Looking forward to that, Fruitcake and the weather is getting warmer. I got the green wheeliebin stuffed ready for the bin men to empty tomorrow morning so ready for a cup of coffee now.
So comfortable getting up to +7degrees this morning. We may get up to 10 by the afternoon but it is very wet out in the garden and forecast is for heavy rain and even perhaps thunder and lightning so gardening outside is doubtful. Pity since the green wheeliebin has just been emptied. A daffodil is just opening its bud in next door's garden so mine cannot be far behind, especially as mine are in the back garden which faces south and this early flowerer is facing north.It is sheltered by a large hydrangea bush which gives me an idea.
I think looking at today's weather, that I shall not be attempting anything in either the garden or allotments. Even my cat doesn't want to go out! The weekend doesn't look too bad and next week so far looks like OK gardening weather so fingers crossed
Really wet out in the garden so banished cabin fever by taking my camera round snapping my indoor plants. My Xmas moth orchid is still beautiful after gracing the kitchen for more than two months. My red jasmine in the conservatory is tree sized now and the black aonium is losing the green from its leaves, always a sign the winter is coming to an end! Lots of lovely shades and markings on my pelargoniums and the forsythia is so cheerful.
Saw the bridge with the 'fog' machine in Bristol on the news today raising awareness of global warming Marion, and I immediately thought of you! Not sure that I quite understand an art installation that uses electricity to make me think about global warming.
I don't think it used electricity,Linda, - just very fine nozzles for the water to be released from. The children were enjoying it. It was just one of the perks we are having this year. Brightened up a drab winter's day. Our lovely MP, Charlotte Leslie, announced her engagement to a presenter too. Our local news program is very good indeed.
Good evening Marion ,just been looking at your photos, your flowers are beautiful , I have a tree that flowers in spring with the same yellow flowers that are on your photo, what is it called ?.
As for the rat in our garden, we did as you said and got pest control out as it has dug three holes in my lawn , he as put rat poison down and will call again in two weeks, I hope it's gone by spring because I don't want to garden in fear
Those yellow blossoms are forsythia - a shrub which flowers in spring, flowers before leaves. If you bring the bare twigs indoors and put them in a vase of water they will come out ten days to a fortnight later, beating the ones outside which are still bare twigs. Glad you are having the rat problem seen to, flumpyi. Do try picking a bunch of your forsythia bush and bringing it into the warmth of the house. If you leave the twigs to get leaves after the flowers drop they will start putting out roots in the water and you can plant new forsythia bushes in the garden.
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Looking forward to that, Fruitcake and the weather is getting warmer. I got the green wheeliebin stuffed ready for the bin men to empty tomorrow morning so ready for a cup of coffee now.
So comfortable getting up to +7degrees this morning. We may get up to 10 by the afternoon but it is very wet out in the garden and forecast is for heavy rain and even perhaps thunder and lightning so gardening outside is doubtful. Pity since the green wheeliebin has just been emptied. A daffodil is just opening its bud in next door's garden so mine cannot be far behind, especially as mine are in the back garden which faces south and this early flowerer is facing north.It is sheltered by a large hydrangea bush which gives me an idea.
I think looking at today's weather, that I shall not be attempting anything in either the garden or allotments. Even my cat doesn't want to go out! The weekend doesn't look too bad and next week so far looks like OK gardening weather so fingers crossed
Really wet out in the garden so banished cabin fever by taking my camera round snapping my indoor plants. My Xmas moth orchid is still beautiful after gracing the kitchen for more than two months. My red jasmine in the conservatory is tree sized now and the black aonium is losing the green from its leaves, always a sign the winter is coming to an end! Lots of lovely shades and markings on my pelargoniums and the forsythia is so cheerful.
Lovely forsythia flowers, Marion. I'm full of envy as the ones I brought in a couple of weeks ago still look like sticks in a pot of water
Patience, Daryl2, it won't be long now.
Saw the bridge with the 'fog' machine in Bristol on the news today raising awareness of global warming Marion, and I immediately thought of you! Not sure that I quite understand an art installation that uses electricity to make me think about global warming.
I don't think it used electricity,Linda, - just very fine nozzles for the water to be released from. The children were enjoying it. It was just one of the perks we are having this year. Brightened up a drab winter's day. Our lovely MP, Charlotte Leslie, announced her engagement to a presenter too. Our local news program is very good indeed.
Good evening Marion
,just been looking at your photos, your flowers are beautiful 
, I have a tree that flowers in spring with the same yellow flowers that are on your photo, what is it called ?.
As for the rat in our garden, we did as you said and got pest control out as it has dug three holes in my lawn
, he as put rat poison down and will call again in two weeks, I hope it's gone by spring because I don't want to garden in fear 
Those yellow blossoms are forsythia - a shrub which flowers in spring, flowers before leaves. If you bring the bare twigs indoors and put them in a vase of water they will come out ten days to a fortnight later, beating the ones outside which are still bare twigs. Glad you are having the rat problem seen to, flumpyi. Do try picking a bunch of your forsythia bush and bringing it into the warmth of the house. If you leave the twigs to get leaves after the flowers drop they will start putting out roots in the water and you can plant new forsythia bushes in the garden.