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Tetanus every 5-10 years - Please Read - Important!
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:28:26 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ): snip My husband, who has been in the business or associated with it for 60 years, says that an old gardener once told him to listen to the old chaps when they start apparently rambling on about 'the old days'. He said that every now and again you'll pick up some little gem of information that you didn't know before and that will make your patience worthwhile. Ray says he's found that to be true time after time. The placing of a stone slab beneath an apple tree when planting it was just one, but I doubt anyone does that now! I'm intrigued. Why would you place a stone slab beneath an apple tree when planting? -- Sally in Shropshire, UK bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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Tetanus every 5-10 years - Please Read - Important!
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:42:20 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ): On 8/8/06 12:32, in article , "Sally Thompson" wrote: On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:28:26 +0100, Sacha wrote (in article ): snip My husband, who has been in the business or associated with it for 60 years, says that an old gardener once told him to listen to the old chaps when they start apparently rambling on about 'the old days'. He said that every now and again you'll pick up some little gem of information that you didn't know before and that will make your patience worthwhile. Ray says he's found that to be true time after time. The placing of a stone slab beneath an apple tree when planting it was just one, but I doubt anyone does that now! I'm intrigued. Why would you place a stone slab beneath an apple tree when planting? Apparently, it forces the roots to go outwards and THEN downwards, giving more stability to the tree. Ray was on a tour of an old garden some years ago when the guide mentioned this had been found on the property when garden renovations were taking place. The guide said that he bet nobody knew why the slabs were there. Ray didn't exactly make himself popular with the guide when he piped up! Ah, thanks, that makes sense (I think). -- Sally in Shropshire, UK bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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