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Comment on Pet Pheasant ‘Fezziwig’ (Phasianus colchicus) by Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:15:10 +0000

I have a pheasant that comes into the garden, last year he brought his other half and the kids. He’ll run off down the drive and hide in the bushes when you go out, but if you are very quiet he will wander about the garden while you are out there.

Comment on Some Encouraging News on the Clay Lump and Rewiring! by Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:28:22 +0000

Hi Jen,

I am afraid we do not do any extensions, just re-modelled the internal layout of the house. I would not risk not using a structural engineer personally, clay lump is incredibly heavy! Good luck with the project.

Nigel

Comment on Our New Sunfold Bi-Folding Doors in Hardwood by naruto headband

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Comment on How to Plant Daffodil Bulbs by Tammy! by Tony Vale

Tony Vale — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:18:44 +0000

Dear Hannant Family

I am the recently appointed Community Liaison Officer for Caring Homes group.

We have 60 care homes for older people in the UK and five in Norfolk.

My role is to encourage community involvement with our care homes, linked to activities we provide for the residents.

I googled “Daffodil bulb planting” and your website came up. Mention of Wymondham Baptist Church alerted me to the fact that you are local (I live in Wymondham), hence the urge for me to make contact.

I am putting together a series of themed activities for next year and one of them is Daffodil Day. The plan was to get our residents “helping” to plant daffodil bulbs so Tammy’s planting instructions were very timely. Thank you.

Best wishes to you all.

Tony Vale

Comment on The ‘Joys’ of a Septic Tank!! by Bob Sanders

Bob Sanders — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:25:08 +0000

Not sure about this dead rabbit suggestion, but you should definitely have your septic tank emptied annually in order that the scum does not build up in the tank and cause blockages, when it overflows it’s a little late.

The other problems that you may experience with septic tanks are that the soakaway may get blocked and stop working. This usually occurs due to where it is located, the water table and how much rain we have had. A company that deal with septic tank emptying in Cornwall and Devon is Clear Flow. If you look under the Yellow Pages then there are plenty of service providers in your area, I recommend not ignoring this type of maintenance as repairs and unblockages can be expensive.

Comment on The ‘Joys’ of a Septic Tank!! by Christian Lee

Christian Lee — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:19:56 +0000

a good bird seed is of course Sunflower seeds, birds like them coz they are tasty;.:

Comment on Rabbit Damage by Esme Fisher

Esme Fisher — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:11:05 +0000

what we use at home as bird food are sunflower seeds, we have lots of sunflower at home*-”

Comment on Planting Our First Crop of Potatoes by Lastminute Angebote

Lastminute Angebote — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:56:16 +0000

So have enjoyed a lot from this First Crop of Potatoes,its so amazing when you spare some time for enjoy and work both.Best of luck for the better results of the crop.

Comment on Rabbit Proof Vegetable Patch! by Joseph White

Joseph White — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:05:03 +0000

the best garden vegetables are tomatoes and potatoes, they look great and you can eat them too.”:.

Comment on Some Encouraging News on the Clay Lump and Rewiring! by Jen

Jen — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:42:34 +0000

Hello there,
We have recently moved into a 200 year old cottage built from clay lump in suffolk.
We have had planning consent for our proposed extension ( which we intend to do our selves) but are experiencing problems with the calculation of weight paths for when we knock through the gable wall……..any ideas?
We have been advised to use a the expensive services of a structural engineer but according to the buidling control at the the local planning office, we can do the calulations ourselves and they will check them?
We would be very grateful for any advice you can offer.
Many thanks
Jen