Win Some - Lose Some

well overall lily i think your garden looks fantastic with lots of lovely plants and colour, i just love them grasses, are they the ones that dont get through winter, its a shame but they are so pretty with those lovely tales swaying around, begonias are great this year, im just starting to take some out to dry off, but have had loads of flowers like you, so dont be dissapointed it looks fab x

I would say it's been a good summer in your garden Lily :)

I too would say its be a summer of winners for you, that was a lovely colourful show.

Your garden looks like a winner to me Lily....it's beautiful :)

Beautiful your garden has done you proud and I adore your Clematis is a wonderful colour

I think your garden looks well, infact its lovely.

I must say Lily the same thing has happened with my morning glories...they looked like weedy little specimens for ages but now they are getting stronger & bigger day by day...if only they will flower soon!

Your garden's looking fab...full of colour & variety.

One word Lily ...... FABULOUS !! :-))))

Thanks for all your lovely comments, maybe I won't look at it so critically now. It all got off to a late start with bricklayers trampling round it in June and plants being moved all over the place. Then it all got a bit haphazard and things just got planted where they could - so not at all planned and quite a few colour clashes but hey...if Christopher Lloyd can do it......

Colour clashes Lily ??? Is there such a thing ?? lol ; -))

It's all in the eye of the beholder isn't it Sue?....but I got so fed up with waiting for those begonias to show their colours that I just plonked them in. Maybe next year I'll be more 'tasteful' ! Are you like my hubby Sue? He thinks that interior decorating is having as many different colours in one room as possible!! Pass the sunglasses lol

What is there to possibly call losses, when you have a garden as bright and wonderful as yours Lily?

Winning all the way, I would say....VERY NICE!!

I agree, patience is a virtue and I am discovering that more and more in my first few months of gardening. It's a case of 'good things come to those who wait' and your pics and garden are testimony to that.

Well done Lily:0)

Lol Lily !! No, I admit I am a LITTLE more restrained in the house !
Only one colour per room there, you know one red, one aubergine, one black !!! LMAO !! ; - )))
Mr. Oddbillie ..... It wasn't me ! I am innocent !!! lol

Some great shots there Lily you have been practising :o)))

Thank you OB for your encouraging words. Yes there is lots of colour but we all have an idea of how we want our gardens to look and when it doesn't quite happen it's a bit disappointing. But we don't REALLY have control in our gardens do we and there's always next year......
Sue, which room is black???
Thanks Bob, yes I have. Instead of being 1 in 20, the good shots are now about 1 in 10 so I'm making progress! :o)))

Have to agree with Bob on your pics. They are looking really good...>0)

LOL Lily !!! The back bedroom !!!! But I must admit that there is a fair amount of cream in there as well ! haha ; -))
And I agree Lily......the only one REALLY in control is Mama Nature ! : -)))

I think (for what its worth) that you have a wonderful garden and its certainly something I would be proud of. :~))

Hey Lily that is progress, I always try to take two shots of anything these days, except holiday snaps of course but even then I will sometimes take two, I am very critical of my own shots and my wife will say what you binning that one for?

Thanks OB, practice makes perfect (sometimes!)
Still having probs with the longer shots Bob. I took LOADS of pics of the begonias in the planter but couldn't seem to get the detail clear. Is that an unreasonable expectation?
How kind you are Ian and of course I value your opinion :o)) The garden is pretty but it's looked better in previous years but then so have I ! LOL
Mother Nature certainly does rule Sue !!

You made me laugh about looking looking better in previous years, it reminded me of a friend who when I said "must get my roots done the grey is showing " said "I dont know why you bother ----You can change your hair but you cant change your face"!!!!!

LOL !! Are they still a friend Valadel ?? haha

ILOL Is she still your friend Valadel? I know what she's getting at though, I'm starting to wonder if the roots are worth it but I'd hate being grey AS WELL as wrinkly !!

They're not wrinkles Lily, they're laughter lines !!!! ; - )))

Its not how you look that matters but how you look AT LIFE thats important. :~))

That's very phill.. philsof..philosophical of you Ian. It also helps to leave the specs off, makes EVERYBODY look better! lol

HEAR HEAR !! :-))

On that thought, it's time for some beauty sleep. nite, nite

Night Lily x

Nite sweety.........

Wow- your garden is fab! and your cats! I am looking for chocolate cosmos to grow for a friend next year- no idea what it needs or anything but gonna give it a go! When does him who goes to work become him who stays at home and gets in your way? luv Allotgirl x

Thanks Allotgirl, glad you like the garden, Daisy the cat likes it too! I've never grown chocolate Cosmos so I don't know if it's needs are the same.
We don't know yet when the impending invasion of my space is going to happen as his office is relocating and it all seems a bit disorganised. He'll probably come home later and tell me it's next week!! :o((( Oh well, it's only 18 months before official retirement anyway, so just a bit early. Who's the boss with you and Ernie and are you enjoying his 2 weeks absence?

I like to think that Ernie is the boss, because he agrees to whatever I say but always retains an enigmatic twinkle in his eye that says "she'll learn." Over the coming months I think we will learn as much about each other as gardening!

Sounds like you've got a good thing going there Allotgirl :o)