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Thistles

Couldn't convince Ben to get into Kodak moment with my beautiful thistle (again local council forgot this patch but I'm lovin' it anyway) can you tell I'm home sick : (



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aww Angie :-(
i sowed some scotch thistle seeds this yr

10 Jul, 2009

 

ah good girl Eileen - I haven't sowed actual "thistle" but have Eryngium (dotted around) which I think of as posh thistle

10 Jul, 2009

 

we have to do our bit Angie lol sometimes think i was born in the wrong country lol

10 Jul, 2009

 

me too - Must be the only person in Ireland that wills on shamrock rather than week kill it !!!

10 Jul, 2009

 

I bet the Bees and Butterflies love that area Angie!

11 Jul, 2009

 

ah they certainly do Paul - I wish I had more butterflies in my garden getting to know the ones that attract the butterflies

12 Jul, 2009

 

Yes, I've always tried to plant with that in mind Angie. But I haven't seen many at all this year in my garden!

12 Jul, 2009

 

me neither however I do seem to attract slugs and snails you can't win

12 Jul, 2009

 

We all attract them in greater numbers than anything else. I use beer traps to help control them!

14 Jul, 2009

 

me too Paul however i could end up having more beer traps than plants : )

17 Jul, 2009

 

I suppose you could just drink the beer yourself and then you wouldn't care !!!!!

17 Jul, 2009

 

now there is a thing - maybe thats why I have sooo many snails - I never fill the beer traps cause I drink all the beer : ) :)

17 Jul, 2009

 

There's worse things you could do. In fact I'm off to the pub now myself to meet my sons. Unusual for me to go to the pub but Julie (my wife ) is a teacher and she's at the local Chinese Restaraunt on an end of term bash at the moment so thought I'd join my sons instead of staying in on my own!

17 Jul, 2009

 

sounds like a plan Paul - Gary is out tonight with his work too and as my son is only 5 - they wont let him in the pub another 13 year and i will be sorted - enjoy

17 Jul, 2009

 

I did, angie! Lot's of football talk!

19 Jul, 2009



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