My new home

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  1. Cayuga Morning

    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    What s beautiful property!! I bet your head is chock full of ideas re what to do with it.
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Congrats @Odif , that's looks like a beautiful location!
     
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  3. Pacnorwest

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    Odif Can’t wait till you get started. Any plans yet?
     
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  4. Odif

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    We had snow and my car is in the garage so soon I will go up there and see more.
     



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  5. Odif

    Odif Young Pine

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    Project still on I signed my work contract yesterday. We have been back and getting the house ready to move in. AAA1176A-BD76-43B8-BB1D-E63C127DC806.jpeg

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    Basically the owner is a plant lover and has been planting for over 30 years. We get to look after it.
     
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    Tetters Young Pine

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    Have to admit, I'm just the tiniest bit envious Odif.
     
  7. Logan

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    Looks good Odif.
     
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  8. Pacnorwest

    Pacnorwest Hardy Maple

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    Now I get it.. you’re a contractor? Good luck and can’t wait to see more.
     
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  9. Odif

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    There are 5 hectares fenced off and the owner has been planting stuff for about 30 years. Lots of figs and nearly 200 blueberries. Many different trees and shrubs. All is drip fed and there are sprinklers, the system hasn’t been working for 3 years, so we are getting it going again. The fence needs repairing to keep the boars out. It is very isolated too. Loads of great big rhododendrons. The owner loves gardening and has done an amazing job. Quite a lot of work because the last gardener did nothing.
     
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    Good luck Odif and like to see more.
     
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  11. Odif

    Odif Young Pine

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    Lots of ivy.

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    Odif, can you change things around?
     
  13. Pacnorwest

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    My word that’s gonna take a lot of rebuilding in the garden. any plan on phase one yet?
     
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  14. Odif

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    Yesterday I was up on the roof of our house fixing the damage done by wisteria and ivy and replacing broken tiles. There are two holes in the fence to repair. We are getting the watering system up and running. Cutting ivy about 1m below the roof line and cutting dead and fallen trees and pruning. When the tractor‘s new tyre arrives, we can transport all the cuttings to place. We will have a veggie patch too that is to make because it is just grass. We will use drip irrigation.
     
  15. Droopy

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    You had me at figs, isolated, and boars. The planting for 30+ years is a big bonus too. I would have moved there to work myself if I were younger.
     

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