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16-08-2021, 08:40 PM
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I say I only need glasses for reading, but as I get on I actually need them for seeing...
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16-08-2021, 08:45 PM
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus "All Ranunculus (buttercup) species are poisonous when eaten fresh, but their acrid taste and the blistering of the mouth caused by their poison means they are usually left uneaten. Poisoning in livestock can occur where buttercups are abundant in overgrazed fields where little other edible plant growth is left, and the animals eat them out of desperation. Symptoms of poisoning include bloody diarrhea, excessive salivation, colic, and severe blistering of the mouth, mucous membranes and gastrointestinal tract. When Ranunculus plants are handled, naturally occurring ranunculin is broken down to form protoanemonin, which is known to cause contact dermatitis in humans and care should therefore be exercised in extensive handling of the plants.[11] The toxins are degraded by drying, so hay containing dried buttercups is safe."
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16-08-2021, 11:48 PM
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That’s a lot worse than I understood. Dodged a bullet there!
Are landscape soft or hard works locked down this time in Melbourne? |
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17-08-2021, 07:38 AM
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My biggest maintenance client (spends 1K a month with me on the garden), is beside himself at what I am not doing in his garden in preparation for spring. He informed me the subbies we use to renovate the lawns each year had been through last weekend. He added he had seen 3 other gardening crews at work during his morning walk. So was I sure I was not allowed to work? I am sure and the government is paying me to stay at home, as I suspect other gardeners are. So I suspect there may be some ‘double dipping’ going on, with businesses claiming lockdown payments and working as well! Sorry for the highjack DFB FGXR6 
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17-08-2021, 07:12 PM
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The lock down rules are being interpreted by people in different ways to suit their agenda. Each lock down leads me to reading the fine print to see if I am allowed to work, the last two have not allowed professional gardening services. The fact I work outdoors, work by myself and not coming into contact with a single person makes the decision to not allow gardeners to work baffling. Gardeners are generally self employed, you don't go out to work, you don't get paid! Mr. Politician gets paid regardless. There is also no consistency with the rules. The decision to classify $2 shops and Lotto agencies as essential is frankly idiotic. The last two lock downs that applied to regional Victoria, I spotted several garden contractors on the roads. From what a colleague told me, I was allowed to do commercial properties, but not attend someones residence. Again, this is interpretation as there is nothing in the government information that specifically states this. Another colleague calls her work "care giving" as she is often the only person some of her elderly clients see all week.
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26-08-2021, 06:52 PM
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It's that time of the year when the deciduous Magnolia's are bursting into action
 While there are a number of beautiful Magnolia's, my favorite is the most common, Magnolia Soulangeana or Saucer Magnolia. Good luck attempting to pronounce that, for those who want to try, it's Soul - lan - ge - ana. My Grandmother had a old and established specimen in her back garden, when I see these flowering they always remind me of her and the garden I grew up in. I do seem to remember my Grandfather and Uncle being less enthused by the mess these trees make. Deciduous Magnolia's are known to be very, very slow growing, eventually getting to about 7 metres. A very old and experienced English gardener once told me to never let these trees rest, plant them with plenty of rich compost and feed heavily in spring to keep them moving. They also like some shelter form hot summer winds. You will often see these trees in older estates, planted decades ago and still trucking along.
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26-08-2021, 07:11 PM
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We’re right on the cusp of seasons changing here. Some of the magnoliæ are just finishing their blooms, others in full leaf already. Same with prunus, the protected ones are just fading from a legendary year of blossoms.
I can’t see magnolia without thinking of the words to Strange Fruit, though. So they’re a bittersweet plant to me. |
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