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TallTrees
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Hello! Enjoying looking through the queries and different topics occasionally but recently time has been limited by lots of gardening work at the end of the season. I have six upright growing Apple Trees and 5 upright growing pear trees called Minarettes closely pruned to keep columnar. Summer prune to shape whilst fruit still on and to keep them about 600mm apart.  Fruit then ripens as normal and picking September.  I have a mini plum tree also has summer prune to keep in shape.  A fig tree (given part of a very old one) growing in a large pot, also  patio peach and nectarine trees growing in 2 very large pots.  If I have too many fruits I make a mixed fruit jam with all the different fruits.  My passion is my Bees Osmia rufa ~ Red Mason Bee ~ an early pollinator and a sweet and gentle bee.  I breed these in special tubed boxes every year.  They are super pollinators and love fruit trees!  So we all enjoy the season!  Love to hear from other gardeners.  

Happiness is bee shaped!

 



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TallTrees
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Hi @ techtamer
Black and blue fingers๐ŸŒต with cactus - Usually!
Better with look like the real thing in a pot ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ


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TallTrees
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Hi @dgilbert2
True gardening is not for the faint hearted!
Best watching Gardeners world no aches and pains then.
An armchair gardener!! ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒผ does sound appealing ๐Ÿ˜


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Armchair gardening? Not for me.

I do find the garden a relaxing place to be, particularly when I have my water feature running

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@TallTrees wrote:
Best watching Gardeners world no aches and pains then.

On a more sobering reflection, we watched Gardeners World in the summer, I remember a program of a gardener who had flowers all over the front of his house on a main road, looked amazing and very inspirational. Sadly I learnt he (Harry) passed away the next day, he was so proud to be recognised on TV.

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TallTrees
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@Cleoriff

Water features are a lovely feature



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TallTrees
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@dgilbert2

I seem to remember a house full of flowers on the front ~ didn't know he had died though.  I am sure the passers by will miss him and all the flowers.



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The courtyard gardens in the hospital I visit where my mum is a patient ... well, they are absolutely top notch ... & ... maintained by The Friends Of 

A memorial Rose Garden rose to the Founder of The Friends

A childrens garden with pink flamingo / sheep / fairytale statues / lots of tables & chairs

A newly opened garden for the families who have lost a baby = called The Sunbeam sun 

X-Ray department had a Halloween Garden 

Shame you don't see anyone in these 'designer' gardens ... only the working Friends

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TallTrees
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Hello again nice to hear you have been in Glorius Gardens @Anonymous

Nothing more relaxing even if working in them!

 



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