On 2009-11-16 11:46:48 +0000, "Ophelia" said:



In message , K
It is quite good that some posters are willing to repeat the same advice
over and over again, otherwise newbies would find their questions
unanswered.

...and thank goodness for them, I say!

I think so. It's good to think of new gardeners coming along and
getting answers, tips, hints, bit of hard-found wisdom etc. That's how
the 'old' gardeners learned their craft. Proper gardeners, that is.
My husband - 60 years a nurseryman, descendant of nurserymen - told me
of an 'old boy' who said to him "listen to the old boys. They'll
chatter on but every so often a little nugget will come your way and
you'll have learned something." Well, he did listen and he learned
and when asked, he passes on what he learned. That's gardening, not
some J come lately who's all mouth and no trousers.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon