tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post4235872453609022850..comments2024-03-22T07:28:43.820+00:00Comments on The wind and the wellies: Seven and a bit days.........1000 miles later.Fay McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-8123953405595801592012-10-11T15:45:00.440+01:002012-10-11T15:45:00.440+01:00Splendid! Why don't gardening people write lik...Splendid! Why don't gardening people write like that any more? I especially liked the knight-errant resting under the umbrageous branches of the walnut after his exertions on the battle-field....<br />I have two highly practical suggestions - one is to find an ancient ruined mansion with the remains of an orangery - preferably in an area with lots of wind farms, where masses of money for 'community benefit' is sloshing around. You could live in a caravan and spend your day restoring the orangery, all on wind-farm money. Lots of mansions on the west coast burned down in the days of candles and horse-drawn fire brigades - I was looking at one such only a couple of weeks ago. I expect most of them had orangeries....<br />The second suggestion is to bonzai-ify the walnut (or at least keep it pot-bound to the extent that it won't outgrow a greenhouse). After all, you can do this with lemons. Maybe it will get desperate and form some nuts in a hurry?kininviehttp://gardeningattheedge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-26551218908354963282012-10-11T12:20:27.224+01:002012-10-11T12:20:27.224+01:00Kininvie - a link for you to peruse
http://www.el...Kininvie - a link for you to peruse<br /><br />http://www.electricscotland.com/agriculture/page59.htm about the humble walnut in Scotland.Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-86114652201950264502012-10-11T12:19:48.544+01:002012-10-11T12:19:48.544+01:00I know I didnt' know they accepted children so...I know I didnt' know they accepted children so young did you? Its lovely here, thank you, I hope you're settled too - the three of us having shifted so closely to each other..........<br /><br />Illicit tomatoes do appeal more than 'allowed' ones dont they?<br /><br />I love the form of shallots - they really make a stunning plant. High impact in any garden early in the season with those Medusa like spikes of 'hair' exploding out of the the humble parent.Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-38486463557776441702012-10-11T12:18:06.623+01:002012-10-11T12:18:06.623+01:00And good day to you too sir, I am indeed BACK! As ...And good day to you too sir, I am indeed BACK! As to the walnut seemingly (after much extensive research) there appears to have been a history of walnuts in Scotland - alas none of them mention fruiting, just the fine wood they produce.<br /><br />As to my ambitions being beyond ambitious - indeed - I did wonder about a polytunnel as the temperature gets high enough???<br /><br />I must inform Mr Flowers in the near future we need a polytunnel big enough for a walnut!<br /><br />Do greenhouses come walnut friendly - I know Orangeries are very fashionable, but potentially out of budget!<br /><br />If not then, it can ripen in my imagination. I'd grow it for that exceptional autumn colour, which brings me to a hop over the fence and a leap over to your autumanal delights.Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-58171539653193057332012-10-10T00:28:12.353+01:002012-10-10T00:28:12.353+01:00Hiya Fay, good to have you back. The walnut is amb...Hiya Fay, good to have you back. The walnut is ambitious beyond ambition.....is there anywhere in Scotland that they ripen?kininviehttp://gardeningattheedge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-79360055345961826702012-10-09T19:26:47.681+01:002012-10-09T19:26:47.681+01:00Goodness, University?! Wow... What a lovely post, ...Goodness, University?! Wow... What a lovely post, and your new home looks like a winner with beautiful walks and shelter from the dreaded wind. Hope your rowan is very happy there, one of my favourite trees, am still sad I can't grow one here due to over head lines!<br /><br />I sorry to say that illicit tomatoes sounds a lot more delicious than official ones, though I am glad you are no longer squatting. Lovely shallots, am hoping to try some next year.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-40846820763379523462012-10-05T11:45:06.314+01:002012-10-05T11:45:06.314+01:00Thanks Luffy how lovely of you to say so. I've...Thanks Luffy how lovely of you to say so. I've been in a bit of a dark and windy/soggy place but emerging it would appear - how lovely of you to pop by. Thanks! xFay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-32676614380461044062012-10-05T11:43:57.696+01:002012-10-05T11:43:57.696+01:00Linda its a bit odd to be honest. I think the cell...Linda its a bit odd to be honest. I think the cellist fears she'll be smothered. Nice to hear your daughters settled too - they do good icecream in that university town.............and have a couple of amazing beaches!<br /><br />I hope you're OK with the departures too - lifes changing eh?Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-595654520268377202012-10-05T11:42:30.785+01:002012-10-05T11:42:30.785+01:00I just need to make sure no one moves the trees - ...I just need to make sure no one moves the trees - then again I should be quite safe shouldn't I? Nice to see you must pop back over to blotanical............xFay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-71499244176183747172012-10-05T08:52:38.597+01:002012-10-05T08:52:38.597+01:00Always a bit of a milestone when the first offspri...Always a bit of a milestone when the first offspring goes to uni - good thing that you will have the tree signposts for visiting and such!<br />KKaren - An Artists Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-33153105006485740472012-10-04T22:11:29.024+01:002012-10-04T22:11:29.024+01:00How are you bearing up with your son away? The bl...How are you bearing up with your son away? The blow is cushioned a bit with one still at home - at least that's what I found. Good to know that he's happy, tho. I now have both away at uni - daughter recently happily settled at another university with a beach, north of Edinburgh and south of Dundee. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-60545679498594212402012-10-04T21:23:57.542+01:002012-10-04T21:23:57.542+01:00Nice to have you back - always have you on favouri...Nice to have you back - always have you on favourites and check daily for posts. If you go AWOL for any period of time I get a biit concerned! Bloggers are a bit like families, aren't they. Love this post.<br /><br />LuffyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-43209177620081474312012-10-04T00:23:11.778+01:002012-10-04T00:23:11.778+01:00Diana - indeed - although I'm trying to think ...Diana - indeed - although I'm trying to think of the nest as half full rather than half empty :) with Skype - the manchild is merely a push of a button away, offering candidly to show me the view he has of autumnal splendor this evening from his bedroom window which overlooks a purple beech tree turning a beautiful shade of red and the leaves dancing down the river beyond that. He's a cruel cruel child. (!) He did tell me how beautiful it all was, the beast that he is!<br /><br />The cellist indeed remains, with her studies keeping her occupied, she's her mind set for Edinburgh University - which in the current climate means the nose to the books.......Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-42260526545789943172012-10-04T00:19:24.350+01:002012-10-04T00:19:24.350+01:00Thats the view from the new walking spot JTS - a m...Thats the view from the new walking spot JTS - a mere flash from the house back into the open hills - the views are upwards towards the northern Orkney islands peeking there in the distance - we look north - I'm sure the northern lights will be a glowing from this spot - I hope to see many of them!<br /><br />Sweet peas are indeed a delight but without shelter here, alas, they are not very productive. A wall or a polytunnel is needed to let them bloom freely.<br /><br />The price for such beautiful views.......Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-22421464881555502572012-10-04T00:17:35.931+01:002012-10-04T00:17:35.931+01:00Well I'm back and indeed a keen eye there my d...Well I'm back and indeed a keen eye there my dear - there were hoonds in that there view from the cosy sitting room!<br /><br />Galavanting all done til the end of the month when the boy child turns 18 and we head 'sooth' for the festivities........xxFay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-62217801696286954552012-10-03T23:12:58.047+01:002012-10-03T23:12:58.047+01:00a little 'empty nest'? But the cellist rem...a little 'empty nest'? But the cellist remains, for now?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-46873419368014734122012-10-03T21:57:01.477+01:002012-10-03T21:57:01.477+01:00love your picture of the doggies looking down on t...love your picture of the doggies looking down on the scenery below. sweet peas are just so delightful ... another great picture. Journeys to Scotlandhttp://ajb47.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-1663052983492009852012-10-03T21:43:14.770+01:002012-10-03T21:43:14.770+01:00Missed you while you've been gallivanting my d...Missed you while you've been gallivanting my dear, lovely to have you back! xx Do I spy a couple of puppies lurking about in the picture from the new (cosy) sitting room by the way?! Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.com