Hope it's okay to just say hi! I'm completely new to allotments and gardening in general but have a plot now and am very excited! Spending lots of time there already, clearing lots of bramble and grass. So I'm looking forward to having lots of questions and reading all the tips here. I don't expect too much of what I try to work yet, but will enjoy it anyway.
Ta,
Tina.
My blog: artist-allotment.blogspot.com
Hi Timelady,
All the best and welcome to A4A, bring on the questions we'll be glad to help.
welcome, Tina, hope your plot gives you everything you want from it, lots of brill people here, loads of advice and seeds to swap :)
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hi timelady, welcome to the forum (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/smilies/waveposticon.gif)
look forward to your posts and pictures!
Hi there, WELCOME, lots of friendly peeps here. lookout for Lorna, though ;D ;D ;D
Hello from us as well....
;D
Welcome Tina. Hope you have lots of fun with your plot.
You'll get lots of inspiration on this site
Hi Timelady. Welcome from me you will enjoy being on this site. Now if you need advice on making a cuppa or how to enjoy a glass of brandy then I'm your girl ;D but please don't ask me any gardening questions.
Now I am not sure what Mary means (Rosebud) she may be a little peeved with me as I have set her the task of trying to find me a fu*hsia named Dawn Star (we are the best of friends really :))
Good luck. Lorna.
Hi there. Good Luck with the plot :)
Unlike us, don't forget to take before photos!
Hi and welcome!The great thing about this site is we cover the whole range from absolute beginners to very experienced, and everybody's happy to help!
Wow, thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Absolutely right about the 'before' pics. Fortunately I have a couple photos from when I first got the plot, and they're on my blog, but then keep forgetting to take the camera with me in the mornings. So today it's on the list... although I might forget the list in the next 15 minutes of course. ;)
Of to go ask my first official question now! :D
Tina
artist-allotment.blogspot.com
Hi all, I`ve not been here for ages, too busy looking for dead people :) I couldn`t even remember my log-in details so had to start all over again :-[
Lorna, have you tried this site for your fuchsia?
http://plants.thompson-morgan.com
Thanks Suey, will have a look later. Dawn Star was amongst 6 fuschias that late husband bought me. Although I have always managed to take cuttings from the others I had many failures on Dawn Star and this year I even lost the parent plant.
Gotta go and get rid of some more conifers then get horse poo so will do my googling later today ;D
Lorna
Hello Tina, nice to meet you 8)
Suey.....nice to meet you too, 8) but...
Hi all, I`ve not been here for ages, too busy looking for dead people
Go on! Tell!!!
Hi Lishka, we`ve `spoken` before but not for ages, my user name then was SueT :) Don`t worry I haven`t been grave robbing, just poring over census data ;D
Hello from me too, and welcome. ;D
Hi timelady & Suey,
Wellcome to the site,
As winter is comming and the garden almost closes down,
the next most important question is .............
Do either of you like chocolate? ;D ;D ;D
I'm the greedy one on this site ;D ;D ;D
Mmmm, chocolate! Wouldnt' turn it down. Nor a sherry. ;)
I've got a lovely ??? winter of chopping bramble ahead of me though.
Tina.
Hi scotch-mist :) Yes I`m very partial to chocolate but try not to eat it too often :'(
Tina, your paintings are beautiful!
Welcome Tina..love your art work 8)
Geo.. :)
I agree your pictures are very beautiful. Glad to see they are selling well. Oh yes & hello from me too. Good luck with the site.
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Funny enough my mentor (I didn't go to art school, I studied with an artist for a few years) said that I'd start painting allotments now! I pshawed that of course, it's not the sea. But... yesterday I really wished I'd brought my sketchbook! Uh oh. :D I love doing these really simple drawings with a marker (no erasing mistakes!) and now have visions of allotment drawings... I really need to build the shed soon, maybe I could get an easel in there. ;)
Tina.
Hi Tina,
Welcome! Pull up a stool and make yourself comfortable. :)
Sorry I'm late, I'm a bit inconsistent in my visiting/posting - keep failing to say hi to new people, despite the fact that I found that really nice when I first tipped up here. :-[
Cool art BTW. 8)
laters
Pete
Hi Pete, don't worry... I'm a moderator on another forum and know how you get a bit blase about things after a while. :) Newbies seem to breed and multiply. ;)
Good news about our allotments, there's only one or two left! Which is great given the state of most of them. So hopefully next year we'll have a lovely little thriving community.
Tina.