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angie

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #600 on: July 08, 2014, 07:16:33 PM »
Graham, garden and troughs are looking really lovely. Mine are still needing done, hint hint  ;)

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #601 on: July 08, 2014, 08:33:34 PM »
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Wow!  Graham ! Beautiful  and special troughs

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #602 on: July 09, 2014, 02:56:33 PM »


Anne the vertical rocks are close to the base of the trough although it is only four or five inches deep. They are stable but it takes a little time to ensure they are secure.
 
Thanks, Graham.  I did notice that the trough with the extra tall rocks was placed next to a trough that was higher so that would prevent the rocks from tipping that way.  I really like the way you have placed your troughs in groups.  Some of them look almost like a seamless planting, very clever.
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Graham Catlow

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #603 on: July 09, 2014, 08:00:51 PM »
Thank you Lily-Anne,

Angie - if only you lived round the corner I'd love to help out. :D
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« Reply #604 on: July 10, 2014, 10:37:32 AM »
But Graham, Angie DOES live just around the corner. ;D Well, a few corners. No distance at all really and you would love her garden, and I bet there would be a chocolate cake in too, or something similar. (Angie, I recently found that men in general, and surgeons and anaesthetists in particular, will promise anything, if offered chocolate cake.)
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #605 on: July 10, 2014, 07:45:07 PM »
2.5 hours of corners Lesley ;) I have seen Angies wonderful garden. One of the best gardens I have ever seen. :)
Some people are going to be horrified but chocolate cake wouldn't do it for me. I like chocolate but not cake flavoured with it.
Can't beat a good old fashioned Victoria sponge :D
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #606 on: July 10, 2014, 08:08:20 PM »
Sometimes I think we must be siblings, Graham - I agree with you so often.
Especially about the chocolate thing and Angie's garden!
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #607 on: July 10, 2014, 09:14:57 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #608 on: July 10, 2014, 10:40:11 PM »
OK, what's a Victoria Sponge???
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #609 on: July 11, 2014, 12:08:09 PM »
A Victoria sponge is a thing of beauty - and a joy for about ten minutes!


 A very British treat - simply delicious!

Recipe here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/victoriasponge_13555
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #610 on: July 11, 2014, 02:37:38 PM »
We always have Victoria Sponge, Chocolate and Coffee cakes (plus sometimes Lemon Drizzle) when we open the garden, and to be honest they often attract more attention from people than the garden itself :'( Fortunately there are usually a few bits left over...

I've seen one or two pictures of Angie's garden but are there any more anywhere?
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« Reply #611 on: July 11, 2014, 09:40:52 PM »
Sometimes I think we must be siblings, Graham - I agree with you so often.
Especially about the chocolate thing and Angie's garden!
Here's something for you chocoholics: http://www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/event-details/3231
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #612 on: July 12, 2014, 04:19:50 AM »
A deeply shocking statement Graham. Life without chocolate cake would be, well, deeply shocking. My most recent favourite is one from Rachel Allen's Cake Diaries, a chocolate fudge cake. I've made 8 in the last month and another is required for our alpine group speaker on Thursday night. (He has let it be known that a choc cake would be preferred to a good bottle of Central Otago Pinot Noir - another deeply shocking statement!) Ms Allen's recipes are always very reliable and turn out triumphant every time. ;D :P :P :P
« Last Edit: July 12, 2014, 04:22:36 AM by Lesley Cox »
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #613 on: July 12, 2014, 10:53:40 AM »
Many congrats, Graham !  You're troughs blew me away.... (and that takes some blowing  ;D)
Marvelous troughs !
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« Reply #614 on: July 12, 2014, 06:11:40 PM »
Thanks for the info, Maggi.  Victoria Sponge looks yummy.  My favorite is still Trifle (spelling?).
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