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Old 26-08-2006, 03:59 PM
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I think your site is great it will take me a while to get round it as i am not the most technical person around..Will eventually get round to posting some photos..my main interest is herbs..but i also grow wildflowers as i like my garden to have a natural feel ..Which is something i have achieved..I just wanted to say hello to everyone and look forward to reading your posts..
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Old 26-08-2006, 05:00 PM
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Hello wildflower

A warm welcome to WAB.

I am pleased that you have decided to sign up. Although WAB looks a bit daunting at first to find your way about, you will soon get the hang of it. If in doubt, just ask .... there is always someone here that is willing to help.

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Old 26-08-2006, 05:17 PM
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Welcome wildflower, you will enjoy it here im'e sure

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Old 26-08-2006, 05:37 PM
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Welcome to the site. They are a right friendly and knowledgeable lot here as I have found out in the week since I joined.

"Just shout" if you need help they say. It doesn't work - you have to type in a little box and press oodles of keys. If I can manage it you will.
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Old 26-08-2006, 06:28 PM
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Welcome to WAB wildflower. Im sure you will love it here
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Old 26-08-2006, 07:23 PM
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A very warm welcome to WAB wildflower.You will soon be hooked like the rest of us and having withdrawals when the sites down
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Old 27-08-2006, 08:59 AM
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a warm welcome to WAB, glad you like the site
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Old 27-08-2006, 10:55 AM
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Hello and welcome, I'm still finding my way round the site myself. Lots to discover and all good I find
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Old 27-08-2006, 11:44 AM
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Hi Wildflower. Would be god to see a pic of your garden. My girlfriend is in charge of ours so I dont get much say in what goes in it, I just dont tell her if I spot any weeds.....
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Old 27-08-2006, 02:59 PM
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Hi wildflower, a warm welcome to WAB, sure you will soon find your way around, enjoy.
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Old 27-08-2006, 03:05 PM
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Hello wildflower, and welcome to WAB

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Old 27-08-2006, 03:52 PM
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Hi Wildflower and a very warm welcome to WAB. Enjoy!
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Old 28-08-2006, 05:09 AM
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My garden is a bit wild and free its not to everyones tastes..

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My garden is a bit wild and free its not to everyones tastes
Looks like your own nature reserve to me .... don't worry about what the rest think.

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Old 28-08-2006, 06:38 AM
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Hi and welcome Wildflower. I think your garden looks stunning and I bet it's packed with wildlife. I don't 'do' formal. For me, a meadow full of wildflowers is wonderful. Looking forward to your posts very much. ww
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Old 28-08-2006, 08:00 AM
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My garden is a bit wild and free its not to everyones tastes..

That's what I call a proper garden! No manicured lawns and lined-up rows of flowers for me please!
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Old 28-08-2006, 08:07 AM
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My garden is a bit wild and free its not to everyones tastes..

I absolutely love your garden Wildflower. What a fantastic place for wildlife
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Old 28-08-2006, 09:54 AM
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Welcome wildflower..( cant believe no one had used that name already?) and Wow...like others said THAT IS WHAT A GARDEN SHOULD LOOK LIKE well done its beautiful
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Old 28-08-2006, 10:06 AM
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Wow I love it It is georgeous
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Old 28-08-2006, 10:40 AM
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This time last year that particular patch of my garden in the photo was my vegetable plot..and i was fed up of weeding it and as i had a lot of herbs i just thought i would turn the whole lot into a herb ?wildflower patch my front garden is similar..so i had some mullein and foxgloves to plant out so i dug a pond in the middle..and just planted round it and added ox eye daisys and grasses..Then in march this year i just threw 4 packets of mixed wildflower seeds on it..one for birds..one for butterflys one for cornfield and one for hedgerow and it all just came up as a mass of flowers..The pond is a bit scruffy it only cost me £5 i lined it with an old carpet and a liner i bought from a sale for £5 and edged it with old tree trunks and twigs etc..and its allready full of frogs..and a mouse lives under the wood..Here is the pond it was just my base to plant round and outwards..

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Old 28-08-2006, 10:53 AM
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Scruffy is the new cool !
Very Shabby Chic ....i bet your frogs dont mind its not the ritz?
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Old 28-08-2006, 11:18 AM
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No the frogs dont mind it being shabby..they like it.. some ponds cost a fortune and i didnt want to spend a lot and also i still needed it to be natural to fit in..my digging isnt great as its lopsided..I have since added my bog loving plants to the edges..Meadowsweet..purple loosestrife and butterbur..and i have also added a creeping jenny and some ivys..I shall be making another patch of my garden similar this week without the pond as its just a narrow strip..and its up the back fence area and i thought it would be nice to copy the patch..I have allready got some plants i have grown ready to plant out..i still have loads of gardening to do before the cold gets here ..Most of this years flowers are self seeding so they will emerge somewhere ..the birds are pecking at them like they have never been fed..so i may have to buy more seed for the spring..I do feed the birds daily and i guess a lot of my plants are what they survive on so i cant grumble...
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Old 30-08-2006, 08:51 AM
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So glad you joined us here, Wildflower. So much better than that other place
The photos of your garden are amazing. Fantastic!
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hi wildflower and welcome, great photos. A bit late in replying not been online for a few days.
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Old 30-08-2006, 11:45 AM
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Thanks for the hellos..yes hornbeam this is a nice site ! One thing i like about this site is its british and we can see our native flowers and trees..As i am not really into man made plants or exotics..I like the ones that suit our weather conditions best..
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