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You've a nice lot of plants there Ba :-)))
I could look at plants and gardens all day long.

You've certainly been busy, can't wait to see pictures when its all planted, its going to look wonderful :-)

busy busy busy .gud gud gud ,BRILL x soon come 2 gether

Thanks Louise, I've got loads and loads and even lots of bedding this year to fill in any spaces. Most of the perennial plants and shrubs are on the patio nearest the house, I just had to move some to get through. A few days ago I broke the main tall stem of a campanula chettle charm, one of my favourites, so I straightened it and bound it with some micropore tape....it seems ok :-)

Hi Simbad, I haven't done much except dig up and split plants wash celandine from roots and buy pot on new plants and water etc....my work starts next week.... feeling tired already:-)

Thanks Christina, I'll have to recruit the family to get tons of topsoil from front to back as there is only a narrow passage way, too narrow for any wheelbarrow, but i am pleased with how it's turning out:-)

You have been busy and theres still a lot to do. Gosh dont wear yourself out will you? Its going to fab when its all finished. Love the brick work!

By the looks of it BB your almost there and its already looking good, love your choice of plants. Look forward to seeing the finished photos.

You'll have a beautiful garden soon. Then you can enjoy it for the whole summer :o)

Your garden looks like a lovely place to sit & relax BB ... love the paving slabs of all different sizes.
Look forward to seeing it all planted up & blooming!

Thanks Great, the real work starts soon for me, and as I'm going to Gardeners World Live at the NEC in a couple of weeks....well I'll just have to buy more plants:-)

Thanks Stroller, at least it's taking shape now and I can see how it's going to look. i've got before pics so will do a blog when it's all finished:-)

Hi Hywel, yesterday we ate each meal outside on the corner circle patio (couldn't fit anywhere else lol) it was lovely. Trev who's doing the makeover couldn't come Thursday so we made the most of it:-)

Thanks Fluff, you wouldn't believe the hassle finding the right slabs and when they came they weren't the colour I expected lol. We ended up mixing two types. They're the Indian sandstone, we could never afford the British. I just keep looking at it, it gives so much pleasure even before it's finished:-)

It looks lovely now with all the pots grouped together and will be wonderful when they are planted up'
I kept all mine in pots last year, gathering things for my impending move to this house. I got to like plants in pots so have kept a lot of them potted and created a courtyard area near the house which I love.
You mentioned Deutzia Strawberry fields, I used to have that one and it is so pretty :~))
Good luck with the makeover :~)

Hi Pip, I've only seen photos of strawberry fields in flower so far, and mine is full of buds so it won't be long. I also love the bright green leaves. I can't tell you how hard it was potting everything up, I kept running out of pots. Some poor plants are in polythene bags with holes in lol:-)

Wonderful plants, wonderful pics Ba....your Tamarisk looks amazing!!
such a great collection of plants...yes, your Variegated ivy does look
good, and looks so happy, now its flourishing on your trellis...all looks very good cannot wait for finished results.....: ~ )))
I do love your soon to be, seating area, all going to look just great when
completed...nice Blog Ba..

What a wonderful colection of plants, I would be like a child in a toy shop looking around!

I look forward to seeing the finished garden in pics - loving the circles.

Thanks Freesia, my 'tamarisk' is in fact an acer lol though on this pic I see what you mean:-) I've no idea which acer it is as I bought it years ago. It was in a pot for some time too. It has the daintiest tiny leaf and keeps this colour all season. There's a better pic of it in 'my photos' if you are interested. I've lost a few of my shrubs in the makeover ( purposely) such as buddleias, cornus and mock orange, but kept my little acer :-)

Caskiss, that's exactly how I feel and I have to buy even more, it's almost a blank canvas down there:-) I'm off to Gardeners World Live on the Sunday so even more sweeties lol:-)

me loving the circles, it looks amazing.

Thanks Michelle:-)

This must have been an exciting time Ba, reminds me of when I moved and brought as much with me as I could. There were pots everywhere waiting to be re-homed :-))))

It drove me up the wall Annella, I had to keep buying and begging pots, mainly 'cos I didn't only keep manyof my old plants in them, but kept buying more! Now I don't know what to do with them all, I've got an old bin full and quite a lot more in the garage.. They may come in handy one day :-)

I keep all mine in the garage in case I move again. It cost a fortune to buy them the first time. I used grow bags for compost as it was cheaper :-))

i allso use tape to mend broken stems lol

Annella, surely you can't bare to leave that lovely garden? Christina, my lovely old next door neighbour used to keep pigeons and he used tape and a matchstick if one broke a leg. I used a matchstick a couple of days ago on my new little golden himalayan honeysuckle:-)

I've taped stems to canes before, it always works. Ba I'm hanging in here as long as I can but will have to sell when the kids go. Ahhh the joys of being divorced :-(((((

lol gud idea that will try that 1 x