APRIL DAYS ~ brief and precious

That is just lovely TT. Your garden inspired a lot of my gravel garden planting and I'm still buying more alpines to get your flower carpet look :o))))x

That is a lovely display,Terra,and the colours are so vibrant..you can't be miserable,having that to look at..its gorgeous,as are the handsome young boys..:o)) Think orange is their colour..Lol.

Terra its absolutely gorgeous as are the boys, I think Conker`s windswept look is very appealing and I guess you`ve lost that watering can,lol.
I think the rockery plants are amazing this year so I guess they prefer snowy winters.....

Thanks Annella and Bloomer ...

Truffle says any colour is good.. Lol...

Ann.... your aubrietas etc... are looking lovely :o) x

Hi Lincslass ... Thank you :o)

I reckon you're right about rockery plants liking the cold winters... they are growing, growing, growing !

Truffle can't do the windswept look ;o)

Terra you have the most beautiful garden for so early in the year. Lovely photos, and I am totally in love with Conker.

Hi Cinders .... Thanks ...

Conker offers to water your garden any time...
... but with another can ... not the orange one. Lol. ;o)

your garden is a complete treat terra ~ its therapeutic even to look at the photos ~ and they are lovely.
i do like conkers new hairstyle.

Thank you Sticki ...

Today, Conker is certainly getting a blow-wave! :o)

Your garden is beautifull Tt, All that coulour in April, and here's me with 17 manky Daffs LOL, the tulips are opening now, so a bit more colour to come :)

Hi Dee ~ Thank you...
I don't usually have so many daffs. but this time I experimented by growing some in pots ... your tulips will give lots of new colour :o)

Your garden looks astonishing already Terratoonie! I can't wait to see what it looks like in the height of summer!
If only mine had as much going on! sadly it's still 'just' fence-to-fence grass!

... and the dogs are adorable!

It's such a colourful garden ... outstanding!

im going to put in more alpines ~ aubretia and iberis that i love ~ you have inspired me!

Thanks Donna, Bernie and Sticki ...
The spring colour plants are my favourites ...

I've been buying Morrisons plants weekly to try and achieve this look Sticki after seeing a pic of TT's garden Lol
TT I grew my Daffs in pots this year, they look good and you can move them when they have gone over. What is the white Alium like plant called in pic of Conker with the can?

Everything in your garden is looking lovely and bright :) And the dogs are as gorgeous as ever!

TT, from the look of your garden you wouldn`t guess that we had just come through such a hard winter, its beautiful, and of course Conker and Truffle add the finishing touch to its charm.

your garden/photos have left me speechless, its magnificant, such wonderful colours, Conker is looking well Tt,

Hi Annella ..
I asked Conker about the white plant...
..he says ..drumstick primulas ... primula denticulata ..
there's a closer pic of them on my most recent GoY photo in the Garden Pictures ...

Conker and Truffle say thanks to Jennyfer, Stroller and Yorkshire :o)

Beautiful Terra . . . just amazing! Conker and Truffle are gorgeous. And I'm so glad you named your blue Clem, because I have the same one on a shady fence and got a nice surprise yesterday when I saw it was in flower (I can be polite to it now that I know its name).

Only yesterday I was thinking of your garden, knowing you have so many spring flowering plants, glad you have put them on :))) Thank you!

Hi Sheila ... Thanks ...

On the internet, Frances is often spelled Francis ... but I'm pretty certain she is Frances ... a female ;o)

Conker and Truffle send you big <hugs> :o)

Hello Michaella .. Thank you ...

It's not easy to keep up with everything on GoY these days...
I'm pleased you found this blog ... there are some more springtime plants on my previous blog too... "Glimpses of my Gardens" ...

Thank you, I shall look :)))

:o)))

It's nice to see all your colourful gardens TT. You have so many things in flower it must be a pleasure to spend time there :)
I have to agree with Conker about the watering can lol :o)

stunning is the only word Terra, i just love seeing all these tiny flowers giving the impression of being big, a mass of colour, love it so much and your garden helpers so handsome :o))

Lovely pics of your garden TT... all looking very nice.. and nice to see conker and truffle....

Hello Hywel ~
Thanks. Since the recent rain showers, everything is growing very fast ! A good thing for Conker he has plenty of other more suitable watering cans. :o)

Thank you Sandra ~ Conker and Truffle are blushing ;o)

Thank you Holly ~
I can't believe how fast everything is growing after last winter's freeze !

Stunning photos, TT, and what vibrant colours, gladdens the heart :) Lovely photos of the boys too - wish I could look as calm as Conker when I'm ruffled by the wind :)

Thanks Gee ...
Conker's problem is trying to look calm when he is "Truffled" by the wind... Lol.. :o)

yes everything is coming along well isnt it..... : O )

such a delight Terra-- and the flowers are lovely too :o))

my primroses self seed in the lawn which I love, they really don't mind being mowed-- it seems to do them good!

Thanks you, Pam ~
How nice to find primroses in the lawn ! :o)

t.t ur garden is stuning to say the least ............... i to am inspired by ur spring planting and bin buying little plants to give that efect ................... the boys helping you again lol and looking as cute as ever , erm but where is your new frend lol , is it to cold to come out yet lol ;0))))

Absolutely gorgeous, you have inspired me to grow a few gravel plants.

Hi Cristina ~
Thanks.. I'm pleased you like my gardens :o)

Our new friend is hibernating till we have the opportunity to do a touch-up paint job, just as we did with Gromit last year...Lol..

Conker and Truffle have offered to come over to your house and help with your watering cans ;o) Good luck with your little plants... they soon become bigger plants..LOL.

Hi Teds ~
I hope your gravel plants do well... there are more gravel garden ideas on some of my previous blogs..

I never tire of seeing your amazing garden, it is a riot of beautiful colours, you have inspired me to collect some assorted colours of aubretia, but a long , long way to go to achieve anything near to your fantastic display . love the pictures of Conker and Truffle such very handsome boys;0)

Wow your garden is beautiful TT, lovely colours this is my favourite time of the year everything looks so fresh and green, my hubby is not happy though, the hedge is growing fast now lol!

Hi Skilla ... springtime is also my favourite season in the garden... and your hubby is right... hedges and everything are growing rapidly !

Hello PP ... a great colour variety in aubrieta these days isn't there ...... and fun in finding them ...

... glad you like the photos of my gardens and of Conker and Truffle :o)

Your garden is looking fabulous Terra, mine looks very dull in comparison! It`s great to see Conker looking so happy and well and just look at Truffle enjoying his drink of water. Perry likes to drink out of any available recepticle though he can`t get his big head in MY watering can...lol! :o)))

Hi Sandra ... Thanks ...

... and, yes, thankfully Conker has been looking fit and well this week ...

Truffle certainly recommends the new watering can for Perry's drinks ... nice wide area for a Labrador face to dip in ...Lol...

What an absolutely splendid looking garden so early in the season TT - it must be a real joy to you to be able to look out on that every day. You obviously have fun gardening.

Thanks, Mariek ~
Yes, I love my gardens :o)

Thanks Conker, I have the pink ones but not as tall as yours, I think mine are not as happy.....Say thanks to TT for me xxxx

Message from Conker to Annella ...
Woof <hug> Woof xxx :o)

The same back handsome one....oh and you TT xxxx

Lol... :o)

Wow, what an amazing riot of colour you have there TT. It looks so warm and inviting! Conker has stolen my heart again....I had a hair do like that today too!!

Hi Karensusan ~ Thanks ...
... I'm pleased you like the colours :o)

Conker gives one shake and all his hair falls into place again .. I wish my hair were that easy to style ... Lol..

Erm yes, don't we all!!

What a fantastic & colourful garden you have, TT! :-)) I really love it! Most of the colour on my balcony is yellow & blue - as well as the green from the leaves! I had some pinks & a rather washed out yellow from my Hyacinths but they are going over very quickly now!

Your pair of "helpers" are looking very handsome! I loved that photo of Conker with windswept hair! When they have done watering your garden you might send them over to my allotment - the latest rain showers have done no good at all & I've had to make a few trips already back & forth with a couple of watering cans, so nay help from them would be greatly appreciated! LOL!

that's great Terra, lovely show of plants and colour, nice to see conker helping with the watering lol

Lovely photos TT. great colour everywhere, a real credit to you. Conker looks very dashing too.

Your garden is an inspiration to us all, another fantastic show TT, and who said you could borrow my watering can Ikea was it? lol a big hello to Conker.......and of course Truffle.

A stunning show in your lovely garden so many colours too. Terratoonie well done with that cutting of the Peries. Lol with Conker think he was having a blow dry hehe, and Truffles was clever enough to work that can to his advantage.

Wow what an amazing garden all that colour and so many different plants to fest your eyes on, it is absolutely beautiful and Conker is so handsome , give him a hug from me please

Your garden is looking STUNNING! So gorgeous, the colours all work together so beautifully, I'm lost for words, so I'll just leave you with a woofety woof to the darling duo, and a tweet for crocus!

Terratoonie:

So much color, I'm almost blinded! :>)

Your garden looks terrific, as always! So glad to see Conker continuing to do so well! :>)

lovely Terratoonie - a wonderful garden - nice to see your dog helping water garden lol - lovely plants and all looking very special

Hi Balcony ~ Thanks :o)
Conker and Truffle are ready to come across to your allotment and help with the watering ... they have plenty of watering cans. Lol.
I guess it would be easy to introduce mauve colour into your balcony at this time of year with trailing aubrietas in pots ..

Thank you Surreylad, Bob and Dotty ~
Conker reckons the orange watering can might be better as a hat.. Lol.

Hi Sixpence ~ the original Pieris is in my back garden ... a plant I rescued from my mother's garden ... and I made the cutting just in case I lost the original shrub ...

Sue ~ Conker sends you a special hug ... :o)

Thanks Libet ~ the trio of C,T and C send greetings ;o)

Hi Delonix ~ yes, I'm lucky that Conker continues to look well... I treasure each day ...

Thank you Paul ~ I wonder if in this year's summer we'll be using lots of watering cans... I'll be checking your weather forecasts !

lol Thanks - the warm weather i promised is arriving :):):) - will do an updated forecast today ;)

What gorgeous, vibrant gardens! Well done Terra, nice blog once again

Thanks Pip...
nice to see you on GoY again ... :o)

Lovely garden TT, its looking so pretty and so colourful, think Conker needs hair gel!! Isnt it nice to get outside in that warm sunshine, especially today, 21* here!! Lovely blog.

Thank you Grandmage ...
Yes. It is glorious outside today... I've already done too much... dug two huge holes for planting.... Lol.. ... but it is fun :o)

This summer Conker is looking forward to lots of "good hair days" ;o)

Absolutly glorious TT a riot of colour , I can image the Bees buzzing going about there business in your garden , it's so nice to see Conker and Truffle outside enjoying the sunshine , I can't get over how well Conker looks it's all down to your good intensive nursing TT :o))

Hello Amy... Thanks...
I feel so lucky that 2 years on from the onset of the cancer, Conker is looking so well and enjoying life...

In the garden, I've never known the spring flowers grow so rapidly .... I guess due to the freezing winter.. Is it the same speedy rate of growth in your garden ?

Good blog TT, the garden is just so full of colour, a "RIOT" really lovely!

Hi Helenium ... Glad you like the blog ..

RIOT... Lol...:o)

do we live in the same country Terra. your garden is so full of flowers. it looks lovely and so does Conker as usual.:-)

Hi Sandra...
I've never known a springtime when all the flowers grew so fast and enthusiastically ... Lol ... :o)

... but I would love to live where you live ...
those hills and the sea shores ....

Conker says thanks ... and he's packing his bags to come for a holiday to Pembrokeshire ;o)

its been so mild for the last few weeks and now we have a good forecast for the weekend maybe my garden will catch up a bit.

conker would be very welcome...we have a visiting dog at the moment. one of my ruby and reggies other puppys is staying for a few days. blodwyn is delighted to have her brother to play with.

wow!! what an array of colour and so early in the year. its beautiful.

Hi Tilly... thanks...
Spring is a wonderful season for flowers, isn't it! :o)

wow!

Hi Sarah ... Thanks :o)

Lovely!

What a joy your garden is, some lovely colours going on there, you have put a lot of effort into your gaden and the rewards are clear to see. Cest bon.

Loving the pics of Conker and Truffle - I nearly forgot to look at the flowers!!!

I have to agree with the earlier comment - my garden is a display full of - a couple of daffodils. I am amazed at how much colour you have at this time of year. And, very jealous.

A definate inspiration to get out there and spend a few hours or so in the garden. Whatever shape or size you may have.

Absolutely amazing colour for early April, Tt! Your Doronicum has so many blooms already, mine just has a few buds right now. Conker looks very handsome with his 'Gone with the wind' look! : o ))

Such a lovely garden Terratoonie ,so full of colour, and two lovely helper's as well :-))

brilliant garden and so much colour so early..truly an inspiration..well done

Brillant colour for this time of year. So good to see it after such a severe winter. Gives great encouragement.

I have been looking forward to seeing your garden this Spring and WOW. It is glorious. I think Truffle and Conker think they have arrived in Heaven. Seeing Conker this year it is hard to believe he was so ill. I wish you a happy April too.

Your garden's looking lovely Tt. A credit to you!!
That Dorinicum 'Little Leo'...have you had it long as I had 3 of them a few years ago but rthey disappeared after the 2nd year.I then read that they are short lived..maybe they didn't like my clay!

Thanks Red aly, and Merci beaucoup Julien :o)

Hi Gillspec ... your daffodils are proof that you can grow some lovely springtime flowers ... Next year, I'm sure your garden will be full of colour ... Conker and Truffle send you "woofs" ;o)

Hello Shirley ... Conker's windswept look ? ...to get that effect, he spends ages at the hair stylists ;o)

Thank you Mavis, Skips, and Rosie...
... amazing amount of growth after the icy-cold winter !

Hi Scotsgran ....
Yes, two years since Conker first got the cancer ... I'm very thankful to still have him looking so well and enjoying life ...

Thanks Paul.... This time last year, I had the larger Doronicum Leonardo in the place where you now see Little Leo. I had decided that Leonardo was too large for the place in front of the raised bed, so I moved it at that time to my front garden and put in Little Leo.

Little Leo survived the cold winter, but the larger Leonardo in the front garden has disappeared completely... so my best guesses are that they don't like being moved ... and they like a bit of protection from cold winds ...

Little Leo is still flowering well... I've taken more photos of my gardens this week and hope to make another blog soon... :o)

Very colourful TT....Well done :-)

Hi Louis.... many thanks :o)

Wow Tt I always think April is the best month in my garden ! but yours outdoes anything I can produce it is so vibrant and your photographs are so sharp and bright. Conker is so beautiful and looks the picture of health and long may he do so he is so cuddlsome xx

You have an absolutely beautiful garden. So many colors. Everything is so full and filled in, even this early in the year. Your pups look adorable too! I'm going to try cuttings from my pieris this year too. It is growing slower than usual. Just now started shooting up some red, but I think usually I have at least an inch of red this time of the year ?? Thanks for posting the photo blog, definitely enjoyed it!

Thanks Maggy and Laine ...

April is a wonderful month in our gardens ...

It is a good idea to try to make a second shrub by a cutting ... just in case you lose the original shrub....

Conker and Truffle send woofs and hugs to you both. xxx

I can see who's the boss, but Truffle's practical contribution deserves praise too.

Thanks Arcadio ...
Truffle tries his best... certainly not lacking in energy and enthusiasm ! ;o)

Missed this at the time Tt, Conker and Truffle, but your watering seems to have paid off - job well done! Lovely Spring colours there. :-))

Hi David... Thanks...
Had been wondering how you are and hoping you were just busy with your many garden projects :o)

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous Tt!! Your April garden is something else! I've been looking at Alpina Clem Frances
Rivis and see you have one. Which direction is it facing please? Baby Wisley cream is coming on great, I have her by a cool east facing window and she is very happy....:))

Hi Janey ..
So ... baby Wisley has had a sex-change Lol..
'she' was a 'he' in earlier life ..LOL.
That's good to know she is doing well :o)

Glad you like this blog ...
Frances is facing North ...
there are some pics of her on my single GoY photos.
I'll come back here and put a link for you ...

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/75019-against-all-odds-frances-is-flowering/member/terratoonie