Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
T...
Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea



Have you seen those houses off the main shopping street in Torquay? There
must be getting on for 40 - 50 steps up to them!!! I wouldn't like to be the
removal man moving people in there :-((

Mike



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On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!

Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!

Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?


Hope to be in touch about one during next year (still haven't actually
built the wall yet!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
T...
Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

All you need to do now is mix a few tons of concrete for the foundations :-)

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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
T...
Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

All you need to do now is mix a few tons of concrete for the foundations :-)



I know, and guess what, that also has to be humped up there! but at least
if we buy chippings a ton at a time it gets delivered at the top of the
drive, and we don't have to do it all in half a day because its blocking
drive and pavement like the blocks!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 24/10/07 10:12, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!

Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?


Hope to be in touch about one during next year (still haven't actually
built the wall yet!

We've got a few babies so I'll put your name on one. I think we're going to
do the Cornwall Show next year (we've been invited to anyway) so I want to
make a sort of corral for plants 'Not For Sale'. I'll pop it in there!


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 24/10/07 14:20, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

In article ,
says...

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
T...
Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

All you need to do now is mix a few tons of concrete for the foundations :-)



I know, and guess what, that also has to be humped up there! but at least
if we buy chippings a ton at a time it gets delivered at the top of the
drive, and we don't have to do it all in half a day because its blocking
drive and pavement like the blocks!

Had you ever thought of buying a donkey? ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in a message:
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Well done, so far! Don't forget to take photos as work progresses. If you
don't, you'll wish you had, later when the job's finished.

MikeCT

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says...

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in a message:
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!
--
Well done, so far! Don't forget to take photos as work progresses. If you
don't, you'll wish you had, later when the job's finished.

MikeCT




Thanks for the reminder, I always seem to forget, so I have lots of
"afters" and very few "befores"!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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says...
On 24/10/07 10:12, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!

Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?


Hope to be in touch about one during next year (still haven't actually
built the wall yet!

We've got a few babies so I'll put your name on one. I think we're going to
do the Cornwall Show next year (we've been invited to anyway) so I want to
make a sort of corral for plants 'Not For Sale'. I'll pop it in there!



That would be great, and if we haven't seen you by then we get to meet up
as well :~)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 24/10/07 16:31, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On 24/10/07 10:12, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On 24/10/07 08:47, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

Earlier this year we were all discussing figs and I mention we had a plan
to build a wall in our fruit cage, the plan being to have some fruit
trees (including another fig) and some tender climbers, said quickly this
seemed a great idea.
Yesterday the concrete blocks arrived at the road side (which is the
nearest the lorry can get) and were carried by Liz and I onto the propety
up 14' of steps and across the back to the fruit cage - all 504 of them.
Last night was definately a two glass of wine night!

Well done you - what a nightmare! Just reward yourselves with the thought
of all those lovely juicy figs. ;-) Have you got/do you want a Brunswick?


Hope to be in touch about one during next year (still haven't actually
built the wall yet!

We've got a few babies so I'll put your name on one. I think we're going to
do the Cornwall Show next year (we've been invited to anyway) so I want to
make a sort of corral for plants 'Not For Sale'. I'll pop it in there!



That would be great, and if we haven't seen you by then we get to meet up
as well :~)

Hope we'll meet before then, though - it seems a long way off now but it
won't in May. ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'