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Garden Zone: 53deg N 0degs approx
Plants in my Garden: Lilac, Flowering Currant, Hibiscus, Roses, Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Many Alpines, Daffodils, Tulips, Olianders, Geraniums & Pelargoniums, Pestimon, Primulas, Butterfly trees
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: Enjoying my Efforts
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: Out and about
Occupation: Retired?
Plants in my Garden: Lilac, Flowering Currant, Hibiscus, Roses, Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Many Alpines, Daffodils, Tulips, Olianders, Geraniums & Pelargoniums, Pestimon, Primulas, Butterfly trees
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: Enjoying my Efforts
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: Out and about
Occupation: Retired?
LittleErnie
Member Since: 10/2/2007
Last Seen: 7 days, 20 hours ago
About LittleErnie
Gardening, plants and wildlife are some of my interests. Retired - sort of - because I seem to do as much work but for voluntary organisations - The friends of Peterborough Museum, The Elderly Peoples Forum, The Local History Societies Forum and the U3A (University of the Third Age) where I lead the Gardening Group. I am an engineer and computer scientist and worked at times for the European Commission and the International Federation for Information Processing. I am an avid plant collector and experiment. This year I am growing peppers - the big red ones. I have a collection of cacti and have mastered -so far- the art of growing alpines. I support CAMERA to ensure that beers are brewed naturaly and given time paint in water colours and run around after the family don't we all!
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Back Again
Where has the time gone? I have been trimming, mowing, pruning. My peppers look magnificent in their red coats. The cactus have flowered well this year and I have seed to collect. I have been getting my caravan (trailer) serviced and back on the road...
Dandelions and things
Where to start? Well the weather is back on track, the lawn cut and pruning done. I don't use a powered mower, I put that away. Why you ask: well using an old fashioned push along MAKES me get good exercise and trims the grass to perfection. The stil...
Hot then wet and windy
Since the last blog it has been hot and sunny in my patch for two weeks in spite of the weather forecast. My peppers are fruiting in the green house and the cactus are in brilliant flower. The perennial sweet-peas have finished blooming and have been...
The Show
Since my last blog life has been full of events both happy and sad. With rain, wind and plenty of sun the garden now has a tropical look. The last weekend was the East of England Show. The best description is that it is similar to a State Fair. On th...
The Countryside
The first thursday of each month a group of us from the U3a visit a church for a tour and then have a cream tea. This week we went to St Andrews Church Lyddington and the tea was provided by the church ladies. The present church dates from the 15 cen...
Where has the time gone? I have been trimming, mowing, pruning. My peppers look magnificent in their red coats. The cactus have flowered well this year and I have seed to collect. I have been getting my caravan (trailer) serviced and back on the road...
Dandelions and things
Where to start? Well the weather is back on track, the lawn cut and pruning done. I don't use a powered mower, I put that away. Why you ask: well using an old fashioned push along MAKES me get good exercise and trims the grass to perfection. The stil...
Hot then wet and windy
Since the last blog it has been hot and sunny in my patch for two weeks in spite of the weather forecast. My peppers are fruiting in the green house and the cactus are in brilliant flower. The perennial sweet-peas have finished blooming and have been...
The Show
Since my last blog life has been full of events both happy and sad. With rain, wind and plenty of sun the garden now has a tropical look. The last weekend was the East of England Show. The best description is that it is similar to a State Fair. On th...
The Countryside
The first thursday of each month a group of us from the U3a visit a church for a tour and then have a cream tea. This week we went to St Andrews Church Lyddington and the tea was provided by the church ladies. The present church dates from the 15 cen...
