New drive border ready for spring.

That's a pretty border ..
I hope your lower back is painless soon !

....and so do I. :0)

it comes and goes. Digging weeds doesn't help but the weeds don't listen :o)

Hi Sbg, that looks really good, nice and neat, have you got a nursery bed out of the way somewhere, that you could put the primula's to bulk up for next year?, it would be a shame to just dump them, Derek.

Hi again, another example of what Steragram wrote a blog about the other day, I read this, commented, and forgot to like, now remedied, Derek.

I overwinter and 'save' lots of plants Derek, it drives my OH mad. so I may not have the space but come June I will have to see. The fruit cage is a nursery space as is the back path, hard standing where the wendy-house used to be. And if OH doesn't notice down by the side of his workshop :o)

thanks Derek. I often forget to like if a write a comment. but I like if I don't get to write the comment.

So colourful, I love having a new bed to plant up. I cant throw any plants away either. Look after your back, so frustrating isnt it when you cant even bend to put your socks on.

I bet you don't drive the car up /down kerbs snoop :o) think of the edge of the lawn like a kerb :o))

Very pretty SBG. I can't bear to throw things out if they are still alive either so the look of the garden suffers.

Thanks for the reminder Derek, I forgot again...

Suggest she does the edges with edging shears first Snoop, and then you can see where you're going.

Maybe you want a particular bedding scheme but I just cut back the primulas and plant around them, they cover the bare soil and provide a backdrop for the bedding......they also seed themselves and cut down on the kneeling and weeding.....i need to look for labour saving ideas......

I never lift the primulas, always plant around them, they like being in the ground and grow and grow, always think the second year they look better because they have multiplied. Border looks really good I cut the grass so I never chop over the edge, only a man would do that, sorry men. lol. oops bet that has caused a few raised eyebrows. lol.

It is looking good seaburngirl lovely colours :O)

That all looks really pretty SBG, no wonder your neighbour likes it.
I also try to keep my primulas in the ground, although I must admit the slugs/snails seem to get more benefit from them later on than I do :0

the plan is to keep to summer and winter annual bedding so I can 'ring the changes'. I have some lovely prims that have been left in situ for years. just don't know where I'd move these too.

I was tempted to do P. denticulate down the drive aka my mum's garden but they would soon take over.

lol Snoopdog I know I am :O)))

Snoop I wasn't implying you were a bad mower driver!
It was the only solution I could think of.
No problem with denticulata taking over here SBG - can't get it to do anything at all.In fact I think my one plant has disappeared.

I can send you some if you want stera. they are the plain lilac one. pm me with your address if you want some.

I would love to try again SBG, thank you very much.- PM on its way.

Oooh Snoop you naughty man.... :))

Pretty! :-))

the hyacinth are starting to open now :o)

A simple planting it may well be but oft-times they can also be the most effective - as you've shown with yours!

Thankyou Balcony.
I'll add another to my photos now the daffs are opening too.

Lovely planting SB it would make me smile every time I walked past;0)

SBG the primulas have settled in and the flower stems are lengthening nicely.

glad they are happy with you Stera.

well the Primula never did get taken out and they have all survived and are re-flowering.
if the weather is decent tomorrow I will take a photo to show you. The bulbs are showing too as are self sown poached egg plants.