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 Post subject: My garden in the uk
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:44 pm 
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Guess i best kick start this section off and i know some members have seen these pictures before but i am so happy when it is summer.

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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:37 pm 
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Frank, I like the idea of coloured pebbles on the borders. Might copy that idea.
Does it stop or slow weeds coming through ?
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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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What i did gary was weed prior to anything else and then dressed top with roundup.You then layer the stones about 2 inch deep and weed as necessary.But you must keep up with weeding first season now i have minimal weeds that grow through also stems of weeds are not strong as they need grow long to get to daylight.

This makes them easy to pull out.I think it is great and makes the garden easy to maintain.Best of luck and let me know how you get on and maybe some pictures.

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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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Frank if you use round up on soil, how long before you can plant in soil ?
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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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The shrubs you see in pictures gary are mature and i cut back each year.I cut a continual border around garden few years ago.THen i used round up after weeding diluted to instructions about foot away from any shrub so as not to contaminate them.As there are no plants between the mature shrubs i did not have to worry.Also stones are of a good depth so any weed stems are very spindly.

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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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Yes it does cos we have plenty of mature bushes etc also.
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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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Maggie just been cutting lawn for second time now and looking good from conservatory :grin:

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I got a flyer today and so did my son. Cos of my wrists I struggle a bit so son helps me now and then with the gardening.
We cut the grass front and back and turned soil and put a bit of compost in. W e swilled patio with pathclear and put a couple of new plants in.
The garden smelled and looked great....then the best thing of all happened...it started chucking it down.
Now what can be a greater feeling than aman knowing he has done his bit in the garden just before the rain comes ha !
The rain stopped and I went into the garden and sat and listened to the Blackbirds singing. great or what. You don't get that in Cyprus !
Gary, Know what I mean Frank ? :grin:


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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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I enjoyed cleaning conservatory outside although had foot covered with bin liner hah hah.Garden is all coming back now and buds and lawn looking nice :)

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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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That is it raised the blades on lawn mower as temps very high for uk.Bit like gardening in med section :jig: Everyhting is flowering and looking so nice :garden:

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Well it got it's first cut today and shall seed again this weekend.Next month shall get the feed on way to get a lush green lawn again.This year no moss to contend with :thumb up:

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Since my last post i have just given my lawn it's second cut this year :surprise: It is very slow to grow and decided not to feed it untill end of the month.Warm days and nights may bring it on but last couple nights has been frost :surprise:

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Grass won't stop growing in my little pot for the dogs - trouble is they don't like English grass :roll: I don't think it is sweet enough for them, either that or it is just because it is in a pot and they know they don't touch pots, even though I have tried training them to take it, if one has an upset tummy I have to cut it and feed the grass to them :wink: .

On another matter we have planted chilli peppers, bell peppers and wow are they growing - now just wondering whether because they are close together we will bite into a bell pepper to find it is an extremely large chilli pepper :mental:

Spring onions - soon be time to pull up the first ones, green beans - fantastic, beetroots growing nicely considering they have been in less than a week - from seed I might add, also mange tout and they have been in even less than the beetroots. :grin: :grin: Can't believe that seeds can germinate so quickly. At least now I know that we can grow peppers from seed, no need to worry about buying plug plants - although considering they were only 20c a plant, on one plant alone I must have about 5 euro's worth :surprise: Will be leaving it up to Steve to work out how to let the mange tout go to seed as I love that so much but at 12 euro a kilo it is something we can do without, but free luverly jubbly :lol: :lol: .

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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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:good post: Trish and before i set off to work i have just watered in lawn feed as it has been on lawn few days now.Hopefully will get a better lawn than last year :wink: As we are going on hols early then we will have time here in uk for when summer actually begins :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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Hi Frank
How come your gardens better than mine and I'm retired? :der: :larf: :mental: :bravo:
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 Post subject: Re: My garden in the uk
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Bet when angie goes to work it's watching footie and feet up :roflmao: :roflmao:

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You know Mike well then Frank :beer:

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:roflmao: :roflmao: Mike is a great guy Trish but we do like a good ole banter :roflmao:

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Garden is looking great but thought i would lose the lawn as put too much feed down.Now very green and tight :joy:

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Good to hear it Frank, unfortunately all my spring onions disappeared - Candy thought it was nice fresh grass and pulled them all out - then spat them out ;Banging head:

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:roflmao: :roflmao: sorry trish cannot help but laugh.Bet dog got bad breath :roflmao:

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Green green grass of home :good post:


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