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Lost and found in your garden
I'm quite plesantly surprised to have found some plants I thought had snuffed it during last years horrible summer winter. After moving into my new place I had to relocate my Rip van Vinkle daffs because they didn't like it in the window box (too dark). The following year they didn't show up so I thought they snuffed it but oh no. They are back this year as is the ornamental alliums that I thought died last winter (or at leate there is something oniony popping up where they where). Finally one of my Babbington Leeks that I thought the birds eat has also poped up. Quite please with this.
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Oh, I thought you meant things like the pair of shears that went missing for over a year then turned up under a rather overgrown section of shrubbery not long after I'd bought a new pair
I've lost my Blue bells and Crocosmia I'm hoping that they turn up as I do love them both, no sign in the garden of either at the moment maybe just laying low till it warm's up a bit
I too thought it was 'things' Flobear.
Was going to put secatuers, little forks, glasses (have habit of sticking them on my head), braclets, rings and Uncle Tom Cobley and all. Plants, delphium, clematis, lupins so far.
Oh yes, Tina. That reminds me of a pair of sunglasses that turned up in a far corner of the veg patch after many months just sitting there.
Today I found a dark pink primula that I didn't know I had
And I lost my rescue hedgehogs - they went awol before hibernation
I lost one of my little hand forks but found a whole load of crocosmia I didn't know I had.
Kind of ironic really because lifting lawn to make new beds today and found a little hand fork with no handle
so I trundled off to my workshop and cable tied a think branch section from my pile to the bit where the handle should be and then duck taped it. Good as new with a bit of bodgering character
Hahah. I thought it was obvious what I meant but apparently not! Found a toy car earlier this year in the garden who someone must have lost there ages ago and less fun the second floor neighbours window pane. Did they tell me or offer to clean up the mess. NO!
I'v some lost plants not yet found, a hosta, I know where it was planted and last year it did put out a few leaves but it's not there now, couldn't find it when turning over the soil. I've two more in another part of the garden planted as bare roots last year but the grounds swallowed those up too
. Also lost a 'Bleeding Heart'. Three were planted but only two coming up this year and one of those is a little reluctant.
Have at least four prs of secatuers, the shed eats those. Bought a pink handled pr but they are already lost and likely not to be found until the shed gets it's next clear out
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Strangely enough, the bleeding heart is doing really well, up about 4 inches, but it is only the plain old pink one, i think there are different varietys.
thats a relief - i thought i was clumsy , having "lost" so many hand tools ! oh and gloves - only last week one soggy one made a reappearance in the compost when i was mulching !
as for lost plants - rather a lot , but just hoping they re "mislaid" due to weather