tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post6889895108875994256..comments2024-03-29T07:51:08.192+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Five on FridayRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-90592821377631559702016-04-19T15:27:12.779+01:002016-04-19T15:27:12.779+01:00Thanks, Marie. Once the Valerian flowers it lasts...Thanks, Marie. Once the Valerian flowers it lasts all summer:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-91042836141816264602016-04-18T16:56:00.656+01:002016-04-18T16:56:00.656+01:00Love the wallflowers, valerian and bluebells! Lov...Love the wallflowers, valerian and bluebells! Lovely garden. I would adore having a greenhouse like yours! A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-55664074625598738612016-04-17T09:08:39.660+01:002016-04-17T09:08:39.660+01:00Thanks, Amanda:)Thanks, Amanda:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-51567626488071043432016-04-17T09:08:07.901+01:002016-04-17T09:08:07.901+01:00Yes, it has given both us and our neighbours lots ...Yes, it has given both us and our neighbours lots of light. It was in the wrong place and too close to the house:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-89014359148225508302016-04-17T09:06:15.671+01:002016-04-17T09:06:15.671+01:00Thanks, Wendy, the garden was well designed and se...Thanks, Wendy, the garden was well designed and set out before we came here so it always keeps a basic shape even though it gets untidy in one or two areas but I don't mind that as I like rough and hidden patches for wildlife:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-27096185280182953882016-04-17T09:03:45.882+01:002016-04-17T09:03:45.882+01:00Thank you, Jan. It is a lovely time of year:)Thank you, Jan. It is a lovely time of year:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-38713564097017246302016-04-16T22:18:00.211+01:002016-04-16T22:18:00.211+01:00It's been nice looking round your garden..
Ama...It's been nice looking round your garden..<br />Amanda xxAmanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-59531040795842602432016-04-16T20:59:38.170+01:002016-04-16T20:59:38.170+01:00The garden is looking good. Leylandii do get very ...The garden is looking good. Leylandii do get very big, it must make a huge difference to have it down. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-80806654747239730902016-04-16T19:36:40.913+01:002016-04-16T19:36:40.913+01:00What a beautiful garden you have! I thought we wer...What a beautiful garden you have! I thought we were looking at a park in the first photo. You have lots coming up and flowering now. Our gardens still look like everything is hibernating. We used to have lots of periwinkle in our woods at my parents' home ... periwinkle and yellow dogtooth violets :)<br />Enjoy your weekend Rosie,<br />WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-31993039024956289532016-04-16T19:04:56.294+01:002016-04-16T19:04:56.294+01:00Your garden is looking wonderful, you have so many...Your garden is looking wonderful, you have so many lovely Springtime plants growing. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-28036534201165494432016-04-16T15:55:33.209+01:002016-04-16T15:55:33.209+01:00Thank you. It is a lovely time of year for lots h...Thank you. It is a lovely time of year for lots happening in the garden:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-82817257144285411162016-04-16T15:54:40.330+01:002016-04-16T15:54:40.330+01:00Yes, it is sad and I don't like taking trees ...Yes, it is sad and I don't like taking trees down but it wasn't a native species and had just got too big for its boots. We should have moved it away from the house years ago when it was small enough to cope with it:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-75262981829357493792016-04-16T15:52:34.103+01:002016-04-16T15:52:34.103+01:00Thanks, Ellen. We were lucky in that the garden h...Thanks, Ellen. We were lucky in that the garden had been well laid out when we bought the house so it really just has to be maintained and altered occasionally. I usually just cut the grass and do some weeding, my husband does most of the heavy work like hedge trimming and planting in the raised beds and greenhouse:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-19911809348364870472016-04-16T15:50:25.029+01:002016-04-16T15:50:25.029+01:00I love the colour of the muscari, what a shame abo...I love the colour of the muscari, what a shame about your wallflowers, thankfully there are no rabbits around here just urban foxes and badgers:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-47738189775671357512016-04-16T15:48:45.940+01:002016-04-16T15:48:45.940+01:00Thank you. It is nice to have the greenhouse for ...Thank you. It is nice to have the greenhouse for the tomatoes although they do take time to ripen and we usually have a glut at the end of the summer:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-27417156751297027132016-04-16T15:46:51.291+01:002016-04-16T15:46:51.291+01:00Thank you, I love the flowers at this time of year...Thank you, I love the flowers at this time of year. I can't wait to get started on the bench, just deciding what to put into pots and stand on there, I guess I can keep changing things around. Hope you visit Ashbourne one day:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-78990003440643313182016-04-16T15:43:51.943+01:002016-04-16T15:43:51.943+01:00Thanks, Pat, I love delphiniums so I hope you enjo...Thanks, Pat, I love delphiniums so I hope you enjoy yours, I'd love to grow them here but they don't like our very wet soil>Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-41397458276539367402016-04-16T09:44:19.628+01:002016-04-16T09:44:19.628+01:00so many lovely things going on in your garden xso many lovely things going on in your garden xdriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-4449605622851972802016-04-16T05:41:16.681+01:002016-04-16T05:41:16.681+01:00What a lot of work, but the results are astounding...What a lot of work, but the results are astounding. I'm sorry you had to send your tree to Forest Heaven. Sometimes necessary, but always sad to lose one.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493189870800125021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-44465946232917440812016-04-16T01:45:40.465+01:002016-04-16T01:45:40.465+01:00What a wonderful garden. I'm impressed with yo...What a wonderful garden. I'm impressed with your gardening skills and the fact that you know the names of everything. Hope you have a lovely weekend.ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-56183199672904759512016-04-15T20:20:16.929+01:002016-04-15T20:20:16.929+01:00A lovely look at your garden spring flowers. I hav... A lovely look at your garden spring flowers. I have lots of muscari growing in my garden at the moment but the rabbits have eaten all the wallflowers! The bench sounds like a perfect 'stand' for all your pots.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-43668960875731345732016-04-15T19:51:46.104+01:002016-04-15T19:51:46.104+01:00What a beautiful large garden you have! I'd lo...What a beautiful large garden you have! I'd love to have a green house to grow tomatoes, they never ripen here in the North. Have a lovely weekend. xChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-89379068126646784972016-04-15T19:26:37.376+01:002016-04-15T19:26:37.376+01:00You have a very beautiful garden and lovely to see...You have a very beautiful garden and lovely to see all the Spring flowers. I do like your idea for the old bench - it will make a wonderful feature.<br /><br />Thanks for your reply to my comment in the last post and the extra information concerning Ashbourne - will just have to visit one day :)<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-53411316447786059152016-04-15T18:56:11.368+01:002016-04-15T18:56:11.368+01:00Your garden is so lovely and so big, too! I am fa...Your garden is so lovely and so big, too! I am fascinated by the greenhouse; what fun you must have growing your plants from seeds. I am trying to plant all perennials in my garden and yesterday I bought a delphinium. I'm hoping it will grow. Have a fantastic weekend, Pat xx Lilly's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484364335120267101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-24009137004832947122016-04-15T18:40:43.624+01:002016-04-15T18:40:43.624+01:00Thanks, Janet. Spring flowers are lovely aren'...Thanks, Janet. Spring flowers are lovely aren't they?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.com