"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-12-01 19:37:01 +0000, "Christina Websell"
said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it
stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible
it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't have a
repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably
a bit early to know yet!
--

We had -4C here overnight in my part of Leicestershire, the coldest night
of
the year so far. Dammit, it was my birthday today ;-) Brrr.

I'm thinking I need an official birthday in June..

Tina

Happy birthday, Tina! Mine is in mid January - I can't tell you how I
bless my parents for that.
--
g Such bad planning..

Tina

On 2009-12-01 20:18:44 +0000, "David WE Roberts" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't
have a repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably a bit early to know yet!

:-)

Surprise, surprise, my outdoor tomatoes are still going (just).
We had a bit of an air frost last night but it didn't touch the ground
and the plants are close to a house wall anyway which gives extra
protection.
Stupid things are still flowering as well but I don't expect to get any
more fruit.
Really, I'm just leaving them now to see how far into December they survive.
We picked a tray load about 3 weeks ago and they are ripening indoors.
By all accounts the temperature is due to rise again, along with the
wind speed and the rainfall.

Yes, I don't think the forecast is what you'd call a happy one!

Commiserations to the frost hit.
I will start to get jealous when you get significant snow.
It is not something we often see around here, more's the pity.

However, wasn't today simply lovely?
Wind dropped, sun all day, cold but not unpleasant.
Neighbours out in walking gear obviously off for a nice walk in the sun
but I'm doing heavy construction work in the garden so I spent the day
chasing a wheelbarrow.

Cheers

Dave R

No sun here - grey cloud and that cold look about the place. What
are you building in your garden?

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

In message , Sacha
writes
We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't
have a repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably a bit early to know yet!
27.9 just above our roof in Cheshire - we're still on old money as far
as temperatures go.
--
hugh
It may be more complicated but is it better?

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-12-01 20:18:44 +0000, "David WE Roberts" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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snip
However, wasn't today simply lovely?
Wind dropped, sun all day, cold but not unpleasant.
Neighbours out in walking gear obviously off for a nice walk in the sun
but I'm doing heavy construction work in the garden so I spent the day
chasing a wheelbarrow.

Cheers

Dave R

No sun here - grey cloud and that cold look about the place. What are
you building in your garden?

The mother of all sheds :-)

Well, actually it will be a workshop and store.
The garden is all the wrong way round - we have a garage which can't take a
car (too small, and not enough room down the side of the house for a modern
car. 1930's semi so everything is scaled for an Austin 7).
The garage is just behind the house and to the West, so it takes most of the
afternoon sun off the back of the house as well as shading the garden close
to the house.
We have decided to demolish the garage and use the space for growing things.
However, the garage is full and we have more stuff in overflow storage.
So we will build a very large store across the bottom of the garden, fill it
up, then clear the garage and shed away to give use a more useable space.
Unfortunately we need the store completed by February next year so I am out
in the cold, wet weather digging out footings etc. so we can lay a concrete
slab and then build a store on top.

And it is 'light rain showers' today so not wet enough to declare an
enforced holiday but generally miserable.

I am about to grumble my way out back and get very muddy :-(

Cheers

Dave R

On 2009-12-02 13:34:26 +0000, Martin said:

On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:29:57 +0000, Sacha wrote:

snip

We have had the H1N1 vaccinations and are flu free. We have all got bronchitis
instead and I spent the holiday in UK suffering from an ear infection.

Oh poor you. Perhaps we ought to have a "gardener's aches and pains"
corner. ;-) I have such a lot to do that I have got to get some energy
back so I'm going to take some good vitamin pills called Orovite. I
find they help me pick up pretty quickly. Now, if we can get Ray over
his year long neuralgia, and Matthew over the limp, we can go from Ill
House back to Hill House!

and then to Benny Hill House? )

Nothing would surprise me here!
--
Sacha

When I saw the header, I thought you were talking about the TV
programme!(:-)

Alan


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope it
stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's possible
it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't have a
repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's probably
a bit early to know yet!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope it
stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's possible
it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't have a
repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's probably
a bit early to know yet!
--

We had -4C here overnight in my part of Leicestershire, the coldest night
of the year so far. Dammit, it was my birthday today ;-) Brrr.

I'm thinking I need an official birthday in June..

Tina

Happy Birthday, Tina!
Spider

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 12:16:16 +0000, Aries
said:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:49:27 +0000, Aries wrote:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:47:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't
have a repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably a bit early to know yet!

Believe it or not, even after the frost we had here last night, when I
went
outside one of the strawberry plants from last Summer was in full flower
!
I'll post a piccie later.

here it is - one flowering strawberry plant amongst others planted around
the base of a Camellia shrub.

http://www.copelands.plus.com/wot%20frost.jpg

Oh bless it - brave little thing. ;-) We've had some violets out here
and there and it's a lovely surprise to find them. I'm nursing a
wretched cold atm and haven't been out hunting for them today but Ray said
it was 0C when he went out in the car mid-morning.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


Sorry to hear about your cold, Sacha. Hope it doesn't hang around too long.
A hot toddy often helps :~)

Spider

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 19:37:01 +0000, "Christina Websell"
said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it
stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible
it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't have a
repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably
a bit early to know yet!
--

We had -4C here overnight in my part of Leicestershire, the coldest night
of
the year so far. Dammit, it was my birthday today ;-) Brrr.

I'm thinking I need an official birthday in June..

Tina

Happy birthday, Tina! Mine is in mid January - I can't tell you how I
bless my parents for that.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


I thought yours was 11th Jan? Not quite the middle then. (What? Me, a
pendant?!) You're not going to get rid of four bitterly cold January days
*that* easily! :~)

Spider

On 2009-12-02 16:29:14 +0000, "Spider" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 12:16:16 +0000, Aries
said:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:49:27 +0000, Aries wrote:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:47:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't
have a repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably a bit early to know yet!

Believe it or not, even after the frost we had here last night, when I
went
outside one of the strawberry plants from last Summer was in full flower
!
I'll post a piccie later.

here it is - one flowering strawberry plant amongst others planted around
the base of a Camellia shrub.

http://www.copelands.plus.com/wot%20frost.jpg

Oh bless it - brave little thing. ;-) We've had some violets out here
and there and it's a lovely surprise to find them. I'm nursing a
wretched cold atm and haven't been out hunting for them today but Ray said
it was 0C when he went out in the car mid-morning.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


Sorry to hear about your cold, Sacha. Hope it doesn't hang around too long.
A hot toddy often helps :~)

Spider

Yesh, shertinly doesh. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On 2009-12-02 16:33:12 +0000, "Spider" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 19:37:01 +0000, "Christina Websell"
said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it
stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible
it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't have a
repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably
a bit early to know yet!
--

We had -4C here overnight in my part of Leicestershire, the coldest night
of
the year so far. Dammit, it was my birthday today ;-) Brrr.

I'm thinking I need an official birthday in June..

Tina

Happy birthday, Tina! Mine is in mid January - I can't tell you how I
bless my parents for that.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


I thought yours was 11th Jan? Not quite the middle then. (What? Me, a
pendant?!) You're not going to get rid of four bitterly cold January days
*that* easily! :~)

Spider

Yes, it is - how clever of you! But middlish enough to be an irritant
to everyone heaving a sigh of relief that Christmas is over!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-02 16:29:14 +0000, "Spider" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 12:16:16 +0000, Aries
said:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:49:27 +0000, Aries wrote:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:47:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done
that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to
hope
it stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall
didn't/doesn't
have a repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though
it's
probably a bit early to know yet!

Believe it or not, even after the frost we had here last night, when I
went
outside one of the strawberry plants from last Summer was in full
flower
!
I'll post a piccie later.

here it is - one flowering strawberry plant amongst others planted
around
the base of a Camellia shrub.

http://www.copelands.plus.com/wot%20frost.jpg

Oh bless it - brave little thing. ;-) We've had some violets out here
and there and it's a lovely surprise to find them. I'm nursing a
wretched cold atm and haven't been out hunting for them today but Ray
said
it was 0C when he went out in the car mid-morning.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


Sorry to hear about your cold, Sacha. Hope it doesn't hang around too
long.
A hot toddy often helps :~)

Spider

Yesh, shertinly doesh. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


:~)) Good Health!
Spider

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-02 16:33:12 +0000, "Spider" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 19:37:01 +0000, "Christina Websell"
said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done
that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to hope
it
stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible
it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall didn't/doesn't have a
repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though it's
probably
a bit early to know yet!
--

We had -4C here overnight in my part of Leicestershire, the coldest
night
of
the year so far. Dammit, it was my birthday today ;-) Brrr.

I'm thinking I need an official birthday in June..

Tina

Happy birthday, Tina! Mine is in mid January - I can't tell you how I
bless my parents for that.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


I thought yours was 11th Jan? Not quite the middle then. (What? Me, a
pendant?!) You're not going to get rid of four bitterly cold January days
*that* easily! :~)

Spider

Yes, it is - how clever of you! But middlish enough to be an irritant to
everyone heaving a sigh of relief that Christmas is over!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

True enough :~)
Spider

On 2009-12-02 16:52:05 +0000, "Spider" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-02 16:29:14 +0000, "Spider" said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 12:16:16 +0000, Aries
said:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:49:27 +0000, Aries wrote:

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:47:17 +0000, Sacha wrote:

We had quite a pretty white lawn this morning! No damage was done
that
I'm aware of but it was very cold. Cloud cover now so we have to
hope
it stays that way from the garden pov. 'They' were saying that it's
possible it went down to -6C in places. I hope Cornwall
didn't/doesn't
have a repeat performance of last year's weather behaviour, though
it's
probably a bit early to know yet!

Believe it or not, even after the frost we had here last night, when I
went
outside one of the strawberry plants from last Summer was in full
flower
!
I'll post a piccie later.

here it is - one flowering strawberry plant amongst others planted
around
the base of a Camellia shrub.

http://www.copelands.plus.com/wot%20frost.jpg

Oh bless it - brave little thing. ;-) We've had some violets out here
and there and it's a lovely surprise to find them. I'm nursing a
wretched cold atm and haven't been out hunting for them today but Ray
said
it was 0C when he went out in the car mid-morning.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


Sorry to hear about your cold, Sacha. Hope it doesn't hang around too
long.
A hot toddy often helps :~)

Spider

Yesh, shertinly doesh. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon


:~)) Good Health!
Spider

Cheers!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-12-01 20:18:44 +0000, "David WE Roberts"
said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
snip
However, wasn't today simply lovely?
Wind dropped, sun all day, cold but not unpleasant.
Neighbours out in walking gear obviously off for a nice walk in the sun
but I'm doing heavy construction work in the garden so I spent the day
chasing a wheelbarrow.

Cheers

Dave R

No sun here - grey cloud and that cold look about the place. What are
you building in your garden?

The mother of all sheds :-)

Well, actually it will be a workshop and store.
The garden is all the wrong way round - we have a garage which can't take
a car (too small, and not enough room down the side of the house for a
modern car. 1930's semi so everything is scaled for an Austin 7).
The garage is just behind the house and to the West, so it takes most of
the afternoon sun off the back of the house as well as shading the garden
close to the house.
We have decided to demolish the garage and use the space for growing
things.
However, the garage is full and we have more stuff in overflow storage.
So we will build a very large store across the bottom of the garden, fill
it up, then clear the garage and shed away to give use a more useable
space.
Unfortunately we need the store completed by February next year so I am
out in the cold, wet weather digging out footings etc. so we can lay a
concrete slab and then build a store on top.

And it is 'light rain showers' today so not wet enough to declare an
enforced holiday but generally miserable.

I bet you stopped work this afternoon though. Didn't it just pour down!

--
Kathy