Re: GMT Feb.13th

In <news:pan.2008.02.13.18.05.11.954632@xxxxxxxxxx>, 13/02/08, Bernadette
thought carefully and then said:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:32:59 +0000, ~~Linda~~ wrote:

In <news:pan.2008.02.13.17.25.59.566794@xxxxxxxxxx>, 13/02/08, Bernadette
thought carefully and then said:

Same here again today Sandra. I spent the morning in the garden tidying
up. It was warm enough to get away with a t-shirt and lightweight cardi.
Breeks and trainers were also worn - just in case any smartypants picks
me up on it! :-D

Hehe, I did similar here and it is SO good to be out in the sunshine,
isn't it. Signs of new growth and things bursting out (and that isn't me
out of my jeans!!) gives you the feeling Spring is just around the corner
:-)

I agree there ~~Linda~~, you just feel so much better in yourself for
being out there and can really feel the heat from the sun.

Yes out of the wind it was lovely. Mind you, I sure missed it yesterday
when it turned cloudy and this morning it's damp out.

We have some very fat buds on the daffs now and the mini iris we planted
last autumn have just come into flower,

I have mini daffs in full flower, along with hellebores, snowdrops, lots of
primroses in a bank by the drive and some gorgeously scented buds just
opened on a viburnum near the front door. Almost worth opening it and
standing there just to catch a whiff <g>

as has my white camellia.

I used to have a white camelia but it had been planted in the wrong place
or rather the right place at the time but after my neighbour cut down a
large shrub and changed his fence, it proved to be the wrong place! Each
year the buds would either turn brown before they opened or almost as soon
as they opened and then sit there looking ugly, so eventually we took it
out. I really MUST get around to replanting a new one somewhere more
suitable as it had such lovely flowers before.

What
surprised me most is the passionflower as it is bending under the weight
of buds which look as though they're about ready to bloom.

Yes, I saw one the other day, which had fallen off its trellis support,
presumably as had become top heavy! Up close when in flower they are quite
stunning, aren't they.

I love my
garden. :-)

Me too! Bit frustrating as for the last 18mths I've been unable to do much
work in it, apart from 'pottering'. Hoping that now treatment is working
and after the dual ops on my shoulders (and a bit of recovery time) I will
be able to get to grips with it, if not this year, then next. Hubby is very
good at doing as I direct but I just want to be able to DO it myself! lol
I'm sure you and all the other gardeners will understand. It's not really
something that is very satisfying by proxy lol.


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~~Linda~~
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