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Ok yesterday I was very very busy, digging out moving stones, clearing out bluebells and just generally getting messy and all because my eldest daughter has been talking again about lovely scented roses and lovely clematis and I am totally blaming her for my spending spree today.

I looked and saw what beautiful roses she had on her pictures and read about their perfume and of course I wanted that for my garden – hence why yesterday I was so busy.

Today I have been out and spent too much money not just on David Austin Roses but on Clematis as well, oh the pain in my bank balance will be just too much. Not to mention the pain in my back from all the digging and clearing out yesterday – and of course I didn’t stop until it was finished!!

I totally blame Karen Sue and Simbad and all the rest of you for talking about perfume and colours and oh well I just blame you all. Somebody has to take the blame. Think this site must carry some of the responsibility also.

The border is dug and planted and totally transformed and they better grow and had better smell pretty or I shall totally think I have wasted my money.
I bought David Austin Roses – Pat Austin, Young Lycidas and Port Sunlight hope they are all good ones, but please don’t tell me if they are not – I shall cry if they are not!

Clematis bought Texensis Buckland Beauty, Voluceau and Mrs N. Thompson, they look good on the pictures so had better grow up into fine specimens.

Right you lot no more talking of scented roses, or beautiful clematis, cos I am totally skint now.

Hope you like the picture bit wet (as am I) it hasn’t stopped spitting about since Sunday, just need some sunshine now so I can relax in the garden.

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Love your blog, soooo true. I know what's it like going to a garden centre, I always spend far too much, but at least we get rewarded afterwards. And yes this site is addictive and the time just flies by when just looking at a few pictures. But we also learn so much from others and some of the pictures are unbelievable. Hope the sun comes out again soon for you and me both. It's raining here too in Dorset so that gives me an excuse to be on GoY for 1/2 hr or soooooo. You've done a nice little job with your new plants. Enjoy! And by the way I am going to buy some more Clematis'es, those 2 mentioned above have got me hooked too

10 Jun, 2010

 

Your right this is a very addictive site!!! Hope they all grow well for you

10 Jun, 2010

 

Olive I`ve given my fingers a right ole battering today in the flipping drizzle and its all because of my roses (see blog) one cannot tie twine wearing gloves, enjoy your purchases, good choices.....

10 Jun, 2010

 

don't know about spitting rain-- since saturday night we've had thunder/heavy rain/galeforce winds/ mistyfog an mizzzly drizzle--- flaming june huh....,
still the gardens looking better for the rain, your new plants will be lovely i'm sure and on a miserable day I don't mind being addicted :0)

10 Jun, 2010

 

we had thunder in the distance yesterday whilst I was digging, I went indoors and it disappeared thank goodness, hate it, no wind for us, just spitting today, supposedly getting warmer tomorrow. FINGERS AND TOES Crossed

10 Jun, 2010

 

Fantastic....about time too! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Don't have Port Sunlight, but the other two are beautiful and you're going to love the way Young Lycidas shiines, it's Luminous! You'll be so pleased you got these......I'm not sorry!! ;))

10 Jun, 2010

 

p.s....I am however, totally skint also since Spritzhenry got me addicted to Hardy Geraniums and Annella has inspired me to buy even more shrubs and trees!! then there was someone's shed all painted an pretty.....!! Sanbaz has me convinced I need a pond also! and i've almost been tempted to buy some more daylilies by Simbad, I just don't have any room!! :))))

10 Jun, 2010

 

Pleased you're pleased, they are very much in bud and I am looking forward to the perfume, one of the ones you bought me a couple of years back is in full bloom and its perfume is fantastic, it is just at my back door and I keep smelling it each time I step outside. I, like you, love their perfume.

10 Jun, 2010

 

lovely blog & plants...you can never have too many plants !

10 Jun, 2010

 

Great pictures and I can sympathise with the empty bank account, there`s just so many clematis and roses to choose from and once you buy one well thats fatal.

10 Jun, 2010

 

im going to this plant fair on sat and cannot afford it ,but its like a drug and i have to go,i didnt know day lilys had perfume,now see ive got to look for them now,chris

11 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks everyone for your replies, good to hear from you all keep spending and gardening, weather has picked up today got some SUNSHINE at last.

11 Jun, 2010

 

Definitely worth all the hard work Olive - I will look forward to seeing it later in the summer.

12 Jun, 2010

 

Thank you Peonyrose - yep I agree now my back has stopped hurting lol :o))))

13 Jun, 2010

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