a good afternoon in the garden

Great blog and photos, been to asda to day got a kiddies water pistol so when i see them in garden i can shoot them with water, looking at your photos you could do with one to stop pigeons falling out. :o)))

lol carol, i spray them with gun on my hose sometimes, they are a real pest at the moment, more and more, grrr

I've had a good chuckle at the last pigeon photo - looks like he's falling off the feeder in a dead faint! Glad you've had a good day in the garden. Too cold to stay out for long here today and drizzly most of the day. Yuk!

lol Gee glad you enjoyed it, was funny watching them fighting and falling out, even the cat didnt know what to think ,
sorry you didnt have the weather today, hope its better tomoz ;o))

great blog..lovely garden,,super shots of the pigeons..lol

Fair play to you San all your hard work and patience has paid off - you are a little grafter :) Loveley blog and horrid pigeons look quite sweet in one of the photos - pigeons could be the new love doves :)

I think that looks lovely San. Particularly like the picture of the two pidgeons having a beak fight! Great that you can now see the pond. We have had sun all day here too....still quite chilly though in the wind! I did have a great day in the garden....got some purchases and planted them, watered in the greenhouse..tomato plants going great guns.....took a few photos and now I'm off to enjoy the last of the evening sunshine...thanks for the blog!

Ho-hum, you sunny people! Just back from Malvern where it was c-c-c-old, cloudy and it rained this afternoon - naturally! Good day though...:-)) Met some people you might have heard of...lol.

Love the pigeon pics, Sandra! ;-)))))

More importantly B...what did you buy? ;)

I'll post photos tomorrow - I put them up at the g'house as it was raining...I 'did' find a new Loropetalum 'Firedance' to replace my poor casualty!!!

Louise and I found some really nice plants. :-))))

Gr8!! ;)) so glad you and Louise had a good day in spite of the awful weather you had.

lol deida ;o))
thankyou angie i must admit even though the pigeons drive me mad i couldnt see one harmed and they are all trying to survive like everything in nature ;o))
thanx karen glad you enjoyed my blog and also enjoyed your day in the garden and greenhouse, dont blame you getting the last bit of sun, ive just taken my eldest home, he came for the afternoon and helped a little ;o))
glad you enjoyed your day barbara even with rain, glad you enjoyed the pigeons to ;o)) lol
yes what did you buy barbara haha will you need the shoe horn

Oh Sandra, so many Pigeons at once, I shoo them away even when there's only 1 as they eat so much bird seed ! Took Mum to a plant sale at a centre for disabled earlier, just before the drizzle began and bought a Grapevine for the pergola. Just need some sun to help it thrive now. You've worked very hard in your garden today with good results. : o ) )

thanx shirley and glad you had a good day to with your mum, bet she enjoyed it, hope your grapevine grows nicely to ;o))

Glad you have had a good time in the garden Sandra, a job well done too. It has rained all day here, also been very cold, had to turn the heater on, hanged my washing in the garage :(

thanx michaella and sorry its been so bad for you, its turned chilly here now and i have the fire on, but we have been lucky with weather here in blackpool since spring, makes up for last years bad weather ;o))

I actually always hang my washing in the garage now Michaella! I am utterly convinced that if God sees me hang it outside he turns on the heavenly sprinkler for a laugh....I've always been the butt of his weather jokes!

your gadens looking lovely san..... glad you could get outside today ,wet and windy here.....where did those pigeons learn to fight like that looks like a right free for all

love my washing outside it always smells extra fresh ,use tumble dryer in winter,
thankyou so much viv glad you like my garden, them pigeons are always fighting, think i will start selling tickets haha

your garden is looking lovely San,and the pigeons are probably fighting to get the best view of it Lol.It looks great with the conifer gone,and your Acer looks just right there.Pond looks great too,you have done a smashing job...a pat on the back from me :o))

aww thanx sandra im made up you like it, dont know what im going to do if these pigeons keep multiplying, even more this year, im glad the conifer is gone now to ;o))

Great blog and fantastic pics Sandra. You have been a busy bee today. We've had nothing but drizzle here so haven't got out in garden. Supposed to be better tomorrow so of to B&Q in the morning to get 2 new baskets and make them up before grand prix starts. Then off to my sisters for her birthday meal.

hi San ,your gardens looking nice and trim pond area is coming on a treat your hard work is paying off now,..can i have 2 tickets for the front row please ?..lol..

thanx steve glad you enjoyed it, hope you do get a good day tomoz, look forward to seeing your baskets, oh and enjoy the birthday meal ;o))
lol joan, will send you two tickets right away,, thanx for you nice comments ;o))

Oh & I want 3 tickets heading there way to Essex please aswell! lol

lol steve ;o)

yw..:o)

Good idea regarding the conifer and as you say the trunk makes for a good post, if the passion flower does not work you could use a clematis, your pigeons are a rowdy bunch, thought ours were bad!! weather wet and very cold here....cannot believe it, snow forcast in Scotland!!! need to get our jungle plants in, want our garden room back... please.

Your garden looks wonderful Sandra. I really like the pebbles by your pond.
Sorry I couldn't look at the bird photos - they make me shudder lol

good photo's your garden looks really nice.

My day was spent in a less creative way Sandra. I set about our old garden shed with a sledge-hammer as it has been falling apart for years and I decided that now was the time to turn it to fire-wood as it doesn't owe us anytrhing. (It was here before we moved in). The elements had finally got to work on it and done their worst though, so it's goodbye shed & maybe hello to a new one sometime.
Your pigeon shots are very impressive. Nice blog!

Sanbaz all your plants look lovely and healthy

Lovely garden San!! I like the arch-topped fencing too, you've worked really hard and it's looking great! Blooming birds, we always seem to get the ones we don't want...Lol!

Your garden does look lovely,I have my Acer tucked in a corner but yours looks so nice I might move mine now.Where is your new tree going to go?

chears dotty, i agree if passion flower doesnt work i will get another clematis, yes the pigeons never stop it drives me insane lol
cheers hywel, sorry about the birds , glad you like the pebbles ;o))
thanx khayla ;o)
cheers jb glad you like the pigeon shots, we had to do the same with our shed last year and now have a new one, im sure it was standing due to all the stuff in there lol, hope you get it sorted out without to much trouble ;o))
thanx donnah ;o)
cheers janey, i like the fence to which baz put up well before i came along, had to patch it up after some high winds in winter but still looks good,im sure with the pigeons and casper my little birds arent around quite as much which is sad, but ever faithfull robin still comes to see me ;o))
thankyou mavis i love my acer such a rich colour, my new tree will be in the lawn somewhere central just to break things up a bit, im going to stand it in different possitions when it comes, take pics then see where i like it best ;o))

all looking lovely sandra..... glad you had a good afternoon in the garden....

thankyou so much holly, not so nice today, cold and cloudy

same here....hope it warms up soon....

What a great idea to use the trunk of the tree as a support for a climber, and a passion flower to, it`ll look gorgeous. Oh dear, what naughty pigeons! I haven`t seen many this year thank goodness, apart from the odd wood pigeon and they are eating the seed the other birds have dropped on the ground. It certainly saves me the trouble of digging up the seeds that have taken root! :o)

You look to have a lot more room now that you have taken down the conifer Sandra-and you can see more of your pond. :-)

thanx sandra thats the good side they eat everything on the ground so nothing sprouts ;o))
richard it does seem to look like more room and i like the fact i can see more of the pond area now ;o)

What a battleground Sandra ! Lots more light through..good thinking !

San,at this rate I can see your garden going in the little yellow gardening book! You must be so proud of all you have achieved~your garden a joy to see~great picts too~have really enjoyed your blog as always :~))

thanx ray wish i could do something to stop the pigeons but i doubt i can, ive seen them big globe feeders that only small birds can get into but £20, may be worth it though ;o))
aww thankyou flori i doubt i will ever get to that standard but nice of you to say, i just enjoy being out there and making it nice for me, anyway im hopeless at names hahah ;o)) x

Lol, San~you are not alone my friend~I am just as bad!

lol flori ;o)

Great pics and it's all looking superb.

Still hating them pgeons I see.....lol!

lol Dan, they will be the death of me im sure hahah, glad you like the garden ;o))

Like the changes Sandra and that pond area is really filling out. Like Hywel couldn`t look at the bird pics - scared to death of them.

thanx stroller glad you like the changes ive made, love my pond, awaiting a new rowan tree now which should be here friday, they promised as im away from monday, so fingers crossed , sorry about the birds ;o)