On 6/9/05 12:26, in article , "Flower
Bobdew" wrote:


Sacha writes

On 4/9/05 12:01, in article , "Flower
Bobdew" wrote:

snip While I'm here then...

Fairly new to gardening. Long story short... My 'sporting life' was cut
somewhat dramatically short, and after a good few years of hoping
against hope and generally floundering in my spare time, I suddenly
caught myself watching Gardeners World and... GULP!... Enjoying it!!

So, here I am, about 2 years [or growing seasons] down the line and full
of enthusiasm. I'm hoping that some of you good folk might help with
some of my mistakes and, who knows, I might even have the confidence to
share advice with some of things that have seemingly gone right. Umm,
always assuming I know why they've gone right, of course!

Sorry to hear about whatever it is that curtailed the sport but you've found
yourself a wonderful new interest.

Yeah, don't worry, I'm not going to bore anyone rigid with my tales of
misfortune, it was simply my way of briefly saying how such a positive
effect the discovery of gardening had on me. Something that I really
hadn't expected.

Oh, I don't think anyone would be bored though I suppose a few might thud to
the floor in a faint along the way! ;-)

Actually, my first ever visit to a garden centre was also nearly my
last. It was around two years ago, last February... I wandered into a
local garden centre and bumped in to - and bear in mind that they were
also both there independently - my father and his brother! Both were
walking with the aid of stick following recent similar surgery...

It was like some horrific glimpse of my future life arriving too soon. I
almost ran out of there screaming!

The people here are mostly very friendly and the pooled knowledge is
fantastic.

'Mostly'. Uh, noted. Thanks. I'm certainly looking forward to
expanding my knowledge in here. There's only so much you can glean from
reading books. [In fact, as good as some of the books can be, I've often
found they raise just as many questions!]

It's pretty amazing just what is covered in here, really. And being a
newbie to gardening gives the rest of urg a clean slate to work on. ;-)


Dave and I live in South Devon (Torquay and nr Totnes, respectively)
and others live in Bristol and also in Devon.

I'm in [north] Bristol too.

Ask away and don't forget the archives in Google carry a lot of good
info, too. Welcome to urg!

Thanks for taking the time to respond, Sacha. I've actually moved
this follow-up to a new thread, as I thought I might get lost in the
spam-deluge one.

Right, I'm off to post my first urg question.

And don't forget to give us a description of your garden and what's in it
now, which way it faces, any particular pros or cons it has etc., whether
you want to grow veg, have a pond, attract wildlife etc. etc.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)