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    Pauperhaugh Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello all, I left Newcastle in the early 70s to go to NZ.
    I have always had an interest in gardening and have recently fulfilled a long ambition to have a garden railway and to grow Dahlias.
    I shall post pics soon.
    Best regards to all.
    David
     
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          Welcome to Gardeners Corner, I shall look forward to your pics :smile:
           
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            Welcome to Gardeners Corner Pauperhaugh. :)

            Could you bottle some warm weather and send it our way please?
             
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              Oh I would love too, but, it was 32deg, too hot, now pouring with rain and apricot fruit is suddenly ripening and splitting.
               
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                Welcome to GC. :dbgrtmb:

                I actually drove through Roxburgh a few years ago. I seem to remember it being rather small but very pleasant scenery. I think we stopped for lunch there. :scratch: Teviot Tearooms?
                 
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                Oooo half of that would be just fine. :biggrin: I'm sorry to here the apricots are suffering though.
                 
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                Yes it's still there, we live in the Hydro part near the dam.
                Stone fruits are grown here, cherries apricots and apples mainly.
                 
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                  Hi :sign0016: sounds like my sort of garden have you got any pictures including the railway
                   
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                  Hi, its under construction as you can see, i have lots of stone available to make a raised water feature that the G scale track runs around then through the garage and returns, 20230107_152954.jpg
                   
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                    Cheers
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