Taking a break from the hard slog of alterations which will be revealed ...

lovely blogs:-)))))) like the rose its beautiful!

those cosmos really brighten everything up dont they ~ like stars!

I love cosmos Stroller and that flower cart is very pretty.

I love the cosmos Stroller and the flower cart is very pretty.

Lovely pictures Stroller. I do like that longish shrub border - all looks so healthy. Some lovely colour you have there.
I hope you are not going to keep us in suspenders too long to see what you've been up to :)))

You've got some lovely plants. They're giving a nice late show. The rose on that trellis is beautiful :o)

Glad you like the rose Juna,
Thanks Hywel and by the way the one and only Cactus I own is in bud again, must be doing something right.!
Sticki they do shine out like stars but any white flower seems to have that effect.
Thanks Rose ~ your repeating have you been eating cucumber out of your allotment.lol.
Scottish its rained all afternoon so those suspenders will have to remain tight until weather permitting I can complete the project.

That's nice to hear. Would you show a photo when it opens please. I'd be very interested to see it :o)

Best of luck with getting rid of your japonese anemone, once established they seem to come up again no matter how much you dig them up. I speak from bitter experience lol.

Love the red rose showing through the cosmos Stroller, in fact its lovely to see all your roses, they suffered so much this year but at long last we all seem to have some to admire, the cart looks smashing as well, I`m also curious to see what you are up to now, lol...

lovely Stoller. I hope you get that Jap Anemone out ok, they are devils to dig out I find! Have you noticed your roses generally lacking perfume this year? I have. It has to be the lack of sun, warmth and too much rain up here. I was wondering if anyone else's were the same?

Hi Phyil Your garden still has lots of colour your Roses are beautiful [worth the wait] and I do like the Pheasant Berry too, just wish I had more room for some, hope the weekend is fine then maybe your project will be revealed;0)

Hahaa Stroller!

Hi Hywel, will post a pic as soon as it opens.
Jen and Karensusan ~ Hope its not as difficult as everyone thinks, its behaved itself up to now as its taken about 5yrs to spread to this size and hasn`t seeded itself anywhere else.
Karensusan glad you mentioned the scent of the roses as I was commenting to a friend that the scent from them and the tracheospermum jasmine didn`t seem as strong this year.
Hi Carole ~ I had another good day yesterday the weather was kind and I got quite a bit done, still a way to go yet, it gets harder as you age, lol.

My roses are also lacking in perfume but at least I have some now, lol....

Yes, I would have to agree with you there Lincslass! :D

Your gardens still looking lovely Phyl. It's strange about the rose perfume, but I do think they may need warmth to cast their perfume. When are you going to reveal all Stroller you big tease?:-)

Very soon Ba, should be finished tomorrow. Its taken me longer than I thought ~ I think I`ve lost all me umph.lol.

My umph hiding at the moment too, but must dig up and split geraniums and show Spritz and, I think, Dottydaisy how I did it ...if I manage it:-)

I love the first pic of the Leycesteria ... a lovely shrub but not one seen often around here ... not in front gardens anyway! ... I took out my Japanese Anemones as the stems and leaves seemed to have become really coarse ... still keep finding small shoots though ... grr!