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nepia

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  1. Don't stress him unnecessarily Steve; the dear boy's only just learnt to load pics the right way up @gobbypunk Morning Mark 😊
  2. Thuja will take a reasonable cut but not a smashing like yew. + Cryptomeria
  3. Off the top of my head how about Aesculus pavia? A more appropriate size and shape for your plot. Or a large shrub that needs hard pruning to get the best from it - lilac, deutzia, philadelphus...
  4. Buy sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette: £84.99 Delivery by Crocus WWW.CROCUS.CO.UK A new Liquidambar for small gardens Take a look at the 'eventual height'. That's a no then!
  5. Do tell us how you became an expert 😅
  6. But at least it can be good for some wild things which I think is more than can be said for bloody Red Robin 'hedges'!
  7. ..but if not I'll manage 😄
  8. Had one fail to grab one of about 8 Blue Tits on the feeders just this afternoon. The intended victim managed to out manouevre it - just
  9. Arb trolley? Maybe not. Hire a wee chipper if you can and leave the chip! Otherwise suck it up and charge accordingly
  10. I tried. Webinar is over, you cannot register now
  11. Makes you feel privileged to be there doesn't it. I'm going to be a bit of a Johnny Two Shits here I'm afraid... Two weeks ago today we had friends for lunch. As Graham and I sat outside in the glorious sunshine putting the world right we heard prolonged slow cracking of wood. I thought 'SLD of one of those oaks yonder'. As we looked towards to source we saw one of the biggest limbs (6"dia, 15' long) on a 40' pop slowly sag and tear off, hanging in the adjacent hornbeam and horse chestnut (it's made it to the ground now). What are the odds?
  12. I suspect the fact that there are mealworms there speeded up the learning process 100%!
  13. Poor pic of the leaf but Goat Willow - again?! They're well munched and willows are very popular food in the insect world
  14. Was your dog a working one? If it was a pet could you not rescue/re-home an older one that your dad could manage?
  15. The ones to feel for are his family. Apparently (maybe) his wife had no inkling and three kids - one of them just 8 - have lost Daddy with no warning. That's rough.
  16. nepia

    Jokes???

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    Jokes???

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    Jokes???

  19. The Gammas weren't they? It's a long time since I read it...
  20. @Powerfab will stand a better chance of getting his/her attention (mustn't make assumptions must we!)
  21. Let us know how things progress - in a few weeks perhaps

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