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They are lovely and colourful. Just got some growing from seed now. The neighbours will benefit too....

Thanks Rose, it's been in this pot for many many years and I prune it back in the winter and take off the dead wood.

what a special place for you to visit and hopefully gain comfort knowing you are close to him. Love and thoughts to you.

He'll always be with you Sue, good memories last for ever ... xxx

it doesn't look like a peony to me. but the plant is quite late breaking into leaf.

What I can see makes me think of Sorbaria sem.

The year has flown by and many more will do the same but the feelings of loss and grief never ease, they are always there in the background.
Sending love and positive vibes to you Sue xxx

Umbilicus grows on the wall around an old churchyard near here. I may go and take some photos of it one day soon, if I get a chance ...

I love them! I have them all over my rose garden.

Your flowers are early Shirley! No sign of any on mine!

I love the blue Shirley, it's dazzling!

That is a lovely colour Linda.

Looking good Karen!

I left two pots of ordinary Begonias in the shade all winter and have come through and still looking good.

Be patient Karen! It will be worth waiting for.

I have never heard of this Karen.

It looks beautiful and looks like you will have plenty of apples this year Chris. xx

My thoughts are always with you! xxxxxxxxxx

Oh Sue, my heart goes out to you! I cried when I read your blog.
It is hard and I still feel exactly the same the day my Rick died.
It is strange but you can feel lonely even if surrounded by family or friends.
You had 60 wonderful years together and lots of memories you can think back to.
You have a lovely place where you and all your family can go to remember him and I am sure he will always be there with you.
A lovely picture of Derek.
Sending you lots of hugs and always in my thoughts. xxx

Thanks Shirley and hopefully you will soon get the sun!

It has that typical clove scent. It's the greenhouse types that lack the scent. Carnations are a popular flower in Portugal. The April 25th Revolution is called the Carnation Revolution, but few people actually grow them.

Kate…that’s easily done. They are a very masculine flower too…sturdy, strong, architectural shape.

Oh how lovely, was this in your garden, Paul???

It's a lovely spreader, always looks so vibrant in bloom.

We've had a few good days weather wise, here. Another nice day forecasted today again. Lots of gardening planned for the afternoon.
OH bought 5 more alliums in bud yesterday and planted them out. 'He' has 13 in bud now. He's becoming obsessed with alliums!!!

Yes, same here, although it’s dry at the moment and my landscapers surprised me by turning up this morning! Hooray!

Sue, I'm sending you a virtual hug 🫂 too. Can't believe it's been a year since you lost your soul mate.
You've posted a lovely photo of your handsome Derek.
I have liked reading your blog with the memories dedicated to him and the beautiful things planted to remember him by.
I'm thinking of you at this time xx

Thank you Shirley x

Oh Sue, it doesn't seem possible that a year has passed. You have chosen his final resting place so well, he would be so proud of you. Thinking of you. xx

Thinking of you and sending a virtual hug ... xx

It is so pretty. Scented too?

Thanks Julia, it is a very pretty colour.

That made me smile about the food! Wet day ahead here by the looks of things ... but the rest of the week is set to be a whole lot better.

Thanks Chris ... it is being rained upon this morning.

Karen, should you visit Chichester, Wednesday is the open market day but a guided tour would tell you all about the city.

Sending you heartfelt sympathy Sue, and a virtual hug. It is so hard for you, but you are doing well to be so positive. x

Cornus kousa is lovely, but if you’d like a contrast have a look at Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy … small purple flowers followed by gorgeous purple foliage.

I would love to go to Chichester. It’s about 1&1/2 hours from here. That florist is lovely, it reminds me of the one I loved in Calgary when I was there last year. Gosh, it will soon be a year ago that I was there, but it feels a lot longer.

I didn’t know umbillicus, so thanks to SBG for that one. Lovely blog. My iPad doesn’t seem to block ads. But I can live with them.

Sue….xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I like this one - very nice shade of pink.

Yes, it really is a pretty pink flower.

I would go for Eileen's suggestion of putting out your courgettes out in late May. They need to be reasonably big as the slugs will be waiting to give them a hammering. Pellets should sort them out then.

Gosh! How lovely! It's much pinker than I remember.

Thank you!

I will Shirley. Thank you x

Yup, same here. We had the town food festival today. Got soaked. Such a shame as you just don't want to hang about for long when its miserable. Still we did have a Burrito and some excellent Brownies!

Both Linda, of course!

I understand your frustration completely ... the trouble is we would all like the work to go totally to plan ... we all know that rarely happens! Stay positive, Karen ... :O)

Karen, I posted a photo of it for you today.

It didn't last though ... grey and drizzly at times today.