Welcome back,Shirley Tulip..:o)

Lovely gifts from Shirley, isnt it just the best thing when you walk around your garden seeing all the lovely results of gifts from Goy friends, I give a silent thankyou as I see each one flourishing [yours included Sandra, just been cutting back and found the Honesty plants under a fern doing very well, also the Daisy I thought Id lost has just produced two flower] so thanks to you and so pleased that Shirley is feeling so much better, her gifts to me are doing very well too ;0))

Lovely blog Bloomer....I would also like to wish Shirley well xxx

Nice blog Bloomer, I am glad to hear Shirley is feeling better.

I don't know what to say, Bloomer ... what a lovely blog to welcome me back (now in my Faves) ... and so pleased to see the plants are thriving in your garden ... the two Osmanthus in my front garden are about 1ft. high (like yours) and the same across so perhaps I'm just being impatient! ... I pass a house every day where the Osmanthus is up to the wall ... about 4ft. I should think ... I left some of the Malva plants in the ground last year and have been surprised to see they have all survived and are in bloom ... just had a look at the Echinops I grew from the seed you sent me ... lots of flowers ready to open up before long ... isn't GoY great for swapping plants and seeds? ... not to mention the friendliness of the folk on it too ... many thanks ... :o)x .......

Oh thanks, Pp, Motty and Denise ... so long as I keep taking the tablets I should be fine ... :o)))

Sorry to hear you've been poorly, Shirley. Wondered where you were. Hope you're well on the road to recovery now.
My penstemons which struggled through the winter look just like yours, Bloomer, i.e. good growth but no flowers yet. According to Paul, Summer is planning a visit from 8th August, so that should tempt those tardy blooms to put in an appearance.

Glad you enjoyed it Shirley....I didn't realise Osmanthus grew so tall..I might leave it where it is then..as I mentioned to you,I might put it in a pot...probably would get too big,I think..I left the Malva's in all winter too..just chopped them back a bit yesterday,as they were looking leggy..but I have remembered to leave some seed heads on to ripen,for next year..you know how 'tidy' I can be..for want of a better word :o)
Glad the Echinops is doing ok..mine are just turning blue now..I took a pic this morning,so will post it later ...you show me yours,and I'll show you mine !! ha ha x

They will probably be fine next year,Tuesdaybear..but not sure if mine is a hardy one,so I might pot it up and overwinter it again..it was inside last winter,as it didn't look too good..it looked better when Shirley first sent it to me..and then went downhill ! :o)..

Its lovely to see Shirleys plants doing so well in your garden Bloomer.....did someone say summers coming? \0/ \0/ \0/......

What a lovely blog. I don't know you Shirley, but as everyone else does, I am very pleased that you are feeling better. Jx :o)

Yes welcome back :))) the ivy Shirley gave me has loads more growth on - must get a picture too :))

It is,Pam..and I like to let people who have been kind enough to send them,to see how they are doing..:o)
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Now that Shirley is back,Jane you will soon get to know her..and the lovely Megan..her cute cat :o).
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Glad the Ivy is doing well for you Paul..that Shirley gets everywhere. ! :o)

This is a lovely blog Bloomer and welcome back to Shirley from me as well, so good to see your gifts doing well, I`m like Pansy I also say a thankyou when a gift from a Goyer member thrives and comes into flower, I also get quite excited, I name them after the person who was kind enough to send them to me, lol..

Thank you Sue..nice to welcome back a good friend..note I didn't say'old' friend..Lol...What a good idea,to name them..Oh heck,I have lots of friends in my garden..could be quite a task :o)

Tuesdaybear, I'm feeling a lot stronger now, had a heart attack back in January ... thought they happened to other people! ... I have Penstemon 'Garnet' planted around the garden and they are flowering for the second time now ... must like my Sussex clay .......

Bloomer, I'll take cuttings of the Penstemons again ... really easy and some even rooted in a jar of rainwater ... :o)

Pam ... it's been a pretty good day down here ... even managed to sit out with a cuppa this afternoon ... :o)

Hello to you Jane ... I joined GoY back in January 2010 ... got my first computer at Christmas 2009 and asked a gardening question ... GoY came up with the answer and the rest is history! ... I should tell you I was on here as Megan75 for a short time ... but it all got too confusing as our cat is Megan and folk thought I was a mature Welsh lady ... lol! ... I just find this site a very informative one with lots of humour thrown in ... :o)

Paul, I had forgotten about that Ivy ... it must be much bigger now! ... :o)

Lovely blog..and Wellcome back SHirley :)

Have you noticed that Hoverflies gather round Malva Moschata plants on warm late summer evenings ? I always have some white ones growing near my Brassicas,as the Hoverflies eat the Cabbage White Butterfly larvae which saves spraying. Thats until 2nd week in September, the night time temperatures drop, and the Hoverflies disappear for the winter. I discovered this years ago quite by chance.

All looks good like all say nice to see Shirley's plants doing well and even more nice that she is doing well.

Good to be back, Pixi ... :o) .......

Diane, that's a good, useful piece of information ... thanks ... :o) .......

Hi Clarice, I'm trying to catch up after a while away ... nigh on impossible! ... :o)

So pleased you're feeling better now Shirley ....I must make a cake to celebrate lol:-))

Thankyou, Ba ... let me think ... would it involve Plums by any chance? ... I looked up at the Plum tree today and am very pleased to report many are almost ripe and easy to reach ... :o)))

Lucky you, I bet they taste better than bought ones .... and yes it may involve plums:-)

Nice to have plants that remind us of friends :o)

Hi Shiley I know you're not into football but how about the Seagulls and Chelsea then? I guess your oh enjoyed the result!

Hope you are feeling well, more sunshine hopefully this week.....

I agree with you, Hywel ... :o)

Pam, he was very happy with the result! ... I really do feel so much better ... especially with enough sunshine to eat lunch 'al fresco' today ... :o)

Lucky you Shirley we've been dodging the thunderstorms.........

Well, it was nice while it lasted, Pam ... back to chilly and grey weather today ... with a few raindrops this evening ... :o(

Hallo Shirley, and welcome back from me too.

Pleased to hear you're feeling better - take care of yourself, won't you. xx

Oh hello to you too, Spritz! ... It seems to have taken a long, long time to get the meds. sorted ... at last I feel better ... about to PM you ... :o) x

We're probably on the same ones! I get really fed up with taking handfuls of pills every day - but needs must. <sigh>

I wouldn't be surprised if we are, Spritz ... we must be thankful to modern medicine for helping our recovery ... :o)

Did you read in the paper that Statins should be taken by everyone over 50 because they're so effective? I'm on them, and I bet you are too! :-)

I've had to stop them, they changed the one I was on and initially I felt better but then had awful tummy ache if I ate any fruit, the muscle pains returned and then my heart started to race,,, bp went sky high with a pulse rate of about 100.......not nice.....so I,m now 3months with no statins to see what happens,the bp immediatly came down and I began to sleep better, the pain from fibromyalgia is still there but much less, the pills seemed to be making the symptoms more intense and I realise that the last 7years on statins
after a similar problem with hrt have been gradually making me worse.....
But after3months and another blood test what do I do if the figures are high........it worries me.

Hope you don't mind me putting my worry on here but it was the thought of whats happening to me may affect someone else too
Pam x

Sorry to hear that,Pam..and hope everything is ok,with your blood tests..I have been on Statins for about the same length of time,with no adverse effects..and take other meds too,but for different problems...so maybe you are one of those unlucky ones,to have this reaction...it does happen ...like with all meds..About the fruit..all I avoid is Grapefruit or the juice,which react badly with statins..but other fruit seems fine...It is a worry for you,I can understand how you feel ...

Thanks Bloomer, it was a bit scary,.

Yes, Spritz, a Statin in the evening ... no side effects so far ... :o)