On 2013-11-10 11:25:30 +0000, Ophelia said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2013-11-09 09:32:36 +0000, Ophelia said:

"Derek" wrote in message
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http://lincolnfuchsiasociety.info/

Ahh how is Lincoln these days? I miss it I used to live in Cherry
Willingham We had a nice garden there, not very big but it was the
first I'd ever had and I loved it

You know Ophelia I read this and thought of how much you've moved
around in your life and how little time you've had to establish a
garden and how badly you really do seem to want one.

Ahh you know me so well

I may be terribly
wrong but it seems to me that this makes you tentative in a gardening
group. Please don't be. In fact, you're bringing a unique perspective
to this group that nobody else has. Your wish to create a garden is
there, wherever you settle down. If you're still on the move and can
have a window box or a couple of containers, you're gardening. Growing
stuff is gardening. That stuff may be a lettuce you cultivate for a
matter of weeks in a compost bag, or a tree you live with and watch for
30 years in your forever garden. ALL of it is gardening. So just go
ahead and garden your way and please, talk about it if you'd like to.
Your experience is quite different to that of most of us and its very
interesting.

Hmm I think you may be alone there. I am not too sure anyone would be
interested in the wee things I do) Let me explain my limitations.
I run an aerogarden (hydroponic) all year round. I usually grow wee
tomatoes because Himself likes to pick them off like sweeties) I
grow them outside in a big pot in a basket in the summer too. Since we
stayed in UK and bought the caravan to move around with his consultancy
work (he does like his home cooked food), wherever we have been for
any time I used to be known on the sites as the plant lady LOL. Me of
all people LOL

On the front of the caravan (is it the A frame?) and around it. I've
had big pots of whatever I can manage in season. I have indeed grown
lettuce and herbs and sometimes courgettes, just stuff like that, just
stuff I can transport easily when he moves to the next job.

Thank you for your kindness but I think I would bore the pants of the
serious gardeners here. BUT I can read and dream - and I do. I have
high hopes of persuading him to retire this year, so then watch me
go))) I think at this stage it will be just container gardening but
at last I will be able to pick and choose more easily what I can grow.
I suppose atm the only serious gardening I do is cleanup and trying to
keep our garden looking tidy for the short periods we are home. I have
tried to plant things in it but I usually miss when they are ready and
they are just a mess when I get home. If you notice my questions here
are usually based on things like the best ground cover and maintenance
type stuff. Anything that makes it easier for the times I am home and
doing cleanup.

So, until then, I will continue to read avidly but in the background)

Thank you again. Your thoughts are much appreciated.

Well, as David said, you actually do have a lot to contribute from your
experiences, even if you don't realise it. A great many people are
trying to grow food plants or ornamentals in tiny amounts of space and
both success and disaster stories most definitely have their place and
are useful.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk