tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post5250066460573398107..comments2024-01-19T10:38:38.041+00:00Comments on The Gardening Shoe: Making a Garden for WildlifeSarah Shoesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-53775006941253402362021-08-04T16:43:36.710+01:002021-08-04T16:43:36.710+01:00Heavy Duty Tarpaulins are very important when you ...<a title="Heavy Duty Tarpaulins" href="https://tarpaulinsshop.co.uk/product-category/heavy-duty-tarpaulins/" rel="nofollow">Heavy Duty Tarpaulins</a> are very important when you need protection against bad weather conditions such as heavy rain, storms and strong winds. So, it’s important to have durable tarpaulins which can resist against such bad weather conditions. Heavy Duty Tarpaulins are made from polyethylene, PVC and polypropylene materials. PVC tarps are mostly used as truck covers while the tarps made from polyethylene and polypropylene are used for grain bunker covers and large shelters. These Tarps are available in different sizes and weights which makes them flexible to use in different conditions.<br />Tarpaulins Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233836362606107692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-82411459476125677962015-08-13T09:05:03.294+01:002015-08-13T09:05:03.294+01:00Thank you, Angie. Thank you, Angie. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-7955977272268246982015-08-13T09:04:45.975+01:002015-08-13T09:04:45.975+01:00I was in a garden earlier in the summer and I was ...I was in a garden earlier in the summer and I was supposed to be listening to a meeting, but kept getting sidetracked by house martins feeding their young. They were so absorbing! Here's hoping the colony extends to your house eventually. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-85893754896986548462015-08-13T09:00:02.928+01:002015-08-13T09:00:02.928+01:00We have paying guests in the large farmhouse durin...We have paying guests in the large farmhouse during all the school holidays of the year and occasional weekends. The smaller cottage (which you can't see on this photo) is available pretty much all year round. I should have done a before and after of the interior - it didn't dawn on me, so I will post some interior photos next month. The walnut took so long to get around to fruiting - I think it was 12 years. I had wanted to move it when we bought the house and grow it elsewhere, but never got around to it, so I simply sited the paths around it!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-10079398598644764382015-08-13T08:55:51.035+01:002015-08-13T08:55:51.035+01:00Thank you - I have a collection of loos these days...Thank you - I have a collection of loos these days!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-72359155076517657322015-08-13T08:54:52.944+01:002015-08-13T08:54:52.944+01:00It won't take long to wrap around your house! ...It won't take long to wrap around your house! Although Wisteria is a bit of a thug and wants to rip off the downpipes and climb in the windows, it is a fantastic wildlife plant and there is invariably at least one nest in there. I just love the scent. I can forgive its excesses just for a few nostil-loads of that fragrance!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-39726698940055304762015-08-13T08:52:21.074+01:002015-08-13T08:52:21.074+01:00It would be fab if you could visit. Give it anothe...It would be fab if you could visit. Give it another couple of years and I might have dug through all the clay and rubble and finished more gardens! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-25019754707096384062015-08-13T08:51:23.651+01:002015-08-13T08:51:23.651+01:00Thank you, Alistair. Thank you, Alistair. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-4154452611860843292015-08-13T08:50:59.547+01:002015-08-13T08:50:59.547+01:00You're so right, Brian. It is one of the many ...You're so right, Brian. It is one of the many joys of blogging. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-47237143076894500202015-08-13T08:50:31.622+01:002015-08-13T08:50:31.622+01:00Thank you. The talk seemed to go OK - the audience...Thank you. The talk seemed to go OK - the audience didn't fall asleep or throw sandwiches at me (phew). Taking time to look back has encouraged me in my work going forward, so the lady who stopped by to ask me to speak, did me a great favour. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-36418382834161779882015-08-13T08:47:25.429+01:002015-08-13T08:47:25.429+01:00I do think that sharing a garden is one of the mos...I do think that sharing a garden is one of the most rewarding things gardeners can do. A local lady was speaking about opening her garden for the first time this summer. She had obviously been quite worried about it beforehand and had ended up taking a week on holiday from her job to get the garden looking as good as possible, but afterwards she said it was well worth it and would encourage everyone to do it! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-21854418344650654272015-08-13T08:44:07.299+01:002015-08-13T08:44:07.299+01:00The children help with the lettings business in th...The children help with the lettings business in their holidays, but they are surprisingly indoorsy, especially given that they have such an outdoorsy mother! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-75349415791857639882015-08-13T08:43:02.590+01:002015-08-13T08:43:02.590+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-49161263129531867742015-08-13T08:42:52.628+01:002015-08-13T08:42:52.628+01:00Thank you! Being scared of damaging eyes, I have a...Thank you! Being scared of damaging eyes, I have almost completely stopped staking. If a plant needs staking, it is moved elsewhere and something more sturdy is put in its place. It makes for a more relaxed garden (and gardener).Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-82332388313681372872015-08-13T08:41:13.590+01:002015-08-13T08:41:13.590+01:00Fabulous! It makes such a difference. Fabulous! It makes such a difference. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-32748592620914824152015-08-13T08:40:34.475+01:002015-08-13T08:40:34.475+01:00It is - and it is always encouraging to discover r...It is - and it is always encouraging to discover robust plants. I am compiling a list of robust plants and there are some surprises in there!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-81501455583957823012015-08-13T08:38:42.872+01:002015-08-13T08:38:42.872+01:00I have hedgehog envy! I haven't seen or heard ...I have hedgehog envy! I haven't seen or heard any here. Making the garden more welcoming for wildlife makes a huge difference.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-7946545090590158662015-08-13T08:37:34.658+01:002015-08-13T08:37:34.658+01:00Absolutely I am! I will post about the other garde...Absolutely I am! I will post about the other gardens over the next few months. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-33627081824170946102015-08-13T08:36:39.526+01:002015-08-13T08:36:39.526+01:00Thanks Ricki. That's a point - I should have p...Thanks Ricki. That's a point - I should have put some photos up. I'll put together a then and now post. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-717562577485881912015-08-10T15:09:42.542+01:002015-08-10T15:09:42.542+01:00Starting a garden from scratch can be quite a daun...Starting a garden from scratch can be quite a daunting thing but good on you for sticking to your guns and mantra the entire journey Sarah. It would have, I suspect been so easy to get side tracked.<br />Your gardens are beautiful now and a credit to all the effort you have made. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-41437739519764447812015-08-08T14:25:23.469+01:002015-08-08T14:25:23.469+01:00Great to hear about the house and see the progress...Great to hear about the house and see the progress through some photos. There is nothing more important than encouraging wildlife to me. I'd love to have House Martins set up camp on my house as they are just down the road on several houses. I can't wait to get more butterfly friendly plants in the ground, but I do need to clear the garden a little as well...always difficult!SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-56787110932706949112015-08-05T06:12:47.514+01:002015-08-05T06:12:47.514+01:00So great to hear how it all started and to see the...So great to hear how it all started and to see the photos. <br />Like the other commenting I would have loved to see some photos of the inside of today. How many weeks a year do you have paying guests? Lucky you having a walnut tree, I think that would be my number one on a wish-list to inherit!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-43474338862937790042015-08-04T09:29:34.839+01:002015-08-04T09:29:34.839+01:00Really interesting to hear the back story of your ...Really interesting to hear the back story of your house and garden Sarah. It always seems such an idyllic place to live - just hoping that you now have a loo or two!!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-79520799408642678142015-08-02T21:48:47.863+01:002015-08-02T21:48:47.863+01:00Hi Sarah, I would say that you couldn't ask fo...Hi Sarah, I would say that you couldn't ask for better than starting off with a wisteria and lavender. When we moved to where we are now, we bough lavender with us. We had to leave the wisteria because it was large but it wasn't long before we bought another one to wrap around this new house.Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-84586478009413197552015-08-02T03:15:31.460+01:002015-08-02T03:15:31.460+01:00Hooray for you!! I love that you had a biodiversit...Hooray for you!! I love that you had a biodiversity study done and then made the necessary changes. :o) Your farm sounds wonderful. I wish I loved closer so I could visit.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com