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allaboutliverpool
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allaboutliverpool.com
When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 10, 2008, 21:57:31 »
This is what I am up to in my spare time.
3 years ago it was a blank canvas, being a new house
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage.html
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betula
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Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 10, 2008, 21:59:45 »
I can see a weed in that left hand corner ;D
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grawrc
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Posts: 6,583
Edinburgh
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 10, 2008, 22:01:51 »
Where have you taken the photo from?
Lots of interesting elements in your garden ... Liverpool?
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jordsbabe
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Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 10, 2008, 22:09:19 »
It's beautiful!
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allaboutliverpool
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Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 10, 2008, 22:17:59 »
The photo is from an upstairs bedroom. The effect is much better from ground level as there is a sense of height that is lostfromabove,
To the right of the coservatoy is a secluded area that is planted with shade loving plants as south is directly over the right hand fence.
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage.html
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grawrc
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Edinburgh
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 10, 2008, 22:21:38 »
My 102 year old house's garden was also a blank canvas when we moved in - all the better as far as I was concerned: I only had to clear the "field" and a few sickly shrubs (we retained the plum tree) to get started on the design, which has changed massively over the years.
that's the fun of gardening.
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lorna
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March. Cambridgeshire
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 11, 2008, 17:35:55 »
Like the look of the garden and it is bathed in sunshine!!!!
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allaboutliverpool
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allaboutliverpool.com
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 13, 2008, 09:43:48 »
It is about 4pm. The sun sets and bathes the pergola in late evening sunshine, just perfect for glass of wine, mind you at midday, the pergola is nicely shaded and is also perfect for a glass of wine.
In the early morning, the patio to the left of the conservatory and below out of sight is in full sun as it rises and is perfect for a cup of coffee.
In between the coffee and the wine, I manage the short walk of about 5 minutes to the allotment. The walk takes me along the Mersey through a wood.
I have done a page especially during writing this posting-
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_ontheway.html
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Kea
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Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 14, 2008, 14:52:39 »
That's a nice walk .....lucky you to be so close to your allotment.
Great views as well.
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debster
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Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 15, 2008, 16:10:25 »
awesome
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norfolklass
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Norwich - a fine city
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 15, 2008, 16:16:19 »
ooh, that makes me all nostalgic... lived in Liverpool for 8 years, OH is a scouser, and I still miss it. lived off Smithdown Road for a few years, then moved to Aigburth. happy days!
oh, and
beautiful
garden, AAL :)
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allaboutliverpool
Hectare
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allaboutliverpool.com
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 15, 2008, 20:16:23 »
My house and allotment are in Liverpool 17 which is Aigburth.
For the many who do not know, aig is old English for oak, so Aigburth is place of oaks and was part of one of King John's hunting forests 800 years ago and Lodge Lane is a reminder of this, where his hunting lodge was.
The proximity of the allotment to the Mersey is seen on the Google Earth map if you click on allaboutliverpool.
In fact the spot where the allotment is next to the woods was the original bank of the Mersey, and the land between my plot and the promenade was created from the spoils of the first Mersey tunnel in the 1920's.
My only visit to Norfolk was 40 years ago when I drove to Kings Lynn one Summer and vowed never to go again because of the traffic jams! A little unfair of me to judge place so harshly based on one experience. Maybe the roads are better!
The photos of the area are on my other posting "How do you get to your allotment?
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kt.
Hectare
Posts: 4,805
Teesside
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 15, 2008, 20:50:06 »
What a masterpiece to be proud of! My garden has a shed and greenhouse. That's about it for me. The rest is trampoline, swings, slide and seesaw for the kids. So in a few years............ maybe..........
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tonybloke
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Gorleston 0n sea, Norfolk
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 15, 2008, 20:58:01 »
to A A L,come to sunny north norfolk, you can have a sunrise and sunset on the same beach!! ;D ;D ;D
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allaboutliverpool
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allaboutliverpool.com
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 15, 2008, 21:40:23 »
I have been on the beach in Juan les Pins today, is it as sunny in NorfolK?
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tonybloke
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Gorleston 0n sea, Norfolk
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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July 16, 2008, 22:32:59 »
YES ;D
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Emagggie
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Out to lunch.
Re: When I am not on the allotment.....
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Reply #16 on:
July 16, 2008, 22:51:03 »
AND in southend-on-Sea too ;D
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