Gone native
As you might imagine, I heartily agree with adding rocks and more rocks. You use them so artfully, Philip. They look completely natural in your landscape.

Thanks jmorth and Jeanie,..its actually fun stacking the stones and easily enough seeing most had at least one flat side.

Another nice warm day so off to the water with Molly,..not the river area but the lake,..its on higher ground as its above the Weir.




Water Hen.


Molly.


Rabbit with Female Blackbird.


White Cherry Blossom at Canal.

Lookin good out there Philip...

Spring has sprung for you, Philip!

jmorth and Arlene,..within just a few days lots of blooms appeared,..no rain but lots of sun did the trick.

I really am getting soft in my old age as when i see that Rabbit,.. i feel sorry for it,..there should be two but of late i only see the one when there were always the two out,..i mentioned some time back that a guy released the Rabbits between the river and a football pitch,..ok they have grass and cover now but about three weeks ago the football pitch was under water plus there isn't very high ground around there,..somehow they survived the flood and the many Foxes around there.

Pieris japonica ' Andromeda '.


Pulmonaria officinalis ' Lungworth '.....................................Primula vulgaris ' Common Primrose '.


Primula veris ' Cowslip '.............................................................................................................................................Aquilegia.


Tulips.

Amazing what a bit of sun will do...lovely!

Jeanie,..with the spell of good weather i have managed to be able to sit with mug of tea in hand,..look at the garden and try find something to do,..managed to spray a few white containers Green,..then add soft rope carry handles.

At the start of Autumn last year when leaves fell on my garden pathway i swept up about a bucket full,..threw them behind a rose bush,..today as i was planting a Purple Fennel in that spot i thought i was looking at half a broken birds egg,..lifted it up and surprise surprise it was what i call a Hollyhock Cup,..its what you are left with when you pull a faded Hollyhock bloom from the plant,..there is a small green shoot protruding from the bottom of the cup,..soooooo i planted it in a pot,..should be interesting to see will it grow.

The way it was positioned on the soil........................................When turned over.


Heucherella ' Sweet Tea '................................................................Heuchera ' Palace Purple '.


Daffodil........................................................................................Hellebore.

Philip the garden is coming along nicely. It is very interesting to see the various landscape action around your neighborhood.

@Hazelcrestmikeb

Mike, what is the Daylily in your avatar?

Thank you Mike,..in the past two days he landscape has changed once again,..for the better,..the water has subsided finally and grass has become more prominent.

Today's view along the river road,..dry as a bone............................Swans were swimming here last week.










Sunny weather has ripened many of the fruits on the Mahonia japonica,..must gather the ripened ones before the birds scoff them.


Quandry,..National to me means,.. of a particular Nation,..were i searching to join a Forum and read,.. National Gardening Association,.. i would check to see of which Nation and was it only for members of a specific Nation and plants of a specific Nation because it doesn't feel welcoming or comfortable,..so i am feeling uncomfortable.

I felt very comfortable with ATP,.. All Things Plants

Nation: a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

We are a nation of gardeners and our country/territory is the Earth.

Philip - it must feel good to see grass again though Molly may miss the fun in the water.

Think of it as a wider ATP audience, not a restricted one by boundaries.

Exactly my thinking, Arlene.

I'm staying right here, regardless of any name changes. It's where Molly, Dennis and my friends are!

Phillip I've never been on a gardening website that has the nations as well represented as they are here. True, I was taken aback when the name was switched from ATP but more my concern is that hey Philip is gardening in 8a as I do, he has a water dog as I do, he has lungworts and cowslip primula of which I just receive my first in a trade! So we are much more than ATP. Soooo

Philip what a difference a few dry sunny days make. That road invites anyone to walk along and admire nature. NGA as been around for quite awhile.
@lovemyhouse, Debra. The flower in my avatar is Carmen Renee

See that! I'd have guessed Candle of Light. It's a beauty, Mike.

So nice to see the sea diminish around you Philip.
Philip, we're still ATP and you're still Philip and I'm still jmorth.
This naming snafu will pass,,,

Interesting...I wondered if I was the only person not entirely comfortable with the name change. I should have known that would not be the case. I can be resistant to change sometimes.
So glad the water is receding, Philip. Your photos are lovely...and any plant from your yard seems willing to reproduce, even when tossed in a pile of leaves!