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Our Polish cucumbers are looking very healthy in the greenhouse as you can see, but our sweetcorn is suffering in the rain. Thankfully, next year this won’t be a problem. Daina, at Beaconsfield Garden Centre, has given us two wonderfully huge poly tunnels. These couldn’t be sold as some minor parts were missing but instead of just throwing them away she thought of us. Thank you Daina, you are a star! I have spent time helping my daughter deliver her Hiya Bucks magazines this summer and it’s a fantastic opportunity to get ideas from people’s gardens as you march down the many driveways. I’ve seen enormous ornamental thistles, stunning ferns and the idea of growing vegetables in raised beds in the front garden, which I would never have thought of, but I love. I even came away from one lovely resident with some seeds from the fabulous peachy orange poppies she caught me admiring as I popped her copy through the letterbox. You do have to make sure you don’t look like you’re up to no good, which isn’t easy for me, when I see a plant I absolutely love. Thankfully, I wasn’t arrested once! It does prove though that gardeners are the loveliest of people, and Holtspur is full of them. Happy Gardening Laura Barton SHARLEY DOMESTICS SERVICE REPAIRS INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DECORATING SPECIALIST Please consider Garrett Decorators for a free no obligation quote. Fully insured, references can be provided on request. PA U L G A R R E T T T. 0 7 8 8 7 9 9 2 4 3 3 E. [email protected] For images of my work please check my Facebook page @garrettdecorators 16 | hiyabucks.com Cookers • Ovens Washing Machines • Dryers Dishwashers • Fridge Freezers Vacs • Hobs built-in appliances also repaired MICROWAVE REPAIR SPECIALIST Tel 01494 485926 www.sharleydomestics.com