A warm welcome to Eric Hardy

[ideasguy]

Hi Eric
I'm pleased to read you have people who come in and help with the garden from time to time. Keeping the shrubs in place is a must if you are to keep things in balance out there.That Holly hedge sounds like a hard job to tackle!

RE:

We are not too much into Latin names these days either, our memories aren't as good as they were

We cheat a bit here. If we can remember it once, and manage to get it into Ideas Genie Pro, its there permanently and easily accessed.
We can put the plants into Garden Areas. By using a pop-up to select the garden area, up comes a list of plants in that area. Beats racking your brain 
And of course, we link the plants to photos. More fun 

I hope Anthea is recovering well. Its a real lease of life giver. My wife had both here hips replaces 2 years ago (6 months between ops). Before she was in absolute agony. Now shes getting about very well, no pain. Shes very cautious of them. As you know they advise not to bend down and pick things up of the ground. Best wishes to you both!

[roiphil]

A belated welcome to eric hardy 
Phil

[Eric Hardy]

Thank you for the welcome, Phil. I feel this is a very nice friendly forum!

Eric

[roiphil]

was looking through your flikr pics eric, fantastic many hands make light work, loved the one with the cow in the garden

[ideasguy]

Yes, it brings back memories of last October.
However on that occasion, there was only one guy,and a herd of the cows AND I didnt need to clone them using Photoshop

[Eric Hardy]

was looking through your flikr pics eric, fantastic many hands make light work, loved the one with the cow in the garden

I am glad you enjoyed them, Phil. I had fun doing them and I did them single handed, just me, my camera, my tripod and a computer.

Eric H

[ideasguy]

Heres the little incident I was joking about in my previous reply, Eric
http://www.flowergenie.co.uk/ideas/forum/index.php/topic,818.0.html

[Eric Hardy]

Goodness! The real thing and lots of them. I am glad you could see the funny side, I think I would have found it rather disheartening after lots of hard work.

Eric H

[ideasguy]

The compensation (the farmer was insured) was received a few weeks ago. Now I have to go out and block a few hoof holes. I didnt need any extra work in spring! Hoping my sons will help 

[Eric Hardy]

One more thing by way of introducing myself. We have a grandson with Down's Syndrome, called Benji. He came to live with us at 5 weeks old straight from hospital. He lived with us full time until he was 19 and last August went to a small, very nice Home in Basingstoke. He goes to Newbury College three days a week and is very happy there. He comes to stay with us about every second or third weekend. This is really just a little preamble to introduce him mowing our lawn. 



Eric H 

[greenfinger]

That's my boy! Working for three. He's welcome in my garden the first and fourth weekend 

[Eric Hardy]

An announcement. I have to amend my personal details I gave you. Anthea and I are now proud great grandparents 

The wonders of modern technology. Here is Zac, photgraphed by his grandmother and emailed by our son Tom, his grandfather, "hot off the press" as it were. I am amazed at the quality of the photo. Our eldest son said "much like any other baby but quite a good example" 



Better than any old plants!!!

  Eric H 

[NightHawk]

Congratulations Anthea and Eric - you must be very pleased and proud.

Better than any old plants!!!

But with one vital similarity - both requiring much love and attention. 

Laurie.

[Eric Hardy]

But with one vital similarity - both requiring much love and attention. 

Very true, Laurie 

Eric H

[ideasguy]

Awwwww!
Congratulations to you all, and welcome to the forumZak 
What a lovely child, and what a head of hair! Reminds of my daughter Tara. Out of our three, she had the best start with a full head of lovely black hair.

Is that your first great-grandchild?

[Eric Hardy]

Thanks George, Zac is the first.
We have just been up to London to see them bearing gifts and to do a bit of "awwwwwwwing" ourselves 
A lovely chap but much smaller than I got the impression from the picture.

Eric H