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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 22, 2011 19:19:07 GMT
This was the most exciting thing in their lives this year, they will dine out on this story for years (although they will not stick to the complete truth). I feel incredibly lucky that I have a life.
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Post by Tel on Aug 22, 2011 19:25:08 GMT
;D
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Post by esther on Aug 22, 2011 19:55:53 GMT
I am pleased you didn't show them round your garden WLF - cheeky b*****s! I hope they felt really embarrassed at doubting you!I know it isn't very ladylike but I would have put 2 fingers up behind their backs as they were leaving ;D
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Post by grindle on Aug 23, 2011 4:16:17 GMT
I find it amazing that they had the cheek to expect a tour round your garden  |
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Post by Tel on Aug 23, 2011 6:17:05 GMT
I am pleased you didn't show them round your garden WLF - cheeky b*****s! I hope they felt really embarrassed at doubting you!I know it isn't very ladylike but I would have put 2 fingers up behind their backs as they were leaving ;D My sentiments exactly.  |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 23, 2011 6:37:01 GMT
I am still disgusted, but then I know people in Teignmouth who would fall into that category so I am not surprised.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 23, 2011 7:15:14 GMT
There is a lot of pettiness in Devon, it is easy to ignore when you have lived with it for so long.
My second go with my dahlias is not going so smoothly. For my first show it was easy because there were so few flowering stems, now there are loads, all at different stages. I can't walk between the plants anymore so I'm going to have to take the netting down (if I can). The runner beans have decided to grow through it, so have some of the dahlias. Apart from that, it is all looking good.
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Post by Rosie on Aug 23, 2011 8:12:51 GMT
They are just jealous. Ii would write to the committee proposing a new class for their show next year, one class for your show dahlias and a class for the clique for their garden dahlias. To be honest if WF gave them all the same variety that she has grown so superbly, they would not beat her, because they would not have a clue on how to grow them. ;D I believe you hit the nail on the head there Tel  |
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Post by steve on Aug 23, 2011 11:42:59 GMT
I think it is a massive compliment that they don't think you could have grown that quality  |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 23, 2011 14:13:47 GMT
I beg to differ. I think they are insulting and insufferable and any other words starting with 'i' - Ipswich.
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Post by steve on Aug 23, 2011 16:36:45 GMT
I'll put it another way.....They are too stupid to realise it was a massive compliment by thinking Sue could not grow Dahlias of that quality
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Post by Cherry on Aug 23, 2011 16:59:08 GMT
Stop confusing me. |
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Post by Tel on Aug 23, 2011 19:05:08 GMT
There is a lot of pettiness in Devon, it is easy to ignore when you have lived with it for so long. My second go with my dahlias is not going so smoothly. For my first show it was easy because there were so few flowering stems, now there are loads, all at different stages. I can't walk between the plants anymore so I'm going to have to take the netting down (if I can). The runner beans have decided to grow through it, so have some of the dahlias. Apart from that, it is all looking good. If your village show was judged to NDS rules and had been in Sept, then we would have had to double stop the plants so the blooms would fit through the small judging ring. So we would have been talking about having upto 20 blooms on every plant that you have. Can you imagine the head scratching, picking 4 blooms, if you had 100 all out at once. ;D |
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Post by candyblue on Aug 25, 2011 11:12:05 GMT
Here are some photos from my show last Saturday, they arent very good as there was lots of entries and the vases were squashed together and also by the time I had got round to taking the photos it was the afternoon and they had been moved about so some of the blooms had been moved about. Daleko jupiter  Marys Jomanda  Blytons softer gleam   and the last one my trophy!  |
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Post by esther on Aug 25, 2011 12:06:17 GMT
Gorgeous Dahlias Candyblue ;D Well Done on your success ;D
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