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like theres many plants you buy that are just plucked from the countryside.like grenville sais we have a commen interest and people are people

Hee hee, Jasper enjoys a similar spot by my bedside too.
On cold evenings such as last night there is nothing nicer than running the central heating on a lower setting and enjoying the cosiness of an open log fire. When we lowered Paul's hedges this autumn we produced a reasonable pile of small logs, just right for his lounge fire. Dead wood from the ash tree burns well too.

Janet - thanks for info, I hadn't realised that :-)

I love this site because there are a lot of people from all over, and everyone has something to add based on their gardening experience. I feel silly asking about things, or admitting that I don't know what something is sometimes. But I have had a warm welcome from the folks here.

I am glad that you want to have your kids travel and see other places. It is not hard for young people to get stuck in a bubble of their reality, and have no clue what the world is really about, especially how blessed most of us are.

I didn't travel much as a kid, but I traveled whenever I could in college. I have only been out of the US a couple of times, usually on trips that had a purpose (rather than just for pleasure.) On one trip, we worked at an orphanage in MX, and it was a very humbling but rewarding experience.

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~ we have hot water pipes running under the floorboards just inside our bedroom and without exception all our dogs have loved to lie there!not daft are they!

At the end of the day we are all gardeners and it doesn't matter where we live...... we are all sharing our love of plants and the fantastic opportunities and diversity that mother nature offers us.Thanks for this Blog and all best wishes.

~ must admit to loving our gas central heating~one of my daughters abiding memories of home is that the house was always warm and cosy when she was small~isn't that nice!

We went to a farm and bought a trailer-load of seasoned logs last week and they cost £60. This load will see us through the winter. We can turn the oil-fired central heating down when the logburner is lit - it throws out plenty of heat! Oil, of course, is very expensive! There isn't any gas in our village.

~ a log burner is a stove that burns wood ~quite a few neighbours have them and the smell of burning wood on cold night air!
It will be my electric heater in the greenhouse too ~I turn it up and my husband turns it down!

~ i love seeing other areas of the world's plants and how they relate to what we can buy here either as houseplants or fully hardy for outside.
~it's great to see things growing in their original habitat as that helps you to replicate what they need to thrive,
and finally it's a pleasure to talk to you all wherever you may be~it is our differences that make us interesting and our love of gardening and plants which unites and brings us together!
long may it continue!

May I please join you all and say that I for one am always interested in seeing different plants from all over the world and its always nice to hear how things are done differently to here in the UK We love to see your gardens as Im sure that we hope you love to see how ours are doing. Its nice to know that GLOBALLY we are all like minded friends with a common passion Sharing is caring Maureen

I love to talk to people all around the world and see their gardens - for some reason I get a bit excited when I see a plant on the other side of the world that I recognise - it's like when you're watching TV and you suddenly spot someone you know! Well, ok, that might not happen VERY often, but you know what I mean ;-) I was surprised to hear recently that only about one in ten americans holds a passport - but I've travelled a bit and every where I've been there have been americans, so you guys do get about - but maybe without passports??!!

Well said Spritz. I love seeing other folks gardens, and the fact that we now seem to have world coverage on GOY make it all the more interesting.

How could you offend anybody? I'm surprised that you had that thought in your head...take it out at once.

I enjoy hearing from other people who share their gardens wherever they may be in the world. You contribute a great deal, and yes, OK, your plants and experiences are different, but that's no problem - we all share what we do and it's interesting!

It's a bit crazy and zany on GOY sometimes, as well. Hooray for that!

I understand completely Janet. It sounds like you and I are similar in being away from the UK for 30 odd years. I loved England and I still miss it. I think comparing one to the other is a natural thing to do when you are displaced from your roots and the danger only lies in showing one or the other in a negative light. I find it interesting to see how gardening differs in various areas of the world. Sometimes I'm envious of the plants others can grow that I can't!!! LOL.

Of course we did!

Aren't you lucky to get subsidised fuel - ours keeps going up...and up... I shall use my electric heater in the greenhouse, I don't want to lose any plants, but the bills will shoot up!

I light the logburner most evenings now - it is a real joy in the house. Maybe we should have a mini-logburner in the greenhouse as well!

Last summer and the one before it we had a warm spell quite early and that was it for the whole season.
Maybe it will be the same for winter - a cold spell at the beginning and then no more for the rest of the winter.
Good luck with your greens.

Good luck with growing produce. I hope it saves you some money. Everything is so expensive. I hope you also manage to keep warm through the winter without enormous heating bills. It is so nice to have you back blogging on GoY. I've missed you :o)

Great shot ! This really puts it in perpective. Notice not any traffic on the lake either. People are afraid of running aground in their boats, because the lake bottom can be very unpredictable.

It's been the worst drought on record, hasn't Wohibuli ? Sure hope things improve next year !

Hello Bella, your Mummy has just been telling me about you. Dawn

Carmen Miranda Bulldog...way too cute...love it!

I grow red currants... are the black currants as tart? Love your little watermelon...if I ever get a green house, I will have to try these...our summers are way to short and cool here to be able to grow one of these...we can barely grow a tomatoe.

Good for her...and the university...she sounds nicely industrious..you have to be proud of her.

I need to be something at my store this coming Halloween....not sure what yet...

Love it!

Reminds me of my school Dinner Ladies years ago when I was a sprog.

ha, briliant

This is a really great idea! I have an aunt who loves tea...this would make a wonderful gift!