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    martin-f Plant Hardiness Zone 8b

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    This should give you an idea of the layout inside the summerhouse :)
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      It's a shame you can't disguise the dishes with climbers. :)
       
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        Your garden has come along wonderfully. It's a credit to you. I love your greenhouse. I look forward to seeing what you'll grow in it.

        'Bloke speak' ? ... I didn't understand a word of it !:scratch::scratch::scratch:
         
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          I only have the smaller one now that's to the right on the picture, i have a ham radio beam where the big one was lol.

          Thank you Michael :), i think it was more drunk Yorkshire than bloke speak :roflol:.

          This is the sleeper/patio plan, i will lose lawn but gain border and a patio, more plants :hapfeet:

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            Your garden is looking fantastic @martin-f, very well done :dbgrtmb:.
             
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              I am open to suggestions Michael, i was thinking along the lines of orchids,

              Many thanks Beckie.
               
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                Orchids would be nice to grow, and there are so many types.
                I grow lots of cacti. So many types of those too ... and they don't need much attention.
                The thing is, would orchids etc be able to be left there in the winter.
                Tomatoes are lovely from a greenhouse :)
                 
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                  Thank you Michael, I don't want vegetable's, watching gardeners world the other week there are hardy types of orchids, the greenhouse will be heated all winter long with transferred heat,

                  The summer house will be a posh living area when finished and we will be spending all our time in there through the winter/summer months,

                  I want to be able to look through the summerhouse widow and see bloom :spinning: in the GH all year round :),

                  A few pictures of the layout inside the SH to give you an idea and a few to look back at in the future :).

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                    Hi, after spending most of the day repositioning plants I made a late start on the landscaping/patio, my sleepers are arriving tomorrow, lets hope it stays nice so I can crack on,

                    At the end of today i am at this stage.
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                      Good work Martin. You're doing well. Be careful moving those sleepers ...
                       
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                        Thank you Michael, i should be fine with the sleepers thanks, spring chicken @ 48yrs :old::)
                         
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                          My sleepers have arrived, hope the rain stops so i can get some work done :).
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                            Hi managed to get a few in place when it brightened up, we had family round so ive not got as much done as i would have liked, nice to see my bulbs on there way up :)
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                              I am new to gardening, last year I put hundreds and i mean hundreds of bulbs in, a fair few come up in the of summer 2015 but far from them all, anyhow when moving plants and digging today there multiplying,

                              I had to google but its called naturalising, my question is will these new little bulbs make flowers this year or do they have to get bigger before they will flower please ?,

                              I look like being over run with them very soon :heehee:.
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                                Rains stopped play at the moment, but most of the digging done.
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