tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1223979078376285764..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Every garden has one - don't they?Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91834150260218376892014-02-25T13:19:08.913+00:002014-02-25T13:19:08.913+00:00I wonder whether we too will be ruthless, Shirley....I wonder whether we too will be ruthless, Shirley.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38562814745244904602014-02-25T12:41:11.034+00:002014-02-25T12:41:11.034+00:00I agree with Roger on being envious of such a big ...I agree with Roger on being envious of such a big space to want to hide ;-) I have often thought on doing a similar post although my corners are small (hence the greenhouse being useful) so I can't hold too much. At the moment I have a line up of trugs at my back door for washing when the wind dries down. I loved looking at the contents in your cold frames. <br /><br />I agree with your comment to Angie about keeping a tided area tidy. I got rid of a lot of my large faded and not faded plastic tubs last year (to a recycled drop-off) as I feel they were always my downfall when I just didn't use them. It felt good to be honest and ruthless. Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38675636242748374532014-02-14T13:49:35.315+00:002014-02-14T13:49:35.315+00:00Glad that you found it comforting, Elaine!Glad that you found it comforting, Elaine!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85698825169879392412014-02-14T10:52:38.934+00:002014-02-14T10:52:38.934+00:00So glad you have shown this - nice to know not eve...So glad you have shown this - nice to know not everyone's garden is perfect - I don't feel so bad about my untidy places now.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31341185162130925672014-02-12T08:30:28.990+00:002014-02-12T08:30:28.990+00:00The seedlings in the cold frame are photos taken i...The seedlings in the cold frame are photos taken in previous years Malar - no this year's seedlings yetSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-30319611101199996652014-02-12T00:15:42.274+00:002014-02-12T00:15:42.274+00:00I have smaller part of the garden in similar state...I have smaller part of the garden in similar state! ;) <br />Very good planning on your plot! The seedlings look so healthy! Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3790512345498428502014-02-11T10:18:05.880+00:002014-02-11T10:18:05.880+00:00We have other smaller parts of the garden that are...We have other smaller parts of the garden that are in a similar state, Janet - well not quite the same as they are on paths so no weeds just clutter. We have been trying to declutter the house during our decorating so may we need to declutter the garden and get rid of the stuff we don't use!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9935743150622636092014-02-11T09:40:59.557+00:002014-02-11T09:40:59.557+00:00I think it is obligatory to have at least one such...I think it is obligatory to have at least one such area Sue, I know I have two, and other areas sometimes vie for the Shame Gold Medal when I get distracted during the year! Your plans sound really good, maybe add a little store for all those pots and other bits and pieces that we all have and don't want to chuck? That's what I am hoping to do, bung them all in the same place and screen to lessen the shame factor.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9097239653443706672014-02-10T08:04:28.539+00:002014-02-10T08:04:28.539+00:00Perfect isn't really a word regularly used to ...Perfect isn't really a word regularly used to describe me, Snowbird :DSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59133448727261985262014-02-09T21:29:55.982+00:002014-02-09T21:29:55.982+00:00Lol, lovely to know that you're not totally pe...Lol, lovely to know that you're not totally perfect!!! You still have plenty of use out of the space though, tidy or not. I do like your plans for it and shall await the next chapter.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-70984466290822551032014-02-09T18:19:55.142+00:002014-02-09T18:19:55.142+00:00Hopefully giving this are a purpose will make a di...Hopefully giving this are a purpose will make a difference, JayneSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25405534029640266422014-02-09T17:07:40.537+00:002014-02-09T17:07:40.537+00:00Well done for 'fessing up! I suspect every bu...Well done for 'fessing up! I suspect every busy garden has a dumping ground (or two), Bag End certainly does.<br /><br />I've found that areas get used as a dump when they don't have a proper purpose which can't be subverted ... but being that organised is much easier said than done.<br />Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65398147453337833042014-02-09T15:07:50.796+00:002014-02-09T15:07:50.796+00:00NO doubt it will be the subject of several posts. ...NO doubt it will be the subject of several posts. Victoria.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-747436956869875402014-02-09T14:30:52.918+00:002014-02-09T14:30:52.918+00:00Ha, we put all our rubbish in the cold frame and a...Ha, we put all our rubbish in the cold frame and are now having to deal with it. I'm trying to be very strict. Your new plans look really good Sue, I'll look forward to reading how you get on with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53172838357411460292014-02-09T08:58:46.759+00:002014-02-09T08:58:46.759+00:00Oh dear - maybe you can eventually get the childre...Oh dear - maybe you can eventually get the children interested in gardening!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39380165232776333752014-02-09T08:57:27.849+00:002014-02-09T08:57:27.849+00:00Maybe Bonnie - maybe you need some of our unused t...Maybe Bonnie - maybe you need some of our unused tubs/planters!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68233642748893335292014-02-09T08:56:00.902+00:002014-02-09T08:56:00.902+00:00Temporary - does about 20 years count as temporary...Temporary - does about 20 years count as temporary, CJ? You did have to mention the stuff didn't you? Anything we don't want and will never used will be disposed of - the rest will move elsewhere. ;) Hopefully we will still have the powerhouse there - just not the detritusSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-90907612312039366362014-02-09T08:53:24.035+00:002014-02-09T08:53:24.035+00:00Only a little untidy, Tanya? Ah now we too have an...Only a little untidy, Tanya? Ah now we too have an old bench that hasn't yet made it to the plot. I think it will be a case of will it last long enough to get there!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25025223302800250732014-02-09T08:51:20.936+00:002014-02-09T08:51:20.936+00:00Are these working cars, Linda or dead like Alain&#...Are these working cars, Linda or dead like Alain's wheelbarrows.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77055785181039155142014-02-09T08:50:28.144+00:002014-02-09T08:50:28.144+00:00I believe it Alain - can you use them as planters,...I believe it Alain - can you use them as planters, We have a very poor;y wheelbarrow too but it is still creaking around the plot.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87089243944824143322014-02-09T08:45:50.803+00:002014-02-09T08:45:50.803+00:00Some decent weather would help, Linda. I'm sur...Some decent weather would help, Linda. I'm sure you will eventually reap the benefits of your non-compost area.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62837410540455540262014-02-09T02:03:03.070+00:002014-02-09T02:03:03.070+00:00My entire garden is something of an area of shame ...My entire garden is something of an area of shame at the moment. Pots litter the ground intermingled with chook poo and dying plants. All an explainable byproduct of: having young children, being too soft and letting the chooks out too often, and the extremes of an Australian summer. But pretty unattractive nonetheless...Liz - Suburban Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967077073783256161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16769526440403112082014-02-09T01:56:51.351+00:002014-02-09T01:56:51.351+00:00I'm glad I'm not the only one with one of ...I'm glad I'm not the only one with one of those 'areas'. Mine is a flowerbed beside the house. Bad soil, bad drainage, hard to keep watered, and overall a pain. Every year I have a new plan for it and every year failure. Oh, I take that back. I did get hollyhocks to grow there last year. Maybe this will be the year for perfection.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37773861560530350042014-02-08T22:20:35.977+00:002014-02-08T22:20:35.977+00:00I think every garden needs an area like this to pu...I think every garden needs an area like this to put things temporarily. It's the powerhouse of the garden, from here everything can be organised. I like your plan though. But where will you put the things that need to be put somewhere..?CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59097783978570937042014-02-08T21:08:21.747+00:002014-02-08T21:08:21.747+00:00Well I guess it is a little untidy Sue...but belie...Well I guess it is a little untidy Sue...but believe me when I say I've seen worse!!! I don't have an area like this in my garden at home though as it just isn't big enough and everything is close to the fence so it's hard to stash things there...of course that was planned purely for that reason!! Mind you I do have some extra benches at the moment which still haven't made it to the allotment despite being there a year now...whoops!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.com