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out with carol(clarice)

sanbaz

By sanbaz

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today i went out with carol(clarice) for a few hours, started off a bit cloudy and a odd shower then sun came out but still a bit cold, so wrapped up we set off to Dobbies first, thought it would be a change for carol as she doesnt drive and hard for her to get there , we had a good look around and saw some nice plants and other things to but only bourght a pot of sweetpeas each as they were for charity for the forces, it can be a bit expensive but nice to look around and get ideas.
after looking round we went into the cafe and had a lovely big fresh cream scone with jam, and a brew, yummy.
after Dobbies went to another nursery which carol had been to but i hadnt, ive past it on numerous occasions but havent been inside, i was amazed at how big it was really and had some lovely plants at good prices, so this time we spent a bit of money, not to much as im going away monday so need to save my pennys,
i bourght 2 clematis , one for summer flowering and one for autumn, some garden netting and some canes, also a plastic thingy to surport sweetpeas, attaches to canes which i thought was a good idea and so did carol as she bourght 2 lol


clematis madame baron veillard and clematis sealand gem, sweetpeas sea, help for hero`s, the clematis i have planted one near the trunk i left in near pond area, put some garden netting around for it to grow up, also i have a passion flower there which wasnt sure would grow or not so if both do will be a nice mingle lol.sweetpeas in border on my canes so hope they do well , last years were great and trailed over the fence so my neighbour enjoyed then to. also i recieved a lovely astilbe from lily2 which was very kind and is now in its new home


all in all i had a lovely day with seeing carol and then planting my new plants,baz home now so guess he will need feeding Doh! hhaah, hope you all had sunshine like us today,just a couple of pics i took today to finish off


first welsh poppy, starling on pancys looking for grubs and first alium opening,
sandra x

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glad you enjoyed your day out ,fresh cream scone with jam yum yum,nice pics,I love the colours.

11 May, 2010

 

thanx Khayla, hope you had a good day to ;o))

11 May, 2010

 

looks like you had a lovely day. nice to go out with like minded people : o)

11 May, 2010

 

thanx mageth yes it is nice especially when hubby doesnt like gardening or garden centres lol, hope you enjoyed your day to mageth ;o))

11 May, 2010

 

Great blog,San,glad you and clarice had a good day out! Nice Clems too! lolx

11 May, 2010

amy
Amy
 

I'm pleased that you had a lovely day with Carole San . i'm sure Carole appreciated the ride to the garden centres ,you made a good choice of plants without spending your holiday money ( I hope ) .. .. :o))

11 May, 2010

 

its ok for some isnt it..ladies who lunch..glad you both spent some time out and got a few bargains as well .where you off to now i thought you had just had your hols..:o)

11 May, 2010

 

Goodies from the G.C. look great Sandra, I'm sure Carole enjoyed going with you. I think I need some of that netting for the Sweet Peas too.

11 May, 2010

 

My kind of day San, I can`t drive either so have to rely on one of my girls to take me but I always enjoy my trips to the GCs,pleased you and Carole enjoyed yourselves and that you didn`t overspend,lol.......

11 May, 2010

 

cheers flori ;o)) all planted now
lol amy the clematis are small but only cost £2.99 each so cant complain at that ;o))
thanx joan had a lovely time with carol, im off to turkey for a week, 5 star all inclusive haha cant wait, we went in jan for my 50th to sharm el sheikh, i love holidays keep me going ;o))
thanx shirley, yes netting ideal for sweetpeas i used it last year ;o))
lol sue i couldnt imagine not driving, i was about 32 when i passed test and love to drive except on motorways now, i just cant go on them, i have panic attacks, started suddenly after driving on them years and being ok, so baz does long drives ;o) i didnt spend to much today lol

11 May, 2010

 

Just to say yes i loved the day out with you Sandra looking forward to going fishing shopping next when you come back from your holiday, done more than me not planted my plants yet going to do them tomorrow, Thanks Again xx.

11 May, 2010

 

YW,glad you enjoyed it carol, im impatient and have to do it right away lol, only got a few items irioned haha to nice out there, look forward to getting fishies ;o)) xx

11 May, 2010

 

i bet you cant wait..we have been looking for ages now but cant make up our minds Rhodes or Turkey i shall see what you have to say about it then decide..when you have had a few bad places it makes you more careful i read all the reviews although i know someone who lives in Turkey and she loves it ..

11 May, 2010

 

i havent been before but alot like it, my friend there at moment at same hotel so she will tell me what to expect, another friend has a house there and loves it to, so will let you know joan ;o)) bath time now, catch up soon lol

11 May, 2010

 

LOL sounds like we are going fishing not shop fishing, i've always got my fish from the one on division lane. I can't wait either.

11 May, 2010

 

lol yes it does sound that way, i dont mind where we go, so there is fine ;o)

11 May, 2010

 

Glad you both had a great day out ! Is Casper going into a cattery for the week San ?

11 May, 2010

 

Nice for you both to get together, glad you had a nice day! :o)

11 May, 2010

 

no jane he is staying home with joe which im glad,, im still worried about leaving him, baz and joe say i worry to much he will be fine with joe, i said i worry incase he tries to find me, he wont will he, im silly i know lol ;o)
thanx potty it was lovely ;o)

11 May, 2010

 

Sure he will be fine San....dont worry...just enjoy your break ! x

11 May, 2010

 

I'm sure he will be fine aswell..

11 May, 2010

 

im taking my phone to text joe lol, i know joe will make sure he is ok, he`s a good lad and looking after plants to, and pond hahah, thanx jane x

11 May, 2010

 

oops crossed there carol, thanx im sure your both right x

11 May, 2010

 

Think cats like who ever feeds them and as Joe will be doing it. Joe will be Caspers best friend.:o))

11 May, 2010

 

lol yes and better in his own home to carol, ;o))

11 May, 2010

 

Thats true, i'm cat sitting Donna's two cats on 26th for two weeks.

11 May, 2010

 

at least there is two and keep eachother company carol, not alone,

11 May, 2010

 

Don't fret over Casper Sandra, Carole is right, they love whoever feeds them !
Our daughter and her fella stayed here for a week and our cat loved him every hour of the day. When he comes round now, she's not interested in him !
So typical of cats ..... : o ) )

11 May, 2010

 

Thats true, mind you Ging the older one is 15 and he is not very keen on Tinker full stop, as he wonts to play alot and Ging just wonts a quite life, he tolerates so much then he really sets in to him.

11 May, 2010

 

lol shirley, makes me feel better, i will talk to casper before i go just to be sure hahaah ;o))
oh dear carol, total oposites ;o(

11 May, 2010

 

Think its the age gap as Tinker is only about 2-3yrs old.

11 May, 2010

 

aarr right, that explains it, one active and other calmer now lol

11 May, 2010

 

Or one young and one oldy....

11 May, 2010

 

yup ;o)

11 May, 2010

 

Looks like you and Carol had a good day Sandra, and came home with a good lot of plants from Dobbies, and the other garden centre (not Asda price tho'..tap tap..lol ;-)

11 May, 2010

 

It seems you both had a nice time . It's great to have the company of like minded people when you go somewhere.
When I read the title 'out with carol' I thought you had thrown something away lol

11 May, 2010

 

lol richard didnt get any from Dobbies a bit expensive but lovely,;o))
great time out hywel, your right nice to talk gardens and plants, lol see what you mean about title hahahh ;o))

11 May, 2010

 

What a lovely day you both had together.and its a nice change to have a girls day out.We haven't been to dobbies for a long time,but like it there,at chrismas time,as they always did a lovely display...I like the cafe,too,,yummy stuff.Do they still have the clothing section downstairs,as we both got a fleece jacket ,last time,which were a good bargain.in the sales.May have a run to St Annes,later in the year,and call in on the way...(not run,.)..drive is more like it Lol.

12 May, 2010

 

lol sandra and yes they still have the clothes there, you should go to barton grange if your here near xmas, you will love the xmas decor its lovely and have a lovely cafe there to, ;o))

12 May, 2010

 

glad you had a nice day out together..and got the plants you wanted....: O ))

12 May, 2010

 

thanx holly, it was nice to see carol, im always so busy dont get alot of time ;o)

12 May, 2010

 

Bloomer if you come to St Annes Sandra and i could perhaps meet up with you,..

12 May, 2010

 

o i love to get out round the gardens as well. i am really luky here as there is a lovly 1 right opp my house, called vicaridge gardens. 5 aceas of very diff types of plants. sounds like ur cream tea was nice and yummy as well lol . did u work it of in the garden.

12 May, 2010

 

Its a good job there's not one across road from me as i'd be in there 24/7, but i do have one with in walking distances.

12 May, 2010

 

thats a great idea carol to meet up with sandra, would be nice,;o)

12 May, 2010

 

That would be nice,Carol and San.If we decide to come,will get in touch..:o))

12 May, 2010

 

Great :o))

12 May, 2010

 

lovely sandra ;o)

12 May, 2010

 

Nice to have a bit of retail therapy and I couldnt believe it when I spotted £2.99 on the clematis.

12 May, 2010

 

yes it sure is, the clematis only small but hopefully grow bigger for neax year, at that price worth a gamble ;o))

13 May, 2010

 

def lol happy days shoping 4 plants lol o and cream teas may have to go get 1 ,across the rd .

13 May, 2010

 

lol cristina ;o))

13 May, 2010

 

Good to hear you enjoyed your trip together.....it must have been great! Smashing purchases too and a cream tea...wow I can feel those calories as I'm typing this...Lol!

16 May, 2010

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