That time of year

[halfpass]

The plant catalogs have started coming through the door just wondered if there is any one else who plant up the stables, we have hanging baskets everywhere and big planters all around the school fence which is at the front off the stables. I have to say I do tend to go mad as I do like things color co-ordinated going from light to dark colors and this year we have decided to plant up the chicken runs with some nice dwarf trees,I do like every thing looking colorful for the summer, so I was just wondering if others are the same or is it just it a me thing?

[Milliesmum]

Well the extent of my gardening expertise is to bung the mother in law 20 quid, and give her the empty hanging baskets. They come back filled, sorted and looking lovely bless her!!! Other than that, its all lawn or block paving!!!

[halfpass]

MM you have disappointed me I thought you would be the one with the green fingers, Ive spent the last few days getting the greenhouse sorted ready to start the seeds off re potted the fuchsias and the geraniums, I shall grow all the lobilia and busy lizzie from seed and everything else I will buy in as plugs and I try to buy some new shrubs every year. I do admit I'm a bit of a plantie at heart and I do like to see a mass of flowers around the stables during the spring and summer, if I had a little more time I would love to have a veggie garden but that will have to be something for a later date maybe when I retire

[Milliesmum]

Nope, sorry halfpass, I can kill spider plants!!!

[halfpass]

you will have to come and stay and have some lessons

[Milliesmum]

Oooooh, would love to, bet you could teach me a thing or two about lots of subjects!!!!!

[halfpass]

I sure could but thats something completely different. I just think that when the plant books start to come through the post it means spring is on the way and that means SHOWS, I just get giddy with excitement.

[seahorse]

I have to confess to growing tomatos down yard, am not sure why dont like tomatos Farts like trying to eat them if he gets chance to, he must love having thing thrown at him

[halfpass]

we grow strawberrys in the hanging baskets, I only tried tomatoes once and the plants ended up the size of trees with not very much fruit so not done that since

[Milliesmum]

We had a hanging basket with strawberries in last year, good way to keep the slugs out!!

[seahorse]

I must try strawberries but out of farts reach he has asked for a bannana tree

[Milliesmum]

If you hang the banana skins on the tomato plants, I'm reliably informed it will help ripen your tomatoes.

[seahorse]

I will have farts smashing his way in to get at them, lol that pony goes for bannana like I do for pringles and wine, If the little darling was not electric proof I would be so happy

[Milliesmum]

LOL Turn the voltage up!!!

[halfpass]

know if you have lots of green tomatoes left at the end of the season I have a wicked recipe for chutney tastes wounderfull not sure you can eat it as part of a diet as it has rather a lot of sugar in it

[Milliesmum]

Make it with Splenda, it'll be fine!!

[seahorse]

yes and put metel polls all over him, somtimes I get I own back he always cribs while looking at me from a non throwable distance every now and then he does on electric I reablly should not laugh when he turns round and boots the fence but I have to.
I once hid round the corner where he could not find me for an hour reading I never heard him crib once if I am there its nonstop I move away he stops

[halfpass]

what a lovely day to day, all that sunshine and really warm planted all the tubs with winter pansies and put in some nice shrubs in don't know what they are called but really pretty the leaves are edged with pink. OH was knocking down the old Chicken houses ready to landscape that area the terrier was sitting in hope that a few rats would make a run for it and was very disappointed as not one, found one squashed one under the big shed. So we are only guessing that the hoards that appear when we feed the chickens must be coming from the fields. My god we lead such a high powered life the most exciting thing in my day is standing outside the chicken houses with a big shovel ready to flatten any errant rat that sticks its head out of its home, who says we don't know how to have fun in the country.

[seahorse]

Oh the Joy halfpass I do the same thing round the muck heap with Arfa standing behind so he can stamp on them, I really must do my tiny garden any ideas, not fruit people will nick it as they go past

[stephjw1]

Help please halfpass, i only have a yard at home its tiny but very protected from the elements should I re-pot my fuschias they dont seem to have outgrown their pot. I am going to grow from seeds this year lobelia and busy lizzies etc wot time of year should I start I have a small greenhouse.
Any advice would be brill

[halfpass]

OK seahorse for your small garden go for shrubs they very much look after them selves go for evergreens and ones the flower in the summer that way you get all year round color with very little work.
As for you stephjw1 We tried to grow lobilia from seed and it was not at all successful so we buy all our plants as plugs will give you the E-mail address of the company that we use and its so easy you just put the order in and they send them just before they need to be planted the plants are very healthy and we have had some wonderfull displays. www.mirrorgarden.co.uk This would also be good for you seahorse.

[stephjw1]

Thanks very much I will order some now !!!!!!!!!!!

[halfpass]

glad to be of help perhaps we should have another section In the potting shed with Dame halfpass.
Bit catchy that don't you think.

[seahorse]

halfpass I love you just dont tell your OH have a karma. Will now have fun in the garden design

[overatdaknee]

Sounds like a potential magazine column Halfpass!

[seahorse]

halfpass said:

glad to be of help perhaps we should have another section In the potting shed with Dame halfpass.
Bit catchy that don't you think.

You could make a fortune it could end up with a coloum in H & H or a slot on bbc2 just dont forget us with fame

[halfpass]

that all sounds great I could be a real Diva. bet I could put J Lo in the shade, but do you think the world is ready for the Halfpass super diva yet, BBC 2 would have to put a warning on before the show started, "this program could damage your mental health take 2 valium before watching"

[Milliesmum]

You could have pay-per-view, poor old Alan Titchmarsh would have no viewers left. Don't know what time slot they would give you but it would have to be half-passed something!!!

Edited to add - could you have Tommy Walsh as your first guest? And can I have a backstage pass please? Maybe this should be in the wierd crush thread!! And Dermot Whatsisname, the irish fellow the week after?

[shelleyj]

milliesmum are you getting enough calories?!!!!

[Milliesmum]

I'm not getting enough of something, don't think it's calories!!!!