tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post6369618283933514245..comments2024-01-20T13:05:05.298+01:00Comments on The trouble with truffles.......: SleepersRob (ourfrenchgarden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-66249436230135809682011-03-08T23:57:15.139+01:002011-03-08T23:57:15.139+01:00Very nice! My stepmother lives in a 19th Century ...Very nice! My stepmother lives in a 19th Century train station in the Var. The stone platform edges still run through her garden.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-86118925825825052672010-04-20T18:23:52.043+02:002010-04-20T18:23:52.043+02:00Jammy devil, getting all those sleepers for a song...Jammy devil, getting all those sleepers for a song!<br /><br />Good luck with the coming season!DiannePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632539635019827865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-67446586061750418212010-04-15T03:53:18.540+02:002010-04-15T03:53:18.540+02:00I have empathy for your's and Karen's hard...I have empathy for your's and Karen's hard work clearing Rob! So seeding will help keep back horsetail... I bet it would not work with bitter sweet! I love your wilderness garden and train station! Utterly charming and lovely!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-22199050956321733172010-04-14T00:25:03.859+02:002010-04-14T00:25:03.859+02:00Lovely as always. I'm always amazed at how muc...Lovely as always. I'm always amazed at how much your photos remind me of where I live since we share so many of the same plants...while simultaneously reminding me NOTHING AT ALL of where I live because everything is so delightfully French.susan morrisonhttp://www.garden-chick.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-3044194642010025552010-04-12T14:14:55.853+02:002010-04-12T14:14:55.853+02:00Beautiful pics and beautiful landscape. What a pl...Beautiful pics and beautiful landscape. What a pleasure it must be, waiting for the train. <br />Sounds like you've put quite some time and effort into improving your surroundings. Much rewarding though, I assume.Anneliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847120532617273114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-15922410040442263572010-04-12T04:12:07.764+02:002010-04-12T04:12:07.764+02:00Lovely views both of the train station and of your...Lovely views both of the train station and of your terracing down to the river. So beautifully green!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-1871039158204477752010-04-10T03:58:44.674+02:002010-04-10T03:58:44.674+02:00P.S. Love the creek side area!P.S. Love the creek side area!*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-81689640876670073642010-04-10T03:58:24.078+02:002010-04-10T03:58:24.078+02:00Here we call sleepers railway ties, and I have a f...Here we call sleepers railway ties, and I have a few of those around. The trains stations are beautiful over there. What I want to know is what kind of grass do you use! I don't care what we use the weeds still come through. Must be the soil you have!!*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-58941651435212175912010-04-09T19:22:04.422+02:002010-04-09T19:22:04.422+02:00Sounds wonderful, Rob, and a creative way to recyc...Sounds wonderful, Rob, and a creative way to recycle the rustic 'sleepers'. You are amazing, always a unique project at hand. I would love to join Cameron in a charming abandoned railway station ... "all aboard!"joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-25123811885255484512010-04-09T04:17:49.445+02:002010-04-09T04:17:49.445+02:00I'd love to take a train through France again,...I'd love to take a train through France again, I wish I remembered more of the train stations. The plantings really are very pretty.<br />I agree the natural look of your newly cleared space is beautiful.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-19701537298174504852010-04-08T23:05:07.345+02:002010-04-08T23:05:07.345+02:00Now would those sleepers were nearer Rob - himself...Now would those sleepers were nearer Rob - himself would be most happy - sounds as if you got a bargain.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-70292007194873652022010-04-08T17:06:34.818+02:002010-04-08T17:06:34.818+02:00Sob. The grass, the brook...
In South Africa we c...Sob. The grass, the brook...<br /><br />In South Africa we call Crepe Myrtle Pride of India...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-75608148504115479512010-04-08T16:25:58.417+02:002010-04-08T16:25:58.417+02:00Is everything there so stunningly beautiful, and e...Is everything there so stunningly beautiful, and elegant? Even the so called weeds are lovely?<br /><br />I guess you can see that we are all in love with the beauty of your country.<br /><br />Yes we have train stations, and weeds, but ours are a kind of rugged Northwest natural beauty.<br /><br />I have heard also that the "sleepers" are treated with chemicals that should not be used near any edible plants. They are so rustic, and the metal strapping does add a wonderful detail to them.<br /><br />Can't wait to see the finished steps.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-89384898998736127892010-04-08T15:55:24.539+02:002010-04-08T15:55:24.539+02:00Did you hear that? It was me gasping very loudly ...Did you hear that? It was me gasping very loudly all the way from Southern California. What beautiful pictures. I love your garden!!!<br /><br />~janetthe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-1544117628101499532010-04-08T15:22:49.226+02:002010-04-08T15:22:49.226+02:00Love your pictures, Rob! And the sleepers too!Love your pictures, Rob! And the sleepers too!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-5209993168757786382010-04-08T10:51:14.580+02:002010-04-08T10:51:14.580+02:00A beautiful site you have. And yes, who would nee...A beautiful site you have. And yes, who would need more with a natural beauty like this! :)Sandyhttp://www.gardeningoncloud9.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-28040809079421064102010-04-08T10:05:09.833+02:002010-04-08T10:05:09.833+02:00In Denmark you are advisede not to use those timbe...In Denmark you are advisede not to use those timber...in your kitchen garden. So take care! Lovely photos, I spent a 1½ month last autumn in Dordogne (La Chapelle Aubareil) and I loved it.Lavendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910693861272352623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-87697651268908320662010-04-08T08:02:21.220+02:002010-04-08T08:02:21.220+02:00... well, maybe "heaven" is a liiittle b...... well, maybe "heaven" is a liiittle bit too much said... I meant Good time!Tankar från Trädgårdsmästarn; Hillevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670920353976637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-4789843284504023982010-04-08T08:00:47.156+02:002010-04-08T08:00:47.156+02:00Couldn't agree more Rob!
Natural beauty - who...Couldn't agree more Rob!<br /><br />Natural beauty - who needs more, when the nature looks like that?<br /><br />I can really appreciate the amount of work you have put into your garden... Must have been a hard first cople of years you experienced.<br /> <br />Love the sleepers, hope you're planning to keep the metal things also. That detail makes them more unique to me!:-)<br /><br />Have a weekend!<br />I am going to our best Garden Fair myself, spending two-three days there listening to interesting speaches and looking at nice things:-) My kind of heaven!!Tankar från Trädgårdsmästarn; Hillevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670920353976637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-9511942531941352092010-04-08T06:12:13.811+02:002010-04-08T06:12:13.811+02:00It is so beautiful!It is so beautiful!Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-16976315482810774932010-04-08T05:12:11.617+02:002010-04-08T05:12:11.617+02:00My stepmother lives in a converted train station i...My stepmother lives in a converted train station in Provence. <br /><br />Do you have to worry about if the timbers are treated with creosote? In California, telephone poles, railway timbers and the like are disposed of as hazardous waste.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-91322979420184155872010-04-08T03:31:07.763+02:002010-04-08T03:31:07.763+02:00Lilas des Indes! Why does everything sound better ...Lilas des Indes! Why does everything sound better in French?James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-57218738103753734582010-04-08T02:28:54.032+02:002010-04-08T02:28:54.032+02:00Are there any abandoned railway stations? I could ...Are there any abandoned railway stations? I could live in one of those! :-)<br /><br />You've picked up great material for your landscape project. I love the scenery. <br /><br />During days like we've been having (90 degrees, it's crazy), I've felt like my garden is too big for one person to maintain. Think about it before expanding your garden!F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-75404090020928475912010-04-08T02:23:23.051+02:002010-04-08T02:23:23.051+02:00Astounding. Just so beautiful.Astounding. Just so beautiful.Southern Aspirationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042045652329926178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-69726401422760921692010-04-08T02:17:01.963+02:002010-04-08T02:17:01.963+02:00Two wonderful sights, Rob, the train station and y...Two wonderful sights, Rob, the train station and your own piece of heaven. It does indeed look perfect now. But as a garden, it would be difficult to not attack it with gusto. Since we will soon be in England, and riding a train, I wonder if the station in Great Malvern is as picturesque? :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com