Hello from wet and wild matlock!

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  1. RedDogs

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    Hi, my name's Bex and I'm an enthusiastic but inexperienced new gardener hoping to gain some knowledge.

    I took over my parent's garden last summer. It had previously been used as a veg garden but is now mainly lawned over with various beds.

    I'm fortunate enough to have a large greenhouse but it will need gutting of accumulated junk before being usable.

    I have a particular interest in encouraging wildlife, especially bees but I'll give anything a go!

    My main issue with my garden is that I share it with my two large oafs of dogs which have a habit of blundering through anything that gets in their way!
     
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      RedDogs, Jan 26, 2014
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      Welcome to Gardeners Corner :sign0016:
       
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      minki Novice Gardener

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      Welcome RD,you will love it here. Everyone is so friendly and you will get Plenty of suggestions. You have a clean slate there which gives you a lot of flexibility for whatever you will like to plant. Good luck


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    • Ian Taylor

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      Hi Bex, welcome to Gardeners Corner :sign0016:
      Were basically neighbours I'm only down in Stockport, its a friendly forum lots of good advice
       
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      Hi RedDogs, welcome to GC. :sign0016: :spinning:
       
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      Hallo RedDogs, ooh - a greenhouse. Lucky you,
      hope you are enjoying having a wander round,
      Jenny Namaste
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      Hi bex welcome to GC.
      You're not too far from me either
       
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      Hello RedDogs and welcome.
      I'm also a new member (joined about 3 weeks ago) and must say that every one here is real nice and friendly with a great sense of humour.
      I have no doubt you will enjoy GC.
       
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      Hi and welcome. I've got three dogs that blunder around. It's great fun have their help. :)
       
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        You will certainly find it here Bex so a big :sign0016: and enjoy!
         
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        Welcome! I can recommend Borage for attracting Bees, by far the most popular plant in my garden last summer. Oh, and it survived my Tasmanian Devil of a dog!
         
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        Hi Redogs,
        I have been to Matlock and stopped near there in B and B is a lovely spot there.
        South Wingfield I think it was.
        I'm sure you will soon fit in welcome to GC :sign0016:
         
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        Hi RD, welcome to Gardeners Corner, you'll like it here!!:thumbsup::snork:
         
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        Welcome to GC RD:dbgrtmb:...Enjoy....
         
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        Welcome to Gardeners Corner Bex. Would your dogs be Setters by any chance? :)
         
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