tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post3456907253934700921..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Oh what a mess!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-79940326366209472952017-06-22T08:00:50.246+01:002017-06-22T08:00:50.246+01:00Thank you Nicola - any publicity that alerts peop...Thank you Nicola - any publicity that alerts people to the possibility of the cemetery returning to six foot high brambles is appreciated.<br />Barnsley Chronicle can initially contact me on nodiggardener@gmail.com and I can then supply my private email and phone number!<br />I am actually really worried about the future of the cemetery. I am now half way through the period of notice I have Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-50812283210553009372017-06-21T13:39:55.828+01:002017-06-21T13:39:55.828+01:00Hi Roger, I sent a link re Worsbrough Cemetary to ...Hi Roger, I sent a link re Worsbrough Cemetary to the Barnsley Chronicle. They're very keen to speak to you with a view to writing something for the paper. Please contact Katia Harsden at the local paper. Regards, Nicola (a fan) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921846886066449812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-24393305002364217592017-06-20T17:01:38.951+01:002017-06-20T17:01:38.951+01:00You have cleverly transposed the question in the l...You have cleverly transposed the question in the last post to a summary of this one!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-11363799253265197502017-06-20T16:27:23.048+01:002017-06-20T16:27:23.048+01:00Barnsley chop!Barnsley chop!Ben Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971401181760917227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-36341537183534710002017-06-18T21:49:21.810+01:002017-06-18T21:49:21.810+01:00As I said on my last post Rick, no comment!As I said on my last post Rick, no comment!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-64503293773895993662017-06-18T19:04:16.547+01:002017-06-18T19:04:16.547+01:00I think you have pretty much led me there, not gro...I think you have pretty much led me there, not grown it for years although it would very much fit into the scheme of things it has to be Sanguinaria canadensis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-69588192321826441612017-06-18T18:31:02.824+01:002017-06-18T18:31:02.824+01:00I guessed trillium when Peter sent the picture - w...I guessed trillium when Peter sent the picture - wrong<br />Follow the blood coloured sap! - after Peter cut the leaf in the first picture. I will be publishing the lovely white flower!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-3826801217724012462017-06-18T17:24:56.882+01:002017-06-18T17:24:56.882+01:00Hi Roger, I know that myrmecochory is the dispersa...Hi Roger, I know that myrmecochory is the dispersal of seed by ants, the best known example I suppose being cyclamen, but I just couldn't come up with the identity of the seed head until your comment that I might grow the plant. I have to go with Trillium and just hope this is correct, if it is, the answer was literally staring me in the face! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-76787451677862215792017-06-17T06:21:35.616+01:002017-06-17T06:21:35.616+01:00When I started Rick it was just going to be a demo...When I started Rick it was just going to be a demonstration around the existing paths but it did not work out that way<br />I know from your blog that your mess i anything but.<br />I thought you might have grown the plant featured in last post's quiz?...Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-14860722750937338682017-06-17T06:17:11.239+01:002017-06-17T06:17:11.239+01:00Perhaps where I have gone wrong is not trying to g...Perhaps where I have gone wrong is not trying to get seats - there are none and no-one sees it as a place to sit and relax. The much smaller Bolton Percy churchyard has two seats and I am often delighted to see people sitting. Some are there for solace.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-3116932106891256352017-06-16T16:16:30.791+01:002017-06-16T16:16:30.791+01:00The whole thing is a credit to you Roger, I am sur...The whole thing is a credit to you Roger, I am sure you will be greatly missed when you leave. Parts of my garden (if not most!) could well be described as a "mess" but at least I only have to weed round the edges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-76014575435549410612017-06-16T08:10:12.798+01:002017-06-16T08:10:12.798+01:00It is a huge place, and so very beautiful! I imagi...It is a huge place, and so very beautiful! I imagine I could get lost there for an entire afternoon, just wandering the grass paths, exploring, pondering, maybe sitting somewhere in the sun for a bit. Exactly my kind of place.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-4319057185367577102017-06-15T10:43:18.498+01:002017-06-15T10:43:18.498+01:00Thanks PDJ. Never have had a comment from a jockey...Thanks PDJ. Never have had a comment from a jockey before! (Just kidding)Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-35566685353432505132017-06-15T10:40:19.257+01:002017-06-15T10:40:19.257+01:00You are right Sue. It is a haven of wildlife! But...You are right Sue. It is a haven of wildlife! But fortunately no rabbits and moles. An old resident many years ago always insisted it was devoid of wildlife. He was wrong then and he would be now!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-24665662914703076462017-06-15T10:22:06.178+01:002017-06-15T10:22:06.178+01:00That is so beautiful.That is so beautiful.Provincial Desk Jockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519016269056328849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-73964431369920533292017-06-15T10:20:33.183+01:002017-06-15T10:20:33.183+01:00I bet it is a wildlife haven - I hope someone else...I bet it is a wildlife haven - I hope someone else takes it on. Have you ever had a survey of wildlife carried out. The results could encourage someone to guarantee its future.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com