Allotments 4 All

Hello all just thought I would put a picture on of the Man I most admire in the world today my Father.

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He is the person that as taugt me most of the things I know today about gardening, and as you can see he still likes to come upto the allotments to keep me in check, I would give anything to give him another 100 years of life, I really love him for all that he as done along with my Mother and I just wished I had spent more of my life telling them so.

Richard, what a lovely post.  My Dad has been gone 13 years now and I always regret not saying that sort of thing to him.  I hope yours sees your post.  Treasure him and your mother.

My dad is now housebound, but he loved gardening - the plot, the garden, the dahlias,.... he was set in his ways - I remember pestering him for the purple french beans, which he succumbed then grew successfully for many years - yummy beans they were. He let me grow nasturtiums, a quarter died due to blackfly, but the beans and stuff were aphid free. My love of seed catalogues came from Marshalls - can remember my dad getting the pelleted stinky cow manure. I don't remember but my dad sowed 3 rows of webbs wonderful on the same day - they germinated rather too successfully, and well, think our neighbours had had enough of lettuce after a bit!

Spritely young thing!!

I like your 'arrangement', Richard.

what a lovely post i shed a few tears reading it , you and your father most have a wonderfull relationship , i sadly lost my dad 6 years ago he was only 56 and the best dad on the world ,

I have sat here looking out of the window for ages thinking about your post, and what I would like to say, but sometimes the words just don't come.

Don't think what could have been, tell them how you feel about them.  When my dad died in 2000, he knew exactly how I felt about the old sod, because I told him, and meant it every time.  I have no regrets.

My love of allotments comes from my dad, even though his thumbs were browner than most.  We shared our first allotment and he was my chief weeder and waterer, and he still wanders by to point out the weeds, I can smell his roll-ups!

Excellent pics taken on a lovely sunny day, and if your dad has a spare hour or two and would like to come pick over my plot for me, he is more than welcome!  ;D

p.s.  By the way Richard, your allotment is spiffing!

crying my eyes out now - don't know why as my dad (fortunately) is hale and hearty and turned 57 last week.  I don't know where I would be without him (or my mum) and I think it is lovely that you have posted this thread. (even if you have made me cry!)

The last words I said to my Dad were "I love you" how lucky was I! Little did I know he would be gone a week later.  :'(    I too am sitting here with tears in my eyes, a Dad is such a special person and it is so wonderful that you can acknowledge that! He must be proud of you. 
Mine had a love of gardening, fuschias were his thing and I am finding I am heading towards them as the years go by! It makes me feel closer to me Dad to be growing them, though not nearly as well as he did I might add!
Enjoy having your Dad around, and tell him how you feel.
Love your plot BTW!

Gordon Bennett

It's my grandad for me.

He died when I was 13 and it was way before I got into gardening. I wish now that I could talk to him. I'd love him to teach me everything he learnt and pass on his kowledge and tips. I'd love to learn what methods and theories he followed. Was it more organic? or chemicals? anything really!

I have his old fork and spade, so when I dig, I feel like he's helping me.

I loved him to pieces and even now, 16 years later, it still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it. I just like to have one last day with him.

Gosh it is filling me up reading all these replys, but it is so nice to see that mostpeople think the same about there parents as well as me.

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My father died six years ago tomorrow.
I still miss him as much as ever.

My father died when I was a year old so my Grandfather took over the roll..he was the allotment gardner and my mentor in life.

Although he died some thirty odd years ago now I still have fond memories and last year when I was putting in my spuds on Good Friday ..in the rain (cos that's the day when he ALWAYS put his in) I swear I heard him laughing

I have two daughters and four Grandchildren and I hope that I can leave them with the fond memories as highlighted so eloquently on this post.

I am not planning on going just yet though  ;)

Derek

RK
I kind of feel the same way as all of you sentimental people but I don't feel sad or tearful when I remember my Mum and Dad, who were incidentally the best parents in the world bar none :P. Sadly they both died in the same year, when I was 28, far too young to be orphaned in my opinion but there's plenty of people worse off, my Sis for example, she was only 24 poor thing. I just feel a little queasy at all the self indulgent sentimentality, sorry but that's just the way I feel, and my Ma & Pa would both agree with me ;) ;) ;)

Oh I loved my late father, who died nearly 15 years ago but the Man in my life who was real important was my Uncle John.  We were so close, just like Father and Daughter.  He died late 2003 and I miss him every day and still talk to him.  He taught me loads and showed me the way on how to lead my life along with my late Gran.  What I am today is what I learnt from them. 

my dad is my rock and i dont no what i would do if i lost him
he is away at the moment and at 26 i miss him
how sad is that
i am a daddy's boy
shhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell anyone  ;) :-[

Aw what a lovely post.

My dad wasn't into gardening but he would've been into my kids if he'd been alive to see them.  I would have have a babysitter now so I could go to my lottie hee hee! Mum unfortunately can't do it as she's disabled.

Grandad died when I was about 7. I was very very shy as a little girl but always felt happy around Grandad. He smoked a pipe and I love the smell of the tobacco,can't recall its name right now.

Have no older men around now which is sad but I especially feel it for my children. Not fair them not having a Grandad. :(

  My DAD god bless him.

How about a Father's Day thread seen as it's coming it up?

It'll be cheaper than Clintons, will last far longer & won't be as damaging on the environment as no trees need to be chopped down.

CC