I am very fond of Fuchsias and earlier this week I was wandering and looking
at fuchsias in my local garden center, I found several that I liked,.
Fuchsias are so easy to propagate I wondered how many people do snip bits
off and take them home ? If anyone from Coinros just outside Lydney Glos.-
well worth a visit if you are in the area - is reading this, no, I didn't
steal any bits I am coming back to buy the plants as soon as I can :-)

kate

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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I am very fond of Fuchsias and earlier this week I was wandering and
looking at fuchsias in my local garden center, I found several that I
liked,. Fuchsias are so easy to propagate I wondered how many people do
snip bits off and take them home ? If anyone from Coinros just outside
Lydney Glos.- well worth a visit if you are in the area - is reading this,
no, I didn't steal any bits I am coming back to buy the plants as soon as I
can :-)

kate

As you go round Garden Centres etc, just look at the people who are
discreetly 'hiding' little 'Doggie Bags'. No not for picking up their dog
mess, but little bags to take a snipping.

Seen it. Not too often I hasten to add but seen it.

Admission. A lot of our hedges are from when we did just that on or from
overhanging hedges on the Cliff Path near us.

And here is a tip to newbie gardeners with bare gardens or those who want to
start from scratch and ask 'What will grow?' The answer? Whatever is growing
in neighbour's gardens :-))

Mike



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On 12 Sep, 09:12, "Kate Morgan" wrote:
I am very fond of Fuchsias and earlier this week I was wandering and looking
at fuchsias in my local garden center, I found several that I liked,.
Fuchsias are so easy to propagate I wondered how many people do snip bits
off and take them home ? If anyone from Coinros just outside Lydney Glos.-
well worth a visit if you are in the area - is reading this, no, I didn't
steal any bits I am coming back to buy the plants as soon as I can :-)

I do. I just can't help it - but not fuchsia because I don't really
like them. I've just took/done over 10 cuttings from hedges bordering
an old college near my home - viburnum tinus, hydrangea macrophelia (I
think the quadricolour one, hopefully), and the oak leaf one. I don't
feel bad - but I would from a garden centre and I have never took from
one. I wouldn't from a botanic garden or a park, and I have done it
many times - I would actually imagine that my garden are perhaps 40%
'stolen' cuttings )

In reply to ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On 12 Sep, 09:12, "Kate Morgan" wrote:
I am very fond of Fuchsias and earlier this week I was wandering and
looking at fuchsias in my local garden center, I found several that
I liked,. Fuchsias are so easy to propagate I wondered how many
people do snip bits off and take them home ? If anyone from Coinros
just outside Lydney Glos.- well worth a visit if you are in the area
- is reading this, no, I didn't steal any bits I am coming back to
buy the plants as soon as I can :-)

I do. I just can't help it - but not fuchsia because I don't really
like them. I've just took/done over 10 cuttings from hedges bordering
an old college near my home - viburnum tinus, hydrangea macrophelia (I
think the quadricolour one, hopefully), and the oak leaf one. I don't
feel bad - but I would from a garden centre and I have never took from
one. I wouldn't from a botanic garden or a park, and I have done it
many times - I would actually imagine that my garden are perhaps 40%
'stolen' cuttings )

Careful. There might be a stolen viburnum bettle in the stolen viburnum.

Had one two years ago. Nightmare, you have to have the whole plant away and
burn it. And the smell is terrible.

On 12 Sep, 10:44, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:
Careful. There might be a stolen viburnum bettle in the stolen viburnum.
Had one two years ago. Nightmare, you have to have the whole plant away and
burn it. And the smell is terrible.

stares
runs out to check

In reply to ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On 12 Sep, 10:44, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:
Careful. There might be a stolen viburnum bettle in the stolen
viburnum. Had one two years ago. Nightmare, you have to have the
whole plant away and burn it. And the smell is terrible.

stares
runs out to check

You'd know. The smell is vile. It beetle poo I think, and you see the
undersides of the leaves all beetley.

It is incurable and you can't dump it either, you have to burn it in situ,
and it infects everything.

I can't describe what the smell is like, cos it isn't like anything else,
but it's pungent, a sort of rotten smell, quite unbearable.

I hope you don't get it, but of course, if you do, it will be just
retribution for stealing the cutting in the first place :-)

On 12 Sep, 16:29, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from contains these words:
I would from a garden centre and I have never took from
one. I wouldn't from a botanic garden or a park, and I
have done it many times

Erm?

I wouldn't from a garden centre and I have never done it, I would from
a botanic garden or park and I have done it looks down

Am I missing something here, or have my powers of comprehension
totally abandoned me?

LOL!! No. You're ok - it's me. This is my 3rd week having quit smoking
and I'm not doing too well. I'm trying to carry on - tis hard Anne,
really hard... deep sigh Also I wanted to say that I am sorry for
the recent crap recently, especially thrown at you by some stranger.
You didn't deserve it at all and it's best ignored.

LOL!! No. You're ok - it's me. This is my 3rd week having quit smoking
and I'm not doing too well. I'm trying to carry on - tis hard Anne,
really hard...

Why did you start? Were you born with a chimney in your head?

Mike


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On 12 Sep, 16:41, wrote:
On 12 Sep, 16:29, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from contains these words:
I would from a garden centre and I have never took from
one. I wouldn't from a botanic garden or a park, and I
have done it many times

Erm?
I wouldn't from a garden centre and I have never done it, I would from
a botanic garden or park and I have done it looks down
Am I missing something here, or have my powers of comprehension
totally abandoned me?

Actually !!! I'm ok and it's you who didn't get the turn of my
sentence!! I said "I don't feel bad (taking cuttings) but I would from
a garden centre and never done it ... I wouldn't (feel bad) from a
botanic garden or park and I've done it.

There. I know I'm going through a hard time but I'm still 'there'. I
hope ;o)

On 12 Sep, 16:45, "'Mike'" wrote:
Why did you start? Were you born with a chimney in your head?

Mike, I would be very careful about the things you throw randomnly
without experience. This is not a laughing matter and I'm now sorry I
mentioned it. But by no means in a few weeks time, you can tell me all
the jokes you've got on the subject, but not now. Bad timing mate ;o)

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On 12 Sep, 16:45, "'Mike'" wrote:
Why did you start? Were you born with a chimney in your head?

Mike, I would be very careful about the things you throw randomnly
without experience. This is not a laughing matter and I'm now sorry I
mentioned it. But by no means in a few weeks time, you can tell me all
the jokes you've got on the subject, but not now. Bad timing mate ;o)


No joke.

Serious.

WHO chose to start smoking?

YOU. Nobody made you. You could have said NO. You didn't.

Sorry. No sympathy AT ALL.

I find your smoke obnoxious and an infringement on me.

Look elsewhere for a shoulder to cry on.

Mike


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"Anne Jackson" wrote in message
...


It's frightening to
think of how much money I've sent 'up in smoke' in 50+ years... 8-(

--
AnneJ

"A fool and his/her money are soon parted"

Kindest regards to those born with chimneys in their heads

Mike


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wrote in message
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On 12 Sep, 10:44, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:
Careful. There might be a stolen viburnum bettle in the stolen viburnum.
Had one two years ago. Nightmare, you have to have the whole plant away
and
burn it. And the smell is terrible.

stares
runs out to check



damm right it smells especially if it gets damp, after the rain when we
moved in we thought oh god we've got drain problems but with some help from
here and a couple of sprayings in autumn and spring we have a very healthy
hedge - still need to clear more of the dead leaves from the base but much
less odiferous

LOL!! No. You're ok - it's me. This is my 3rd week having quit smoking
and I'm not doing too well. I'm trying to carry on

I quit over ten years ago at the same time as the Mrs. Not had a smoke since
and certainly no desire to do so.
I'd given up several times for varying durations prior to the successful
giving up. The key to success seemed to be one of mental attitude. The first
few failed times there was an attitude of "I'm trying to give up smoking" -
which just seems to cause internal strife. The successful attitude was "I
don't smoke". and "I'm a none smoker". If you take that attitude you've
already won. Never torment yourself saying "I'd love a smoke" - if you do
it's be thin end of the giving up wedge. Just move on. It gets easier.
Eventually you'll regard cigarettes as objects of contempt.

David.

On 12 Sep, 18:49, "David \(Normandy\)"
wrote:
I quit over ten years ago at the same time as the Mrs. Not had a smoke since
and certainly no desire to do so.
I'd given up several times for varying durations prior to the successful
giving up. The key to success seemed to be one of mental attitude. The first
few failed times there was an attitude of "I'm trying to give up smoking" -
which just seems to cause internal strife. The successful attitude was "I
don't smoke". and "I'm a none smoker". If you take that attitude you've
already won. Never torment yourself saying "I'd love a smoke" - if you do
it's be thin end of the giving up wedge. Just move on. It gets easier.
Eventually you'll regard cigarettes as objects of contempt.

David thank you very much. I don't know what to say - especially on
this forum, if you know what I mean. I'll get there, especially with
nice advice like you've just given me. Thank you again ))