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Work done when the sun was shining..

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The weather has been wet and cold for a couple of weeks, so not much done in the garden but the nice weather we had previously had us working like mad :)

So, following on from my last blog re the awning area by the back door, we installed lights..

There was a sticky out fence on the right of the trachy to screen off my work area but mainly the hide the dog bin yuk. we took it down and put a mirror on the fence :)

Before..

After..

The Mirror.. looking forward to seeing this when the raised bed is planted up..

We had bits of decking left over so hub made 4 decking squares for outside the greenhouse :)

The garden is at a standstill :( my seedlings on the windowsill need potting on but its not warm enough to get them into the greenhouse, i hope i dont lose them, but on the plus side, I finally wrote this blog after more than a week of trying Yayyy :)

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That is looking great,Ydd..love the lighting,and that Trachy is beautiful..as is everything else..It's going to be wonderful,when all your seedlings are planted out..I know what you mean,about it being so cold..I had to throw some fleece over some plants in the growhouse tonight..not a good forecast :o((

13 Apr, 2012

 

Very romantic with the lighting.

13 Apr, 2012

 

I know how you feel Youngdaisy, I know how desperately we need the rain but not all the time, lol, its been nice for a few days this week but I wasn`t here, came back last night, lawn has really shot up so it rained yet again, oh well at least I was able to get on in the greenhouse..
Your seating area looks lovely, fingers xx we have some warm nights so you can relax outside and enjoy your surroundings...

13 Apr, 2012

 

Ive just been out and fleeced a couple of tender plants Bloomer, Thanks for your lovely comments..

cheers Cinders :)

Linklass, Hi, I hope you enjoyed your time away, the rain is great for the plants but not day and night for days on end lol, Im looking forward to the warm nights sitting out there, i still have loads of plans and lovely plants going there so im excited about that, im just impatient :)

13 Apr, 2012

 

Its all looking lovely. The seating area is gorg!!! :)

13 Apr, 2012

 

Love it Youngdaisydee :)))

13 Apr, 2012

 

Lovely I think that Trachy is amazing, do you cover it up during the winter, it looks so healthy.

13 Apr, 2012

 

Aw great you did the blog!!!!!! Hooray! Its looking fab!! Love the romantic lighting too..Summertime..glass o' wine..alls fine :)

14 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks Jewells and michaella.

DD The first time i didn't protect it was the winter of 2009/10 i thought you can get on with it mate, then the snow came!!! i was worried sick but apart from knocking the snow off with a brush a couple of times it sailed through, then the winter of 2010/11 came! it just laughed in its face haha still pushing spears up and that ugly flower lol, there's 6 new spears there now and 3 flowers, i dont protect much , apart from fleece over my gunnera and my TFs and CIDPs in the greenhouse thats about it, im slowly learning what is hardy up here, some plants i treat as annuals, canna and colocasia etc and there are a lot tropicals i would love in my garden but i compromise now, I gave up on nana's a couple of years ago, they are to expensive to use as annuals, i try a lot from seed to save money, i have canna, ricinus, echium and a couple of other things on the windowsills, i hope the weather changes soon, its pouring down out there..

Hi Pixi, yes at last, if i stick to short blogs with less pics it only takes an hour lol, im looking forward to sitting there at night, maybe get the patio heater up and running :) thanks for your comments X

14 Apr, 2012

 

Dee your garden is fabulous love your new lights .

Hard work has paid off .

Well done .

14 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks scotkat x

14 Apr, 2012

 

You've been busy Dee.
Adding to GoYpedia Design Ideas :o)

14 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks TT, ive been up for hours and catching up on stuff ive missed, ive had computer probs but hopefull its sorted now :)

14 Apr, 2012

 

Hi Dee.
Glad your computer is healthier now ;o)
So frustrating when you want to catch up on everything !

14 Apr, 2012

 

:))

14 Apr, 2012

 

Its all looking really nice ydd. Your hard work is beginning to pay off. I really like the new mirror, makes the garden look twice the size!

14 Apr, 2012

 

Its looking really good as for cold weather i've had to put fleece on some of my plants in greenhouse and i've got tomatoes on my window sills that are ready for going in greenhouse but its so cold keep hanging on to them in doors so hoping there going to to be ok.

14 Apr, 2012

 

I'm loving the light affects under your awning :)
All looking good YDD :)

14 Apr, 2012

 

Brilliant! love your mirror so much! I can't understand why I've missed out at least one of your blogs....off to find it now! :))

17 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks PoppyL, Clarice Scottish and Karen.
The Awning is wound back for these winds and the lights have bags over them, ruddy weather. On the plus side, the acer is in full leaf and its beautifull :))

17 Apr, 2012

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