Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[jazzy]

About 12 years ago I turned waste ground behind our house into a wildflower meadow , a lot of work initially but it’s thrived. I’ve often posted photos in this thread and other GOT threads. The blue flowers are Viper’s Bugloss , a magnate for bees , once established they s3lf seed and take over any bare ground. They usually take 15 months to initially get them to flower from seed but are worth it..

Here’s two,from previous years.

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Bloody hell , what a view.

 

[jazzy]

Now this worries me jazzy as I haven’t a clue what I am doing and you appear to be the resident green fingers.

Depends on your soil I think.
Well that and if you can put up with the area looking a bit messy ( see what I did there ) 7 months of the year.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Depends on your soil I think.
Well that and if you can put up with the area looking a bit messy ( see what I did there ) 7 months of the year.

I think I have misjudged this then as I like a tidy garden and this one is public facing. Hmmm I am unsure now as a blaze of colour for a few weeks will not please me enough to outweigh 7 months of messy borders.

I may need to find an alternative spot for them then, around the back of the house solely for my own viewing pleasure.

 

[blue1948]

I never knew they had collaborated together.

Ed Sheeran has his head screwed on. He is capable of great music but he knows that vanilla middle of the road stuff will make him very rich. I can’t fault his logic at all in fairness but just not my thing.

I feel the same about Jonathan Antoine he should be full blown Opera but it is his life I suppose and he will be richer for it .

 

[blue1948]

I think I have misjudged this then as I like a tidy garden and this one is public facing. Hmmm I am unsure now as a blaze of colour for a few weeks will not please me enough to outweigh 7 months of messy borders.

I may need to find an alternative spot for them then, around the back of the house solely for my own viewing pleasure.

I suspect and I know am in for it here "the English Cottage Garden " look is the best for you ,"The Irish cottage garden look " is as you know waterlogged

 

[Armaghtoffee]

I suspect and I know am in for it here "the English Cottage Garden " look is the best for you ,"The Irish cottage garden look " is as you know waterlogged

Well in the space of today I am shifting from a garden border meadow to now considering planting it in pots around my patio .

A colourful, tidy and low maintenance look is what I am really after!

 

[Armaghtoffee]

I suspect and I know am in for it here "the English Cottage Garden " look is the best for you ,"The Irish cottage garden look " is as you know waterlogged

Could this very house itself be anymore Irish lol

 

[larbert toffee]

I picked the seeds up in Asda so they should be handy got should you fancy giving it a go.

Thanks mate, we have an Asda in walking distance.
Will check it out next week, I'm going up to Elgin tomorrow for the weekend with Mrs LT
I'm going to see my nephew in a show, he works at the MOD base up there but is into his amdram and is playing in footloose at the town hall.
Looking forward to it.

 

[larbert toffee]

About 12 years ago I turned waste ground behind our house into a wildflower meadow , a lot of work initially but it’s thrived. I’ve often posted photos in this thread and other GOT threads. The blue flowers are Viper’s Bugloss , a magnate for bees , once established they s3lf seed and take over any bare ground. They usually take 15 months to initially get them to flower from seed but are worth it..

Here’s two,from previous years.

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That is brilliant mate, looks great.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Thanks mate, we have an Asda in walking distance.
Will check it out next week, I'm going up to Elgin tomorrow for the weekend with Mrs LT
I'm going to see my nephew in a show, he works at the MOD base up there but is into his amdram and is playing in footloose at the town hall.
Looking forward to it.

Always nice to have something to look forward to LT. Footloose is a great show.

 

[Littlesue]

Bloody hell , what a view.

Wow, how nice

 

[larbert toffee]

Always nice to have something to look forward to LT. Footloose is a great show.

He posted a couple of tasters from their final dress rehearsal, they've certainly put the work in, I never saw the film so I think that'll help.
He's a good lad apart from him being a RS.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

He posted a couple of tasters from their final dress rehearsal, they've certainly put the work in, I never saw the film so I think that'll help.
He's a good lad apart from him being a RS.

Ah, not to be trusted then

 

[larbert toffee]

Ah, not to be trusted then

I blame his upbringing, all mine are blues

 

[peteblue]

Could this very house itself be anymore Irish lol

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Needs a thatched roof…..