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Postby Patricia » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:42 pm

Image My little piece of heaven "my backgarden"
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Postby The Estate » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:43 pm

Oh I do like your pic. lovely esp the statue
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Postby abwal » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:28 pm

Fresh and green and colourful. Great.
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Postby Lin » Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:58 pm

Very good shot, Patricia - looks like a lovely spot.
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Postby Luzy » Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:45 am

Beautiful! (Hmmmm, we might have to include a visit to your place when we're tea party-ing at midgins, Patricia...)
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Postby ginge » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:07 am

looks so calm and beautiful.
Perfect place to kick back and have a nice cup of tea :D
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Postby Mister Wisteria » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:08 am

There's something about blue/mauve/purple type flowers that makes them stand out from the rest. very nice.
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Postby Pam » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:56 am

Luzy wrote:Beautiful! (Hmmmm, we might have to include a visit to your place when we're tea party-ing at midgins, Patricia...)


:shock: That's not fair! :cry:

:roll:Yes, it is. Have fun! :D
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Postby abwal » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:07 pm

Poor Pam. It is a shame we aren't invited, isn't it.? Mind you, it is a fair way to push a wheelbarrow full of plants and cuttings.

You can always have "tea and tanas' with us.
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Postby The Estate » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:09 pm

abwal wrote:Poor Pam. It is a shame we aren't invited, isn't it.? Mind you, it is a fair way to push a wheelbarrow full of plants and cuttings.

You can always have "tea and tanas' with us.


well I was thinging of inviting you all over for happy hour and we could have wheelbarrow races :lol: :lol:
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Postby Patricia » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:06 pm

I live only 10 mins drive from "Hunter Valley Gardens"...not sure though if I would be came enough to take you lot out there with me!!!!! :shock:
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Postby The Estate » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:33 pm

Patricia wrote:I live only 10 mins drive from "Hunter Valley Gardens"...not sure though if I would be came enough to take you lot out there with me!!!!! :shock:


and why NOT :roll: :twisted:
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Postby Patricia » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:36 pm

Thee...not sure if the "gardens" would ever look the same again!! :lol:
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Postby The Estate » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:41 pm

Patricia wrote:Thee...not sure if the "gardens" would ever look the same again!! :lol:


well they prob. need thinning out :roll: and or a good pruning and we wouldn't charge for the privlidge either :twisted:
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Postby Luzy » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:04 pm

Pam wrote: :shock: That's not fair! :cry:


Hang on! I thought you northerners were bringing the fresh pineapples for midgin's 'tea' party - how could we not visit Patricia's patch as well????
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Postby Pam » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:10 pm

Yummy! I have to tell you Luzy - fresh, properly ripened pineapple....YUMMO! And lychees! and REAL mangoes, not those picked-green things! And tree-ripened 'nanas!
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Postby Luzy » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:11 pm

=p~ Hmmm, seems like you'd better bring some really BIG wheelbarrows, then!
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Postby Mister Wisteria » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:42 pm

Gee Pam, are you telling us the plastic looking and tasteing ones we get down our way aren't the real thing. I'm shattered.
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