sunny sunday

All looking really good as always....Vrey pretty planting around the trees...Lovely blog

thankyou so much jem ;o))

Sad to hear about the Sparrow, I guess you've got a cat-flap for Casper ? If so, could you close it at night and leave a litter-tray for him ? Love that black Hollyhock too, Sandra, really dramatic. Beautiful garden, all your hard work has paid off, bet you didn't sit and admire it though !

Birdies - or dead onesare always a problem for me too. i would loveto have a bird table/boxes etc but that would be unfair on them and easy pickings for the cats - I hope they will scare away herons thou. Your garden is looking fab, glad you had a 'happy gardening day'.

garden looks beautiful...cyclamen were a good buy too...shame about your start to the day with the bird, i`ve had that myself lately...oh cats bless them!

Sandra your garden always looks special & today's no different. Really lovely with lots of colour & variety. The tree looks great with the new flowers round it & carefully watched by the feline gardener!

Lovely pics ... your garden looks quite big ... lots of watering then?!!!

Your garden looks beautiful Sandra...mine is looking very sad...it is very grey here today.... but no rain, had some rain yesterday, but not enough.

thanx shirley i dont have a cat flap, casper sleeps indoors at night, i let him out early today, big mistake ;o(, i love the black hollyhock to ;o))
cheers kfunsters, i dont have my bird station now, well not anywhere near house, its hidden and casper cant see it for that reason, i know its nature but its sad ,
thanx elsiemay its not nice having to clear up after our cats is it ;o((,, cyclamen are lovely arent they, may get more through winter ;o)
thankyou so much fluff i dont have colour scemes or anything like that, i buy i plant simples! i think most colours in a garden go well together, like a artist pallet ;o)) the garden is about 70ft long so quite large but still not enough room lol, hose ban but lots of rain thankfully so just have to go round doing my tubs and baskets,
thanx michaella sorry you havent had rain yet, well enough to help your garden, must be awfull, tap water just isnt the same is it ;o(

Your garden is looking so pretty Sandra with lots of colour everywhere, your pond area has like you say really developed such a lovely natural place for all the wildlife. Pleased you had a nice day to yourself, I wouldnt mind one now and again myself lol

lol carole, that the trouble when you retire, like being joined at the hip, even though we love them to bits haha, thankyou so much, glad you like the garden carole ;o))

Well done I just looked back it was 4th April you put in the new pond liner and just look at what you have achieved. Fantastic and I love your new flowers.

thankyou so much scotsgran wow seems like longer doesnt it, cant believe it really, thanx ;o))

Your Cyclamen look really healthy Sanbaz. That was a good buy. Lots of lovely colour in your garden.
best wishes
Linda

hi San,your gardens looking good now and now is the time to enjoy it ..sit back with a glass of something and relax for a bit (says me who cant sit in my own lol )..sorry about the bird as you say its nature :o)

Your garden looks lovely San,and you can tell it has had a lot of love and attention.glad you enjoyed your day on your own...Don't know if Carole's and your comment about joined at the hip,is a bit early days for me yet...so far so good...all of 3 days..!!! ...meeting up with former workmates tomorrow for coffee...start as you mean to go on !:o))

Your garden looks very pretty Sandra :o)

thankyou linda, its nice to have a day without rain ;o))
lol joan, yes i do try to just sit but like us all we see a weed or a few dead heads and away we go lol ;o)) thankyou
lol sandra yes 3 days may be a bit soon but nice to hear your going to keep up with work mates , thats nice, iv always been one to keep in touch with friends and have my time, also gives us something to talk about at the end of the day ;o))
thanx Terra glad you think so ;o))

ur garden is looking great san ,i have a pump on my pond used to b in kittchen many years ago but now on pond ,there is a photo if you want to c wot it look like, may give you an idea,

thanx cristina and will go look at your pic ;o)

Sorry about your sad start Sandra. Your garden is looking really good and the cyclamen were a good buy. Maybe you will you need to overwinter them in your greenhouse. I like the sound of your old pump too -they look great painted up ;-)

thanx richard, the pump is black and in tact so will leave it like that i think, thought you could leave cyclamen in the ground , not sure though, was hoping so

have u seen my pic richard of my pump, very old

I could be wrong Sandra -I often am lol I didn't think they were hardy but maybe they are;-)
I will take a look at your pump pic now Cristina;-)

iv had a look richard and you can get hardy and not hardy, im not sure which these are as morrisons labels dont always say ;o(, but im going to get some winter ones to be sure ;o))

Good idea Sandra. You quite often see cyclamen in flower at Christmas time don't you -and also poinsettia too ;-)

I'm glad you have found your old pump San , I'm sure it will come in for some feature in the garden , your garden looks fabulous it's so neat and tidy , I'm sorry about the little bird it's very upsetting and takes a long while to get over it ... i'm afraid it's nature , theres not much we can do about it :o(

Your garden is a riot of colour San and so well kept.
I always start off with a colour scheme but always get sidetracked ( its those g.c. tempting you).
Sorry about the dickie bird ----thats cats for you ! :0((
Glad you had a good day.

your garden is looking lovely. sorry about the cat 'presents', they do tend to do this dont they?

Love the cyclamen.

Cats........nothing you can do really, some are born killers, others can't be bothered, we had one that killed everything in it's path squirrels.....which he would eat!! disgusting little devil.
Your garden has matured so quickly, an absolute picture.

cheers richard ;o)
thankyou amy, glad i saw your pump it reminded me of mine, no good in the shed is it ;o)
cheers val. like you i set off with colour scheme but just doesnt last lol ;o))
thanx sea,, yes casper is defernatly a hunter im afraid but he`s still a loveing friend, i can cope if things are still alive and escue them but i go to pieces when they are killed, glad you like the cyclamen to sea,, ;o))
thanx dotty,, oh my god im glad he doesnt eat anything, would be sick lol, me that is hahah, angelina just didnt bother, was so gentle, caspers a true hunter, but a great garden friend ;o)

Your gaden is looking great as ever Sandra.

cheers silverbelle ;o))

Your garden looking great, nice to have a couple of days without rain is'nt it, cut one side of my hedge this afternoon and was going to do other side tomorrow, if it stays fine, not sure if we will get 3days in a row do you.

hi carol it was nice to get out there, a friend just told me it was going to change friday but i looked online at weather and doesnt look like it to me, but will live in hope lol,if your in tomoz i will pop round for an hour in morning carol,;o))

Looks lke you had a wonderful day San! We didn't do any gardening yesterday, but we went to visit my SIL. She has this amazing new house, huge it is, like a show home, never even a magazine on a coffee table...you know the kind of thing....(snigger). I do love her...but that's not healthy is it? Anyway, she has this massive garden...just had a 'designer' come in and a landscape architect and had the whole lot done over like something out of the magazine that's never on the coffee table!! It really does look absolutely beautiful and i felt quite jealous for a bit. Then I remembered all my friends on GOY and how much we love to grow stuff, and experiment and make our own ideas come to life....and looking at your photos just reminded me how much I love being my own gardener and doing it my way!! Lovely San, well done, and thanks! you've restored my sanity!

aww thanx karen and know what you mean, i love to see houses and gardens looking like magazine pics but in reality its more enjoyable the way we have ours and being out there making it happen ourselfs gives us so much more pleasure, anyway you have a beautifull garden and much better cause you made it happen ;o)))

Garden is a picture Sandra - such a reward for all the hard work. You must be so proud of it :-)

thanx peonyrose, yes i am proud of it, my littel haven ;o))

Your garden is looking fantastic Sandra and I'm sure Baz can make the old pump look like it's been there forever! Sorry about the sparrow (poor little thing) but cats are cats and that's what they do!

hi ian and thankyou so much, yes when baz gets a min he will try the pump on pond and i will decide if its staying hahah, if i were closer would come and help you with your garden as im stuck for anything to do in mine now its practicly done, cats are cats your right but i love him and cant get angry with him, just nature im afraid, cheers ian take care ;o)) x

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Garden is beautiful as always Sand. Know what you mean about the rain though. Getting fed up myself. Have been waiting for august so I could start trimming wisteria. So far, it's rained for the first three days. :o)

same here linda, had some sun today and yesterday but still not enough to call it summer ;o(

Well if your garden looks even half as good as it does now for Joe's 18th, then the family will love it.

All looking so full and colourful. Well done you:o))

fingers crossed Dan and thankyou, rain again here today, oh well ;o(

Incredible, San, your garden always a joy to walk round with you, beautiful planting and it all looks so healthy! The rain really does bring out the best in plants! :~))x

thankyou so much flori yes the raindoes it good but i am getting a little tired of it now, would love some sunshine, they say its going to be bad till end of august now ;o(( so much for a good summer again grrr lol, ;o)) x

We desparately need rain over here, it is so dry at the moment. My OH dug a 3ft hole the other day, and it was dust dry even at the bottom of it, which is a real rarity in our garden.What little rain we are getting is not enough to make any difference! Please send some our way San! :~((((

wish i could send you some flori, can you believe we still have a hosepipe ban here, was on news today, so good job we have rain to water gardens isnt it ;o(
your poor hubby having to dig that flori, can i ask why lol

Believe it or not he was digging it to put a large plastic open based tub into, as this is to house two Rhododendrons, and they have to be in acid soil, and my soil neutral to alkaline over here. (This was his idea not mine I hasten to add!) He has filled it with ericaceous soil, and I'm just hoping it will work as they will be living in their own enviroment better suited for their needs.....I hope! Will keep you updated if it works~if it doesn't, he may well be joining them in his 3 ft hole! Tee hee hee :~))

lol flori im sure it will work ive heard of members doing something similar before, fingers crossed for hubby lol ;o))

Funny, that's just what he said as well! Ha ha ha!

Your Gardens Great ... so neat and tidy i love it !!

hahah flori ;o))
thankyou so much kpjo ;o))

I think your garden looks really good Sandra.Your Clematis on an old stump looks terrific.

thanx sholto, glad you like my garden, i cant take credit for the clematis its on my neighbours tree stump, but over looks my pond which im happy ;o))

I'm having a lovely time looking through your blogs, gardens looking great San :-))

aww thanx for you kind comments annella, so glad you like it ;o))