I AM OUT TODAY DESPITE THE WEATHER....PART 1.

Hi Dotty.
A wonderful selection of plants to brighten up dull days !
The geum colour is lovely.

It all looks lovely, I especially like the Allium :)

Lovely selection :)

your photos [and flowers] are beautiful

Very nice Dotty, love the Cistus flower.

Beautiful!

Absolutely lovely Dd...

Stunning DDaisy!!!! I do have the Doronicum - lovely daisies - cistus I adore the smell of leaves - some stronger than others - make perfume with these plants

Lots of lovely plants in your garden, looking forward to part two.

agree with Clarice! :)

Karen, Clarice,Paul,Lincs,Michaella,Cinders, Sticki, Nana, Suzy, and of course TT many thanks for looking and commenting.

Isn't the weather just horrible, Dotty? ... The lack of sunshine and warmth is getting everyone down now ... but at least we have some cheery blogs on GoY to keep us smiling! ... I love the Osteospermums and the Aquilegia definitely looks like a 'Black Barlow' ... lovely to see some colour ... :o)

All gorgeous DD (unlike the weather but there's nothing you can do about it!!)

Thats a lovely show, your garden is way ahead of mine DD.

All looking lovely Dd, despite the bloomin weather! I have hundreds of aquilegia this year must be the rain! Everything is very green hoping for some flowers soon.

Your gorgeous plants have brighten my day. So dull here too and cold. Was thinking today how helpful Doronicum is, been flowering for what seems ages.

Really excellent photos, the plants are so clear and vivid.
They certainly do cheer up another dull day! Thank you.

Can't believe you have all those out already! Have been looking for doronicum for ages but can only find Little Leo .
Your flowers are beautiful.

Loved the blog Dd...Lovely selection...

Last autumn my neighbour brought her osteospermums to my cold gh, and I bought allium bulbs which I left in there as well......the osteo's have flowered the whole of the winter and the allium are flowering beautifully, both still in the gh as to cold,wet,windy and frosty to dare put them out!!

Your plants are looking delightful....a bonus on these cold days....

lovely d.d ..............who needs the sun lol ,
how on earth do you plan refreshments wen you dont know how many peple are come to open day arghhhhh x

Thats the difficult bit Crissie, just have loads of cake and IF you have any left over it could be frozen or eaten! Lol

A lovely selection Angela , enough to brighten the dullest day , your Weigela is early or is mine late ? I managed to keep an Osteo through the winter in the greenhouse , I know we needed the rain but I'm so looking forward to some warm sunny days ........

lol madge , ok well see haha

When is your garden 'Open' Dd.

Dawn we open on the 3rd and 4th June and 1st and 2nd July, pleased you liked the blog, weather been so WARM!! today, so spent the whole day in the garden..
Amy thanks, the Weigela is always early, a very reliable one.
Cristina it is hit and miss, usually cater for over 100, eldest daughter makes the cupcakes, but I will be making some Mary Berry tray bakes as well this time, favourites are usually Coffee and Walnut, Carrot cake, Lemon drizzle, Chocolate, and good old Victoria Sponge and possibly fruit, good luck my friend.
Pamg thanks a lot more flowers have come out now as the weather has changed, will it last though?
Motty and Steragram thanks glad you liked the blog, will follow up soon with the next part.
Many thanks Wildrose, we like to grow a little of everything, so visitors have lots to see....
Shirley has the weather been good today? we have had a beautiful day, it makes such a difference when you do not have to brace yourself, I even cast my clout!!
Sheila, unfortunately we gardeners are at the mercy of the weather!!
Drc, HB and GM thanks for your comments, and like you GM the Aquilegias have gone mental!!

What a wonderful collection of plants, just wish we lived nearer to visit your open day.

Not long til you open then DD. Good luck with it all. Still cold here so pleased you've had some warmth. Should be sunny mid week :)

Lovely pics Dd, especially your clem, I fell in love with C.Broughton star at Malvern this year, they had it in a large pot with a large white flowered clem, can't remember which at the moment..it looked stunning..want one now:-)

lovely pics Dotty :o))

Thanks Stroller and San, BA all the Montanas have liked this weather it seems to suit them.......

That was a lovely blog, Dd2 :))

...and onother that I missed!! :(

I love it all, but especially that black widow geranium!

Karen many thanks, have just bought another black one called Samobor, very similar but with a blotch on the leaves.