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"Sacha" wrote in message .. . Janet Baraclough ..9/1/04 12:32 .uk The message from Kay Easton contains these words: snip My garden is one of the largest in the town (I'm not sure there are any which are larger) and extends the whole length of the adjoining street, and yet is only one fifth of an acre. (Cringe) Having moved from 3+ acres to a half acre, I keep hearing myself telling people "we've only got a small garden". Janet. I think what you're supposed to say nowadays, Janet is "we've downsized". ;-) Sacha When can we expect new pictures of the garden Janet ???? Jenny |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:17:15 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:
Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( It really annoys me when they do "small garden" programmes on TV or articles in magazines. They are always far bigger than mine. Mine is 15 feet by 27 feet (yes feet) plus half that at the front. Pam in Bristol |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:17:15 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:
Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( It really annoys me when they do "small garden" programmes on TV or articles in magazines. They are always far bigger than mine. Mine is 15 feet by 27 feet (yes feet) plus half that at the front. Pam in Bristol |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:17:15 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:
Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( It really annoys me when they do "small garden" programmes on TV or articles in magazines. They are always far bigger than mine. Mine is 15 feet by 27 feet (yes feet) plus half that at the front. Pam in Bristol |
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JennyC9/1/04 8:17
"Sacha" wrote That's my point. I don't know what the average garden size is in this country but apparently both gardens and houses have been getting considerably smaller since the last war. Perceptions have changed accordingly, I imagine. Sacha Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( A 'small;' garden in England seems huge to me :~) Jenny We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the 'x' to email me) |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:17:15 +0100, "JennyC" wrote: Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( It really annoys me when they do "small garden" programmes on TV or articles in magazines. They are always far bigger than mine. Mine is 15 feet by 27 feet (yes feet) plus half that at the front. Pam in Bristol Exactly !! My back garden is 18ft by 24ft I do have the same size roof garden and a strip out the front, so maybe I should not complain ? Jenny http://members.rott.chello.nl/ldejag...ex.welcome.htm |
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"Sacha" wrote "Sacha" wrote That's my point. I don't know what the average garden size is in this country but apparently both gardens and houses have been getting considerably smaller since the last war. Perceptions have changed accordingly, I imagine. Sacha Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( A 'small;' garden in England seems huge to me :~) Jenny We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) Sacha I don't know if you mean now or in the past, but I must say that on average the 'regular' Dutch garden is probably better laid out and looked after than the average British one !! (ducking down to avoid flames) This is due to the very cheap prices of plants here. 'Normal' people in Holland do not really garden as the British do. They don't have to grow seeds or take cuttings as things are so readily available for next to nothing. They just go out and buy and instant garden down the garden centre. The British excel in really good specialist gardens but I am always disheartened when I go down roads in UK towns where there might be only one 'proper' garden in the whole street. Jenny |
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 22:46:15 +0000, Sacha
wrote: We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) A look at Jenny's web site will back this up!! Pam in Bristol |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:50:56 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote "Sacha" wrote That's my point. I don't know what the average garden size is in this country but apparently both gardens and houses have been getting considerably smaller since the last war. Perceptions have changed accordingly, I imagine. Sacha Pffffff ! You want to come over here to Holland - the majority of gardens are postage stamp size :~( A 'small;' garden in England seems huge to me :~) Jenny We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) Sacha I don't know if you mean now or in the past, but I must say that on average the 'regular' Dutch garden is probably better laid out and looked after than the average British one !! (ducking down to avoid flames) A lot of them are done by garden centre gardeners and not the owners, and a lot of the gardens are only skin deep. A garden centre man turns up puts a thin layer of soil over the weeds inserts garden centre plants and departs. A few weeks later the plants are dead and weeds are abundant. Considering how cheap one can buy bulbs in the Bollenstreek, and how small the gardens are, surprisingly few Dutch gardens have a good display of bulbs in spring. This is due to the very cheap prices of plants here. 'Normal' people in Holland do not really garden as the British do. They don't have to grow seeds or take cuttings as things are so readily available for next to nothing. They just go out and buy and instant garden down the garden centre. The British excel in really good specialist gardens but I am always disheartened when I go down roads in UK towns where there might be only one 'proper' garden in the whole street. Despite which we can spot the houses belonging to British expatriates, they are the ones with the best gardens. the ones belonging to Italians are the worst. In Italy most private gardens are sad too. Mini-Keukenhof owner of one of the only proper gardens in our street in NL -- Martin |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 22:46:15 +0000, Sacha wrote: We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) A look at Jenny's web site will back this up!! Pam in Bristol Flattery will get you EVERYWHERE "~)) Jenny |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:20:40 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:
"Pam Moore" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 22:46:15 +0000, Sacha wrote: We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) A look at Jenny's web site will back this up!! Pam in Bristol Flattery will get you EVERYWHERE "~)) We know all your weaknesses :-) -- Martin |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:50:56 +0100, JennyC wrote:
"Sacha" wrote We've both just read Roy Strong's book about his own garden "The Lasket" and he is immensely complimentary about the Dutch and what they do with their tiny gardens. Small IS beautiful! ;-) I don't know if you mean now or in the past, but I must say that on average the 'regular' Dutch garden is probably better laid out and looked after than the average British one !! (ducking down to avoid flames) Small really is better. In a small garden, you don't have room for anything less than the best plants, and the sheer size makes it much easier to maintain to a high standard. In a way, I look forward to the day when I have a postage stamp garden instead of the rather spacious place I have today, where parts are always a mess and there are too many so-so plants taking up room. This is due to the very cheap prices of plants here. 'Normal' people in Holland do not really garden as the British do. They don't have to grow seeds or take cuttings as things are so readily available for next to nothing. They just go out and buy and instant garden down the garden centre. The British excel in really good specialist gardens but I am always disheartened when I go down roads in UK towns where there might be only one 'proper' garden in the whole street. Victoria, British Columbia, whence my ravings emanate, has long been known as "the city of gardens." Over the years, the size of the average in-town garden has shrunk: lot sizes have gotten smaller through re-subdivision, and houses & garages have gotten larger. Yet the epithet still has a grain of truth in it. I vividly remember returning from a summer trip to Seattle once, and noticing on my return home that nearly every house in Victoria has *something* in the way of flowers, even if it was jut a pot of red geraniums on the front steps. Hardly a "proper garden", I suppose, but much, much better than nothing at all. The gardening here is also quite un-selfconscious. People garden for their own pleasure without much thought for what the rest of the world will say or think; by way of contrast, in Seattle one has the sense that what publicly visible gardening one sees is often very self-conscious, "look at me, look at me!" This may be unfair to the Seattleites, but that's the impression one has. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:50:56 +0100, JennyC wrote: Small really is better. In a small garden, you don't have room for anything less than the best plants, and the sheer size makes it much easier to maintain to a high standard. In a way, I look forward to the day when I have a postage stamp garden instead of the rather spacious place I have today, where parts are always a mess and there are too many so-so plants taking up room. You may be right, but small gardens can sometimes get too tidy and tailored. Victoria, British Columbia, whence my ravings emanate, has long been known as "the city of gardens." I know !! Lovely gardens all over the place. I always recomend going to live in Victoria to ex-pats who want a Britsh type atmosphere but don't want to go back to britain ! The gardening here is also quite un-selfconscious. People garden for their own pleasure without much thought for what the rest of the world will say or think Indeed. It's very noticabel when you drive about the city. Jenny |
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In article , Sacha
writes Makes me think of the Gertrude Jekyll 'joke' that gets recycled here every so often: "no matter how small your garden, always set aside an acre for woodland". ;-) I've got 'The new Small Garden' by C.E. Lucas-Phillips, published in 1979. He says no garden should 'omit fruit' and then says that the first thing to plan when planning a small garden is to decided where you will put "greenhouse and frames, the tool-shed, compost bins, bonfire and perhaps chicken house" He obviously never envisaged some of the gardens that people round here find acceptable AND pay good money for!! janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes Most people in this country think of one third of an acre as large!!!! Which is why, when you are looking for a bungalow and large garden you get sent details of homes with a garden of less than 100 foot long with the words 'huge garden' or similar in the details! As I've said before, one estate agent told me I didn't want a garden I wanted 'land' Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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