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[Logan]

@Logan Good morning, such beautiful roses. Like that floribunda the pink ones. Such a happy cluster. The yellow one is so pretty too. I need to buy some cupcake cosmo seeds.. on my list.. I pulled out my white self-seeded cosmo because it was in the wrong place. How cruel was I?

I don't have this strept any more. I failed to take cuttings. Think it's called DS Glourami??

@alp thanks, but they're all Hybrid teas. They do have clusters of flowers. That's naugty of you. I couldn't get away with it.

 

[alp]

I know I have a cruel streak! I had to pull up all the nicotianas as they stood right next to my slab paving walkway with very robust stems - the ones which will grow to 6 feet! I felt so bad having to pull them out. I really loved them and sometimes, I planted them back into the back, but they want the heat! Like that woman said, all the eryngiums had to jump the queue, stand at the front row or they perished .. They did just that and the men working on the public pavement were so annoyed with them that they bent them right back into my garden and in the process, killing some of them whilst their seeds went everywhere seeking to seed their progeny!

 

[alp]

Hybrid teas? Oh, dear! I'm totally out of my depth .. Let's talk about the depressing weather, shall we? The poser in me doesn't like it! Hahaha!

 

[Verdun]

Morning folks?
Hybrid teas? Much prefer Assam....Earl Grey is far too weak
Got veronica First Love coming today.......a strong colour but I will tone it down prob planting with pale blue salvia patens or even a white cleome

 

[Logan]

@Verdun


@alp Google it.

 

[alp]

I like Sainsburys black teas.. Finally, I have teabags which make tea taste like TEA!

Must seek out Assam tea. No Darjeerling for tea - smells like tar for the road!

 

[Logan]

Collected my 2 pairs of glasses, £489. One's for long distance and the other for reading.
Planted the wallflowers around the path, just got to do the 3 tubs.
We have decaffeinated tea, any one that's on offer. Hubby started drinking that when he found out about his high blood pressure.I also drink decaffeinated coffee.

 

[alp]

Did you miss out a full stop somewhere. £489 for 2 pairs of glasses is frighteningly expensive.

 

[Logan]

Did you miss out a full stop somewhere. £489 for 2 pairs of glasses is frighteningly expensive.

No, that's the right price. Hubby insisted on me going to his opticians, but he was a bit surprised of the price. His were over £300, just for one pair.

 

[alp]

Whoa! That's daylight robbery. But if your hubby insists,.. Shock of my life ..

 

[Logan]

I could have had those varifocals, But hubby said no and that i wouldn't get used to them. I've had cheep frames before and they don't last. The little screws kept falling out. The one frame was £150 and the other £85. Everything else was on the lenses.I knew that it wouldn't be cheep.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

I was very wary when I decided to try varifocals (6 yrs ago),........but I needn't have worried ,I loved them,!!

Wouldn't go back to having to swap between 2 pairs again, We go to Asda Opticians at our local superstore branch and get 2 pairs of designer specs for under £150 ( including lenses). Never had any problems with the frames at all, at the moment I have one frameless pair and another with a frame....just to ring the changes. Been going there for years now and am still very happy. I don't need to wear them all the time ,mainly when on the laptop, tablet, reading or doing one of my hobbies, but as the day wears on and my eyes get tired I tend to wear them a bit more now.

 

[alp]

I don't need to wear glasses when I am on the laptop or gardening. But for driving and going out, I definitely need my glasses.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

No I don't wear them for gardening either @alp .....that way I can't see the creepy crawlies

 

[alp]

No I don't wear them for gardening either @alp .....that way I can't see the creepy crawlies

Creepy crawlies could be good for the soil - I love to see fat worms crawling around and I apologise to them for disturbing them. They should have put out a DO NOT DISTURB sign!