Change of plan today!
I had seen this foxglove last week at the garden centre and had thought about it for a whole week. The Garden Centre http://www.klondyke.co.uk/index.htm is quite expensive, but I told myself the £9.49 for the plant would be money well spent as I can take seeds from it and have many more next year............so first thing this morning off I went and bought it. It just to say fit inside my car.
When I got home hubby was home and due to a change in his work schedule he found had a few he hours to spare.
We discussed the Lakes but I just wasn't keen.....I was thinking about the garden.
In the end we decided on Plan B.
We would go and talk to Stokesley Lawn Mower Services about a rotivator for the preparation work to be done in the paddock for our vegetable plot, and then go onto Easingwold, just outside York to see what they had in store. This is the place where we got our sit on mower a few years ago.
So off we went.
First stop, Stokesley.
Had a great chat with one of the chaps.
He had a Honda Rotivator and couldn't sing it's praises enough.
As we have 2 honda motorbikes hubby was quite keen.
The chap then went on to tell us all about his allotment.
It was just great listenino to him and also to hubby who was saying how we want to get into vegetables and the possibility of digging over more of the paddock depending on how well it all goes. This was music to my ears.
We then had a lovely drive over to Easingwold.
I was doing quite a lot of thinking on the bike, all to do with the garden.
I have decided to do some work on the shrubbery in the back garden.
I have been reading quite a lot of books lately and one picture which really inspired me was a bed of delphiniums, foxgloves, lupins and roses...all in various shades of pink....
I am going to move the shrubs that are curently there, to various locations round the plots and replace with the above...the scent will be lovely and I can sit in the chair which I will have next to my greenhouse and smell the fragrance and just look at the shere beauty!
Back on the bike we arrived at Greens and had a look round.
There wasn't many people around, they were at the Yorkshire Show in Harrogate.
However the assistant showed us a secong hand rotavator and we left our phone number, they will contact us in a couple of days when the bosses return from Harrogate.
Apparantly it doesn't work which is just up hubby's street.
We found a lovely little tea shop/bakery and had ham salad sandwiches and creamcakes together with a lovely cup of tea.
Pleasant drive home and now just catching up with what's been happening!
I can pat myself on the back too.
When I visited the Garden Centre I did think about buying another duck...............but resisted!
3 is a nice number!
Dx
12.7.06
Oh What a Perfect Day! I'm glad I spent it with You!
Change of plan today!
I had seen this foxglove last week at the garden centre and had thought about it for a whole week. The Garden Centre http://www.klondyke.co.uk/index.htm is quite expensive, but I told myself the £9.49 for the plant would be money well spent as I can take seeds from it and have many more next year............so first thing this morning off I went and bought it. It just to say fit inside my car.
When I got home hubby was home and due to a change in his work schedule he found had a few he hours to spare.
We discussed the Lakes but I just wasn't keen.....I was thinking about the garden.
In the end we decided on Plan B.
We would go and talk to Stokesley Lawn Mower Services about a rotivator for the preparation work to be done in the paddock for our vegetable plot, and then go onto Easingwold, just outside York to see what they had in store. This is the place where we got our sit on mower a few years ago.
So off we went.
First stop, Stokesley.
Had a great chat with one of the chaps.
He had a Honda Rotivator and couldn't sing it's praises enough.
As we have 2 honda motorbikes hubby was quite keen.
The chap then went on to tell us all about his allotment.
It was just great listenino to him and also to hubby who was saying how we want to get into vegetables and the possibility of digging over more of the paddock depending on how well it all goes. This was music to my ears.
We then had a lovely drive over to Easingwold.
I was doing quite a lot of thinking on the bike, all to do with the garden.
I have decided to do some work on the shrubbery in the back garden.
I have been reading quite a lot of books lately and one picture which really inspired me was a bed of delphiniums, foxgloves, lupins and roses...all in various shades of pink....
I am going to move the shrubs that are curently there, to various locations round the plots and replace with the above...the scent will be lovely and I can sit in the chair which I will have next to my greenhouse and smell the fragrance and just look at the shere beauty!
Back on the bike we arrived at Greens and had a look round.
There wasn't many people around, they were at the Yorkshire Show in Harrogate.
However the assistant showed us a secong hand rotavator and we left our phone number, they will contact us in a couple of days when the bosses return from Harrogate.
Apparantly it doesn't work which is just up hubby's street.
We found a lovely little tea shop/bakery and had ham salad sandwiches and creamcakes together with a lovely cup of tea.
Pleasant drive home and now just catching up with what's been happening!
I can pat myself on the back too.
When I visited the Garden Centre I did think about buying another duck...............but resisted!
3 is a nice number!
Dx
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What a great way to go shopping - int he back of a bike on a lovely day and a tea break too
It was nice 'being' with you - if you get J to get a Wallace and Gromit side car - some of us can do it in real life LOL
You can certainly gather the seeds from your digitalis, but they self seed easily too, so too the lupins etc.
I can picture it now
The foxgloves are very pretty Mrs N, I also love foxgloves.
Thanks AL, it certainly is a good way to travel and think!
I have already got some seeds drom my new foxgloves.
Some of the bells had broken off.24 seeds!!!
Dxxx
Thanks Leonie!
Will send you some seeds if you want....................hot off the press so to speak!
Dxxx
Gorgeous foxgloves D, but be aware that you won't necessarily get the same colour flowers from their seed. Don't let it put you off though - it's fun to see what you get!
Jellycat
xx
Thanks Jellycat! Didn't know that!
You will know the shrubbery I am talking about.............it is the one in the middle of the back lawn! Just near where we were all sitting!
I would love some seeds MrsN, thank you :-)
On their way Lxxx
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