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Tempus fugits and no stopping it, Sue! And it only ever fugits in one direction, too! More's the pity!

;-)
xxx

lovely colours - you've just caught the light perfectly Lemondog

Have you looked at the rootball of this plant...it may have the dreaded vine weevil in there....
The rest of them look lovely!!

Thanks everyone - it is a beautiful wee wood to walk round, especially on days like this or in the snow. The dogs love it though I can't remember which one's in the background of the picture.

Young lady!!! Ooo. I like that!!! Thanks, daisy - now where are your glasses? LOL

It comes from the film the Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland, Dorothy had a dog called Toto, and when she woke up after the tornado in the land of Oz, she said "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto!" Never seen it??

Thank you for that very kind thought Morgana it is much appreciated.

Hi Sue - have I misunderstood meaning of amateur? always did get muddled with novice - thought they meant the same.

Anyway, I love this pic, thought I'd try being arty farty & it worked. lol x

Well, we all show those, don't we? :-)))

as the expert seams to be on holaday, may I be so bold and put my twopennyth in, I could be wrong' but could you give it a name yourself considering it's history, I belive that you have had good advice on the rearing from SBG

Thank you Amy and Milky. They are beautiful are.nt they!

He Who Must Open Law Manuals Whilst Distilling Christmas Alcohol .... Oh ....And Making Curry !!!

Getting warmer ???? Lol ;~)))

On the plus side a it's amazing how a cuppa can help inspire good ideas that make you wonder why you've not thought of it before. I'm hopeless at plant names, not much better at knowing how to look after all individual plants either, I do enjoy creativity though, aided with a cuppa.

Thanks Amy.

Thanks everyone - it really is a lovely spot. Of our 2 dogs, Buddy loves to swim in it (when not frosty of course), but his sister Holly is not keen on water.

Thanks Amy.
Kansas?

She's always trying to catch bees & wasps....... infact even anything that crawls. She's very quick & can snap them in 2 with one bite. Has been stung a few times of course & her muzzle swells up a bit, although luckily she's never taken a bad reaction. Vets advise is to give her a wee bit of antihistemine & it quickly works.

Missy sounds just like my cat Maddie and Minxie (great name!) is just like my black cat Millie !

Love this shrub! and have one too. :)

That is beautiful!

LOL, definately me Busylizzy !

Mine are like yours .... Maddie is a plump white cat (with black markings) who will always be lazing around somewhere and Millie is a little athlete .... always on the go, a very busy little girl !

Yours look as happy, fat and contented as mine do! Hands up those who want to come back as a pampered feline!

It's our critical and perfectionist minds and eyes Heron !
It must be because we all seem to be agreeing with you and admitting it ourselves !!!!
A non gardener would probably just see the good bits ;-)

I know that feeling well Heron.

...or...
....enough jobs I've missed that would keep me busy for another MONTH....:o)

Hi Louise1 and Uma, these two are five years young, Missy is lazy and fat and likes to cuddle and Minxie is still like a kitten wanting to play all the time. Her favourite trick is to run and fetch, so you have to spend hours throwing stuff for her to bring back to you! (A case of dogenvy perhaps)?!

That's ok Brenda, for a while I thought you might have found my inane attempt at humour a little irritating ? :0))

This year is the first time it has had these flower (?) things on the top of it. Hoping that it gets to be a large plant.

Love the colour! It's just like a flame! Beautiful flowers!

Pretty Cats! Love black ones very much too!

Hi Tin How did you get this plant to survive. I was given 2 poinsettia's for christmas last year and they did not survive. I kept them indoors, is this wrong. Please let me know as I love this flower. I am from South Africa originally and this plant thrives there, it reminds me of home. Thanks Notty

Gillian, amazing! Is it a stone? Am I right?

I agree Mg, it means they become part of a/our community .... which is what we must 'all' have liked or we wouldn't have joined up ourselves.
Maybe people who stay as a guest just aren't people who want to 'mix', or should i say 'mingle' ;-)))

That's what we are ...... minglers !!!

Wow what a beautiful rose and the colour is outstanding. I have got to get one for my garden.

And me !
Those are gorgeous Simbad, i love Aquilegias :-)))))))))

Thank you so much for your advice. I have left my roses outside for a week or so now during the day and now I will to leave them out longer until hopefully they are climatised and will survive. Notty

Hi David............. 1899 paint ???
Victorian Violet....???
....Does what it says on the tin...???

Went on your pennyfarthing bicycle to collect it from your local store...?

Each time you fully opened the shed door, did that Victorian gentleman smash his nose on the shed ?

But with that purple colour...
... even back then there were hints of Cadbury and chocolate ;o)

...OMG.....this pic is currently on the GOY pictures front page...
...... GoYpedia shed ideas...LOL...LOL...LOL...
.... oh, no wonder...I've just seen who edits that category....;o)

Yes I think I would be too!

Himself will happily tell me 'I've completely weeded that bed' we go outside to look and - yup weeds, I think they hide behind the plants myself lol

good morning Nosey' I liked you befor, but now I have a new respect for you, I just wish sometimes that I could make people look through the eyes of people like you, and please don't bother about your spelling '' the contents is more value than the box it came in, a teacher once said that to me I was lucky I understood, and have followed his example ever since to bring out the best in people.

Mine sits on a coffee table, gets ignored for weeks on end, does get sun and, so far as I can see, is perfectly happy. Fortunately it can read the plant books :-)

Any 'hacker' would be able to send umpteen questions as a 'Guest' simply by changing their i.d., at least that is what I understand. I still would like folk to have to join before they ask questions personally.

Wow... I'm surprised you had time to write the diary....
...a LOT of work that year...spring and summer ! :o)

partly right,Fluff well done.All the info you need to work it out is on site that much i'll say!

Is lovely Bernieh,have seen some seed in a catalogue recently for a silver leaf form, quite tempted :-)

That would make a wonderful Christmas card Elke!

I would have left it too - looks lovely in this spot.

Thanks Di - here's hoping some survive. No loss if not as free in the 1st place.

Couldn't the manufacturers make magnetic 'belts' or something....sort of attach the individual magnets to a strip of some stretchy fabric, so people could just pull them over a back, a knee, an elbow, an ankle, like they do with elastic support bandages and sports supports? Surely that would make applying them a whole lot easier - though it'd make them more expensive...

Thankyou :-)