Well, I couldn't help myself and ordered some lovely white Regale Lilliums (the nice fragrant white ones) and a pretty pink calla lily for the backyard patch. The even crazier news is that I have just finished planting the whole lot of them! Of course I now have no idea where anything is.
I have tried to go in colour themes - the front yard is yellows, whites, blues, mauves with a splash of orange and the backyard is full of pinks, reds, purple and anything else that doesn't fit out the front.
It's looking very patchy but that's a winter garden for you. I'm having fun working out what David Austin roses to plant and am hoping my hollyhocks and foxglove don't get obliterated by the slugs (I'm not a fan of snail pellets).
Now all I have to do it sit back and wait for it all to happen!
Back in a few days with my new tipshop mini-project :-)
Yum, vanilla slice is my absolute favourite. Imagine how much we'll all be looking forward to seeing your garden once spring hits! Sounds like it's going to be beautiful x
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see your garden in spring, it is going to be full of colour and just lovely! Yum, the slice looks great! xx
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love the Hipstamatic app too... That's a very cute pic.
ReplyDeleteThe Tip Shop! One of Hobart's greatest institutions. When I moved to Brisbane I went to the nearest tip to look for the shop... and there was no shop, just rubbish. So sad. Look forward to seeing what you ocme up with.
Ps sorry I haven't passed on your meme, just flat out with 35628 other things this week.
Love that picture and the cake! Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteYou have really pretty blue eyes! As for too many bulbs, it will seem all worth it when you have a beautiful garden in spring.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is going to look stunning in spring Sarah! I love the idea of planting and forgetting where things are then getting a lovely surprise. Ooh did you find something exciting at the tip shop? I haven't had much luck at all lately. Oh yeah the hipstamatic is so much fun isn't it!
ReplyDeleteYUM!!!!!!!!!! Those flowers will be delightful too x
ReplyDeleteTry crushing up egg shells fine and sprinkling them around the bases of the hollyhock & foxglove (only looks unsightly until the plants grow). Slugs (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) have soft bodies and the shells cut them. I've also heard of people using a copper tape that gives off some type of static charge. Zap!! No slug....yeah!
ReplyDeleteYummy! Your garden is going to look so lush come Spring, I wouldn't worry about planting more bulbs it's all going to pay off in a blooming marvelous way! :-)
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you can easily see that Anne Marie ain't no real gardener!! i use Multicrop snail pellets, they're made of ferrous something and aren't harmful to animals or birds or worms. i used to get them in Hbt too.
ReplyDeleteThe bulb flowers will be lovely in Spring, the real problem will come next year when you have twice as many to plant as they multiply.
And my garden is full of leaves as i have just sooo many deciduous trees here...k.
great day thanks Sarah. I enjoyed the couple of little side tracks from the week ahead...all refreshed and ready for printing!
ReplyDeleteAwww, your hair looks great! I LOVE the Hipstamatic, I am considering getting an iPhone just so I have that app! XO!
ReplyDeleteYour color schemes sound amazing! Good luck with all the bulbs! I wish I had a garden of my very own.
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You look gorgeous my love, so does that vanilla slice! I've been housebound this week with a little sick one so I'm hoping to post your program out tomorrow..Rachaelxx
ReplyDeleteOh just love that shot, very cheeky and the colours are great...oh yeah and I'd eat that slice in flash too.
ReplyDeleteWill try and get some puppy pic's up, she's a pretty active girl and does not pose at all!!
xoxoDJ
You are adorable! Brush or no brush! :)
ReplyDeleteYum! Love the pic....looks like a great app. The bulbs will be spectacular come spring and well worth the effort. Cannot wait to see the results! Ax
ReplyDeleteSarah, I'm looking forward to seeing how your garden grows xx
ReplyDeleteOooh that IS a cool photo. I love photographs that look a little vintagey. I got the Diana Mini from Lomography for my sister and it takes really cool photos. Anyways, hope you're having a good week so far. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photo - you have gorgeous eyes!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of you...so sweet..wish I had a piece of that slice right now...I have a huge sweet craving . Hugs for a great Thursday.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the fun of bulbs? As soon as you plant them you have no idea where they are and then they all burst forth! If it were me I'd be sure to have a bald spot somewhere or one rogue colour in the middle of my colour block. But thats the joy of gardening too I think. xx
ReplyDeleteLove the pic. Can't wait to see how your garden looks.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Your garden is going to look AMAZING when all those bulbs appear and it will be such a nice surprise for you to see what comes up where. I love that you've planting in colour groups. Vanilla Slice is one of my favourite sweet things too - the best one I ever tasted was when we were on our Tassie roadtrip and stopped at the bakery in Ross - divine!!! :)
ReplyDeleteok, that slice is making me want breakfast! But i'm with you on the bulb front, i have bags of the little buggers here to plant and i bought more on the weekend!! what was i thinking?!
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