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Charlie Pridham

2007-10-24, 3:25 am

Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

'Mike'

2007-10-24, 3:25 am

"Charlie Pridham" <charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.218908dcaec3e04a9896a0@News.Individual.NET...
> Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
> to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
> trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
> seemed a great idea.
> Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
> nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
> up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
> Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
> --
> Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
> www.roselandhouse.co.uk
> Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
> Lapageria rosea

Have you seen those houses off the main shopping street in Torquay? There
must be getting on for 40 - 50 steps up to them!!! I wouldn't like to be the
removal man moving people in there :-((

Mike

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Sacha

2007-10-24, 3:25 am

On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
MPG.218908dcaec3e04a9896a0@News.Individual.NET, "Charlie Pridham"
<charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:

> Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
> to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
> trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
> seemed a great idea.
> Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
> nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
> up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
> Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!

Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Charlie Pridham

2007-10-24, 9:25 am

In article <C344BCF3.5CBCB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>,
sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk says...
> On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
> MPG.218908dcaec3e04a9896a0@News.Individual.NET, "Charlie Pridham"
> <charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
> of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?
>

Hope to be in touch about one during next year (still haven't actually
built the wall yet!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

CWatters

2007-10-24, 9:25 am

Charlie Pridham

2007-10-24, 9:25 am

In article <13hu9kcbl5pd763@corp.supernews.com>,
colin.watters@turnersoak.plus.com says...
>
> "Charlie Pridham" <charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MPG.218908dcaec3e04a9896a0@News.Individual.NET...
>
> All you need to do now is mix a few tons of concrete for the foundations :-)
>
>
>
I know, and guess what, that also has to be humped up there! but at least
if we buy chippings a ton at a time it gets delivered at the top of the
drive, and we don't have to do it all in half a day because its blocking
drive and pavement like the blocks!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Sacha

2007-10-24, 9:25 am

On 24/10/07 10:12, in article
MPG.21891cd6337fbf979896a1@News.Individual.NET, "Charlie Pridham"
<charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <C344BCF3.5CBCB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>,
> sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk says...
>
> Hope to be in touch about one during next year (still haven't actually
> built the wall yet!

We've got a few babies so I'll put your name on one. I think we're going to
do the Cornwall Show next year (we've been invited to anyway) so I want to
make a sort of corral for plants 'Not For Sale'. I'll pop it in there!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha

2007-10-24, 9:25 am

On 24/10/07 14:20, in article
MPG.218956ecd62668f89896a2@News.Individual.NET, "Charlie Pridham"
<charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <13hu9kcbl5pd763@corp.supernews.com>,
> colin.watters@turnersoak.plus.com says...
> I know, and guess what, that also has to be humped up there! but at least
> if we buy chippings a ton at a time it gets delivered at the top of the
> drive, and we don't have to do it all in half a day because its blocking
> drive and pavement like the blocks!

Had you ever thought of buying a donkey? ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

MikeCT

2007-10-24, 1:25 pm

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in a message:
> Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
> nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
> up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
> Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
> --
Well done, so far! Don't forget to take photos as work progresses. If you
don't, you'll wish you had, later when the job's finished.

MikeCT

Charlie Pridham

2007-10-24, 1:25 pm

In article <5oJTi.784$0Q2.390@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>,
MikeCT@virginsnow.net says...
>
> "Charlie Pridham" wrote in a message:
> Well done, so far! Don't forget to take photos as work progresses. If you
> don't, you'll wish you had, later when the job's finished.
>
> MikeCT
>
>
>
>
Thanks for the reminder, I always seem to forget, so I have lots of
"afters" and very few "befores"!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Charlie Pridham

2007-10-24, 1:25 pm

In article <C3450EC4.5CC1E%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>,
sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk says...
> On 24/10/07 10:12, in article
> MPG.21891cd6337fbf979896a1@News.Individual.NET, "Charlie Pridham"
> <charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> We've got a few babies so I'll put your name on one. I think we're going to
> do the Cornwall Show next year (we've been invited to anyway) so I want to
> make a sort of corral for plants 'Not For Sale'. I'll pop it in there!
>
>
>
That would be great, and if we haven't seen you by then we get to meet up
as well :~)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Sacha

2007-10-24, 8:25 pm

On 24/10/07 16:31, in article
MPG.218975abf43b3ba89896a5@News.Individual.NET, "Charlie Pridham"
<charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <C3450EC4.5CC1E%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>,
> sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk says...
> That would be great, and if we haven't seen you by then we get to meet up
> as well :~)

Hope we'll meet before then, though - it seems a long way off now but it
won't in May. ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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