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Other Local Resorts & Areas => Uzumlu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Firo on May 09, 2009, 06:43:33 AM

Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Firo on May 09, 2009, 06:43:33 AM: Yes the weekend is here, the sun is out and tomorrow 4 gardens are open. 8)
1pm till 4pm are the opening times and if you haven't bought your tickets you can get them on the gate of the first house you go to. If anyone needs directions please pm me.
All plants and refreshments on sale are only 1tl so why not pop in the car and come and visit beautiful Uzumlu for an afternoon out.
Fi
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: pookie on May 09, 2009, 08:17:08 AM: Hi Fi - good luck, hope it all goes really well. Wish we were there.....I expect the gardens are really green after all the rain Uzumlu has 'enjoyed' (!). If any-one takes any photos......we'd love you to share them !
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: cadavanti on May 10, 2009, 04:25:42 AM: where are the 4 gardens?
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Firo on May 10, 2009, 05:56:27 AM: 3 in Uzumlu & 1 in Icirikoy.You will need a car or a friend with a car.
To find the first house and get tickets and a map, come in to Uzumlu,along the dual carraigeway and at the side of the red Petrol Ofis garage turn right.The road runs up the side of the garage. Signs from there.
If you miss that house follow signs to PTT and directly opposite the PTT turn right and again follow the signs to one of the other gardens.
Starts at 1pm till 4pm. Entry 2tl for all 4 houses.
Plants are being delivered as I speak and the sun is shining.:D
Fi
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: kevin3 on May 10, 2009, 08:32:45 AM: Good Luck. :)
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: calvin 1949 on May 10, 2009, 11:05:34 AM: Sorry i cant be there have an appointment with Lewis Hamilton,Jill will be representing the Metcalfe household good luck to all ,promise to make the next one. Calvin
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: jsp51 on May 10, 2009, 12:15:05 PM: Thats not a good enough excuse Calvin you will have time to look at a garden between each of his laps!!
Hope they fitted lights to his car as it will probably be dark before he finishes.
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: milliemars on May 10, 2009, 15:01:02 PM: Just got back form the open gardens,what a good day we have had so many ideas to be had,big thnkyou Fi for pulling up some of you pretty pink plants for me do they have a name.Also we would like to say a big thankyou for the owners of all the gardens for letting us in to enjoy them.
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Firo on May 10, 2009, 17:01:02 PM: What an outstanding success.:D
We have had a fabulous day and from the feedback we had,everyone enjoyed the gardens and picked up some cheap plants, homemade cakes and lots of different ideas.
We raised 157.50tl for FIG, 236.75tl for the cement factory fund and 236.75tl for the Fethiye Times gardening club.
Our friend Yusuf from the Gocek garden centre brought along loads of plants as did Brian from Village garden in Nif.:D
I would like to formally thank all the people who opened their gardens today, all the helpers who manned gates, made tea, coffee, made cakes, donated plants etc we could not have done it without you.
Special message for the Crinklies from Lynda & Mario, you are to be renamed the Smoothies ;):D
Special thanks from me to Pat from the Fethiye Times Gardening Club
who came up with the idea.
Once again thanks to all who came and we hope you all had a great time.
I think you could well see this idea mushroom in the future.
Thanks
Fi & Eric
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Firo on May 10, 2009, 17:03:07 PM: Forgot to say watch out in the Fethiye Times this week as each garden will be featured with photos.
Fi
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Paul Brock on May 11, 2009, 17:39:06 PM: Very good day. Some people are lucky and have very green fingers.

Took a few pictures, here is the link http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2023463id=1076194342&l=74f8183631

Hope it works
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: pookie on May 11, 2009, 18:01:46 PM: not working for me...:(
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: The Crinklies on May 11, 2009, 19:00:42 PM: Not working for us either :(
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Firo on May 11, 2009, 20:13:05 PM: Not working for me as well. :( The link just takes me to the log in page of Facebook.
Fi
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Paul Brock on May 11, 2009, 20:37:07 PM: Try again, this link seems to be one character different. It is meant to give public access but I have not tried it before.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2023463id=1076194342&l=74f8183631

Getting confused address should read 2023463&id but if I try to paste link or enter it manually the & disappears. Can anyone advise why and how to post correct link
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Scunner on May 11, 2009, 21:01:36 PM: There you go Paul
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Paul Brock on May 11, 2009, 21:05:42 PM: Thanks Scunner, does it now work and how did you do it??
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Scunner on May 11, 2009, 21:47:03 PM: It's a deep and interesting story. The Turkish alphabet doesn't always work on here, and the 'Turkish' I (the one without a dot) comes out as "&i" which make reading Turkish place names and the like confusing. The only way round that is to automatically set "&i" to change to "i" when posted. Hence your "&" disappeared. Until your link, it never was an issue ;)

I bet you are glad you asked now :D
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: kevin3 on May 11, 2009, 22:06:42 PM: Beautiful pictures,gardens and scenery.Thanks Paul.(and the backroom boffin) :)
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: pookie on May 12, 2009, 08:44:47 AM: lovely thank you.
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: doll on May 12, 2009, 11:02:50 AM: a wonderful couple of hours
the gardens were lovely
cakes were good too, thanks everyone who opened their gardens.
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: Paul Brock on March 11, 2010, 18:49:18 PM: Sorry, was looking to see when this happened last year and noticed that link to photos had gone down with the & problem - tried to correct and failed. This brought this thread to the front again.

Will this event be occurring again this year???
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: The Crinklies on March 11, 2010, 20:33:07 PM: Hi Paul, yes this event is happening again and this year it will be in Calis.
I will try to find out the date - I think it is in May - and will put the information on here.
Title: 10th May Open Gardens
Post by: The Crinklies on March 11, 2010, 20:43:40 PM: The garden open day is scheduled for 16th May but I do not have any further information at the moment.