Thanks Dave, wow, it is crazy the passage of time they stay small for 10 years, and then they seem to be growing up so fast. Like you said, it's about creating those memories to look back on because time passes so quickly.

Thanks Carol it was a lovely day out. We were so lucky with the weather, and Mr T Sausages appearing on camera a bit more this week 😀

@@RogerTheGardener yeah considering all the rain we’ve had, getting a glorious day is to be celebrated lol. I did notice Mr T Sausages putting in appearances there, love seeing you all there 🤗

I know it's been so wet and cold, I haven't done much in the garden. He will be replacing Roger in the garden video's soon.

@@RogerTheGardener been the same here, and honestly, heavy rain for weeks combined with Shelby zoomies is not a recipe for a great garden 🤣 seriously thinking about concentrating on the front garden next year, Shelby isn’t allowed out there off his lead cos he can clear the fence without breaking stride 🤣

Shelby 🐕 zoomies are the best, though so much excitement. It's as if you can see happiness they look like they are smiling.I want to work on the front garden more next year as well, so if you have any ideas, that would be great, I don't like mowing it it's small but it's such a pain to do

I know I've been wondering the same thing, I will have to go back and see how they are holding up, it's not something I've seen before.

It's amazing how they are surviving just in the packet.

Thanks, Dave. It's my first vertical planter, so I hope it will last a few years. Yes, Roger was in half because I couldn't get to his legs, but I've tidied the shed and got access to them again, so he might do a runner.

Yes, it's most unusual

Me too, there's so much choice, and I end up with impulsive buys rather than planning anything properly

Must go back to mumbles and bracelet bay, we haven't been for a while.

Thanks, Colin. I will google your castle. I think oystermouth has had a lot of renovations over the last few years, and they have done a good job. There is supposed to be a ghost in the castle, but luckily, I didn't see anything.

Thank you. The chapel has a great view, I'm not very good at walking on the glass, though I get a bit stressed out, but not as much as escalators.

Thanks Debra, it's lovely on a sunny day there, and we finished off with a Joe's ice cream.

@@RogerTheGardener can't beat a Joe's ice-cream,

I know it's such a treat

Thanks, Dave. we hadn't visited for a while, and it was nice to see the updates. So many twisty spiral staircases, though my back was in bits.

Thanks Dave, there were a lot of nice biscuits there, and the yule log was very cute, it did look a bit like a sausage I might have to get it for Christmas 🎄

Hi, I know some of those pots are really nice. I loved that the bulbs were just 💐 flowering as well amazing really I don't know how they are surviving.

Hi Carol, I know I'm just glad I didn't knock anything over, it's like stepping back in time in a garden centre, you just don't see things like sugared almonds and marzipan fruits in most places. I liked the bulbs which had already flowered in the bag🌷

Hi Dave, thank you it's going to take some work to sort the area, I did think about painting the mixer, but it was just so rusty and heavy, I do hope the bulbs will grow, too many mini snails in the garden.🐌😀

Thank you.I know it was a sad day, but I will be able to sort out the garden finally. It would be nice to grow something on the chair, I think I could do some honeysuckle cuttings. 😀

@@RogerTheGardener great idea.

The shows better not have any cement mixers, I will be gutted. I am worried about the size of the alliums but love experimenting, so hopefully, I will get some flowers next year.😀

Thanks Colin, I still have the pots in the back to paint but the rain is in for the week now. I love blue and white they were yellow and white for a long time so a nice change.

Thanks, Derbydog. They took ages to paint, I'm glad they are done now though, just need to repaint the front of the house, but it's a bit too high to tackle and our ladder is very wobbly

I still have the pots in the back to paint though and the rain is in for the week, so that will most likely be next year now.

Next year! It's raining till next year! Nooooooooooo

Yes

Thank you, I didn't know what to get and these seemed to be the best value for the size. I am worried when it starts to get cold though it's been so nice this last week, probably the warmest week of the year which is so unusual for us. I will end up doing an update in a month and now the frost has had them, as long as it's not slugs I hope.

I just googled Mainau Island it looks stunning, you will have to keep me updated on the Lily bulbs and what varieties you bought. I think I'm going to get some more bulbs as well. I have daffodils and bluebells, but want to get some other flowers on the go for next spring.

Thank you. It took ages, I made so many mistakes and repainted the white bits. The blue would run quite a bit and needed much more work than I was expecting. I'm looking forward to the tulips 🌷when I planted them in the ground the slugs got to them. Hopefully, pots are the way forward.

@@RogerTheGardener have you tried using nematodes for the slugs? They can be a bit expensive but I have found them very good especially in pots. Good luck with the tulips 😁

I haven't tried them, how long do they last? do you need to replace them often? they are a bit of a mystery to me.

@@RogerTheGardener yearly, you just add them to the watering can do it once and they eat the slugs from the inside.

Oh my, I didn't realise that they eat them from the inside.

Thank you Debra, I will be looking to create a sculpture area in the future. I need to sort out the back part of the garden first and I'm hoping to do a pond as well. I have a lot of clearing to do first though. 😀

You are welcome, I'm a hobby chainsaw sculpture artist and also do small stuff I don't want anything for fairy house/ gnome home, let me know when you are ready 👍

Thanks, Debra, that sounds amazing. It's such a great art form, I'm in Swansea. When I get the area sorted, it would be great to pick up the fairy house. Thank you

@@RogerTheGardener am also in Swansea, north Gower 👍

It's lovely there, love the Gower.

Thank you, Dave. We hadn't been to this place for a long time. It was so quiet for a Saturday, but it poured down when we got back to the car.

Thank you, it's definitely worth a visit.

Yes, they probably drank all the wine and spirits stored there.

Thank you. I do love all the carvings. the life cycle of the frog is a really cool one. But the owls are sweet. Lots of the place was closed off. They are spending a lot doing it up, so it would be nice to try it again in a years time.

Hello Rachel, I don't know how to contact you but I have a small wood sculpted fairy house if you would like it for your garden, ?

Thanks, Colin, it was a bit misty that day, I'm glad we didn't see the woman in white, though.

Yes, and those hands that display the chutney. I have seen them before. 👌

It was lovely especially on a nice sunny day and seeing the ducklings🦆

I couldn't get over the size of some of the coral, so many tanks in this garden centre. I do love a good nose around. I haven't planted the mimosa yet, but I can't wait to have a go, I hope they are easy to look after.🌿

The dragons are really cool, I do fancy a bird bath as well. I saw so many nice things it's good to get some ideas. 🐉

Thanks Dave, I love browsing around a garden centre, It was good to have the duck pond to keep the kids busy, turned into a nice day out. I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys a good garden centre.😀

Thanks Col, it was great to have a change of scene. We went to a lovely park out there with parakeets, turtles, and lovely landscaping. It was great to come home and see some success in the garden. Stu says you're off to Oz next year it's amazing, but be careful of the spiders they are massive.

Thank you, it was a lovely break and finally we can eat something this year. I was worried too checking the weather online luckily it hadn't been too hot. I hope the hibiscus survives it's always a worry when you buy them on offer.

Thanks Dave, my neighbour watered while it was hot, but it's been pouring down since. I will test the potatoes out tomorrow with lots of butter. I have missed eating runner beans though and will have to buy them in again. I'm excited about the tomatoes, I've never had so many grow and I still need to finish painting the fence it's Cuprinol Seagrass.

Thank you, it's good to be back.

Hi thank you it was much needed. I'm glad you brought this up because it's something I struggle with everyone's cat uses my garden as a litter box so I'm trying different methods. The veg areas I have been putting up netting etc. I have bought a solar repellant which makes a high pitch noise, I haven't tried this yet but can get this going and do a video on it to see if it's any good. I did see a video on filling a water bottle up and placing it in the borders, people also sprinkle paprika. I never used to have the problem when we had our dog. When I remove weeds now I pat the earth down hard so they can't dig it up. It's a problem which I'm still experimenting with, I could try all the methods and make a video.

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Thanks for replying, I'll give your ideas a go. Again thank have a great evening

Thank you Carol, it was lovely to get away, luckily my neighbour watered the plants so they survived.😍

Thank you Carol. We were so lucky to go on a nice day if not a bit windy. It was so nice to see all the bees, I could hold the sunflowers and they would just carry on collecting pollen.

Thanks Dave, it was lovely to see so many bees on the sunflowers, it was very busy, so tricky to film around people. I hope you noticed Mr Time Sausages it was nice for us all to get out. I recommend visiting sunflower fields very relaxing.

@@RogerTheGardener Yes, I did indeed spot him waving out in the middle with the kids. He's a natural entertainer lol. I'm glad you all got to enjoy yourselves!

Thanks Dave, it was the only time I managed to film him.

Thank you, the Chipolatas had a great day and you can even spot Mr Time Sausage's waving with them in the pan across the big sunflower field. They had seeds as well for completing the wooden animal trail but we did get a bit sunburnt.

Oh noes! My brain didnt realize it‘s him. Saw 3 people on the first watch. Well, good I watched it again. 😂😂 Sun burnt in a big field of sunflowers. ❤

He kept hiding from the camera, I will sneak him in the future

Thanks Chris, I forgot I filmed this, back before the fence painting, I'm thinking of taking parts of Roger out and about but I'm a bit worried about the looks he might get.

Thank you Derbydog

Thank you💃🕺

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It is nice and cool under the trees on hot sunny days. We are the same always looking for somewhere different to take the kids, we went to pontarddulais garden centre afterwards, I have filmed this and hopefully I will edit it soon. They had a lovely pond, and you can feed the ducks really good value for a big bag of food. They also had ducklings this time of year. They really enjoyed it.

Yes, I just discovered the 180 degree spinny shot setting.

Thanks, Col. I did enjoy this one. It did take longer to put together. I love the filming side. I just wish it didn't take so long to edit, especially now the sun is out. I have a few more places to cover over the summer ☀️

@@RogerTheGardener lovely! looking forward to it, the background music is perfect for those vids, soo soothing, keep up the great work! You're a natural 😁

Thanks Col, hoping to film one next week.