tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post8646184105238943122..comments2024-03-15T08:24:25.151+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Tackling the jungleMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-9812460104249827292016-02-10T15:17:58.829+00:002016-02-10T15:17:58.829+00:00Both! Young but old enough to know better. If I...Both! Young but old enough to know better. If I'd lobbed a ball excitedly at his head, I'm sure his mum would have had something to say!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238571735302117986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-10452342413556967032016-01-31T15:02:22.107+00:002016-01-31T15:02:22.107+00:00If you PM me your address, Mims, I can search thro...If you PM me your address, Mims, I can search through some old maps and see when the layout dates back to - it's the shape of plot found in mediaeval villages across Britain, known as toft and croft, the toft being where you built your house and maybe had a few herbs in constant use, then the croft was the lad you used for semi-subsistence farming... more rural villages, you also had a share Historical Housekeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023254589642278872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-35463399513496560462016-01-29T17:10:32.519+00:002016-01-29T17:10:32.519+00:00You could try at a local museum, or (even better) ...You could try at a local museum, or (even better) search in the library for some books on local history. For instance, we have a lot of those, even with drawings of the organization and overall look of the homesteads back in time.<br />..<br />On the "tackling the weeds" - yeah, this is PRIME time to yank, cut and sort out, since everything is still dormant and you can have more Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034764185511908294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-82908533859041447502016-01-29T13:59:45.802+00:002016-01-29T13:59:45.802+00:00Yes, that's why I wondered if they might have ...Yes, that's why I wondered if they might have had pigs at the bottom of the garden. I wonder if the local museum would know?<br /><br />It's too cold to plant anything out, but a good time for me to tackle overgrown trees before they start shooting up again.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-86815509595340624292016-01-29T13:58:29.766+00:002016-01-29T13:58:29.766+00:00The scabious is in a reasonably dry, very sunny be...The scabious is in a reasonably dry, very sunny bed. I've never really done anything to it, it just keeps coming back, year on year. It's a dark maroon variety - Chili Pepper. <br /><br />I've tried other things that people say grow well over the years - penstemons spring to mind - but scabious and daylilies have been my most reliable things. Oh, and columbines, which grow like weeds!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-62895110459252713552016-01-28T17:00:18.601+00:002016-01-28T17:00:18.601+00:00Gardener-Mim..happy greetings!
We are far from the...Gardener-Mim..happy greetings!<br />We are far from the beginning of our gardening year - because we know better than to trust currently mild climate. We have seen heavy snows in February, so we have learned to be patient with Mr.Weather, and hold ourselves down until it IS time to do things..<br />Will things get done?<br />I will surely try to squeeze some gardening-time into my lifestyle, we&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034764185511908294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-27510083295836162522016-01-28T15:29:13.494+00:002016-01-28T15:29:13.494+00:00Ooh how very exciting. I love the sound of all you...Ooh how very exciting. I love the sound of all your plans. We grew and are a lot of our veg last year and it was wonderful. I love pottering in the garden and your post has made me start thinking about this spring/ summer. I'm jealous of your scabious. I always try them but they just disappear? Any tips? Sunshine/shade/ water etc? Xxxxfrecklefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881334320685123475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-35506030997743843612016-01-28T08:46:45.062+00:002016-01-28T08:46:45.062+00:00Ooh that is naughty! Was he too tiny to understand...Ooh that is naughty! Was he too tiny to understand, or just an arseling?Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-64164546215542716632016-01-28T08:46:20.788+00:002016-01-28T08:46:20.788+00:00Yes, isn't it lovely when things feel sorted? ...Yes, isn't it lovely when things feel sorted? I had been feeling dissatisfied with my house, but the house wasn't the problem - the care I was taking of it was!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-16970818936226397052016-01-27T12:53:04.167+00:002016-01-27T12:53:04.167+00:00We have no garden, just an outside sunspot which i...We have no garden, just an outside sunspot which is probably a good thing as neither of us are gardeners! We do have a communal lawn where the bunnies can go, but the kiddie opposite threw his ball at them last time in his excitement. I was not happy.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238571735302117986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-51297393618399297112016-01-26T21:14:25.428+00:002016-01-26T21:14:25.428+00:00Way to go on kicking off the year on such a highly...Way to go on kicking off the year on such a highly productive note. Tony and I have been doing the same around these parts, tackling a myriad of organization, DIY, and cleaning jobs, the largest of which has been a complete overhaul (including new furniture, which we put together ourselves) of his home office. We both strongly felt that we wanted to get as many of those jobs as possible taken Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-5342806480298759332016-01-26T17:45:19.457+00:002016-01-26T17:45:19.457+00:00I hope we'll get it more sorted this year. We ...I hope we'll get it more sorted this year. We spend so much time there in summer, it would be lovely to get it looking tidier. Of course, I could say the same about the house in winter...Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-79632074033561684592016-01-26T17:44:28.555+00:002016-01-26T17:44:28.555+00:00Yeah, you need something tough against brambles - ...Yeah, you need something tough against brambles - I wore my steam train driving overalls. Your orchard must be tremendously hard work to maintain, but I bet it looks beautiful in Spring.<br /><br />Ah, yes, the planting schemes... I have all sorts of great ideas till the slugs put me straight.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-33494350145225108032016-01-26T14:59:37.041+00:002016-01-26T14:59:37.041+00:00I'd say chickens and growing lots of veggies w...I'd say chickens and growing lots of veggies was the order of the day when your house was built. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it.<br />Living in a heavy clay soil area my garden is a quagmire right now so no gardening for me :(Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-3348862923280062522016-01-26T09:53:19.358+00:002016-01-26T09:53:19.358+00:00I started gardening at the weekend. well suppose i...I started gardening at the weekend. well suppose its more like chopping down the brambles in the orchard in readiness to create a raised veg bed for the spring/summer. As the brambles are taller than me, I resorted to wearing my old leather motorbike trousers and jacket to protect me from the thorns - and they worked a treat!<br /><br />I spent Sunday evening looking through Sarah Raven seed The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-70001728271163855362016-01-25T17:59:25.138+00:002016-01-25T17:59:25.138+00:00My garden changes from a shabby place which I hope...My garden changes from a shabby place which I hopefully poke about in, to a blooming place that's untidy but lush, to a chaos of brambles and weeds on which I shut the door and hope winter will sort out!<br /><br />We bought a pair of loppers at the weekend. They're brilliant - just scissor branches off trees.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-29474983511117043412016-01-25T17:57:49.071+00:002016-01-25T17:57:49.071+00:00Yeah, I wanted to get the brambles before they got...Yeah, I wanted to get the brambles before they got out of control, and before the grass grew up round them. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-23989676331770565812016-01-25T17:35:23.629+00:002016-01-25T17:35:23.629+00:00Heh, I don't think anyone in our house would&#...Heh, I don't think anyone in our house would've qualified as a lady - it would have been off to the woollen mill with them every day. (I should really go to the local museum and see if they have any photos of the streets when they were built.)<br /><br />I'm happier with the cats catching rodents than reptiles - I suspect our slow-worm population will shrink once the urchins catch Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-48178268075627722382016-01-25T17:32:53.264+00:002016-01-25T17:32:53.264+00:00Yeah, I have no idea if these seedballs will take....Yeah, I have no idea if these seedballs will take. Still, it's worth a go - if they do, I'll have lovely drifts of blue and white, and if they don't, I can always get a load of plants from the garden centre. I tend to rely on pots of annuals to fill in gaps anyhow.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-53226449956491560972016-01-25T17:26:01.956+00:002016-01-25T17:26:01.956+00:00When I lived in Boston, many of the row houses had...When I lived in Boston, many of the row houses had narrow gardens like yours-people got creative with using the vertical spaces. I'm excited to see how your garden changes through the seasons. Nosy, I guess.<br /><br />I went from having over an acre of garden, to just a small area in front of our townhouse, so my days of hacking through overgrowth with a machete are over. On a positive note,Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-64623352142021745552016-01-25T16:14:03.028+00:002016-01-25T16:14:03.028+00:00Oo fun ahead!! Now's the time though, less fol...Oo fun ahead!! Now's the time though, less foliage to bag up. There's not much gardening for us to do until Spring but I do need to chop the roses right down this week. And plan the veggies for our small patch! Good luck with it all xPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-80730611841117070412016-01-25T04:18:21.934+00:002016-01-25T04:18:21.934+00:00You see those long, narrow back yards in the Victo...You see those long, narrow back yards in the Victorian row houses in San Francisco too. I suppose we shouldn't be surprised as gardening was one of the few outdoor hobbies a Victorian lady could have.<br />My garden here in Nepal is more of a jungle, despite having a gardener that comes twice a week. <br />Our 3 cats have been catching lizards & shrews every day in the chilly weather hereBibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-26933522853636035122016-01-24T17:38:50.955+00:002016-01-24T17:38:50.955+00:00The miner's cottages that I can see from my wi...The miner's cottages that I can see from my window here all have very long, thin gardens too. I haven't seen any pigs yet but a few people seem to have chickens or ducks.<br /><br />I'm going to give seed balls another go this year too! No joy last year, but I did sow them a bit late.Ankaret Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396818500890557629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-66803343653116481412016-01-24T14:50:22.951+00:002016-01-24T14:50:22.951+00:00There is something good about getting home and jus...There is something good about getting home and just putting your feet on the grass, isn't there? I do find the garden instantly relaxing, as long as it's not in the sort of state that makes me embarrassed to encounter the neighbours.<br /><br />Oh Mittens! Cat gonna do cat things... Ours go mental when they encounter flies, so they're going to explode with joy when they meet a Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-30438875686829854672016-01-24T13:58:59.860+00:002016-01-24T13:58:59.860+00:00I was out in the garden today, just to stop Mitten...I was out in the garden today, just to stop Mittens from chasing a squirrel though. She almost caught it but it legged it onto next door's upstairs bedroom window sill. I kept going out to see if it was stuck but figured I was scaring the poor thing and it is got up it can get down. Mittens is confined to barracks and in the huff with me now. I had to jump over next door's fence and grab Mother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.com