tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6460092145354850296..comments2024-03-16T17:16:01.433-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Give-away opportunityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37914917411205484382012-10-08T09:00:12.791-07:002012-10-08T09:00:12.791-07:00We've had reports of an invasive caterpillar/m...We've had reports of an invasive caterpillar/moth nearby and i think i saw one in my yard as well. For the last year, the state has banned anyone bringing firewood from another state (loads of people like to come camping here in the summer and often arrive with everything they need) in an effort to keep invasive bugs out.<br /><br />I was guilty of bringing seeds from some excellent catnip at the old location and starting plants here. I wanted to move some of the other plants from the old location to this one, but have decided not to pursue that.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64168728396379371652012-10-08T02:10:13.496-07:002012-10-08T02:10:13.496-07:00You don't know what you are missing, Jack@... ...You don't know what you are missing, Jack@... or maybe you do.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64246128115411234932012-10-08T01:29:08.218-07:002012-10-08T01:29:08.218-07:00After The Great Storm, in 1987, we went to a garde...After The Great Storm, in 1987, we went to a garden show at a Horticultural College. They were giving away tiny little tree saplings in plastic cups and we took one home to plant in our garden ..... doing our bit to replace trees that had been blown down. Our sapling turned out to be a Common Alder which is now 90 feet tall and as straight as a die !! <br />Thank you for your kind and generous offer but I am going to have to pass. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56551858815176442342012-10-08T01:23:13.249-07:002012-10-08T01:23:13.249-07:00Hopefully, that will be a swap. Hopefully, that will be a swap. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83827726813211464532012-10-07T15:12:56.427-07:002012-10-07T15:12:56.427-07:00I guessed wrong on your title. I thought it might ...I guessed wrong on your title. I thought it might have been a Volvo Air Pump. One careful owner since Istanbul. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38150052007023331252012-10-07T15:05:46.853-07:002012-10-07T15:05:46.853-07:00I never offered you sloppy seconds. You have to g...I never offered you sloppy seconds. You have to go to Clarke's Village for those. Anyone can afford that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18318062612907424002012-10-07T12:58:01.013-07:002012-10-07T12:58:01.013-07:00You couldn't afford her Tom. And I wouldn'...You couldn't afford her Tom. And I wouldn't want sloppy seconds anyway, but thanks for the offer!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25629169220781482822012-10-07T12:52:24.296-07:002012-10-07T12:52:24.296-07:00And what do YOU want for Christmas, young man?And what do YOU want for Christmas, young man?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27180117154178879622012-10-07T12:49:57.116-07:002012-10-07T12:49:57.116-07:00Fecking cheapskate! What about some real prizes?! ...Fecking cheapskate! What about some real prizes?! Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62591617567892360902012-10-07T10:29:34.381-07:002012-10-07T10:29:34.381-07:00And I loved my mother, but not as much as Oedipus,...And I loved my mother, but not as much as Oedipus, and not so much as I would have fed her the seeds.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27944651110023472342012-10-07T10:26:03.050-07:002012-10-07T10:26:03.050-07:00Sawn and seasoned, maybe.Sawn and seasoned, maybe.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64891334005664121622012-10-07T10:25:27.278-07:002012-10-07T10:25:27.278-07:00If the wood - like Teak - was used for marine purp...If the wood - like Teak - was used for marine purposes, then I wouldn't mind so much. That old chestnut.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8701643531547259362012-10-07T10:23:47.994-07:002012-10-07T10:23:47.994-07:00I might sell them to France.I might sell them to France.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-42721193472178182652012-10-07T10:23:14.888-07:002012-10-07T10:23:14.888-07:00A cunning stunt.A cunning stunt.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16171596945515549502012-10-07T10:22:42.765-07:002012-10-07T10:22:42.765-07:00I canna see the Bonny Wee Lad hiding up a Eucalypt...I canna see the Bonny Wee Lad hiding up a Eucalyptus, somehow. Ned Kelly, maybe.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6426436288878843562012-10-07T10:21:37.180-07:002012-10-07T10:21:37.180-07:00The seeds from Morning Glory used to make a good (...The seeds from Morning Glory used to make a good (if dangerous) substitute for LSD when I were a lad, Sarah.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71833763724974397032012-10-07T08:54:38.807-07:002012-10-07T08:54:38.807-07:00I've got loads of Beech if you want to swap?I've got loads of Beech if you want to swap? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82640323419970291342012-10-07T08:16:12.994-07:002012-10-07T08:16:12.994-07:00Elaeis guineensis (oil palm) is the arboreal weed ...Elaeis guineensis (oil palm) is the arboreal weed here. I just can't get rid of the bloody things, no sooner have I managed to clear one bit of land and start on the next, they are sprouting again. Untended, they look awful and are a severe fire hazard.<br /><br />My farm in southern Angola is surrounded by Eucalyptus. I think it is a lovely tree and the wood is great to work with. My house rests on Eucalyptus posts as they are very termite resistant.<br /><br />I thought long and hard what I wanted for the gardens I am busy laying out and decided it would be all indigeonous. I do have the advantage of living in the tropics so my pallette is rich although I was tempted to get in touch with Cro and beg a few sweet chestnuts!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64520655405027196252012-10-07T08:06:02.075-07:002012-10-07T08:06:02.075-07:00I didn't think any area was short of ash trees...I didn't think any area was short of ash trees Tom - they grow like weeds here given the opportunity - once the 'wings' come down they quickly germinate. Sounds as though it might be worth yur while to grow a lot in pots on your window sills, ready to sell on.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9200272631012394792012-10-07T06:53:42.119-07:002012-10-07T06:53:42.119-07:00Ah! And get your gutters cleaned at the same time!...Ah! And get your gutters cleaned at the same time! A cunning plan.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52309853183924494022012-10-07T05:13:42.113-07:002012-10-07T05:13:42.113-07:00With indigenous gardening being so awfully trendy ...With indigenous gardening being so awfully trendy darling, one wonders why people still import such things. Ask Bonnie Prince Charlie! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13515281796139851492012-10-07T04:46:51.830-07:002012-10-07T04:46:51.830-07:00Definitely does have something to do with the desi...Definitely does have something to do with the desire for the exotics. I worked as a horti sort for nurseries in another life. It cracked me up come Mothers' Day when we would get Morning Glory in lovely pink pots, worked into a wire framed love heart. For crying out loud. Have you ever tried to remove that pest from your garden? Just how much do you love your mother?<br />We'd also get tree ferns, collateral damage from the old growth forests that had just been knocked down in Tasmania. I refused to sell them, which didn't go down well in a retail environment.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.com