Hello from the Fens

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  1. Chrisso

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    Hello Everyone. I've been gardening in the same remote garden in the Fens for the past 37 years but there's always still a lot to learn. Soil good (I’m on a silt/loam fen rather than peat fen) but long Summer droughts are more common now. Enjoy growing any veg that I get to eat before some other critter eats them first. Recently retired so starting to revamp all the flower borders. Lots of roses and Clematis. I live with a one-eyed cat called Blossom and my husband.
     
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      Welcome to GC Chrisso
      You've joined the right forum.
      Your cat has one eye.. Poor puss. Our Bob keeps shoving his face into various plants and i dread him hurting his eyes.
      We keep telling him but he's not interested.
       

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          Hi Chrisso, welcome to Gardeners Corner:love30::thumbsup:
           
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            @JR He looks so cosy there in front of the fire. Blossom lost her eye just before before we got her as a rescue cat 11 years ago. She loves the garden and still sometimes scuttles up and down trees but most often likes to curl up asleep. Thank you for the friendly welcome! blossom climbing.JPG
             
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                004.JPG 005.JPG Welcome to Gardeners Corner Chrisso I have been around only a few weeks, still finding my way around, made more mistakes than is possible but thoroughly enjoy the friendly bunch that they are..well most of the time as we Gardeners are:lolpt: Humans as well.....:heehee:

                meet Saber and Girlze above
                 
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                  @DianneW Thank you for your friendly welcome. There is so much to navigate on GC and I'm sure I will make some mistakes too!
                   
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                    Hello @Chrisso

                    Lovely Cat! My one eyed woofer, Bea, says hello too!

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                        Hello @Chrisso and welcome to GC forums
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                        Don't worry about making mistakes, it happens to everyone.:)
                         
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                          Welcome to Gardeners Corner Chrisso. :)
                           
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                          @Logan Thank you for your friendly welcome.
                           
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                          Thank you @Sheal
                           
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