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corfiot · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: newbie

Hi all,
Only recently moved back to Eireland after living in the UK,Greece & France.After such varying climates and growing seasons it is proving to be very difficult to slot back in to the routine of allowing for the Eire weather!!! Really looking forward to exchanging ideas and advice being offered--please!
Slainte Corfiot

birdie · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject:

I am sure the weather over the last while has been a bit closer to what you are used to corfiot. Whats your garden like, is it a bare site or a fixer upper?

corfiot · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

Hi Birdie,
The house was only built 6 years ago and laid completely to grass,3 quarters of a acre of grass needs some mowing!!!Not a flower bed in sight and no plants.Slowly digging out beds and trying to creat features.The house in France had 3 acres of landscaped gardens and became a burden to maintain,so our wee patch here should be a tad easier.Can put some pix on if anyone interested?The last few weeks we though we had been transported back to Greece---never thought i would be praying for rain in Eireland

BlackBird · Silver Birch Tree Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 165

Lisa-Adam · Hazel Tree Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

Hello there corfiot. It would be nice to see am image or two of your garden as I am always on the look out for ideas and maybe I can suggest some myself. Did you see all the bloom images? You should get a fe ideas there.
I loved your pheasent in the other post.

Sive · Rowan Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 127

Hi Corfiot, I was instantly intrigued by your name as Corfiot means a native of Corfu, I presume that's where you were in Greece then? Welcome home! And enjoy the temperate climate, one of the best for gardening!

corfiot · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:01 am Post subject:

Corfu it was,we lived there for 15years,was wonderful for growing veg and exotic plants as you have 2 growing seasons,missed the rain though!!!!