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Old 06-07-2007, 03:20 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
[email protected] judith.lea@googlemail.com is offline
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On Jul 6, 1:51 pm, Sacha wrote:
On 6/7/07 13:13, in article ,





"Martin" wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:38:46 -0700, "
wrote:


On Jul 5, 9:49 pm, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:41:48 -0000, "


wrote:
On Jul 5, 1:49 pm, Martin wrote:


Have you thought what you are going to put in the removal van for the
return
trip?


Do you know, I never thought of that!!! What do you suggest?


I thought of it because I watched a TV program about a family who moved to
Spain
to grow ornamental palm trees. The truck he used to deliver a polytent from
UK
was filled with ornamental palms which he sold to garden centres. If I
understood the program properly he made more from this truck load in the
first
year than he did from his efforts to grow palms. I wondered why he didn't
palm
tree import full time and forget about growing them. I did wonder why he
didn't
buy a polytent locally but ...


Ideas on what to put in Judy's van to ...
--


Martin


What about if I fill it with wine and you can sell it, no, that's no
good Customs and Excise!!


I can't sell it, I am still in The Netherlands.


Maybe Sacha can think of some plants that are worth there weight in gold in
UK?


Truffles? ;-)



I couldn't find enough truffles to fill my handbag, mind you I could
fill it with various types of mushrooms.

Judith