Wednesday 25 March 2009

March Winds a Blowing!



















Just a few of my Spring flowers in full bloom. I`m really pleased with them this year and hopefully they will be even better this year. I took a close up of the Magnolia so you can see how pretty each flower actually is, or was. March winds have battered it beyond all recognition now. The Pieris, 3rd pic from top, is the best its ever been though the photo doesn`t do it justice. The flower bed is a bit bare at the moment but all the herbacious plants have come safely through the Winter and will soon be in flower along with any other plant that catches my eye!







Well the false Spring that we all enjoyed has disappeared to be replaced by bitterly cold March winds that are doing their best to batter my garden to bits. As I mentioned above my Magnolia has taken a real beating and I`ve had to cover some of the more delicate plants with bell cloches to prevent them being broken. I know its supposed to be windy in March but I`m bored with bad weather now, I want to get out in my garden and spend my afternoons pottering around. Yesterday Jim started to dig out an extension of the flower bed we started last year. Our lawn is too big and I need more planting space. Once that`s done I`m having a raised bed for planting vegetables, it`ll only be a smallish area but big enough for what I have in mind. I`ve planted all my seeds and am hoping for the best that they all come up. All the tomato seeds that I planted have germinated and there are far two many for me to use, I`ll probably give them away to friends and family. In fact, I have seeds on almost every windowledge in the house. There are some in a heated propergator and some dahlia`s and gladioli in the greenhouse. I must admit that I`ll be glad when they can all go in the greenhouse because at the moment, even with a heater, its still too cold at night.



Kerry has only two more weeks until the baby is due. She had her last appointment with the midwife today and in her fortieth week she`ll see her doctor who will admit her to hospital to be induced, that is of course if nothing happens before then. The midwife said that all is well and the baby is ready now. Now its just a case of waiting. On Friday it`s my birthday and I`m going to spend the weekend at Kerrys. Jims working so he`ll come over on the Sunday when we`ll all go out for lunch. As Kerry doesn`t have a spare bedroom I`ll be taking our fold away bed and will sleep in Roman`s room. He says he`s looking forward to me staying and so am I, I just hope he doesn`t snore too loudly...lol!



The good weather has meant that work has been really, really busy. The majority of the last week I`ve not had a quiet moment and the time has flown by. I know there is supposed to be a economic recession but I`ve yet to see any evidence of it, at least with gardeners. Mind you, perhaps people aren`t going on holidays or buying other expensive luxury items and are spending money on their gardens instead. I always say that as I don`t smoke, drink or gamble I can completely justify what I spend on my garden. Of course there are bills that I pay and grandchildren to buy for ( I say grandchildren because I`ve started buying baby things already though I haven`t bought too much pink just in case the baby turns out to be a boy...lol!



On Mother`s Day both Kerry and Dan gave me bouquets of flowers and lovely cards too. I put all the flowers into a large vase as I wanted to keep them altogether. When I look at them I think of both my children when they were about nine and eleven, the time when they put their pocket money together and bought me a picture which they proudly presented to me on Mother`s Day. It was so sweet of them as they had chosen it specially. The fact that it was probably the last thing I would have bought didn`t matter as the fact that they had got together to buy it, especially for me. I doubt either of them would remember now but even though the picture is long gone, I will never forget their faces when they gave it to me, they looked so happy...and so was I, more than they will ever know.


Anyway my friends, I`ll say goodbye for now and will probably post again when I return from the weekend away. Of course, if there is any news regarding Kerry I promise you will hear about it as soon as I can. Night Night. :o)









18 comments:

  1. Where's my comment gone??!! Lol! I did write one, honest! I was saying how cruel the wind is and that I'm glad your plants are all tucked up safe and warm. Happy birthday for Friday, have a good weekend away! Now let's see if this will save! Jeannette xx

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  2. You are right to feel proud of your lovely spring garden ,it looks wonderful ,you deserve it after all your hard work ,yes hasnt it been cold ,we found our selves in a garden centre,, again yesterday and I bought an orchid ! Have a lovely week end and a very Happy Birthday wouldnt it be lovely if the babe came on that day ?What a lovely birthday present that would be ,love Jan xx

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  3. Happy Birthday! like you I am fed up with this changeable weather, I suppose we can only console our selves with the fact that its the first winter we have had for a few years.

    Andy

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  4. Those flowers are beautiful. I have never heard of the Pieris before. Have a Happy Birthday weekend and enjoy your visit with Kerry and family. Hugs, Helen

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  5. Maybe you will have a new baby for your birthday present, wouldn't that be great. Your flowers are just beautiful
    Sandra

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  6. Your flowers are lovely. I haven't bought any new primroses this year because all my old ones are blooming like crazy. I love your magnolia bush. They are so pretty and I don't have one. My forsythia is about to burst into bloom and there's buds & new growth everywhere I look in my yard. Have a fun sleep-over with Roman. Linda in Washington

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  7. Your garden looks great. Enjoy your sleepover and look forward to hearing good news about Kerry soon xxx

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  8. Lovely flowers, Sandra. Shame about the horrible wind. I'm so fed up with it. Can't wait going to Italy for Easter. You must be so excited about Kerry now!!! So wonderful to have soon a new baby around! Hope Roman will be happy too. All the best! Ciao. Antonella

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  9. BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS SANDRA!!
    CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THE BABY!!
    HAVE A SMASHING BIRTHDAY!

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  10. Bet you are soooooo excited with Kerry only having 2 more weeks!!!!!!! Glad you enjoyed your Mother's Day. Weather here blustery with intermittent rain - not very Spring like today. Having said that though March winds and all that. Eileen x

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  11. Happy Birthday Sandra!!! Hope you have a great day and I know you will love your weekend with Roman and the family. It is wonderful when all the trees start to blossom and the spring flowers bloom, it is the same around here but they say we are going to have such a cold weekend that the blossoms will go brown. Glad you had some lovely flowers for Mother's Day. At least the clocks change this weekend.

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  12. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sandra! I would have liked to send you a card but I do not have your address. Have a lovely day and weekend. Ciao. Antonella

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  13. Sandra your flowers are beautiful ~ have a lovely weekend and have a Happy Birthday ~ Ally x

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  14. You must have a HUGE garden Sandra! It always looks so lovely too.

    Do they do that down your way then? Bang on 40 weeks and babies are induced. Up here they let you go 2 weeks over, then that's your lot; it's up with the drip! Apparently they don't do epidurals either unless there's a problem, though you MAY use the birthing pool if it's free and as long as you booked that when you were asked. There's something to be said for being 'next generation'!

    Happy birthday for yesterday - trust me to be late

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  15. (My second attempt, which is why I should always copy my comments, as they get lost on Google) I hope Kerry does fine with the birth of their second child. Your garden is fantastic. Thanks for your comment on Salty. He has been draining a lot from the tubes in his stomach area. Because of quick treatment/surgery by the Veterinarian he was saved from infection, which could have lead to long term illness/death. I know he is healthy because he pulls hard on his leash. Walking takes his mind off the cone he has to wear on his head to keep from pulling at the stomach tubes. We go to the Veterianians in minutes to get the tubes removed. I hope he does not have to wear the head cone much longer. mark

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  16. Hope your spring is a pretty one when it finally comes to stay. Ours has been pretty good so far and lots blooming. Excited about the new baby being here soon! Can't wait to see the pics. I know you all are in anticipation.

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  17. What lovely flowers. As I said in my post, what I had blooming left was frozen on Friday. I don't know what has happened to my daffodils. They come up every year but never bloom. They are at the base of a huge oak tree and I think it's sucked the life out of the soil. I want to pull everything out and bring in some new topsoil. The roses barely bloom any more because the tree covers most of the yard and garden with shade. Happy birthday on Friday. Maybe baby girl will come for your birthday. Can't wait to hear. Enjoy you weekend with Kerry & Roman.
    Luv N Hugs, Barh

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  18. Hi Sandra ,somehow I missed this entry ..sorry ..loved all the photos of your beautiful garden ..love and hugs ..Jeanxx

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