Finishing Touches...

I have seen those pots in the GC, i think they are lovely! fantastic to win a story competition! thats a great idea to buy the pots to celebrate ~ so now is this the story telling bench?

Excellent pots as usual B! Lovely 'primlets' lol!

That is great Spritz. The pots look beautiful. I was given a gift token for a great garden centre near me. My chums in the book club gave me £100.00 to spend on plants for my birthday. It is the only time my husband has offered to come too without a look of fear in his eyes. I can spend it bit by bit as I like. :0)

Well done you, I love this area and wont you enjoy watching it weather etc.

I like that shape of pot. Even if the compost freezes it won't burst the pot. Your pretty planting is very pleasing and will have some scent. Great place to sit and ponder. Roll on the better weather.

Thanks for sharing. It all helps to cheer us up at this difficult time of year.

It certainly cheered me up, Diane! Linda, what a great present. My sister gave me some vouchers for Christmas, to spend on replacement plants if the poor drowned ones don't recover. I thought that was a lovely thing to do. We'll both have guilt-free fun spending them, won't we!

Maybe I can sit on my seat and make lists! ;-D)

Hmmm...if another story competion comes along, I might just sit there...good thinking, Sticki!

Was it a story about a garden?

Lovely area and love the finishing touches, especially the dark magentery pink primlets? never heard of them, they'll look beautiful with the jonquils. I find primroses often reflower on a regular basis, what will you do with them when you put in your summer stuff? Now I want to know all about the short story, congratulations on your win\0/ you kept that quiet didn't you lol:-)

That is all looking lovelySpritz you weill enjoy relaxing there when the weather improves, love the new pots and planting too;0)

Congratulations on winning a competition, love the pots, perfect plants in a perfect pot, all looks really lovely B.

they look great.

Thanks, all. :-)

It was a competition in our Parish Magazine - they gave a story start, and you had to finish the story in less than 600 words (I think!). They had an 'outside' judge, and I got the prize - a cheque for £50!

It was wonderful - they brought the cheque a couple of days after our flood happened, and I actually smiled for the first time - standing in the chaos in my wellies. :-D)

sounds like the start of another story ~ 'Standing in the chaos in my wellies..........'

i dont suppose you could put the story on here could you please spritz? i think its brilliant that you won!

Well done! You've chosen well - I like the colours you picked, those pots will serve you well I'm sure and yes, please share you story :)

Brilliant news...many congratulations Spritz.....fully deserved after all you have been through....x

I couldnt be happier for you Spritz. What a lovely niche and the pots do go so well with it. I love the colour palette you have chosen, some gorgeous colours there.

Yets hope the summer gives you plenty of opportunities to sit and think of plots for new stories.

How fantastic Barbara! Well done, those are lovely presents for the garden too. Those dark polished pots are the opposite of your stone wall and don't they go well together.......the planting is beautiful like all your garden....:))

Thank you all - and hallo Bb! :-)

How embarrassing - no, I won't post the story! :-O

Love the primlets and such a pretty colour too :o)))

You kept the story writing a secret Spritz!!!....well done you xx

I read it and was shocked ;-)))))))

51 shades of grey?

A little more colourful:-)

Hi Spritz 10 out of 10 for endurance..;)

Barbara, I don't suppose you need any more C.Lucifers? I'm inundated:-)

I love Primula. They always make me smile.

Nice one Spritz. And well done for the win!

Thank you all - and yes, Ba, I'd love some! :-))

I think we both deserve a medal this year, Bb. Is there one for not swearing under all this stress? lol.

I'm still not posting my story, folks, whaterever you say! ;-)

spoilsport:-(
Goodo, I just dug some out at the end of last year not thinking .....then, when deciding to remove more when borders not so sodden (when will that be) I thought I'd better see if you wanted more as it seems so wasteful just dumping them:-)

That wall is fantastic.I've always dreamed of a large garden with natural stone wall..dripping with Wisteria and or Clematis!
And what a good idea to have the seating area sunk into the wall for protection!
lovely colour in your pots!!

Hi Spritz - agree with Paul, the wall is fabulous and the niche for the seat is just so neat! Your new pots are a lovely finishing touch! I think a nice strong rose colour will also look fab in the summer against the pale stone of the wall - post pics later in the year please!

I will indeed. I'm hoping that the climbers I planted in the autumn will at least make some growth! Yes, there are clems, an Aktinidia kolomikta and also roses - pink roses, naturally! :-) I think I posted photos of them in the wall blog...

Thanks, Ba. Any time will do. Shall I send you my address?

Yes please, I've lost it:-)

Its all going to look fabulous again, and you really deserved something nice to happen. The pots look so pretty, and the colours go together beautifully.

Thank you very much. :-)

Congratulations on the story Comp Barbara .

And well done on your choice of pots and plants.

Thanks, Kath. :-)

so glad you won the competition - you needed some compensation after previous events! I look forward to further reports of how this area is getting on x

I'll post photos later on. :-))