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Merlin the Magician

Merlin the Magician

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heres part of my effort.................................. :rolleyes:
 
TRYPTICH thanks, surprisingly not as many as in the past few years.........

I actually related that horror story with regards wasps from 3 yrs ago now, they had nested in my next door neighbours chimney pot and used to come out in her bedroom........ a real nightmare..... as these houses had a fireplace in each bedroom when built 70 yrs ago, but someone made a hash job of sealing it off in their house ...........

They seem to nest in the locality they were in a annex under the flat roof last year two doors down I did not inform the girl living there as she never complained of them entering her rooms............. :o
 
Living in a flat in Gib, I can't say that gardens are something I come across very often, unfortunately!! When I was in the UK, my garden was somewhat of a nature reserve - that was my excuse at least!!! I was erm...cultivating it for the lions & tigers that liked to live in the 5ft grass...... :lol:
 
:lol: S/L a bit like my next door neighbour who is 78 tho... I wind him up and say Richard Attenborough? just left your house he has been filming the big cats....he he
 
Been a bloody nightmare this year, if the flowers haven't been blown to bits by gales, they've been flattened by the ferocity of the rain. The grass has grown though, do they do a lawn mower with paddles?

Not many wasps about though.
 
D/G my grass has got to be 8" deep in places and I cut it 3 weeks? ago but yes its not a patch on last years summer!!

I will hopefully be able to get at it very soon and start planting winter stock (miniature daffs muscari & crocus all in containers, planters, baskets) I have filled 6 black bags of old plants already that went out last Thursday bin day.......................

Be better for your next door neighbour to grow his rice in........... this weather, I not going to incriminate myself by putting paddy!!!! fields on here someone may just take umbrage............. :lol: :lol:
 
I HATE upon HATE hanging baskets!!!! Dont know why - but the only ones I've ever seen that I remotely like are the ones at Market Rasen - they are huge. Think I must have a hatred of the namby pamby ones that seem to reside down here, and take it out on all the rest......
My garden looks OK at the minute -just bought loads of pansies and daff bulbs to go in pots, and a tray of smelly something or other for by the front door.


One day I'll get round to putting them in....... :rolleyes:
 
Gracious me surely you have done enough for Rachel de Thame to visit for Gardener's world
 
Crikey, MarkEE - that's pretty impressive!!! I'm not very talented when it comes to gardening - to date I have managed to kill 3 yukka plants, countless of other plants & loads of cactii!! :wacko:
 
Thanks you pair.
There's still work to be done but I'm getting there. Even in her post natal, slightly 'more enhanced buttocks and hips' mode :) , Rachel would still be a welcome visitor.

Yuccas are pretty difficult things to kill SL. Good drainage is essential but otherwise you would be pushed to kill one. Where abouts are you? They can take a lot of cold but cold and wet together are not to their liking. Even Yucca elephantipes that is sold at every DIY chain or garden centre as a houseplant can take about -7 degrees. Most of the others available here will laugh at -15.
Cacti are more variable although there are lots that will take low temps but again, need rapid drainage.
 
I killed all my Yuccas when I was in the UK - I'm honestly useless when it comes to plants, I always kill them! I tend to forget about them & then chuck loads of water on them so I guess the inconsistency doesn't help. I can kill any type of plant life with ease, but amazingly all the animals I've ever owned have always been in rude health!! :blink:
 
My friend managed to kill an air plant once :rolleyes:

and I have a house yukka ( called Kevin ) that has diversified into being a palm tree next to my pond - has wintered out for 2 years now, through snow, frost, heatwaves the lot!!
 
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