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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 12, 2008 10:02:30 GMT 1
Don't forget it is the Gardener of the Decade show tonight on GW, an hour long starting at 20.00hrs from the Eden Project (still haven't made it there, perhaps next year - I say that every year!)
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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 19, 2008 10:29:12 GMT 1
A reminder - it's the Christmas show tonight, I'm hoping to get some ideas for my table arrangement!
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Post by madonplants on Dec 19, 2008 10:52:40 GMT 1
A reminder - it's the Christmas show tonight, I'm hoping to get some ideas for my table arrangement! Firstly put the required amount of place mats out, then put the cutlery on the sides of each mat (knife on the right if they are righthanded!), then side plates, positioned to the left of the place mats, then..........................................! ;D |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 22, 2008 11:22:36 GMT 1
A reminder - it's the Christmas show tonight, I'm hoping to get some ideas for my table arrangement! Firstly put the required amount of place mats out, then put the cutlery on the sides of each mat (knife on the right if they are righthanded!), then side plates, positioned to the left of the place mats, then..........................................! ;D ;D That was awlays my job as a child, to lay the Christmas table. It was always done on Christmas Eve and still is! |
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Post by madonplants on Dec 22, 2008 15:28:06 GMT 1
Firstly put the required amount of place mats out, then put the cutlery on the sides of each mat (knife on the right if they are righthanded!), then side plates, positioned to the left of the place mats, then..........................................! ;D ;D That was awlays my job as a child, to lay the Christmas table. It was always done on Christmas Eve and still is! Well, did you get any ideas, BM?  I actually enjoyed the programme, though the Christmas Specials normally are quite good! Loved the bit on Willows, it made me want to do the same thing here, not that I have the space!! ;D |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 22, 2008 16:28:30 GMT 1
The kids and I, well prolly me really as they'll complain its too prickly, are having a go at the hedgehogs,. swiped a few flower heads from Petals garden, and I have a bag of googley eyes in the cupboard  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 22, 2008 17:16:14 GMT 1
;D That was awlays my job as a child, to lay the Christmas table. It was always done on Christmas Eve and still is! Well, did you get any ideas, BM? I actually enjoyed the programme, though the Christmas Specials normally are quite good! Loved the bit on Willows, it made me want to do the same thing here, not that I have the space!! ;D I missed the first 20mins - my friend rang me! Then she realised it was on, apologised and went quickly! I tuned in just at the end of Joe's allotment. Toby was using different coloured willows wasn't he? Only saw him finishing it off. I love the ideas they give but I'm not that artistic. Sarah Raven's table centre looked good. And the hedgehogs were sweet and didn't the teasel heads look good sprayed gold as well - I think people forget how good things from the garden can look in the winter - whether inside the house or out! Like you, I do like the Christmas Specials. Emsey - do you always have a bag of googley eyes in your cupboard? ;D Photograph please! |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 22, 2008 17:41:33 GMT 1
Well, did you get any ideas, BM? I actually enjoyed the programme, though the Christmas Specials normally are quite good! Loved the bit on Willows, it made me want to do the same thing here, not that I have the space!! ;D I missed the first 20mins - my friend rang me! Then she realised it was on, apologised and went quickly! I tuned in just at the end of Joe's allotment. Toby was using different coloured willows wasn't he? Only saw him finishing it off. I love the ideas they give but I'm not that artistic. Sarah Raven's table centre looked good. And the hedgehogs were sweet and didn't the teasel heads look good sprayed gold as well - I think people forget how good things from the garden can look in the winter - whether inside the house or out! Like you, I do like the Christmas Specials. Emsey - do you always have a bag of googley eyes in your cupboard? ;D Photograph please! We have a craft cupboard full of goodies, googley eyes, pom-poms, 12 types of glue, felts, crayons, lots of different types of paper, the devils dandruff. Here they are Sarah and Rex :  I think they'd have been classier sprayed gold  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 22, 2008 17:45:36 GMT 1
They are so cute - Toby's didn't have a nose did he? You don't see many gold hedgehogs so don't worry! I don't think the teasels in our garden are big enough to make a baby one even if I could.  |
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 17:49:06 GMT 1
They're lovely Emsey ;D
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Post by maggyd on Dec 22, 2008 22:03:17 GMT 1
I wonder how available that willow is I wouldnt mind a couple !! but it probably wouldnt look the same would it???
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Post by emseypop on Dec 22, 2008 22:08:34 GMT 1
They are so cute - Toby's didn't have a nose did he? You don't see many gold hedgehogs so don't worry! I don't think the teasels in our garden are big enough to make a baby one even if I could. Toby used Holly berries for the noses there is a garden on the corner of our grove and it looks to me to be all Holly with loads of lovely red berries, I'm so tempted to knock on the door and ask for some. A Holly bush is next on my wish list, stands to reason as we've our little girl Need to look up a male/female type. Debis MIL has a lovely lollipop Holly bush in the front garden. |
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 22:11:01 GMT 1
They are so cute - Toby's didn't have a nose did he? You don't see many gold hedgehogs so don't worry! I don't think the teasels in our garden are big enough to make a baby one even if I could. Toby used Holly berries for the noses there is a garden on the corner of our grove and it looks to me to be all Holly with loads of lovely red berries, I'm so tempted to knock on the door and ask for some. A Holly bush is next on my wish list, stands to reason as we've our little girl Need to look up a male/female type. Debis MIL has a lovely lollipop Holly bush in the front garden. Maybe a variagated one? |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 22, 2008 22:21:30 GMT 1
yes |
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 22:25:57 GMT 1
yes That'll be nice. And a great place for birds to nest |
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Post by maggyd on Dec 22, 2008 22:31:21 GMT 1
They are so cute - Toby's didn't have a nose did he? You don't see many gold hedgehogs so don't worry! I don't think the teasels in our garden are big enough to make a baby one even if I could. Toby used Holly berries for the noses there is a garden on the corner of our grove and it looks to me to be all Holly with loads of lovely red berries, I'm so tempted to knock on the door and ask for some. A Holly bush is next on my wish list, stands to reason as we've our little girl Need to look up a male/female type. Debis MIL has a lovely lollipop Holly bush in the front garden. Ive got a varigated holly and what I cut had two berries on it. ;D |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 22, 2008 22:35:54 GMT 1
yes They'll be nice. And a great place for birds to nest How quickly would it get to that sort of size My nans garden is boarded by Holly and laurel bushed, all pristine and uniform, never a berry on them. |
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Post by maggyd on Dec 22, 2008 22:42:24 GMT 1
We have been in our bungalow 8 years the holly was about a metre high then !! it has got wider but not much taller mind I have a O.H. that is very sneaky with the secatures. |
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 22:44:25 GMT 1
They'll be nice. And a great place for birds to nest How quickly would it get to that sort of size My nans garden is boarded by Holly and laurel bushed, all pristine and uniform, never a berry on them. I think they need to be females, and maybe have male pollenators near by. If I remember correctly there is a fully naming problem with a couple of ilexs. I think Silver Queen is male and Golden King is female. Something like that. |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 22, 2008 22:49:30 GMT 1
How quickly would it get to that sort of size My nans garden is boarded by Holly and laurel bushed, all pristine and uniform, never a berry on them. I think they need to be females, and maybe have male pollenators near by. If I remember correctly there is a fully naming problem with a couple of ilexs. I think Silver Queen is male and Golden King is female. Something like that. Gender bending bushes ehh? I'm confused enough ;D |
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 23:17:21 GMT 1
I think they need to be females, and maybe have male pollenators near by. If I remember correctly there is a fully naming problem with a couple of ilexs. I think Silver Queen is male and Golden King is female. Something like that. Gender bending bushes ehh? I'm confused enough ;D I remembered right. Ilex Silver Queen (Male Holly) is male Ilex Golden King is female www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_holly.shtml |
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Post by madonplants on Dec 22, 2008 23:21:22 GMT 1
You would think, someone would have admitted there mistake on naming them and changed them over by now! I've always thought this was stupid!
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 23:22:52 GMT 1
You would think, someone would have admitted there mistake on naming them and changed them over by now! I've always thought this was stupid! Maybe - but such quirks make the world an interesting place, dont'cha think? |
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Post by madonplants on Dec 22, 2008 23:26:20 GMT 1
You would think, someone would have admitted there mistake on naming them and changed them over by now! I've always thought this was stupid! Maybe - but such quirks make the world an interesting place, dont'cha think? I suppose so. It's just every time I hear about this 'mistake' I think, come on someone admit it, we all know now!! Though it would be hard to, with all the paperwork involved! |
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 22, 2008 23:28:24 GMT 1
Maybe - but such quirks make the world an interesting place, dont'cha think? I suppose so. It's just every time I hear about this 'mistake' I think, come on someone admit it, we all know now!! Though it would be hard to, with all the paperwork involved! It would be a nightmare. Think of all the gardening books that would then be wrong. |
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