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March in your garden

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  Posted by TomBradbury (U3349234) on Thursday, 1st March 2012

  Good evening! Bit delayed but welcome to "March in your garden". In the spirit of previous threads, this one is for over the garden fence chats about what's fantastic about your garden and any other topics you want to talk about. I can't close the previous "December" thread, but hopefully people will start to use this.
  
  

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  Posted by kate1123 (U14824475) on Friday, 2nd March 2012

  I have been very busy in the garden this morning. I have had a traditional whirly gig garden due to a small boy. now he is more interested in cars than footballs I can develop the garden.
  
  We have dug a square border in the centre of the garden, I am planning a mix of hebes, spring bulbs and dahlias.

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  Hi Tim. I think you need to post a message on the December in your garden thread pointing people over here.
  
  No gardening for me for a while as I'm scheduled for surgery to fix a slipped disc and will be out of commission for a while. I'm trying to persuade OH to fund me a student from the local horticultural college for a few weeks just to keep on top of weeds and spring pruning.
  
  The snowdrops are all now out and crocuses just starting so daffes will soon follow. I shall get slug pellets down before I disappear so the perishers don't eat all the new shoots. need to get chappy to see t othe lawnmower too as the grass will start growing soon. we're a few weeks behind the UK in general.

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  Posted by hypercharleyfarley (U7444019) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  Hi Obs - good luck for the op. Now have another Assistant to accompany The Accomplice. This one's a bit of a "Tea Leaf" as well - he raided my handbag & hid my wallet in the back of the car the other day........... maybe he'll grow out of it! Cheers! Ma.

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  Ha! Our ballroom dance teacher usualy is accompanied by his Yorki who doves straight in my handbag cos she knows there'll be a treat in there for her. Doesn't hide things though.
  
  Rasta doggy has only tealeafed once when someone left a chicken sandwich right under her nose.
  
  I'm looking forward to the op. Has to be better than what I have now - limited mobility and strength and unable to dance and garden. Humph! Can't even joint a chicken or grate a carrot properly either.
  
  What sort is the new Assistant? We're on the look out for a playmate for Rasta and our trainer has recommended a collie or a Pyrennian sheep dog as being the right size and temperament. Don't necessarily want a pedigree though and are happy to give a home to another abandoned doggy. She currently has an 8month old Malinois who was bought by illegal Poles as a guard dog and has been chained up since he was 8 weeks old. He was scared of indoors, doors themselves, other dogs and had no training but spent a week with Rasta and another female while she was in kennels at Carnaval and is now much better. However, Murielle thinks he'll grow too big for Rasta. Pity as he's lovely.

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  Posted by kate1123 (U14824475) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  I saw this damage on my iris, so last night I went out to look for slugs. I was surprised to find that it had 4 caterpillars nibbling away. I also found caterpillars on lupins and aquilegias.
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by hypercharleyfarley (U7444019) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  Ha! Our ballroom dance teacher usualy is accompanied by his Yorki who doves straight in my handbag cos she knows there'll be a treat in there for her. Doesn't hide things though.
  
  Rasta doggy has only tealeafed once when someone left a chicken sandwich right under her nose.
  
  I'm looking forward to the op. Has to be better than what I have now - limited mobility and strength and unable to dance and garden. Humph! Can't even joint a chicken or grate a carrot properly either.
  
  What sort is the new Assistant? We're on the look out for a playmate for Rasta and our trainer has recommended a collie or a Pyrennian sheep dog as being the right size and temperament. Don't necessarily want a pedigree though and are happy to give a home to another abandoned doggy. She currently has an 8month old Malinois who was bought by illegal Poles as a guard dog and has been chained up since he was 8 weeks old. He was scared of indoors, doors themselves, other dogs and had no training but spent a week with Rasta and another female while she was in kennels at Carnaval and is now much better. However, Murielle thinks he'll grow too big for Rasta. Pity as he's lovely.  Hello again Obs - The Second Assistant is (of course!) another whippet - the eighth one in the family, tho' not all at the same time!
  
  I can just about remember what Rasta looks like, but not sure about size. I've never heard of a Malinois - what do they look like? I had two sheepdogs years ago, and my in-laws had a Pyrrennean (sp?) mountain dog which looked rather similar to a St Bernard in terms of size/shape/coat & weight, so rather a big dog for indoors. I think it's more a matter of whether or not dogs seem to be able to get on with each other, rather than matching sizes. For instance I sometimes have my sister's dog to stay for a couple of days - a rather small Lakeland Terrier bitch - and she really rules the roost here. The other dogs accept that without any problems, so it must be all down to personality as much as anything else, and maybe the females are better at being a bit bossy!
  
  I think some breeds of dog need much more entertainment & exercise than others, so that's one of the reasons I like whippets. They are usually content with a couple of good walks/runs a day and then head for the nearest comfy armchair to snooze - it's the working dogs which can be hard going. New whippet is now 14 months old - have had him for just over a month - re-homed from someone who couldn't keep him due to work commitments. He's still very puppy-ish but I know he'll grow out of that eventually. I don't think I'd chance it with a chicken sandwich tho' .......... Ma. x

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  Posted by nooj (U13729031) on Saturday, 3rd March 2012

  You a already know how happy I am for you Ma.
  
  I think right under your nose , Obs, is a sign that it belongs to a dog
  The vet once said to me - all good cats are thieves
  This lot are not, but the former little devils were
  
  xxxx

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Sunday, 4th March 2012

  Hi Ma. A Malinois is one of 3 types of belgian shepherd dog - Malinois, Tervuren and Groenendaal. They're about the size of an Alsatian but not as heavy. The Pyrennian would be the sheep dog, not the mountain dog which do indeed get huge.
  
  Rasta looks a lot like a cross between a Griffon Vendéen, a Tibetan terrier and an English bearded collie. She's 17 kilos and has a coat like sheeps wool which gets twisty and knotty when allowed to grow long, hence her name.
  
  I know working dogs need a lot of exercise but Murielle's theory is that they would do that themselves chasing round the garden and just need one good walk a day. I'm not sure how good to charging critters would be for my plants..........
  
  I'm home a lot so they'd be fine. However, friends of mine who have a Tervuren have recently adopted a Bichon Frisée that needed a good home and size doesn't matter. They get on like a house on fire.
  
  Nooj - clearly your cats are saintly about food to make up for their other habits.

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  Posted by nooj (U13729031) on Sunday, 4th March 2012

  My little darlings Obs?????
  Do you mean their mission to bring every mouse in the county to warm up inside?
  Pure altruism.......

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