Thank you jmorth,..its comes and goes,..had a great day today and managed to do everything without a twinge,..just didn't make any sudden moves lol,..thinking of what Debra posted.

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Hi Neal,
Brilliant link and it has me over the moon,..lots of information and drinks to take to help dissolve a gallstone,..i will start tomorrow on some of them,..thank you and say thank you to your friend,..now i am a happy bunny.

Enchanting garden! Would love to have more of that look here in Nebraska.

Hi Susan,
Thank you,..at spring time it looks very bare and makes me wonder will it ever be like the previous summer then suddenly like every members garden it starts filling in and growing up i can see the difference in the evening compared to the morning,..growing fast,..you have great landscapes in Nebraska,.."The Good Life".

Yikes what a huge change in our weather,..seven days ago the temperature was 33C-88F,..now its dropped to 8C-48F,..frost last night and at 0730 this morning my car roof was frosty white,..hard to credit i had to light my fire tonight where as last week i was in a light shirt.

This section of the garden is filling in rapidly despite the cold.



In bloom today.
Osteospermum,'Cape Daisy'.



Columbine starting to bloom,..* Sorry about the blurr,..forgot my glasses *






This row of Columbine should follow soon.

Frost? Owie!

Hi Debra,
No damage done to the young seedlings,..and to top it off it rained today,..all day!.

Good.

Still Raining but its back in the 70F again so no real complaints,..however the garden has a life of its own despite my absence,..a helping hand,..some little people to add magic.

Garden helpers are welcome.

That hand looks so real! "Thing", from the Addams Family lives in your garden, LOL.

Lol,..i have had a lot of fun with that hand in the past.

We had a nice sunny day today alas rain is promised for tomorrow but i did take some pictures today.

Erysimum.



Hebe And Pieris japonica,'Andromeda'.



Bluebells ready to bloom.



Hoping my Clivia will bloom this year,..its like this since Feb 22nd.



I had to cover my Sempervivum with chicken wire,..one of my cats decided to make a sunbed out of the container.

I like bluebells.

So do i Debra,..for some reason they remind me of my youth,..i took a picture with the phone of the Bluebells growing along the Canal today,..not a great picture though.

They remind me of a trip to Wales in 2002.

I wonder if English bluebells will grow here....I've read they prefer cooler, milder spring/summer conditions, but don't they go dormant after blooming like Spanish bluebells? I've read so much about the fragrance, and that really tempts me to order a few bulbs to try.

lovemyhouse said:They remind me of a trip to Wales in 2002.

Very nice picture Debra,..lovely sight to see all those Bluebells,..i bet you enjoyed your visit.

Yes, I did. My friend is Welsh-Irish, I'm part Scots-Irish (my last name is Scottish, but paternal great-grandfather emigrated to the U.S. from Ireland). We chose our trips based mostly on that heritage. Although I always wanted to go to Florence before my traveling days were finished, I think we made the right choices. The photograph was taken at Aberglasney. We went to the National Botanic Garden, as well--amazing greenhouse!

Hi Neal,..yes our Bluebells go dormant after blooming though the foliage remains for well into summer,..its summer here now and mine are really only coming to full bloom,..i suspect they would grow where you are if they were not in full sun.

I was away each day for the past week,..took a notion to head off up the lake and remained overnight on a couple of nights,..very quiet on the Islands,..just myself and Molly the dog,..some pictures of various scenes from there,..one island is Hare island where the biggest hoard of Viking gold and silver found in Europe was found,..11 lbs of gold,..gold arm rings,..silver ingots,..silver arm rings,..i am always keeping my eyes open just in case i get lucky .

Recent and old shots.

Bluebells.


Primrose.


Daffodils


This island is uninhabited now for many many years,..the vines have taken over.


Molly enjoying the water.




The Heron.


Lots of Swans.








Just lake views.












Snack time.






Back to the garden and my Hosta plants are thriving.





Hosta,'Fortunei aureomarginata'.


Hosta,'Gold Standard'.


Hosta,'Patriot'.


I was given some Hollyhock seeds from New Zealand and they certainly don't have the same leaf as my usual Hollyhock,..it will be interesting to see what blooms appear.

The New Zealand leaf.


The usual leaf.

lovemyhouse said:Yes, I did. My friend is Welsh-Irish, I'm part Scots-Irish (my last name is Scottish, but paternal great-grandfather emigrated to the U.S. from Ireland). We chose our trips based mostly on that heritage. Although I always wanted to go to Florence before my traveling days were finished, I think we made the right choices. The photograph was taken at Aberglasney. We went to the National Botanic Garden, as well--amazing greenhouse!

You certainly have Celtic blood lines,..so that's where the wit comes from ,..oh Florence has always headed my list of places to visit but somewhere else always ends as the choice,..someday someday