

[shaunbhoy]

The whole area in the wood turns white with garlic flowers in May

Not the site of a French WWII Camp is it?
You can probably confirm this by getting a metal detector out and searching for discarded weapons.

[pacharan]

We shall have to agree to disagree on the flowers,

As for the mower not sure to which situation you are referring to, to save embarrassment I shall decline to comment until I know what you know...

We have definitely had mower related intercourse at some time.

I tried doing a search on all my posts containing the word mower but got too many results back.

It's like finding a needle in a haystack.

Edit: Here it is

[pacharan]

I dug up some wild garlic bulbs from our local wood last autumn for my mum and they've sprouted and the leaves are smelling garlicy already. They probably won't flower until May. The whole area in the wood turns white with garlic flowers in May and on the opposite side of the bank are bluebells. It looks quite magical. All gone within a month, most odd species.

Might be a bit of a bare patch this year from where I took some.

Yes, the smell of the wild garlic on a warm spring day is also quite magical.

[Halo Jones]

Oh I couldn't disagree more!

The sheer joy of admiring my delphiniums on a hot summer's day surpasses everything IMO.

Incidentally, are you going to address your mower situation before the growing season begins?

We shall have to agree to disagree on the flowers,

As for the mower not sure to which situation you are referring to, to save embarrassment I shall decline to comment until I know what you know...

[TimberWolf]

I dug up some wild garlic bulbs from our local wood last autumn for my mum and they've sprouted and the leaves are smelling garlicy already. They probably won't flower until May. The whole area in the wood turns white with garlic flowers in May and on the opposite side of the bank are bluebells. It looks quite magical. All gone within a month, most odd species.

Might be a bit of a bare patch this year from where I took some.

[shaunbhoy]

My only concern is for my daffodils which I fear may have popped up a little prematurely.

Have a word with AtW. This "premature popping" is a conundrum that has dogged him for years now.

[pacharan]

I really CBA with flowers as there is no practical return on the time

Oh I couldn't disagree more!

The sheer joy of admiring my delphiniums on a hot summer's day surpasses everything IMO.

Incidentally, are you going to address your mower situation before the growing season begins?

[Pondlife]

I have started "chitting" potatoes & working out planting plans for the veggies, I really CBA with flowers as there is no practical return on the time, but I enjoy growing & eating the veggies, this year’s new comer is the rhubarb (just need to find a nice big pot to contain it)

Flowers are simply tarts; prostitutes for the bees.

I think the carrot infinitely more fascinating than the geranium.

There is a certain 'je ne sais quoi' about a firm, young carrot...

[BrilloPad]

How are your gardens looking?

Mine is still dug up. I had a few bodies to bury. Hopefully I can cover them over soon.