Does anyone know anything about gardening?

that's a no then !

Well, you could put it like that.

I didn't.

opened the kitchen curtains this morning and a beautiful pair of blue jays were hopping round the garden

lovely, hope they are nesting close by

a blue jay? are you sure? Didn't think you'd find them this side of the atlantic

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/j/jay/

ah maybe british jay rather than blue jay

Ive got my first ever figs. Had the tree for several years.

Excited

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Nice!

Pray for a warm spring.

I'll join that prayer.

Although mumbojumbo.

Fair point.

We've had a fig tree for 8 years, I think we've had 30 figs off it in that time. It is planted in a container though, to restrict it's growth.

Nice. I bet they tasted great, even if they didn't. If you know what I mean?

My next door neighbour has one. Is it fair play to scrump any that grow into my garden?

We've had a fig tree for 8 years, I think we've had 30 figs off it in that time.

..in the UK? Do they even ripen there?

Yeah, south facing against a wall is fine. My parents probably got 30 a year from theirs, they'd have twice as many if they bothered to protect from frost and birds.

Eventually. Warm Septembers help.

We got an allotment. Asparagus a-go-go

Had a new turf lawn laid in early Feb. Has taken really well. When should cut for the first time?

It'll be fine by now

I mowed on Sunday. Lovely.

anyone near PRoB have a whipper snipper I can borrow?

Do you mean a child? I have two you can have sale or return.

I meant 'strimmer'

I've only met one of your kids, but I'll take her - she's great.

So after moving in to a towerblock and living 25m up in the air, I have less access to a garden nowadays. Doesn't mean that nature doesn't exist high up in the sky - my sightings of herons and kites has gone up and occasionally you get a slightly confused parakeet land on the window ledge.

So without a garden, I've been working on gardening projects, which is a little segue into asking you gardens to vote for the disability charity I work for to get £50,000 to support people in Wales to enjoy the fruits of gardening*.

If you click through this link, it'll explain more about who we are and what we're doing:

https://vimeo.com/208333121

https://www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/the-leonard-cheshire-centenary-garden-project

and then press the Select This Project option. It'll ask you to supply and email address and then

• apologies for the crap pun.
  

Thanks.

I've got a strimmer. Used it on Sunday so don't need it for a fortnight. You want it? I could bring it to the pub tonight, which might be odd.