A Weekend at Home

Hi Jennyfer. It's nice to hear from gardening teenagers. I was one many years ago lol, and actually from when I was a small child and my dad gave me a bit of the garden to plant things in.

Then when I became a student I used to help my landlady and her husband in their garden.

I would try to move some of your poppies, I think they'll be all right if you moved them now before they come into flower.

I hope we get a nice spring. This winter has been the worst I can remember.

Good luck with your studies. I'm sure you'll pass with flying colours :)

all the very best jennyfer with your student life, it wont be long to the long summer and you can be in that greenhouse to your heart's content!
last week on the radio i was hearing about a college/university that has allotments? do you have that?
i would try to move one or two of the poppies when it is a little warmer than the freezing cold we have today ~ although i realise you need to move them before they get too big ~ maybe another couple of weeks of warmer weather??? i dont really know.
i love poppies myself and have little welsh ones that pop up all over the garden!

Thankyou, both of you :)
Welsh poppies are so pretty! We didn't have many last year, only one or two, but I think I saw some seed somewhere....

To my knowledge Newcastle Uni doesn't have allotments; I vaguely google searched it without much luck, but I think I heard on gardeners' question time that Durham next to us does :P (or maybe that was on the internet, I heard or saw it somewhere!) Our house next year has some near it, but we're away for the main growing seasons, so I might see if there are any poor unsuspecting victims I can help out..

When I was little I was given a patch of garden too... but got scared off every time I tried weeding it by this giant red ants next that would send ants crawling all over me when I disturbed it. I think I have got used to them being everywhere now :P

It looks like its going to be a beautiful day in Newcastle, the sun is streaming though my curtains! Although it will probably be very chilly still... Hopefully your spring will spring and the weather will warm up soon!

Hi Jenny.....I've just discovered your blogs and really enjoyed reading of all your plans. Your description of being in the greenhouse with the cat in your lap sounded so idyllic....hope you conclude your studies for this year so you can return home and share those kind of days again.

I like your enthusiasm...I'll be looking out for further blogs.

Hi Jennyfer,

How nice to see such enthusiasm - you will certainly spur other people on to get out on their gardens again.

I agree with the others who have said that you should split the poppies up - what have you got to lose and you may well get double the number of flowers if they are all given enough space to grow.

Good luck with your studies and I hope you can spend more time at home when your exams have finished.

Happy Gardening.

Happy studying and happy gardening Jenny, hope you're getting some sunshine as we are in Lincolnshire. Not long before you are home and out in the garden again. Which course are you on at Newcastle and how many more years before you have finished your studies? Look forward to seeing more pictures when you get back home.

Thankyou all for your kindness :)
I am in my first year and studying history, so have another two years to go :P

history of gardens and plant exploration would be nice dissertation???
you could go on lots of nice trips that way.
hope it goes really well

hehehe, that sounds like a nice idea :P (and a wonderful excuse to go and see places :P), but don't scare me! I have to get through my first two years first!!

We have been doing a bit on the agriculture of europe though....

Good luck Jennyfer with your studies make the most of it. Uni life I mean. Enjoy

sorry, didnt mean to scare you ~ i was hoping it was something to look forward to! enjoy your time there!