| In an English country garden. 05:07 - Oct 30 with 2504 views | Benters |
As the song goes.
I have spent the last few weeks cutting back some of my hedges etc getting ready the winter months.
Yesterday I noticed one of my Hollyhocks I took from the beautiful village of Debenham,when they were tiny little seedlings is flowering again after I cut it back.
Some of my roses have buds on them too,and typically after a wet spring and a poor show in Butterflies š¦ I seem to be seeing loads of them now.
Isnāt nature wonderful,there is always something to look at. |  |
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| In an English country garden. on 08:12 - Oct 30 with 2138 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Season of mellow fruitfulness when hedges are acting winters larder.
At the suggestion of a local worthy I have been creating a 100m long ādead hedgeā with the branches I have been cutting down from a long overgrown hedge. Apparently they get colonised by hedgehogs, snakes and all sorts of less obvious wild life. And it helps keep the wild piggies out (and the dogs in) |  |
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| In an English country garden. on 08:17 - Oct 30 with 2132 views | WeWereZombies |
I'm still getting a few blackberries out of the garden this week.
[edit] Not sure if I should be contributing to this thread thread as my garden is in a Scottish glen, still midges about but not biting anymore. [Post edited 30 Oct 2024 8:18]
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| In an English country garden. on 09:40 - Oct 30 with 2041 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| In an English country garden. on 08:12 - Oct 30 by ElephantintheRoom |
Season of mellow fruitfulness when hedges are acting winters larder.
At the suggestion of a local worthy I have been creating a 100m long ādead hedgeā with the branches I have been cutting down from a long overgrown hedge. Apparently they get colonised by hedgehogs, snakes and all sorts of less obvious wild life. And it helps keep the wild piggies out (and the dogs in) |
Season of raking up tons of leaves more like. At least the forecast looks dry so that helps. Dry and a well placed strong wind would be even better. |  |
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| In an English country garden. on 09:47 - Oct 31 with 1878 views | brazil1982 |
Dad's fuchsia is still in full bloom. |  | | |
| In an English country garden. on 09:48 - Oct 31 with 1873 views | FrimleyBlue |
I got stung by a wasp the other day
A wasp, going into November. Crazy |  |
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| In an English country garden. on 09:51 - Oct 31 with 1865 views | Benters |
| In an English country garden. on 09:48 - Oct 31 by FrimleyBlue |
I got stung by a wasp the other day
A wasp, going into November. Crazy |
On your tongue šš³š | |
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| In an English country garden. on 09:53 - Oct 31 with 1858 views | farkenhell |
| In an English country garden. on 09:48 - Oct 31 by FrimleyBlue |
I got stung by a wasp the other day
A wasp, going into November. Crazy |
I can combine your and Benters' recent experiences. I too was stung by a wasp yesterday. As I was cutting back my hedges and shrubbery for the winter.
Fken Mother Nature! | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 09:56 - Oct 31 with 1844 views | Benters |
| In an English country garden. on 09:53 - Oct 31 by farkenhell |
I can combine your and Benters' recent experiences. I too was stung by a wasp yesterday. As I was cutting back my hedges and shrubbery for the winter.
Fken Mother Nature! |
I have been stung as much on my push bike as I have in my garden.
I was on Gunhill in Stratford and one flew in my mouth,before I could spit it out the barstool stung my lip. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 10:14 - Oct 31 with 1813 views | ronnyd |
| In an English country garden. on 09:40 - Oct 30 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Season of raking up tons of leaves more like. At least the forecast looks dry so that helps. Dry and a well placed strong wind would be even better. |
With dry and windy days, who needs a leaf blower!  | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 10:17 - Oct 31 with 1810 views | FrimleyBlue |
| In an English country garden. on 09:56 - Oct 31 by Benters |
I have been stung as much on my push bike as I have in my garden.
I was on Gunhill in Stratford and one flew in my mouth,before I could spit it out the barstool stung my lip. |
OUCH!!
this little fker I think was just having a moment, zooming round like a maniac, little fker just landed on my arm stung me and pssed off, glad it wasn't a bee, i get upset when they sting. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 11:57 - Oct 31 with 1740 views | Benters |
| In an English country garden. on 10:17 - Oct 31 by FrimleyBlue |
OUCH!!
this little fker I think was just having a moment, zooming round like a maniac, little fker just landed on my arm stung me and pssed off, glad it wasn't a bee, i get upset when they sting. |
True story.
Iād just finished cutting a massive conifer hedge,I got home sat in the shade in my garden.I thought Iām going to have a beer,sat down said to my partner that was blooming lovelyā¦in that instant a wasp stung me on my bald bonce š | |
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| In an English country garden. on 12:05 - Oct 31 with 1722 views | leitrimblue |
| In an English country garden. on 11:57 - Oct 31 by Benters |
True story.
Iād just finished cutting a massive conifer hedge,I got home sat in the shade in my garden.I thought Iām going to have a beer,sat down said to my partner that was blooming lovelyā¦in that instant a wasp stung me on my bald bonce š |
I had an awful wasp experience this time last year that I'm still struggling to get over. I'd just finished cutting down a few trees and returned to my favourite chair quite fecked and deserving of a rest.
I sat down and felt like a pinch on my arse cheek, instead of standing up I just riggled the cheeks a bit and felt a sharp pain in my cheek again.
Feck1n wasp had stung me 3 times on the arse. Was painful as hell but I got zero sympathy. Just a room full of people laughing.
I feel your pain |  | | |
| In an English country garden. on 12:27 - Oct 31 with 1697 views | WeWereZombies |
| In an English country garden. on 12:05 - Oct 31 by leitrimblue |
I had an awful wasp experience this time last year that I'm still struggling to get over. I'd just finished cutting down a few trees and returned to my favourite chair quite fecked and deserving of a rest.
I sat down and felt like a pinch on my arse cheek, instead of standing up I just riggled the cheeks a bit and felt a sharp pain in my cheek again.
Feck1n wasp had stung me 3 times on the arse. Was painful as hell but I got zero sympathy. Just a room full of people laughing.
I feel your pain |
And what would you do if you were going about your business and Finn McCool suddenly plonked himself on top of you without realising you had a sgian~dubh in your hand ? | |
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| In an English country garden. on 13:05 - Oct 31 with 1658 views | Zapers |
I miss my garden Benters. Since leaving the UK in 2004, I've mainly lived in apartments.
Often you don't miss things, until you don't have them. | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 13:08 - Oct 31 with 1656 views | leitrimblue |
| In an English country garden. on 12:27 - Oct 31 by WeWereZombies |
And what would you do if you were going about your business and Finn McCool suddenly plonked himself on top of you without realising you had a sgian~dubh in your hand ? |
Id feel I was doing my bit to delay his hunt for Grainne and Diarmuid.
Find Mccools use to be my local in ballyshannon many years ago | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 13:13 - Oct 31 with 1645 views | leitrimblue |
| In an English country garden. on 13:05 - Oct 31 by Zapers |
I miss my garden Benters. Since leaving the UK in 2004, I've mainly lived in apartments.
Often you don't miss things, until you don't have them. |
People often don't appreciate the sacrifices that come with immigration | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 13:16 - Oct 31 with 1633 views | Zapers |
| In an English country garden. on 13:13 - Oct 31 by leitrimblue |
People often don't appreciate the sacrifices that come with immigration |
Or indeed the benefitsš | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 13:21 - Oct 31 with 1615 views | leitrimblue |
| In an English country garden. on 13:16 - Oct 31 by Zapers |
Or indeed the benefitsš |
Feck me, so it's not enough that your draining another countries resources your sponging off their benefit system as well ( This is meant as a joke, I'm not seriously suggesting your on benefits) | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 16:09 - Oct 31 with 1489 views | Benters |
| In an English country garden. on 13:05 - Oct 31 by Zapers |
I miss my garden Benters. Since leaving the UK in 2004, I've mainly lived in apartments.
Often you don't miss things, until you don't have them. |
Indeed my friend.
My Mo in law moved into sheltered accommodation in August she says the one thing she misses is her garden.
Although she never seemed to like it that much when she lived there,strange woman.It was always muggins here who had to drive to Mersea to do it for her. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 16:16 - Oct 31 with 1477 views | ronnyd |
| In an English country garden. on 13:08 - Oct 31 by leitrimblue |
Id feel I was doing my bit to delay his hunt for Grainne and Diarmuid.
Find Mccools use to be my local in ballyshannon many years ago |
Yes, they're a very good convenience store. | | | |
| In an English country garden. on 06:37 - Nov 1 with 1331 views | Benters |
| In an English country garden. on 12:05 - Oct 31 by leitrimblue |
I had an awful wasp experience this time last year that I'm still struggling to get over. I'd just finished cutting down a few trees and returned to my favourite chair quite fecked and deserving of a rest.
I sat down and felt like a pinch on my arse cheek, instead of standing up I just riggled the cheeks a bit and felt a sharp pain in my cheek again.
Feck1n wasp had stung me 3 times on the arse. Was painful as hell but I got zero sympathy. Just a room full of people laughing.
I feel your pain |
Yeah I donāt get wasps although they too are good for the garden.They eat all the little midges etc that can damage plants.
They are just barstools though and love to sting you.
I was working in Langenhoe the other day and a blooming great Hornet buzzed me,thankfully it carried on flying past me.
Bees are cool though,I have miner bees in my garden as well at a certain time of the year. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 08:56 - Nov 1 with 1267 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Looks like the grass might grow all Winter this year....cowslips are up and a clients camellia flowered 2 weeks ago. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 09:17 - Nov 1 with 1242 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| In an English country garden. on 08:56 - Nov 1 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Looks like the grass might grow all Winter this year....cowslips are up and a clients camellia flowered 2 weeks ago. |
Our Victorian gardening ancestors would call some pleasantly warm weather after yet another disappointing summer ā~An Indian Summerā. Which will enrage Guardian-reading TWTD readers on two levelsā¦.. a reminder of our colonial past and whilst hiding under their cot sheets awaiting the end of the world that whilst it is often rather pleasant in autumn, it always has been. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 09:20 - Nov 1 with 1216 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| In an English country garden. on 09:17 - Nov 1 by ElephantintheRoom |
Our Victorian gardening ancestors would call some pleasantly warm weather after yet another disappointing summer ā~An Indian Summerā. Which will enrage Guardian-reading TWTD readers on two levelsā¦.. a reminder of our colonial past and whilst hiding under their cot sheets awaiting the end of the world that whilst it is often rather pleasant in autumn, it always has been. |
It's the earliest I've seen cowslips but you'll have to ask Factors about Victoria times. | |
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| In an English country garden. on 10:33 - Nov 1 with 1137 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| In an English country garden. on 09:20 - Nov 1 by BanksterDebtSlave |
It's the earliest I've seen cowslips but you'll have to ask Factors about Victoria times. |
Quite common - especially after a difficult spring. But where did all the primroses go ?
A couple of years ago all the trees were coming out of bud in these parts. As spring returned in autumn after all the leaves dropped off in an end of the world drought. Might explain why some are hanging on a lot longer than usual this year.
Bumper year for conkers though. | |
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