My Somerset Garden, 24th April 2010, I've been naughty, VERY NAUGHTY!

Lovely plants micky45. Sounds like a great day out. So now all you have to do is plant them all, hope your back is up to it....:o)

resistance is futile,chris

I can't wait Dylandog!

Love choosing and plotting their new homes, I want a garden full of colour this year, a lot of colour!

My you have been bizzie, Micky, hope you've got room for all of them,lol..:o))

I just give in Ladybug, it's the best option!

Oh i'll find a way pepperpot! i'll just move stuff around!

I love my bargains!

my god mick even your cat looks shocked hhaha, so glad you enjoyed your day and im so jelous you came home with all these beautys, well done ;o))

Naughty but nice :o)

Thats a good day well spent Micky and a tootle through the gorge as well, with all those plants and that view your garden is going to be lovely place to relax in on those sunny days to come....We are having lovely weather here as well.......

I know Sandra, she had to have a drink of water.

I'm going to Lurve getting them all new homes, Can't wait to see them all in bloom

It's the best way to be naughty isn't it Terra, hope your back bit is going well, did you get into productive mode?

poor kitty,,, cant wait to see your garden in bloom mick ;o)

You have some great purchases there Mick.
Yes, I've been painting, scrubbing pavings, planting....... :o)

Thanks Lincs lass.

I think it's going to be full to bursting but I just want a garden full of colour and scent.

It was a lovely day, I had a great drive back home through the gorge, on the way there were some lovely goats trotting along the gorge road, I wish I could have stopped to take a picture, it was a lovely sight!

Hope you've had a lovely day also!

Omg Mick ,you are a man after my own heart. thats the sort of thing I would do! !
I agree with San the cat does look shocked. ;O)))

Me too Sandra! especially after this rotten cold winter we had!

Sapph is okay now, she was a bit shocked to see that many new plants!

;o))

good for the soul Terra, hard work obviously but worth it in the end!

Any more Aubretia?

Valadel, it was so good to have a good old plants buying day!

I got some great ones which I can't wait to see in bloom, i'm going to have 2 nice poached eggs on toast in the morning to celebrate!

Sapph has recovered from her shock from seeing all those plants, I bought some catmint too so will keep her happy!

HEY!! I shall want to know exactly where this 'plant heaven' is, and so will Louise!

We had a great session at the GC, didn't we - poking around amongst all those plants in the sun..lovely. :-)))

Of course I shall let you know Barbara!

A great time yes, 3 goyers in a garden centre is a formidable sight!

I got a bit of heat stroke I reckon, I felt quite nauseus when i got home, my neck and face are red roe! but great fun nonetheless!

What a great lot of plants there! Well done you!

Especially at the check-out, Mick, with three trolleys in a row. Poor check-out lady! Bet her heart sank when she saw us coming...LOL.

It 'was' hot there - I had to go back in for some water before I set off home. Are you OK now?

Ha ha, it was the check out lady that needed the water!

Yes it was really hot, I don't think we realised how hot!

i'm fine now thanks, the nausea didn't last too long, it is very unpleasant though, there you are, for 6 miserable months we've craved the heat and then when it comes we make ourselves i'll with it! lol.

perhaps all the excitment... day out.... bargain plants..... has been to much for you ! ! lovely blog

Thank you Michaela

There are some beautys! can't wait to get them in their new homes!

Maybe Viv!

ha ha, sounds ridiculous what makes us lot happy doesn't it!

what a lovely find. you are as abd as me.
3 goyers, me and both the Bonkersbon met up at Reighton a couple of weeks back. Its good fun isnt it.

Hi Seaburn

It was a great laugh!

I'm coming up tomorrow to stay with dad and sheena for couple of days in finkle street.

I'm going to design my neices new garden, they got a place in barrington ave.

oh what a shame I'm in sunderland at my brothers. we could have met up otherwise. Barrington Ave as in off cottingham road? I used to live near there in my student das. ah what fun.

Wow, you've got a lovely lot of goodies there Mick !
Your pusscat will have to give those plants a 'once-over' .... 'my' cats do anyway .... they can smell allsorts on them, i'm sure !!!

A lovely healthy looking "haul" there......I can just imagine the look on the face of the lady in the GC......she'll be used to Louise and Spritz.......but three of you !!!!...lol

Tsk !
It looked like a convoy Alice ;-)
A convoy of trolleys stacked with plants :-)))

Micky, 'Didn't you do well' they're going to be a challenge when it comes to finding space for them. Acorns grow into very big trees, perennials not so big but they do it quicker !! I recon with the 'Credit crunch' perhaps we'll see a lot more plant sale signs.

Hi Louise

I'd totted it all up, I spent £74 but I have 35 plants plus 6 nemisia plugs, I can't believe it! I have a catmint and perovskia in there so it's a pretty pungent smell, also the nicest pelergonium you've ever seen, very attractive thing, delicate white flowers on it!

Hi Alice and Louise

Yeah the lady was a bit phazed to be honest, no credit crunch in that convoy!

Hi Heron

I'm so pleased with it all!, wow £74 for 35 odd plants,but I think that's amazing!
A tootle round the countryside can be a dangerous occupation lol!

That is a shame Seaburn, it would have been nice to meet you, no garden centres though, I think That stash is quite enough now, lol.

Well Chris didnt you do well. I have to buy plants on line, living in London. I can see that your garden will be a mass of colour come summer, Please put a picture up when you find homes for them, all it will be fantastic I'm sure. Well done you!!

Thank you Great!

I'm sort of dreading it as I think some older tired stuff will have to go as the new stuff is probably better suited and more low growing!

Well see.

Regards, Mick

Oh my goodness Mickey, didn`t you do well! I`m a sucker for a bargain too and when faced with the chance of some more great plants I would have done the same...lol! :o)

A grand 'tootle' of £74 then. :-))

Well what a lovely day you must have had Mick, i'm envious of all those great plants. watch your garden doesn't explode into next doors LOL what did your partner have to say after your productive garden center visit ?

Be careful Mick those two ladies can get you into sooo much trouble around plants, I know LOL :)))))))

;-))

Sure can! LOL.

well mickey

looks like ya gonna need ya sling backs on to dig them in mind

ps i prefer to wear me marigolds coz the sap sometimes roughs me nails pmsl

looking good m8

cheers davey

Hi Lab dancer, thank you for your comments! yes I think we are all much the same when it comes to plants, ha ha.

Hi Heron, that's a very clever comment!

Hiya, Micky - back again?

Hi Tulsa

My partner is used to me now bringing plants home! their nearly all in the ground now! I passed through derbyshire on my way back home, I was going to call on you but had empty hands! I reckon you would have expected some plants from me! lol

Hi Barbara, Yeah safe home again, phew, i've just pm you!

Hi grindle

Well they did get me into trouble with the plants, job done i'm afraid, too late, lol

Hi Louise

Did you get all your lovely plants in?

Hi Davey

I just wore shorts and boots, my feet are too achy for sling backs!

u sure mickey we wont think bad of you pmsl

not bad at all lol lovely plants happy gardening

Thanks Christina

Have a great weekend, Mick

might wait till next week for me annuals for the hanging baskets always got for mixed petunias -was really impressed with dobbies last year so might go back again

cheers davey

Hi Davey

They do say May onwards for annuals don't they, I got 80 odd bizzie Lizzie plugs for half price when I ordered something from Thomson and morgan, they were small plugs but I potted them on immediately and their shooting on now!

Good Luck.

good morning mickey and all . well ppping down so am waiting to get rest of staining done zzzzzzz

cheers davey

Good Morning to you too Davey!

Your up early or was it the sound of the rain rattling on the windows...ha ha.