Baz posted:

Saint posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

trouble with tropical stuff - you have to bring them in in winter  too much hassle

Knew someone who lifted all her daffs and tulips and dried them off every year

My dad always used to .....I never lift anything ...it’s sink or swim in my garden 

Ditto 

Dear people in Africa - don't walk 3hours for water

Move closer to the water source

Silly sausages

Saint posted:

Dear people in Africa - don't walk 3hours for water

Move closer to the water source

Silly sausages

 Actually, that’s a very good point 

Saint posted:

Dear people in Africa - don't walk 3hours for water

Move closer to the water source

Silly sausages

Saint posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

trouble with tropical stuff - you have to bring them in in winter  too much hassle

Knew someone who lifted all her daffs and tulips and dried them off every year

 too much faff for me

Count how many times she says mum !

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Saint posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

trouble with tropical stuff - you have to bring them in in winter  too much hassle

Knew someone who lifted all her daffs and tulips and dried them off every year

My dad always used to .....I never lift anything ...it’s sink or swim in my garden 

Ditto 

treble ditto

aww lovely photo

Yogi19 posted:

Saint posted:

Dear people in Africa - don't walk 3hours for water

Move closer to the water source

Silly sausages

 Actually, that’s a very good point 

Shouldn't be flippant

Just being silly - but seems sensible advice

And stop sending your kids - send the men!!

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

Saint posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Saint posted:

Dear people in Africa - don't walk 3hours for water

Move closer to the water source

Silly sausages

 Actually, that’s a very good point 

Shouldn't be flippant

Just being silly - but seems sensible advice

 

And stop sending your kids - send the men!!

We never got 'mint' to settle us down

We got a smack

THAT settled us down!!

Saint posted:

We never got 'mint' to settle us down

We got a smack

THAT settled us down!!

Saint posted:

We never got 'mint' to settle us down

We got a smack

THAT settled us down!!

Lmao 

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

I like Orchids - some beautiful colours

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Been raining here most of the day 

Baz posted:

Saint posted:

We never got 'mint' to settle us down

We got a smack

THAT settled us down!!

Lmao 

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

I like Orchids - some beautiful colours

 Lovely

Saint posted:

Been raining here most of the day 

Same up here 

Saint posted:

Been raining here most of the day 

aww been quite pleasant here with some sunshine

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Saint posted:

Been raining here most of the day 

aww been quite pleasant here with some sunshine

Same here Ros 

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

Aspidistras

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

When we lived up north our neighbour (lovely old chap) gave my boys spider plants and cacti to grow

Every time he says underplanting , I hear undercrackers 

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

we have some house plants - I like them

Saint posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

Aspidistras

I’m not quite that old young man !

Baz posted:

Every time he says underplanting , I hear undercrackers 

 Trust you! 

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

When we lived up north our neighbour (lovely old chap) gave my boys spider plants and cacti to grow

Yes , mine had them too

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Every time he says underplanting , I hear undercrackers 

 Trust you! 

bazzzzyyyyyy

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

we have some house plants - I like them

Yes, they’ve come back into fashion now 

Baz posted:

Every time he says underplanting , I hear undercrackers 

I'm just   under pl . . . . ok

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I have three orchids - youngest son and DiL buy them for me.

My dil has lots of orchids 

 I’m rubbish with houseplants but the orchids do well 

Houseplants sort of went out of fashion.....we used to have loads of them in the 60s and 70s ....rubber plants, spider plants , yucca .....

we have some house plants - I like them

Yes, they’ve come back into fashion now 

yes

I love Monty 

Saint posted:

Baz posted:

Every time he says underplanting , I hear undercrackers 

I'm just   under pl . . . . ok

Joe is a bit of a sarky pants 

Yogi19 posted:

I love Monty 

Me too 

Yogi19 posted:

I love Monty 

he is lovely