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Stores from the New UK Garden Directory Web Site; www.gardeners.co.uk. A free online resource for consumers and gardening enthusiasts. The web site covers: @ UK Gardeners Directory. @ Garden Centre Listings. @ Help and Advice Forum. @ Online Gardening Stores Links. @ Regular special features. This site allows Gardening Professionals and Garden Centres to advertise their services to a worldwide audience at a highly competitive rate. Logos and photographs of gardener's work can be uploaded with ease; the start to end listing process should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. |
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Betcha it is of very little use in the USA......an awful lot of UK advise is
based on their climatic conditions which do not apply in the USA........besides many of them "over there" are stick in the muds and think not in modern terms. HW. "gardeners.co.uk" wrote in message om... Get instant details on Gardeners, Garden Centres and Online Gardening Stores from the New UK Garden Directory Web Site; www.gardeners.co.uk. A free online resource for consumers and gardening enthusiasts. The web site covers: @ UK Gardeners Directory. @ Garden Centre Listings. @ Help and Advice Forum. @ Online Gardening Stores Links. @ Regular special features. This site allows Gardening Professionals and Garden Centres to advertise their services to a worldwide audience at a highly competitive rate. Logos and photographs of gardener's work can be uploaded with ease; the start to end listing process should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. |
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Yes, but you have to admit we have a lot over here in the U.S. that react in
ways not expected by the serious person who is trying to help someone else. I think it is an individual thing, not caused by being from any particular location. I have read responses from people in the U.K. who really appreciated the help, same as with many other parts of the world. Have fun, and don't sweat the little stuff. And thank you for all of your well meant responses. Good luck. Dwayne "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote in message news:9AG7a.266176$2H6.4324@sccrnsc04... Betcha it is of very little use in the USA......an awful lot of UK advise is based on their climatic conditions which do not apply in the USA........besides many of them "over there" are stick in the muds and think not in modern terms. HW. "gardeners.co.uk" wrote in message om... Get instant details on Gardeners, Garden Centres and Online Gardening Stores from the New UK Garden Directory Web Site; www.gardeners.co.uk. A free online resource for consumers and gardening enthusiasts. The web site covers: @ UK Gardeners Directory. @ Garden Centre Listings. @ Help and Advice Forum. @ Online Gardening Stores Links. @ Regular special features. This site allows Gardening Professionals and Garden Centres to advertise their services to a worldwide audience at a highly competitive rate. Logos and photographs of gardener's work can be uploaded with ease; the start to end listing process should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. |
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"Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" expounded:
Betcha it is of very little use in the USA......an awful lot of UK advise is based on their climatic conditions which do not apply in the USA........besides many of them "over there" are stick in the muds and think not in modern terms. Anne, have you ever been to England? I went on a horticulatural tour a few years ago.....those people _garden_. They have pensions for gardeners. The Chelsea Flower Show is incredible. I don't know what you mean about 'modern terms', but with regards to gardening, they definitely know their stuff. And a good gardener learns all about his/her plants from many sources. The Garden magazine, a publication of the Royal Horticulatural Society, is an amazing source of information. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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Purely Opinions"
From Harold (not Anne) just south of Boston also.........the simple answer to your question.......yes.....I lived there for the first 28 years of my life........Chelsea Flower Show.......without a doubt, the finest in the world.......some of the very best of gardners in the world live in the UK as do some of the very worst........on the average there is little question in my mind that the "average" UK gardener is superior to the "average" USA gardener........the gap, however, is closing, due I think, to one main factor........ the improvement over here in peoples attitude towards gardening and the subsequent greater attention being paid. (towards the top of the list in USA hobbies with a decline in the UK as compared to 50 years ago when the average UK resident only thought of driving a car and taking trips to foreign lands was but a dream and thus they had much more time to spend gardening) . If I ever wish for gardening info it is to the English references I generally turn to rather than the USA ones.......I think their publications are better.(Take a look at the The American Horticultural Societies "Encylopedia of Garden Plnats"........I suspect it is a copy of the English version with plant zones etc. added..........I suspect the Editor in Chief of the USA publication is the same Editor of the UK version) Chelsea Flower Show......a couple of years back I saw some amazing tomato plants on display.....they were just fantastic........there is only one other place have I seen such quality results.....the Waltham Experimental Station east of Boston. Am not sure whether or not it is still in operation with the budget squeeze in Mass.......oh yes, the best over here can equal the best over their and vice versa. "Stick in the muds"....the older generation and not the youth of today......we have them over here as well but not in the same volume.......the USA attitude, in general, is more progressive in many areas but the world is catching up. HW p.s. If you are a top notch/keen gardener in the UK you can garden anywhere in the world with quick success - the weather conditions over there being what they are and the adversities they present lead to many creative and ingenious solutions to growing problems.......problems that never exist in our climate.......my hat off to those over there. "Ann" wrote in message ... "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" expounded: Betcha it is of very little use in the USA......an awful lot of UK advise is based on their climatic conditions which do not apply in the USA........besides many of them "over there" are stick in the muds and think not in modern terms. Anne, have you ever been to England? I went on a horticulatural tour a few years ago.....those people _garden_. They have pensions for gardeners. The Chelsea Flower Show is incredible. I don't know what you mean about 'modern terms', but with regards to gardening, they definitely know their stuff. And a good gardener learns all about his/her plants from many sources. The Garden magazine, a publication of the Royal Horticulatural Society, is an amazing source of information. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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"Ann" wrote in message Anne, have you ever been to England? I went on a horticulatural tour a few years ago.....those people _garden_. They have pensions for gardeners. The Chelsea Flower Show is incredible. I don't know what you mean about 'modern terms', but with regards to gardening, they definitely know their stuff. And a good gardener learns all about his/her plants from many sources. The Garden magazine, a publication of the Royal Horticulatural Society, is an amazing source of information. Paul and I went to England for a week 3 years ago. We just missed the Chelsea Flower Show though. I went to Hidcote, Sissinghurst and a couple of other more minor gardens. At Hidcote, my friend and I actually ran into Christopher Lloyd in the garden walking his dachshunds! Barky little things they were g. I was so thrilled to finally see Sissinghurst. It was the beginning of June and seemed an especially good time for the garden. |
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"Julia Green" expounded:
I was so thrilled to finally see Sissinghurst. That's the one place I didn't get to, so, guess what? I've just gotta go back!! G -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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Come on Harold you know better than that.
Anyone in the UK who does stumble over this site has to be quite with it and computer literate, could be quite useful if they get the publicity and shape it up a bit. I should say we are no more stick in the mud than any other "Gardening" community. -- David Hill Abacus Nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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I remember visiting Sissinghurst as a child when we lived in Hastings. That
was in its early days when it was just open a couple of times a year, and you could sometimes just "drop in". I remember half the grounds still being overgrown. Regarding Chelsea flower show. It is still a great show, but I do believe that it is now equalled if not out done by Hampton Court Palace flower show, which has more room and also has plants for sale as well as so much more. A great range of Water gardens, http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/events/hampton_court/ -- David Hill Abacus Nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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"Ann" wrote in message That's the one place I didn't get to, so, guess what? I've just gotta go back!! G We'll definitely be going back, although I think Ireland (for the second time) is next on the agenda. Did see Reynolds' Butterstream Gardens when we went in '98. Stayed at a wonderful country estate B&B whose hostess had her cooking certificate from the Ballymaloe Cookery School, so the food was great. Oh--correction: Lloyd's garden is Great Dixter, not Hidcote. |
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and.........if you go over there in September consider the flower and veggi
show in Harrogate......not the largest show by any means but a chance to see some of the worlds record produce in terms of size etc. example...the world's record for an onion wieghing in at an ounce or so short of 17 lbs. (around 7 3/4 kilos for the European bods.). HW. "Julia Green" wrote in message ... "Ann" wrote in message That's the one place I didn't get to, so, guess what? I've just gotta go back!! G We'll definitely be going back, although I think Ireland (for the second time) is next on the agenda. Did see Reynolds' Butterstream Gardens when we went in '98. Stayed at a wonderful country estate B&B whose hostess had her cooking certificate from the Ballymaloe Cookery School, so the food was great. Oh--correction: Lloyd's garden is Great Dixter, not Hidcote. |
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David...did you read what amounts to my "humble apology" that was posted on
3/01/2003 which basically responded to a previous comment? Harold. "david" wrote in message ... Come on Harold you know better than that. Anyone in the UK who does stumble over this site has to be quite with it and computer literate, could be quite useful if they get the publicity and shape it up a bit. I should say we are no more stick in the mud than any other "Gardening" community. -- David Hill Abacus Nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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The Waltham Field station was there last year. I love the scholarly rose
garden there and I do my best to get to the rose sale and the plant sale in the spring. Eugenia, zone 6, two towns west of Boston "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote in message news:Ke08a.303676$be.272227@rwcrnsc53... Purely Opinions" From Harold (not Anne) just south of Boston also.........the simple answer to your question.......yes.....I lived there for the first 28 years of my life........Chelsea Flower Show.......without a doubt, the finest in the world.......some of the very best of gardners in the world live in the UK as do some of the very worst........on the average there is little question in my mind that the "average" UK gardener is superior to the "average" USA gardener........the gap, however, is closing, due I think, to one main factor........ the improvement over here in peoples attitude towards gardening and the subsequent greater attention being paid. (towards the top of the list in USA hobbies with a decline in the UK as compared to 50 years ago when the average UK resident only thought of driving a car and taking trips to foreign lands was but a dream and thus they had much more time to spend gardening) . If I ever wish for gardening info it is to the English references I generally turn to rather than the USA ones.......I think their publications are better.(Take a look at the The American Horticultural Societies "Encylopedia of Garden Plnats"........I suspect it is a copy of the English version with plant zones etc. added..........I suspect the Editor in Chief of the USA publication is the same Editor of the UK version) Chelsea Flower Show......a couple of years back I saw some amazing tomato plants on display.....they were just fantastic........there is only one other place have I seen such quality results.....the Waltham Experimental Station east of Boston. Am not sure whether or not it is still in operation with the budget squeeze in Mass.......oh yes, the best over here can equal the best over their and vice versa. "Stick in the muds"....the older generation and not the youth of today......we have them over here as well but not in the same volume.......the USA attitude, in general, is more progressive in many areas but the world is catching up. HW p.s. If you are a top notch/keen gardener in the UK you can garden anywhere in the world with quick success - the weather conditions over there being what they are and the adversities they present lead to many creative and ingenious solutions to growing problems.......problems that never exist in our climate.......my hat off to those over there. "Ann" wrote in message ... "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" expounded: Betcha it is of very little use in the USA......an awful lot of UK advise is based on their climatic conditions which do not apply in the USA........besides many of them "over there" are stick in the muds and think not in modern terms. Anne, have you ever been to England? I went on a horticulatural tour a few years ago.....those people _garden_. They have pensions for gardeners. The Chelsea Flower Show is incredible. I don't know what you mean about 'modern terms', but with regards to gardening, they definitely know their stuff. And a good gardener learns all about his/her plants from many sources. The Garden magazine, a publication of the Royal Horticulatural Society, is an amazing source of information. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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