Gardening with friends. 10 years of GoY.

Oh I so enjoyed that! :) It made me laugh out loud! I love how you've been able to provide a lovely haven for your frogs! (and birds and dogs etc...) Please keep on writing your entertaining blogs, I really enjoy them and many congratulations on your 10th anniversary on GOY! May you have many more years on GOY with us all.

Thank you Amsterdam.. your comments are always very encouraging... and I'm very glad you enjoy my blogs.

Terra that is a wonderful blog and your photo's add to it, I love it, especially the two gorgeous pals in the last one.
Gosh hasn't that time gone past quickly, I'm just behind you, Oct 2008, although I hovered in the wings before plucking up the courage to actually join in, enjoyed every moment spent with you Terra, we've had some grand times and
Oh Boy !!! we've had a few not so good in our time, I would not have missed it for the world..Hoping for many more happy years Terra, thankyou for helping make them so.XXX.

Love this anniversary blog Terra ... the Heuchera bed is gorgeous ... Hunky Chunky Frog looks very like a Toad to me! Wishing you many more happy years ahead on GoY ... :o))

Thanks Lincs and Shirley for your kind words..
Lots of GoY memories ...
yes .. Hunky Chunky seems to be a toad ... a warty naughty toad..

Beautiful Heucheras and the frogs which must be very welcome, but where do they breed if you haven't a pond? Perhaps they disappear into someone else's, then come home again. Congratulations on your anniversary with GOY, it's certainly a joy to be a member, all those gardens to view, plants to discuss and animal friends to meet. Were the cages there to protect your new grass from the dogs? They look as if butter wouldn't melt - so innocent!

Thanks Honeysuckle... the cages are there to protect my new grass from the very large wood pigeons... my dogs are good boys and do not damage the grass. Yes, GoY is a good group, isn't it.
I think the frogs and toads arrive from a pond in another garden not too far away. They are very welcome to stay as long as they wish !

What wonderful photos, so cheerful and full of life. Just what a garden should be, it's all about sharing. I always remind myself that we humans are actually going into the home of the birds/bees/mice/frogs etc so we have to be as polite as we'd want them to be in our homes! Congratulations on 10 years!

What a great blog! I love that you have so many frogs. No wonder your heucheras look so good!

Your plants always look so pristine Terra. They must know they are loved, as will all your fauna friends! :)

A great blog, Tt. I always enjoy seeing your garden & lovely pets. The dogs look so beautifully groomed always, a lot of work with Neptune I should think. The Heucheras
look lovely & healthy also, thanks to the frogs & toads!
Congrats on 10 years with G o Y.

A lovely blog, Terra, and wonderful to catch the fledgling wren. I had no idea that you joined GoY only two months before me: happy anniversary! And may we enjoy many more years here . . .

Oh Terra how I wish I liked frogs!!
My phobia of them is silly I know but I can't help it!!

You have been a real treasure on here and your blogs have given us a huge amount of pleasure.

Here's to the next ten years. 🍾 💐 😊

Happy 10th Anniversary.....I am amazed you have so many frogs and a toad, yet no pond! here's to the next 10 years....
I have always enjoyed your blogs TT, and long may they continue......

What a great selection of garden helpers, keeping all those pests from eating your lovely garden. And of course wouldn't be complete without photos of your faithful house companions.

Ten wonderful years of friendship ! x
and it's nice to see your garden companions - feathered, amphibious and canine too :o) xxx

That was fun here's to another 10 years.

Your garden would be great for yong school children to learn about wild life I am sure Neptune and Truffle and Sapphire would welcome them. Your wild life must think they are at wonderful restaurant. Ten years on and always your blogs are entertaining lovely to see your still here. Have you ever thought of hanging Sapphire over your back door so she can join you out doors I use to hang my bird cage out side in good weather.

I love your blogs TT so entertaining,your garden and pets are beautiful,lovely photos.

Hi Tt, HAPPY GoY BIRTHDAY, what a lovely blog, with all your gardening friends, you're so lucky to have the frogs and toads, looking after your plants 24/7, I could do with some in my garden, but I don't have a pond, nor does anyone in the area, so no chance, I do have fox's and the odd badger, but they do more damage than good.
I have another 2 and a half years to wait yet, for my 10th birthday, Derek.

As always TT, a super blog. I wish I had as many frogs as you have!

Thanks Wylie, Karen, Feverfew, Sheilabub, Wildrose, Mark, Drc, Callie, 3d and Derek ..
You've made me feel appreciated.

These days it takes me much longer than previously to write a blog ... many hours .. but I'll try to continue making blogs as long as I can ..

Derek .. I have enough frogs and toads that I could lend you some spares, but not the special trio which are being looked after by my dogs .. ha ha ...
so ... you are the 'GoY class of 2011'... a very good year !

Your welcome Terratoonie yes I think every thing now takes longer as we all get older lol.

Hi Tt, thanks for the offer, I would love to take you up on it, but I don't think they would be very happy here.
Thank you for the compliment as well, 😊😊😊, Derek.

My neighbour made a 6" deep shallow pond with a 4 foot square of plastic which overlaps at the edges. I thought the water would soon go slimy but it hasnt. Maybe she cleans it when I am not looking. The Toads must come to it, then come across to my garden and sit behind the tubs of Blueberry plants. Maybe they like it cool, so thats the right place and shady.
I leave a large plant saucer of water for them. Have acquired 4 now. Must be combination of what they like. Water and shade.

Diane .. you are absolutely correct .. frogs and toads like damp, cool, shady places. All summer I've had several large plant saucers under very thirsty plants in pots, and I'm sure the water in these has attracted amphibians.

Oh! Terra.....where would we be without your lovely blogs?

So good to see you have been on GoY for the last 10 years, TT! Your blog, as always, is so interesting & full of plants & animals!

In April next year I will catch you up!

Thanks to everyone who has visited this blog.

Linda and Balcony ... your contributions to GoY since 2010 and 2009 have been super !

Wonderful blog!! I enjoy everyone of your blogs of your lovely garden and seeing all your feathered and furry friends long may they continue happy 10 year anniversary on GOY .

Thank you Kidsgran.. I'm pleased you like my blog. You are just a 'baby' ha ha .. you joined GoY in 2012 !

Love this blog! Haven't seen a frog or a toad this year but lots of slow worms and a few snakes.

Today husband took ages opening a kitchen window to persuade a young wren to leave. It did! Through the back door. It was great to see wrens around again. Once upon a time we had one that used to spend the night inside our bedroom window.

Super images! Thank you TT.

Hi Eirlys .. thank you !
No slow worms or snakes here. Today I've been jet-washing and several frogs were hopping around. Let's hope we see more wrens in the future.

How wonderful to look at the photos. I have not seen any birds of any kind in my garden, I don't know where they have gone. :(

Hi Loupylou .. if you are in an area used by cats, they might scare the birds away.

Lovely Terra and love the froggy 😁

Congratulations TT , you've given everybody a lot of pleasure over the last 10 years long may it continue ...x

how nice TT congratulation you have made it so entertaining i have loved all your blogs keep up the good work x

Congrats from me Terra, where has the time gone! ten years......you do have some wonderful frogs in your garden, no wonder all your plants look so good.......great blog and photos as per usual.....look forward to the nest 10 years!!

Thanks Sandra ..
frogs do seem to like my garden !

Thank you Amy ... very kind words x

Hi Mark... thanks so much... I still have your gnome loo and Bichon plant holder... stored safely and they will reappear ! x

Hello Dotty .. thank you ... yes .. where did that decade go ? This week I photographed another frog ... enjoying the rain on my lawn .. on my new blog.