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  1. Giesabrekk

    Giesabrekk Gardener

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    Hi Everybody,
    I came upon this site whilst looking for a decent UK gardening forum. Found it, thank you for being here :hapydancsmil:

    I'm Scottish and live in Northern Germany (40km south of Hamburg), and I've been in Germany for many, many, many years... more than I want to mention. :frown:

    Our garden is a bit more than 5,000 sq.m. with lots of grass, trees, rhododendrons, a few flower-beds and a MOLE. :mad::mute:

     
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    Hi GB, welcome to Gardeners Corner:thumbsup::snork: You sound as though you're in an interesting place. We would all appreciate some pics to give us an idea of your garden, which direction it faces, the kind of soil you're gardening on, and what kind of plants you like and grow!!:snork:
     
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    • Giesabrekk

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      Thank you very much for the welcome.

      I'm just checking how to add pics at the moment, but I will definitely post a few soon.
       
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      • Fern4

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        Hi there.....welcome to GC :sign0016:
         
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          Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay here, lots of nice people around and very knowledgeable too.

          btw, 5000 sq. metres. For us old fuddy-duddies what is that in ft x ft ? ;):)

          GG
           
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          • Giesabrekk

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            Thank you Fern4 and Gay Gardener for the welcome.

            5,000 sq. m. is approx. 1.25 acres. It's like a wee park. :biggrin:
             
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              That'll keep you busy then :snork: You'll find some fellow countrymen on here as well. Enjoy.
               
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                Hello and welcome to the forum :)
                 
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                  Welcome to the forum! :)
                   
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                  • Phil A

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                    Welcome to Gardeners Corner :sign0016:

                    You might not be able to add pics till you've made a few more posts, its an anti spam thing :)
                     
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                    • Giesabrekk

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                      Thank you, Ellen, and Zigs, and especially JWK, Happy Birthday!:partytime:

                      Thanks for the tip Zigs, I was going crackers trying to find how it's done.                      :doh:
                       
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                        Many do :biggrin:

                        When the software thinks you're not spam, you'll see an "upload a file" button at the bottom. Select an image from "my pictures" wait for it to load, then select full image :)
                         
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                          Hi Giesabrekk and welcome to GC!

                          I am a fellow Scot exiled on the South West corner London (technically just outside London in Surrey, but that makes it sound posher than it is)

                          Love your username by the way.

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                            Welcome to GC Giesabrekk:dbgrtmb:...Enjoy...
                             
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                              Good one, Zigs, ta much!
                              Thank you Lolimac, love your hair colour... reds rule:wub2: No I'm not a redhead.

                              Fat Controller, thank you mate, you're probably one of the only ones who understands it on here, :ThankYou:
                               
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