@Saint posted:Oh wow - what was the occasion?
Mr B and I went on a holiday …one of those bargain ones where you don’t know exactly where you are going…..which appealed to his Yorkshire nature 
All we knew was it would be one of the Italian lakes
@Saint posted:and let that be a lesson to you
missed them
@Baz posted:Mr B and I went on a holiday …one of those bargain ones where you don’t know exactly where you are going…..which appealed to his Yorkshire nature
Mr B total legend
@Baz posted:Mr B and I went on a holiday …one of those bargain ones where you don’t know exactly where you are going…..which appealed to his Yorkshire nature
What were the Italians like - were they stylish and refined like we're led to believe?
@Saint posted:What were the Italians like - were they stylish and refined like we're led to believe?
been to Italy a few times -love the Italians - and some of the ladies I saw - (not the Brits )were very stylish -excellent cafes / bars but expensive
Next door has a camelia - it's flowering now but doesn't last - the flowers drop fast and heavy
@Baz posted:I love the garden in spring
and me
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:been to Italy a few times -love the Italians - and some of the ladies I saw - (not the Brits )were very stylish -excellent cafes / bars but expensive
Yes , eating out etc is very dear in Italy …especially in Rome 
@Saint posted:Next door has a camelia - it's flowering now but doesn't last - the flowers drop fast and heavy
we have one and its huge now - ours flower later but don't last long
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:we have one and its huge now - ours flower later but don't last long
@Baz posted:Yes , eating out etc is very dear in Italy …especially in Rome
same with Venice -its the tourist areas that are the rip off
@Saint posted:wish i'd taken me Dad to Italy
awwww
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:same with Venice -its the tourist areas they rip off
Yes, Mr B had been to Venice and said the same
@Baz posted:Yes, Mr B had been to Venice and said the same
@Baz posted:My hyacinths are coming out , and I don’t think the tulips will be long either
all growing nicely but just leaves atm
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:all growing nicely but just leaves atm
Yes , the tulips are just leaves at the moment ….but there are flowers coming on the hyacinths
@Baz posted:Yes , the tulips are just leaves at the moment ….but there are flowers coming on the hyacinths
not seen any hyacinths this year
I'm wanting to move big plants in our front garden to the rear but we need our fence renewed
A builder said we need a retaining wall first = £2,000 minimum
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:all growing nicely but just leaves atm
We've planted soooo many over the years - they come once or twice then ... nothing
I would find a totally green garden boring
@Saint posted:I'm wanting to move big plants in our front garden to the rear but we need our fence renewed
A builder said we need a retaining wall first = £2,000 minimum
Omg that’s an expensive job Renton . My gardener is going to put me a new back gate in …but only £300….and he said he will nail back the only fence slat I lost in the storm at the same time
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:I would find a totally green garden boring
Me too
that garden is worth a fortune
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:that garden is worth a fortune
Not half
@Baz posted:Omg
Our garden is sinking into the garden below - I knew it needed doing and a retaining wall is a must, nothing else we can do, everyone else has something similar
@Saint posted:Our garden is sinking into the garden below - I knew it needed doing and a retaining wall is a must, nothing else we can do, everyone else has something similar