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Post by Geranium on Dec 8, 2010 22:25:33 GMT
Are we bovvered? ;D ;D
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Post by Auricula on Dec 8, 2010 22:31:09 GMT
My face ain't bovvered G, is your face bovvered?? ;D
Do we look bovvered,are our gardens bovvered?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! ;D ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 9, 2010 21:42:17 GMT
I looked in our local Morrisons today at what gardening magazines they had, poor selection really  Gardeners World, Garden Answers and Amatuer Gardener  thought I might find something different. |
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Post by Jasmine on Dec 9, 2010 22:06:41 GMT
That isn't much of a choice is it Chuckles  I'm going to check out some American gardening mags while I'm on holiday and see what they have to offer. |
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Post by Geranium on Dec 9, 2010 22:24:33 GMT
I have a feeling that they won't be much better. |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 9, 2011 8:50:11 GMT
They were hideously expensive when I looked. All glossy like Gardener's World but very thin and around $8 (£6)  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 9, 2011 8:54:09 GMT
I've been catching up with the mags that came while we were away and I liked Frank Ronan's article at the end of Gardens Illustrated. It's about gardening new years resolutions and he said on a sunny day he'll get on with some of his writing so that he can get out in the garden afterwards with a clear conscience. Then it rains! It happens to him a lot apparently even though he is aware that we live in a temperate climate and the weather isn't the same from one block of 2 hours to the next. He's decided to put a sign above the kettle... SUNSHINE IS TEMPORARY, PICK UP THE TROWEL AND GO OUTSIDE NOW! I liked that! i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cheesy.gif |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 9, 2011 9:27:07 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 9, 2011 10:09:03 GMT
Trouble is a couple of hours out there makes you realise that you may need a lot more couple of hours ;D
I can't wait til it is light enough to go out after work.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 9, 2011 10:23:07 GMT
Ah yes it's a great for getting rid of stress is'nt it. It's times like this 'tho that I'm glad in a way that my garden is very small and managable. ;D
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Post by Geranium on Jan 9, 2011 13:08:32 GMT
It's times like this that I think mine's FAR too big to manage! |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 13:02:25 GMT
I bought Garden News this morning - it's a sort of newspaper gardening mag.
It's front cover looks interesting and there are 20 free snowdrops for every reader...so I had to get it! ;D
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Post by Geranium on Jan 14, 2011 13:04:50 GMT
OH bought it for me yesterday, Jas - BEWARE! The p&p is high, so the snowdrops aren't as much of a bargain as we thought.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 13:05:47 GMT
Ohhh |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 14, 2011 13:07:55 GMT
Sorry...  |
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Post by isabella on Jan 14, 2011 13:13:34 GMT
I bought Garden News this morning - it's a sort of newspaper gardening mag. It's front cover looks interesting and there are 20 free snowdrops for every reader...so I had to get it! ;D I like Garden News  I write a little 'piece' in there once a month |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 13:15:04 GMT
I shall look for that in a minute Isabella! |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 13:15:22 GMT
How did you get involved with that Isabella?
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Post by isabella on Jan 14, 2011 13:20:47 GMT
My next bit will be in the week after next Jasmine I have been a regular reader for about 30 years ! The paper has a forum and when they asked for people from different areas of the country to write and send a couple of photos of what is going on in their gardens I volunteered and was asked if I would like to do it. It is good fun :)Interesting,too - to see how different parts of the country vary in their gardening year.It is called the 'Your Gardens 'section |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 13:22:43 GMT
What an interesting thing to be involved with Isabella. I've had a quick flick through - couldn't see you but now I understand - your garden will feature every few weeks (is that right?).
I like the look of it - could have found a new weekly read! ;D
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Post by isabella on Jan 14, 2011 13:25:58 GMT
Every 4 weeks Jasmine I have to send my next bit in by Jan17th - I will struggle a little bit at this time of year |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 13:41:23 GMT
Even the glossy mags are a little bit thinner at this time of the year and rely on frosty photos of beautiful topiary.
Except the RHS mag - it doesn't seem to deal only with the current season.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 14, 2011 14:57:08 GMT
How very interesting it all is is'nt it. I seem to remember you having an article on this board from one of the magazines or perhapsit was a newspaper Isabella or am I wrong? |
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 15:19:40 GMT
Are you remembering Isabella's garden being in the summer special Woman's Own or some such magazine LG. I remember going out and finding a copy so I could read the write up but I can't remember whether it was Woman or Woman's own or even something else entirely. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 14, 2011 15:20:43 GMT
Yes that would be what I'm thinking Jasmine.  |
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Post by isabella on Jan 14, 2011 18:42:17 GMT
It was My Weekly ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 14, 2011 18:42:39 GMT
That was it! ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 14, 2011 18:50:09 GMT
;D Thanks ladies, I hate it when I have something in my head that I can't quite sort.
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Post by Jasmine on Jan 15, 2011 9:23:32 GMT
I quite enjoyed Garden News - there wasn't a huge amount in it but then there's not much to say at this time of the year I guess.
I'm going to send off for the snowdrops.
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Post by Auricula on Jan 15, 2011 10:01:56 GMT
My Amateur Gardening should be delivered this lunchtime ( we rarely get our post before 1pm :  Along with Carol's programme, that should galvanise me into at least thinking about going outside.It's just when I get out there that I see the mess and lose the will to live |
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Gardeners World, Garden Answers and Amatuer Gardener 
thought I might find something different.
