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Hi all, been browsing the site for a while and thought I'd pop in to say hello. Like gardening, but have only managed a few tomatos and courgettes over the years along with all those wasteful flowers - our house is on an island between a river and a mill cut - and is surrounded by trees on the banks (mostly Ash I think). It is a beautiful piece of paradise but virtually impossible to garden with all those tree roots and the floods! "Excuses, excuses" I hear you cry. We have a small person called Josh (who was 2 on Christmas day), four dogs and three cats, tropical and coldwater fish (remnants of a hobby).
Planning on doing a lot of gardening with Josh this year and helping a friend to plan her garden too. I would also like to do an RHS course but I'll have to save up for that! I work in a vets (valuable discount!!).
Hello there Tigerhair and welcome. It certainly does sound like a little corner of paradise. Is it somewhere in the UK? or further afield.
My parents and my grandparents would both let me help them garden when I was a child. I think it is an amazing passtime to share and it really good to get kids interested from as early as possible.
Hi Andy
Thanks - and congrats on the great site. I have been a fan of the wonderful John Seymour for years (and want the updated version of his bible)... We live in Derbyshire - it's very beautiful. The annoying thing about the garden is worse because the soil here is SO good! Practically anything grows (esp. the weeds!) and it's moist too.
I used to help my Dad sometimes - but I have to say I wasn't keen until we moved here and the garden "plants" were 6ft tall and I just HAD to tame it a bit (although it's 3/4 for the wildlife and a qtr for us!).
That certainly sounds idylic, Tigerhair. Have you got the whole island to yourself? No popping out to Tescos, I imagine - have to do a bit of rowing first.
he he - it's kind of an island (behind a factory) - so there is a road out... however, once in the house you don't know the factory is there. It used to run on water power (why it doesn't now, I don't know as the mill cut still runs under the factory)... the garden is fantastic. I have pictures under "tigerhair" on www.webshots.com if you wanna have a look... :)
I've just realised it's Margo (yes, I know it says so... I'm a bit slow today!!) - I thought I was a bloke in drag there, for a minute!!! Margo always looked so glam to me - can't you guys find a more flattering piccy!!! He he
I actually think that Margo should be the second least self sufficient, as she can cook - Jerry just rings out for currys, that he listens to his record player to and reads naughty mags! 8)
Hi Tigerhair and welcome. I had a look at your photos - it certainly looks idyllic - except when it floods! How often does that happen, and did your house get flooded too?
G'day Wombat - where are you in Aus? Spent a year there and LOVED it!
Magical powers, eh? Like waking people up in the middle of the night (still!)? Like being able to extract biscuits out of people with just a flash of a smile? That kind of thing?
Hi Tigerhair, looks and sounds like a great place of the world to live. I have a Mr 4 and he still wakes up through the night, little sister has always slept right through (thank goodness) kids love helping in the garden (somtimes have to go back to 'rescue' a plant that was carefully planted too deep).
Hi all, been browsing the site for a while and thought I'd pop in to say hello. Like gardening, but have only managed a few tomatos and courgettes over the years along with all those wasteful flowers - our house is on an island between a river and a mill cut - and is surrounded by trees on the banks (mostly Ash I think). It is a beautiful piece of paradise but virtually impossible to garden with all those tree roots and the floods! "Excuses, excuses" I hear you cry. We have a small person called Josh (who was 2 on Christmas day), four dogs and three cats, tropical and coldwater fish (remnants of a hobby).
