So how green is your garden? Well mine is far too green! One day it was Winter and everything was dead and brown and small, then i woke up one morning and this hit me in the face:
The view up the front garden. One empty border and another that's fit to burst!
Right up the end. I tried to prune that evil yellow thing once. Not doing that again, bites through gardening gloves that thing does!
And round the corner. Told you it was big didn't I?! The conifer's need a brutal trim, but maybe not this year, costs a fortune and I'm a rotten ladder monitor when Robbie tries to do it...
Under my living room window. What is it with Poppies? They multiply like crazy! Good job I absolutely love them and have become expert at ignoring the very obvious things that don't even resemble poppies that are in with them.
This is between us and next door. No idea how poppies got that far...!
Forest Flame? Flame of the Forest? Who cares! It's gorgeous and I love it.
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| Never been much of a one for plant names. No idea. Very pretty though. |
This is right round the other side where the drive is. And believe it or not there are plants in this here border. It's not all weeds y'know!
And the rest of the drive, leading to the back of the house. How rubbish would life be without trees and weeds? Not to mention the occasional flower and intentional plant of course...!
All this has done is make me realise that we really need to squeeze some gardening into our weekend routine. Just give me the weather and forget about anything else! But isn't it just so lovely and green?!
And I've been really good on the colourful skirt/dress front as well. I think the biggest part of it for me is confidence. I took the dog out in the blue dress and felt so self-conscious - until I gave myself a talking to. For goodness sake woman get a grip.
A fiver out of Primark about five years ago. Still not entirely sure if I like it... I think I do, maybe it's because it's very different from what I'm used to:
Which is this! Love when youngest buys herself a pretty jumper and decides she doesn't like it!
Be back soon!
Wendy x
For what it's worth I really like the blue dress. Funnily enough I'm wearing something I'm not sure about and it is also blue!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I'm still not sure. Will wear it a few more times and see how I feel!
DeleteYour garden is lovely! Those Welsh poppies go mad in my garden, too. Never in borders, just in amongst the pavers and on the path.
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks lovely, keep at it, you'll get used to pretty dresses.
We saw a man dressed as a wizard in Sheffield, was he self concious? Did anyone mind him being dressed like that? Of course not, we'll remember him fondly! xxx
Are you sure it was a man dressed as a wizard, or could it have been a wizard dressed as a wizard... ! x
DeleteHa, Vix is right about the wizard!
ReplyDeleteYou have so much lovely garden space, and yes, lots of lovely lush green. Poppies are fab, I scattered some seeds my friend gave me, I don't mind if they end up all over. My borders are decidedly random, not well-groomed at all, but I don't mind that either.
As for the blue dress - it's gorgeous! It does take some getting used to, wearing something different, but the more you do it, the sooner different isn't different any more, so keep going! xxx
I will persevere! x
DeleteIf you felt that people were looking at you in the blue dress then it was only in a good way ... because it looks lovely on you.
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You're lovely you are! Don't know why it would bother me anyway, maybe you just get used to feeling a bit invisible as you get older, I don't know! x
DeletePraise the Lord that is a GREEEEN Garden. (I'm not religious either. I just like saying that with a Dolly Parton accent.) And you look so pretty in the dress. I know what you mean. Whenever I try to look good someone always says to me, "Where are you going?" And I just say "Right Here." Though I fall into the hand-me-up trap, too. I wear my son's discarded skateboarding sweatshirts. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteSo glad I'm not the only one! Every time one of the girls comes downstairs with a bag for the charity shop I have a rummage first! Have to say I've had some great stuff and they've not even noticed I'm wearing it! x
DeleteLush!! Your garden is positively Lush!! Poppies are a favourite of mine and I like to let them seed down too, actually most of my garden is self sewn, I let mother nature do most of the planting round here. Now that blue frock is lovely, and were those flowers on your tights?? I am not the slightest bit religious, I believe in myself which makes me a believer!!!
ReplyDeleteIndeed they are flowers on my tights, I'd paint them on my face as well if I could, just love flowers! I now have poppies everywhere... they have no self control at all do they? x
DeleteYour dress is gorgeous, gorgeous!! and is fab with the cardi, and it shows off your fabulous figure, keep it, wear it! (that was a bit bossy, wasn't it!? haha) your garden is divine, we used to have borders but it's all grass now (the Mr calls our grass 'the lawn' it's not it's grass!!) listening to Dolly is always a good thing! oh how I adore that woman, and you! x x x
ReplyDeleteOkay boss will keep it and will wear it, and will hopefully grow to love it! Wore a skirt to work today and one of the munchkins said "watch your dress doesn't go in the dog poo Wendy...." I knew there was a reason for jeans! x
DeleteHi! I find your garden relly wonderful! And your dress is lovable...
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love my garden as well, especially when it's neat and tidy, which it really isn't just now! It's been non-stop rain for days so now resembles a messy meadow! And as for the dress, I still can't decide if I like it!
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