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By *akedMMan 21 weeks ago
Witney |
I have fruit and vegetables in my garden and a wildlife area , in my front garden I have a small lawn with daisies and clover , a lavender border for the bees I am adding more lavender borders soon plus a flower section for bees and butterflies |
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I mostly have pot plants, I’m not a natural gardener and they’re harder for me to kill off 
I attempted veg at one point - huge success with courgettes (to the point of even experimenting with courgette cake because there is only so many batches of ratatouille or courgette/halloumi skewers one can eat) but not a lot else, Aldi won’t be losing my business any time soon 
I have a lot of appreciation for a nice garden though, something peaceful about spending time in one |
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By *4bimMan 21 weeks ago
Farnborough Hampshire |
yes i do and i love doing it.
my cat follows me around the garden as i work and helps with the digging..... then crapping in the freshly dig earth.
i plant flowers etc and sit in the garden when weather is good. its a great place to be |
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"I mostly have pot plants, I’m not a natural gardener and they’re harder for me to kill off
I attempted veg at one point - huge success with courgettes (to the point of even experimenting with courgette cake because there is only so many batches of ratatouille or courgette/halloumi skewers one can eat) but not a lot else, Aldi won’t be losing my business any time soon
I have a lot of appreciation for a nice garden though, something peaceful about spending time in one"
You can pickle them especially the young ones |
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"I have nature friendly plants. A lot of blackberries are developing this year so crop will be good. Strawberries almost done...decent crop. Grown some tomato plants from seed...flowering now. "
My strawberries are coming now, red currants are next |
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"I do my garden has all sorts , I try growing native plants and put some of them back in the wild.
So do you grow stuff to keep our nature going as best we can?"
Only places I garden are in the attic and the cellar
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I used to garden but after loosing my dog at Christmas I haven’t felt able to go into the garden. I’ve done the bare minimum. I will eventually come round but currently it’s too upsetting even now. I know people say do it in memory but I just can’t. I’m still tearing up writing this again. I know I have a problem. |
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I really want to, but I never seem to get the time.
I want to retire: grow vegetables, herbs and fruit. Bake bread and sit on the porch with a bottle of wine.
Maybe see other humans once a week at the store |
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"I used to garden but after loosing my dog at Christmas I haven’t felt able to go into the garden. I’ve done the bare minimum. I will eventually come round but currently it’s too upsetting even now. I know people say do it in memory but I just can’t. I’m still tearing up writing this again. I know I have a problem. "
That's really sad. You should do it though |
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We’re cultivating brambles (Blackberries) dandelions, dock leaves, nettles, wild strawberries, which are tiny but omg they taste great. So our garden is a feast for all kinds of bugs and birds? Oh and the occasional naked humans. Lol |
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"I want to retire: grow vegetables, herbs and fruit. Bake bread and sit on the porch with a bottle of wine. Maybe see other humans once a week at the store "
This is basically my life now, except I still have to work as well. |
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"I want to retire: grow vegetables, herbs and fruit. Bake bread and sit on the porch with a bottle of wine. Maybe see other humans once a week at the store
This is basically my life now, except I still have to work as well."
I am trying to get there. If I can just shift my work online - I'd be happy to do that till my final days too.
I just need the kids to start adulting a bit more . They're getting there. |
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Actually just set up some beer traps for snails and moreover slugs - they have really this year had a feast
My fab friend is an excellent gardener- she is the Hosta Queen of England … please bow towards the midlands
Thank you |
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"Actually just set up some beer traps for snails and moreover slugs - they have really this year had a feast
My fab friend is an excellent gardener- she is the Hosta Queen of England … please bow towards the midlands
Thank you "
The hosta queen would prefer less hostas, she divides and gives them away every year. Still has more than she started with 
Free hostas available to good homes anyone  |
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"Actually just set up some beer traps for snails and moreover slugs - they have really this year had a feast
My fab friend is an excellent gardener- she is the Hosta Queen of England … please bow towards the midlands
Thank you
The hosta queen would prefer less hostas, she divides and gives them away every year. Still has more than she started with
Free hostas available to good homes anyone "
I'd love some more Hostas! I have one in a pot |
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I've got two big features to work with in my garden, a koi pond and an orange tree. I mostly grow tomatoes peppers in pots, old paint tubs actually, I've got two Acers this year and my pineapple is doing ok. Three sunflowers are approaching the 2m height and my cucumbers are waiting for me to string a line up. |
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Oh yes love gardening. i have reasonable sized south facing garden, tomatoes, aubergines, peppers growing in cold frame, courgettes and round cucumbers in main veg patch with other veg. just planted a Jasmine after seeing them in south of france, my quince tree looks as though it will bear fruit this year, lots going on. also great to sunbathe in garden. |
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I used to try, but with a constant stream of children in and out every weekend and school holidays, I didn't bother with flower beds; just shrubs.
My favourite was my ceanothus, with its beautiful blue flowers. |
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My mum does my garden, I'm only allowed one little patch to plant what I want, sometimes I just buy a new one and say look what I found.... And then she has to find space.
My favourites this year are the Jasmin, smells amazing. Waiting on the passion flower, buddleia and honeysuckle to flower. |
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By *iss-BWoman 21 weeks ago
NR BARNSTAPLE |
I also have a nice garden veg and flowers a nice patio area a covered in sitting area that i call my coconut shack .. I share seeds with les we often give advice to each other about certain plants and how to care for them like les I also growing round yellow cucumbers this year something new to us both.. by the way les not sure my Chinese laterns have come up you might have to send me some ...x |
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