February 2011 - Very cold morning

what a very pretty garden, i love that archway ~ and you have table and chairs to match!

glad you're feeling better, we heard you weren't very well.
Bet you're itching to get gardening.....

Thank you for your messages,
Sticki
the archway is black and the table and chairs are green, maybe I can paint them in black (maybe not) another job I can leave out. lol. Must admit did wonder if the archway was a bit posh for me, but liked it because it had a gate and thought we should go for it. lol.

Donna,
I am really itching to get gardening, have been out most days since feeling better, trouble is I do too much in one go, trying to limit the amount of time each day out there so that I do not get too tired.

in the picture you cant tell one is green and one is black so i dont think it matters. its a beautiful gate and will look even better with climbers on, enjoy your garden thats what i say!

2!....2 flowers....yes, 2 flowers lol...that's all I've got for all my efforts last year at planting snowdrops. However, they are definitely from the ones you sent, so that's good!

Love the arch Mum, and the placing of the table and chairs...very nice. Are you going to paint that fence black now to match...it would look very smart!

Karen, Had not thought of doing that, was leaving it to go natural like the one around the big middle border, it is a bit stark at the moment but will soon change after weathering, it was pre-treated wood so should last ok. What a shame only two flowers, that is not on! will have to send more bulbs. will try and get some more up to you soon.

Thanks sticki I do enjoy it, you're right about the furniture, you cannot tell from the photo, I blame the photographer, lol. and of course the cheapo camera. lol.

Thanks Mum, but don't send any more. the ones that are growing will multiply in time and I am totally disheartened with them. I planted loads of bulbs in a pot in the shady garden and not one of them has poked it's head up...sigh!

sometimes its helpful not to be too detailed with the photo! i thought they all matched!!!
it was very cold here this morning but this afternoon is lovely ~ ive been out in the garden!

Yeah! me too, I didn't notice the difference either and I don't think it matters at all...it looks great! Cold and cloudy here sticki, so you enjoy it while you have it! :))

Pleased you have recovered and out in the garden Barbara,just take it easy we don`t want to hear of any relapses. You have a lovely garden and that arch and gateway encourages one to want to wander beyond, I like a garden that does that, its really going to look nice when the roses and climbers show themselves.
That last photograph is fabulous, I like the way you have caught the suns rays filtering through......

Hi Barbara I'm glad to see you back and feeling better. I love your arch, and the last photo with rays of the sun is beautiful

Thanks people good to hear from you all, I liked the one with the sun rays too, very cold though here today, sun didn't really warm it up much.
Still better than rain and snow and definitely better than the wind we have had in the last week.

glad your feeling better...look forward to seeing your arch covered with lovely blooms...lovely photos too

Pleased to hear you're feeling better Barbara. I too like your photo with the lovely sunrays.Your archways look lovely., what are you going to grow over them, have you decided yet?

Me too Elsiemay hope they grow after all the cold weather.
Linsuffolk I have planted Roses either side to grow up and over well hopefully they will grow up and over - we had nothing but snow and ice after I planted them. Only just put the arch in was hoping I had put the roses in the right place - no worries I had.