I have been wishing my parents new house over Christmas and have got to talking to them about plans (they are starting to build a new house on the plot) for the garden. There are some existing hedges which are mainly hawthorn which need laying so that's a job for the next few weeks. 
There are also some hedges used for screening off which they'd like to make more private. From what I could see there was a selection of dogwood (different colours) the occasional birch tree and some other deciduous shrubby things in this screen they've inherited. It is patchy in parts and mum would like to fill it out with some evergreens to give it a bit more privacy during winter. She was originally considering filling the gaps with laurel but I thought it would look odd to have such informal hedging interspersed with laurel blocks. Does anyone have any suggestions for some evergreen interest which is quite informal? Or is it a case of rip it out and start again?

Happy Birthday 
hope you have a wonderful day

   

I have some Green Tomato seeds that I'll never grow! They just don't look right in a salad!
They're a few years old but tomatoes seem to stay viable for years. If anyone wants to grow them, post on here.

Green Zebra - 2015 & 2016
Green Grapes - 2017
Dwarf Kelly Green - 2014
Emerald Cherry - 2017 
&
Snow White Cherry  - N/K

I've been collecting all the veg peelings whilst at the sons for Christmas. Taking them 160 miles home to start my bean trench

Good Morning

And a very Merry Christmas to you all!

Thank you for being part of our forum and sharing your time and knowledge with everyone.

Enjoy the holidays and let's hope 2022 brings you an abundance of crops and good health.

For all you little boys and girls, Santa's on his way.
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map

Just being very nosy. What’s everyone having for Christmas dinner?
We’re having the last of our home reared chickens with roasted potatoes, roasted tromboncino,  sprouts, carrots, kale runner beans and sage & onion stuffing. 
All veggies are home grown except the spuds.

Do they eat their giant veg..............or not???
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-no...e-59670844

Does anyone grow dictamnus fraxinella? AKA gas plant, burning bush, dittany.  I came across it in an old gardening book and I've not heard of it before. It seems like it would be easy to grow, and I see Chiltern have seeds. I'd quite like to give it a go, but if it doesn't look much, or is a thug, or has some other disability, I wouldn't want it.

Apparently, most people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. 

For me, this is so true. I always wear the same clothes, whatever the season. Jeans. tee-shirt, sweater sort of thing. In winter, add another layer, in summer take one away.
My wardrobe is 80% full of clothes I never wear, hangovers from when I worked and had to look respectable - or when I was slimmer or fatter. The same with shoes - most of them will be too high, too narrow, too tight for my feet that have now spread into crocs and boots.  So why do I keep them?  Because I can't beat to throw anything away, maybe?

I have a plan. Next year I'm going "shopping" in my wardrobe. Find something "new" to wear each week . If it feels right, it can go back in the wardrobe, if it doesn't, its recycled/repurposed.

I could apply the 20/80 theory to seeds too. Probably 20% of my seeds are sown every year, the other 80% go back in the box for another time - maybe. Its time to let some more seeds run free in the garden.

Hands up, what % of your clothes do you wear.........and seeds do you grow?