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    american who loves uk gardening

    Delighted to be on this forum. My husband and I garden in western New York State in the US. We visited the UK in 2007, enjoying western Scotland with a cousin and then touring Cornwall and the fabulous gardens. I am quite taken with the "gardening culture" in the UK. We live on a 100 acre farm and garden about 4 acres including ornamental gardens (mostly shade), veggies (which we call our "allotment") and fruit including pears, apples, mulberries, raspberries and blueberries. We live in a challenging location just east of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie, which brings us lots of wind and LOTS of snow. The concept of the winter garden here is 3 feet of snow.
    I love Grow Your Own and look forward to it every month. I am looking forward to reading the advice of the other GYO readers.
    BTW- I am just 2nd generation American. My father's family is British!
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    Hello and welcome to the vine.

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    • #3
      hello, welcome and enjoy, almost a full house of the colonies on here now. lol.
      '' We came in different ships, but we're all in the same boat ''

      ''I'm only responsible for what I say...not what you understand.''

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      • #4
        Hello and welcome to the vine
        Location....East Midlands.

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          Originally posted by iloveukgardens View Post
          Delighted to be on this forum. My husband and I garden in western New York State in the US. We visited the UK in 2007, enjoying western Scotland with a cousin and then touring Cornwall and the fabulous gardens. I am quite taken with the "gardening culture" in the UK. We live on a 100 acre farm and garden about 4 acres including ornamental gardens (mostly shade), veggies (which we call our "allotment") and fruit including pears, apples, mulberries, raspberries and blueberries. We live in a challenging location just east of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie, which brings us lots of wind and LOTS of snow. The concept of the winter garden here is 3 feet of snow.
          I love Grow Your Own and look forward to it every month. I am looking forward to reading the advice of the other GYO readers.
          BTW- I am just 2nd generation American. My father's family is British!
          Welcome! To get the real feel of UK gardening you need slugs. Can anybody here on the Vine send this lady a few slugs to get started?
          The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.

          Gertrude Jekyll

          ************NUTTERS' CLUB MEMBER************

          The Mad Hatter: Have I gone mad?
          Alice Kingsley: I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll
          tell you a secret. All the best people are.

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          • #6
            hello and welcome....
            I can certainly contribute to the slug collectiion.......generously!!
            I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


            ...utterly nutterly
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            • #7
              Hello, and welcome to the Madhouse!
              All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
              Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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              • #8
                Hi there and welcome. Not sure how much help we can be to NY state but I'm sure we are all only too happy to help if we can.

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                • #9
                  Guess I don't need any slugs, thank you! We have plenty, esp. if our rain arrives today!
                  I sure hope we do not ever see the giant slugs I have seen pictured in the garden magazines. It seems I read they came over from Europe somewhere??? Looks like they could eat a hosta in one meal!
                  I have resorted to dropping them into a cup of salt.
                  Thanks for the offer though!!

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