23 Monday Jun 2025
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happy to discover that the red rose bush in the front garden has begun to bloom…
it came from my neighbour (and very good friend) who lived next door for many years…
it always makes me smile and remember the good times we had together over the years;-)…
brought a few in and put them in the den…
13 Friday Jun 2025
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the garden looked lovely today…
all the chair cushions were out and the throw cushions as well…
the daisies were blooming and the fish were happily swimming about after I topped up the pond…
even the new bee fountains, a Christmas gift, were out…
rearranged a bit of the furniture and think I like it…
what a great day to spend time in this sanctuary😍…
11 Wednesday Jun 2025
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the clematises are both doing well…
the one on the deck worried me for a while because all the flowers appeared to die off at once… I was concerned that all the rain was too much for it, but now it has begun to bloom again, yay…
the one in the driveway opened its first bloom nearly a week ago, and now there are many more buds opening;-)…
I think I need to train it a bit better so that it stays closer to the trellis…
something to work toward, lol…
10 Tuesday Jun 2025
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06 Friday Jun 2025
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saw some lovely flowers on my walk yesterday…
such a treat to see so many;-)…
and when I arrived home, the wild rose was blooming…
22 Thursday May 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, flowers, garden, impatiens, moments, nature, plants, Shelmerdine, water lily, weather, widow
drove out to Shelmerdine last Friday, to pick up a water lily for the pond, and may have picked up a few other items, lol…
I picked up two different impatiens plants which I am going to put into the pond;-)…
also found a beautiful spiral begonia…
I found a variety of morning glory seeds, as well as some for cucumbers and beans…
once home they went into the garage because the temperature was threatening to go to 0°C…
and then I moved all the plants waiting to be planted into the garage…
found a small pail and covered the tomato which had already been planted…
since then the plants have all been moved outside and are doing well;-)…
18 Sunday May 2025
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a week ago the lilac was moved from the back garden to the front of the house…
grass was removed and a hole prepared by my housemate, and it was planted by Hilda the Gardener, and then thoroughly watered…
it hadn’t liked the spot where it had lived in the garden for the last ten years, but the bunnies did enjoy some of its bark over the winters…
happy to see new leaves forming along the branches…
hope it stays happy in its new spot…
17 Saturday May 2025
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did a bit of planting on Wednesday, on one of the warm and sunny days, lol…
added pansies to a section of the bathtub area as well as two pots on the stairs… included a bit of alyssum in the pots… looking forward to the scent as I walk up and down the steps…
the tomato went into one of the planter boxes in the side garden… I tried to get the calla into a floating container, but it didn’t want to cooperate so I left it for a bit, lol…
11 Sunday May 2025
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Thursday evening we went to do some grocery shopping… I found a couple of side tables for the garden and a new water bottle…
which, by the way, isn’t purple… sadly the old one, which was purple, is no longer usable…
the tables were easy to put together and look good… so far, one is happily ensconced beside the butterfly chair…
and just possibly, I found some plants for the garden;-)…
the season is beginning…
07 Wednesday May 2025
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things are starting to pop…
on my walk a few days ago, I spotted a batch of dandelions… according to a gardener I follow, that means we can start planting😉…
the trees are greening, the wild rose is coming alive and the lily of the valley is popping up…
and I can almost see the poppies getting taller as I watch, lol…
how blessed am I to have the opportunity to enjoy all of these signs of spring;-)…
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