Spring flowers for Janey :))

Your flowers are looking very pretty,Sheila..and you couldn't get any more nice photo's in Florence?? my favourite City..what a shame..at least you got this one..I hope you didn't come home bedecked in gold and jewels,from the shops on the Ponte Vecchio..:o)

this is lovely shelia, the Ipheon are gorgeous aren't they.
cant find my blue A.blanda, they are hidden under Vinca minor.

Welcome back Sheila...so nice to see your garden again. Florence is somewhere we have wanted to go for years, and every time we investigate we are put off by the journey (no flights from Scotland).

Many thanks Bloomer, Seaburn, Julia and Karen. We were very lucky in Florence . . . mild and quite sunny every day. But I am a useless photographer, and you can't get far enough away from the Duomo to get a good pic! I have one of the mosaics in the crypt of the cathedral, and a few of the amazing carvings, so really they're fine as a memory for me, but (sorry) definitely not worth sharing :(

Actually Karen, the journey was the only snag: we flew Ryanair to Pisa, then had great difficulty finding the right train - our Italian not 'molto bene'!

It all looks lovely, Sheila - at home and in Florence!

Thats a lovely photo Sheila, as are the ones of your spring flowers, pleased you had a good time and its been smashing here at home so alls well, what more could we ask for.......

I'm pleased you had a good time Sheila and your pretty garden flowers were blooming to greet you on your home coming lets hope the warm sunny weather continues :-)

Glad you enjoyed your holiday and what a lovely spring garden to welcome you back.

Thank you so much Julia, Lincs, Amy and Phyl . . . the sunshine has been so cheering, hasn't it? With so much happening and all that gorgeous blossom, it's my favourite time of year!

Your garden's looking lovely Sheila, Florence doesn't look so bad either:-)) I can't get any gardening done as I have to rest up with a torn calf muscle:-(

Thanks Ba! Bad luck for you . . . frustrating having to rest at this time of year :((

How lovely to have visited Florence for a few days - not been to Italy since our honeymoon ... many years ago! I love the colour of the Anemones .....

Thanks Shirley . . . yes, we were lucky. Perhaps you'll go again sometime?!

I hope so, Sheila :o)

Oh a wonderful selection of flowers Sheila!.......and all for ME....:)) xx. Those Ipheons are beautiful, and like yours my Kojos are full of snow flowers now, they're such a delight aren't they in early spring, I forget about them then the rest of the year......pleased you enjoyed your break away, Florence in early spring......mmmmm....:))

Thank you Janey, yes the Kojos are SO pretty, and I now have purple aubretia coming up at their feet. Think I'm going for masses of whites and purples this year :))

That sounds lovely Sheila! I've a lot of tulips buds colouring up this year, they're doing well, last year they were all leaves....:))