Making the most of a sun-shiney day

Garden looking pretty, Sheila. Lovely idea to plant the tree for Chiara ... She is so cute ... :o)

Thanks Terra . . . she is!

Fantastic, Chiara will be walking soon Sheila !

The tree and the planting look beautiful and I want to say an extra thank you for the prunus "Kojo-no-mai" That's the tree I will be buying in the Autumn :)) Small enough to grow in a pot.

Such a lovely tree to plant Sheila, to celebrate your little grandaughters birth, she is beautiful and funny enough our little grandaughter is to be baptised in the Catholic church too on the 29th April. I look forward to seeing your tree grow.

What a lovely idea. I wish both your grand daughter and the cherry tree to flourish.
I wish I had the space in my garden to do the same for my first and only grand daughter. Her other grandparents are Catholic of Irish decent, but the christening will take place in a Greek Orthodox church in Golders Green London in July.
We are fortunate enough to live not far away and we can see our grand daughter many days a week.

Bless her, she is obviously going to be the disc-jockey at all family parties, lol.
Sheila its grand here, I have been good today and caught up inside first but still plenty of time to be outside and an extra hour after tea if I want, I love it.
Lots of colour in your garden as well, it really spurs one on and certainly boosts ones mood, I love the idea of stroking the tree, hope it does well for you....

Thank you for joining me Julia . . and Pimm's, yes, I have another Prunus 'ko-jo-mai' in a pot . . . and Grandmage . . . and Costas . . . and Lin! If you saw a Prunus serrula Lin - it has a shiny bark, like mahogany, which just asks to be stroked!

Been a gorgeous hot day - love the photos Sheila Prunus ‘Ko-jo-mai is very pretty and a pretty garden to boot - love the pictures this time of year - Spring early summer the best :))))))

Absolutely Paul . . . love it!

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What a lovely little girl Chiara is,Sheilabub..Can't believe she is almost one already..! time goes too quickly..the tree is a lovely thing to plant for her..and what better than to be able to hug it,till you see her again :o)

It's such a lovely idea Sheila and that bed is very pretty.

How big does Kojo mai get if planted in the ground? Its perfection isn't it?

Just 8ft tall with a 6 to 8ft spread...I think it is Stera.

Chiara is very sweet - she looks like she's got control of the 'sounds'
It will be a lovely day and I'm sure your tree will give you as much pleasure :)

Thank you Sticki and Stera . . . the Kojo mai that we've planted in the ground are still only knee-high. So, although reluctant to argue with Pimm's, I don't think they grow to more than 3ft, with 2ft spread max. (Mind you, there's more rain where he lives, lol.)

Thanks Scottish . . . my son is clever at these computer "mock-ups"!

What a lovely idea Sheilab, and isn`t it great to have a son that can send you entertaining pics as Chiara is growing up.

Oh no!.....How old is yours Sheila ? I want a bit of height eventually.

Love the idea of planting a tree to celebrate Chiara's birth......the garden is looking very pretty Sheila.

Thank you very much Stroller . . . and Dotty!

Pimm's - this is interesting. Ours are in their third year - the soil isn't great, but they are slow growers. I've just delved further into this tree on this site, and see that one member had one that grew to 6ft in nine years, but then stopped flowering. The photos of others' show it like ours, and I've always thought of it as The Dwarf Cherry. The decision is yours!

Hmm..I will do some more research Sheila. All the Stockists I found give the same 8x8ft hieght and spread. Back to scratching my head if you are right...mind you it is so pretty I would not mind ;)

You are right that it is pretty - and in your favourite season the leaves turn dark red. :)
Karensusan also grows this one, and her horticultural know-how is brilliant. Maybe see what she thinks?!

Lovely new bed Sheila! :) Thanks for the mention ;)

Hi Karen . . . thank you. :))

btw sheila..not all magnolias are so quick to stop flowering. My 'Heaven Scent' flowers well in to the summer. It puts on a big show during April, but there were flowers until July last year. I love it. I was out there today pulling down the flowers for a sniff! :) They are like pale pink goblets against the blue sky. It doesn't get too big either, and grows in a lovely elegant shape. Sorry, you did say you don't have room! :))))

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Thanks again, Karen. In fact, that's such a good recommendation that I shall pass it on to a friend: she loves Magnolias, bought one from T & M last year, and it is still the "stick" she planted. I'm hoping she'll get recompense, but am not holding my breath. :((

Playing catch up as usual, Sheila ... such a lovely idea to plant a tree in Chiaras name ... can't believe how the time has flown by since her birth! ... :o)

Thanks Shirley - I know, it's almost unbelievable! Btw, you forgot to say "she's gorgeous", lol!!

Ha ha, Sheila, it goes without saying! ... :o)

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