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My front garden today - 20th April.2010.


My front garden today -  20th April.2010.

There are more of my garden pics on my recent blog ...
"A new beginning, my plants are GRINNING" ...



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Hi terratoonie, this is a cause for celebration....so happy for you that all is good with Conker :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

Hi Waheeda...
Thanks, yes ...
Conker is happy and playing with his toys today :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

You have such a colourful garden TT. It must be a pleasure to spend time in it.

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thank you Hywel... :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

looks beautiful!

20 Apr, 2010

 

That's a beautiful sea of colour TT :-)))

20 Apr, 2010

 

Absolutely beautiful Terratounie!

20 Apr, 2010

 

reminds me a lot of my garden in Poland. Spring flowering rock plants:) looking just gorgeous:)

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Arlene, Louise, Michaella and Kasia :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

Beautiful TT, very inspirational.

20 Apr, 2010

uma
Uma
 

Fantastic!

20 Apr, 2010

 

You must love this time of the year TT, your garden is beautiful :-))

20 Apr, 2010

 

Lovely patchwork of plants/colours, TT, a real eye-catcher. A real credit to you.

20 Apr, 2010

 

Stunning front garden. : o )

20 Apr, 2010

 

So much lovely spring colour! Fantastic TT!! oh, and a lovely easter bonnet too by the way!

20 Apr, 2010

 

Your garden is stunning TT, love it.

20 Apr, 2010

 

This reminds me of my front garden...well to be more precise, how I would like it to look...It doesn't though;-( Absolutely gorgeous Terra:-))

20 Apr, 2010

 

love this!

20 Apr, 2010

 

Breathtaking Terra the colours are dazzling! gone on my favourites!

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks, Katnip, Uma, Annella, Gee, Megan, KS63, Clarice, Bornagain, Floralhead and Pansypotter...
I'm concreting and scrubbing pavings in the back garden today, but will be back on GoY soon..... exhausted...LOL.

20 Apr, 2010

 

Absolutely wonderful TT.......... added to my favs............

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thats amazing, what a lovely time of year this is.

20 Apr, 2010

 

Terratounie! It's a personal paradise!! Stunning!

20 Apr, 2010

 

Hi Holly, Cinderella and Tate...
So pleased you like my garden..
Thank you.... :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

What a blaze of Spring colour Terratoonie. It's still cold outside although Gerry and I found a place near the greenhouse out of the wind and in the sunshine this morning to have our cuppa!!

20 Apr, 2010

 

Hello Linda.. Thanks.
It seems to be chilly in the mornings and evenings, with some warm hours in between... I've managed to get a lot of garden work done today... :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

Wow

20 Apr, 2010

 

Hi Twin..
Thanks for looking in on my photo :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

beautiful x

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thank you, Claireliz...
I like your doggie avatar pic :o)

20 Apr, 2010

amy
Amy
 

It looks gorgeous TT , I have been changing an area in front of my window , I have put in spring bulbs and Aubrieta , if it looks half as good as this another year I will be happy .. :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

wow stunning

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Eileen...

Hi Amy....
I know your aubrieta and bulbs will look wonderful :o)

20 Apr, 2010

 

Stunning TT.

20 Apr, 2010

 

Wow TT what a beautiful garden ......

20 Apr, 2010

 

Gorgeous TT. What a spring delight!

20 Apr, 2010

 

Wonderful....so much colour and new life !

20 Apr, 2010

 

Your garden looks so nice Terra with all the aubrieta, lobelia(?) and what are the little yellow flowers? :-)

20 Apr, 2010

 

Stunning TT....do you add plants to this each year or do they just multiply and grow?

So good to hear Conker is playing today....you must feel so relieved...as must he! :o))

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Janette, Greenthumb, BB/Jane, Richard and Pottygardener...

Richard the plants are aubrieta, and the little yellow/orange flowers are violas..

Hi PG.... Much of the planting just grows and flowers every year, but I do alter bits and pieces when I think I can improve the colour and structure...

21 Apr, 2010

 

Another stunning photo TT - I could sit there all day and not want to go anywhere ... !!

21 Apr, 2010

 

Hello Terry ...
You are welcome to sit and relax in my front garden any time... :o) Lol. xxx

21 Apr, 2010

 

I'd love to TT - but it's a bit difficult at the mo' getting flights out !!

21 Apr, 2010

 

I could offer a tent on the grass...
...and chicken dinners ;o)

21 Apr, 2010

 

Mmmmm chicken dinners - I bet they're fluent in French by now !!!!

21 Apr, 2010

 

Quelle horreur ! ;o(

21 Apr, 2010

 

::::oooo))))) !!!!

21 Apr, 2010

 

This is really one for lifting the spirit TT, its beautiful.

21 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Stroller. :o) x

21 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks for the plant names Terra :-)

21 Apr, 2010

 

Pleased to help...:o)

21 Apr, 2010

 

beautiful...

21 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Deida :o)

21 Apr, 2010

 

Your garden is sooo beautiful Terra, it puts mine to shame! You have done a wonderful job to create such a lovely display. :o)

21 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Sandra....
Your daffodils avatar photo is very pretty :o)

21 Apr, 2010

 

Hello What a lovely garden you have, the colours are lovely, its definately got the wow factor and so pleasing on the eye far better than having to look at hard standing areas for cars, on the road where i live its sad to see all the front gardens disapearing for the sake of car space, when we bought our house twenty two years ago the front garden was hard standing, our first job was to clear all this away and make a garden, and now its a picture, i have rambling roses, ribes,kerria, sumac hebes berberris, and euonymous, its congested but beautifull, i dare say it soon will be the only front garden on our road.

21 Apr, 2010

 

I agree Julien, I am the only one in my close to have a proper front garden, but we can perhaps lead the way and hope some will follow! love this garden what a picture!

22 Apr, 2010

 

abundance of bright colour and perspective well done terra

22 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Julien, Lemondog and Davey...
Yes, it would be a pity if too many front gardens turned into concrete ..
...we need the flower beds for inspiration, for our health, for our well-being and for somewhere to let the rainwater be absorbed :o)

22 Apr, 2010

 

Aubrieta are very common in the gardens around here. Did anyone see the lovely Aubrieta that Carol planted in her garden in Devon during the last episode of Gardeners World? I thought it looked really lovely!

22 Apr, 2010

 

how long did it take you to do this

22 Apr, 2010

 

Hi Balcony...
Yes, I saw Carol planting aubrieta.... lovely plant :o)

Hello Cristina...
I've made this garden a bit at a time. When I moved in, I really had no choice but to dig up most of the front lawn because it was overtaken by a plant from next door which spread fast by underground shoots. So I was left with a huge flower bed. Rather than return it to lawn, I filled it up gradually with rockery plants and flowers. :o)

23 Apr, 2010

 

Lovely photograph.

I am hoping to get aubretia to grow in the cracks in the stone wall that surrounds part of our garden, I love to see it tumbling down....so pretty....

23 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Csarina...
Aubrieta looks nice tumbling down walls doesn't it :o)

23 Apr, 2010

 

Beautiful!

24 Apr, 2010

 

This looks so colourful - and so welcome after the winter we've had. I have worked outside all today and my face is tingling with sunburn!!!

24 Apr, 2010

 

Wallis seeds do a packet of aubrietia for 90 p, they do a mixed packet and a trailing type. I am gorwing the mixed packet this year. I had a packet of mixed alpines when I first started this garden five years ago and there where aubrieita in there when i dug the bed to improve the soil last autumn i thought i had lost them, then yesterday i was weeding the bed and i thought that looks like an aubrietia and it was, so i think now they are indestructable!

25 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Andy and Jill and Fourseasons...
Some welcome rain today after a busy, happy, sunny day in the garden yesterday.

Hi Lemondog...
That's good to know your aubrieta has survived so well....
It will be interesting to see which colours you get from your seeds. I've been growing some seeds of Thompson and Morgan mixed aubrieta, and am curious to know which shades of purple and red are produced ! :o)

25 Apr, 2010

 

Yes I agree it is always interesting to see the colours when they bloom, it is a very exciting time, can't wait!!

25 Apr, 2010

 

:o)))))))

25 Apr, 2010

 

how did you start this of and how long b 4 it got looking like this. i want to do sum thing like this on banking .

27 Apr, 2010

 

Terratoonie:

WOW!!! You've out done yourself! : > ) I want a garden like yours. It's so colorful with all those beautiful flowers.

27 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Delonix...
I'm not on GoY much at the moment because I'm working hard on a redesign of part of my back garden ...
... but I must make sure I don't miss any of your baby sausage tree photos. :o)

28 Apr, 2010

 

Terratoonie:

The baby sausage tree seedlings are growing very well now...I'll be posting more soon. : > )

28 Apr, 2010

 

Delonix...That's good news...
... Looking forward to more pics as they grow :o)

28 Apr, 2010

 

What an inspiration you are to one and all, absolutely stunning....TT.

29 Apr, 2010

 

Hi Dotty.... Thanks for your kind words :o) x

30 Apr, 2010

 

Respect ! I would love my garden to look like this - you must work hard so I really hope you enjoy your special space - like a lot of the comments you are an inspiration to us all.

1 May, 2010

 

Thanks, Tiffanie...
Your own gardens are lovely.
I've been looking at your pics :o)

1 May, 2010

 

Sooooooooooooo beautiful

2 May, 2010

 

Hi Shahida..
Glad you like this :o)

2 May, 2010

 

Can't believe what I see here :o) The most colourful garden I've ever seen. You're a real Master!!!!

8 May, 2010

 

Thank you Convr.... pleased you like the colour mix :o)

8 May, 2010

 

Thats lovely! Another aubretia fan. Thanks for your lovely comments about my garden - yours looks amazing

8 May, 2010

 

Thanks Lauren... Glad you like my aubrieta :o)

8 May, 2010

 

did you grow Ur own or buy it in. i am wondering is it worth growing it as i need so much and they r not cheap to buy. really love urban inspiration

11 May, 2010

 

gasp!

15 May, 2010

 

Hi Cristina... these aubrieta spread, so I try to take cuttings... not always easy...

Hi Arun... thanks for the gasp :o) lol.

15 May, 2010

 

really Terratoonie, this is an incredible garden , full of beauty and joy

15 May, 2010

 

Thank you Arun...
I'm pleased you like my gardens :o)

15 May, 2010

 

This is amazing the colours are fantastic.

16 May, 2010

 

Hi Terratoonie......absolutely stunning.....isn't Mother nature wonderful especially this time of year, so much new life around us.....well done

16 May, 2010

 

Thanks Lindak and Crissue...
Yes, Mother Nature provides so much colour for us at this time of year...
I just love the springtime with the blossoms and flowers :o)

17 May, 2010

 

Hi Terratoonie,very Stunning and amaizing front garden you have there,I like it .

30 May, 2010

 

Hi Drfadi...
Thanks. So pleased you like my front garden :o)

2 Jun, 2010

 

OH WOW!!!!!!!!!! that is stunning

6 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you Pottydottie... :o)))

6 Aug, 2010

 

Hi Terratoonie my friend and I were just admiring your garden we are new to this gardening lark and wondered what the yellow flowers were amongst the pinks and purples?

9 Sep, 2010

 

Hi Nana d...
I can't recall the full name at the moment ..
I'll put another comment below if I remember it :o)

9 Sep, 2010

 

Thanks Terratoonie

10 Sep, 2010

 

And this one . Just stunning!

31 Oct, 2010

 

Hi Roseberry.... I'm pleased you like this too :o)

1 Nov, 2010

 

Is the yellow flower alysum? it's hard for me to tell, bit late for Nana d:-)

3 Nov, 2010

 

lovely colours - nice flowers

12 Nov, 2010

 

Thanks Paul...
springtime is special :o)

12 Nov, 2010

 

certainly is - it is like having a whole new garden

13 Nov, 2010

 

I love the way you mix colors. Everything just seems to go together. Thanks for the inspiration.

9 May, 2011

 

Thank you Valerie...
Lots of colours to choose from in the Springtime :o)

9 May, 2011

 

What a lovely show! Wanted to grow aubrieta from seed this year. You've definitely given me more incentive. It looks so pretty so early on in the year, so colourful without the help of any bulbs which don't end up looking so pretty when the flowers are gone and they are dying back. Very good idea!

14 May, 2011

 

Thanks 1poodle11 ...
Good luck with your aubrieta ...
it flowers for many weeks :o)

15 May, 2011

 

You are so talented!

18 May, 2011

 

Thank you Kimberly ..
there's a lot of luck involved in getting the colours right .. :o)

19 May, 2011

 

wow what a gorgous display the colours are fab

22 May, 2011

 

stunning garden... as a novice would love to know what you have planted to get such a gorgeous display...

4 Jul, 2011

 

Thanks Whdebor and Lorraine ...
This pic is mostly aubrieta and grape hyacinths (muscari).

5 Jul, 2011

 

Hi Terratoonie,
What is the yellow n white one next to aubrietas on this picture?please. This is so beautiful..trying to copy this. Need your advice,thanks.

14 Jan, 2012

 

Hello again, and thank you for your response to my PM; this is the photo I was looking at - top right and half-way up on the left is what looks like grape hyacinth, but larger and more compact than I have come across before? Thank you for your time.

31 Jan, 2012

 

Simply incredible. An explosion of colour. Your photos and of course your garden are stunning. A real credit to all your hard work

15 Feb, 2012

 

love it, so colourful, aiming to get something similar in my little side garden, if i achieve half a good a result as your display i'll be pleased. Thanks for inspiration on a dull Feb afternoon!

19 Feb, 2012

 

Sorry, I'm only just catching up with the comments on this blog...

Shapla ...
I think you're meaning the alyssum ?
I hope this helps :o)

Avk ...
As far as I know, these are just usual grape hyacinth bulbs... I've had them for ages .. come up every year ...:o)

Psilo ...
Thank you... I love the springtime colours :o)

Maezymare ...
Thanks ... I'm sure your garden will look stunning this year. :o)

19 Feb, 2012

 

OMG amazing!!! how many man hours to you dedicate to your amazing garden. wish mine looked like that and from all the pics it is soooo lovely to see that the dogs are a massive part of your life as well :)

28 Apr, 2012

 

Hi Jewells ...
I couldn't do all that work without my doggie helpers ;o)

28 Apr, 2012

 

Getting total garden envy looking at your Photos..... Lovely x

10 Jun, 2012



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