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  1. DoubleMM

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    Just saying hello - new member here - looking for a friendly gardening forum/site to meet up with other like minded members. Have lived here with this fairly large garden for approx. 17 years, but there's so much I still don't know and am keen to now try and streamline things to become more maintenance free (in my advancing years):sad:
     
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      Welcome to Gardeners Corner :sign0016:

      You've come to the right place :)
       
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      Welcome to Gardeners Corner DoubleMM. Make yourself at home, have a good look around and fire away with any questions you may need answers too. We're all here to help each other with a little banter along the way. :)
       
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      Thankyou! Will do just that.
       
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        Hi Double MM, welcome to Gardeners Corner.:thumbsup::snorky:
         
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        :) Thankyou!
         
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        Welcome :sign0016:.

        I see you're in South Wales - anywhere near Chepstow?
         
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        No Clanless - 20 miles or so past Cardiff - in the valleys!
         
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          "Far away a voice is calling,
          Bells of memory chime
          Come home again, come home again,
          They call through the oceans of time.
          Well keep a welcome in the hillside.
          Well keep a welcome in the Glen.
          This land you knew will still be singing
          When you come home sweet home again.

          There'll be a friendly voice to guide you
          On your return we'll always pray.
          We'll kiss away each hour of longing
          When you come home again to someday.

          Well keep a welcome in the hillside.
          Well keep a welcome in the Vale
          This land you knew will still be singing
          When you come home again to Wales.

          This land of song will keep a welcome
          And with a love that never fails,
          ||: Well kiss away each hour of hiraeth
          When you come home again to Wales. :||"

          :love30::thumbsup::snorky:
           
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            Beautiful words - beautiful song! Thankyou. Much appreciated - although I am actually a Scot - born in Glasgow - grew up in South London - and only moved here to wales in 1987. :spinning:
             
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              You'm near @Linz then :)
               
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                :sign0016: to GC @DoubleMM

                A book I can recommend you borrow from your library (or may even find in a charity shop) to kick start your thoughts on streamlining is this one:

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                The key is to choose things which are low in maintenance yet still please the eye (and the budget!).

                Looking forward to seeing you around the forums :thumbsup:
                 
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                  'You are never too old to dream a new dream or set a new goal' C.S.Lewis.

                  Personally.. I love my advancing years :heehee: There's plenty that I can no longer do, but the other stuff that I now can.. :yahoo:

                  :grphg: Hugs to you and all the things you CAN do! :sign0016:
                   
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                      Hiya @DoubleMM, welcome! Yep not far from me :thumbsup:
                       
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