tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post8117553358222782186..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: It’s spring! uhm...January!HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-20073971829175284782013-01-07T00:35:55.693+00:002013-01-07T00:35:55.693+00:00Nope, we never know what the weather is going to d...Nope, we never know what the weather is going to do, so true! Exactly one year ago we had severe drought here in Britain, and just look at who got the last laugh on that one!<br /><br />We have a mild winter right now, but I hope we are not paying for it with summer staying away for yet another year. I need a proper summer :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-8842997737911518502013-01-07T00:32:52.690+00:002013-01-07T00:32:52.690+00:00Thanks David I will, I have been trying out a few ...Thanks David I will, I have been trying out a few designs and have chosen a layout I like :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-53655111731481603652013-01-06T19:19:07.693+00:002013-01-06T19:19:07.693+00:00Weather is the most interesting thing! Sorry you ...Weather is the most interesting thing! Sorry you had such a bad year last year, but maybe you'll have a nice early spring, and a beautiful summer to follow. We are having a very 'normal' winter this year - after a couple of very warm winters - so I don't think spring will be early for us. But, you never know what the weather is going to do! :OHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-62229752507113967132013-01-06T16:57:58.951+00:002013-01-06T16:57:58.951+00:00Your garden looks lovely. Hope you will be posting...Your garden looks lovely. Hope you will be posting some of your new photo collages here in the coming year. Have fun!<br />David/:0)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-13304920979742318022013-01-04T23:58:11.672+00:002013-01-04T23:58:11.672+00:00I was out today, pretty grey but nice temperature....I was out today, pretty grey but nice temperature. My aim for tomorrow is to so care for my Hellebores, perhaps pot up some of the babies - I've got so many of them! <br /><br />With all the plans I have for my garden for 2013 it better be a good one :-) Happy New Year, and all the best for 2013 to you too!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71393581003410651352013-01-04T20:01:04.783+00:002013-01-04T20:01:04.783+00:00Happy New Year Helene!
I have to admit I've no...Happy New Year Helene!<br />I have to admit I've not ventured into the garden yet this year but that's my mission now tomorrow...I could be missing out on something. I hope 2013 is a better year for you, let's forget about 2012 and all the s**t that came with it. Hope it's a good one for all of us with plenty of sunny days xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994279172996044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-33731161661473825802013-01-04T02:37:57.817+00:002013-01-04T02:37:57.817+00:00Well, I must admit I have never had tulips this ea...Well, I must admit I have never had tulips this early! I hope they will survive any frost that might come between now and flowering. But everything else in my garden was present in January last year too. Fingers crossed for a good gardening year :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-7861278072416739392013-01-04T02:35:57.192+00:002013-01-04T02:35:57.192+00:00My slugs don't seem to take a winter break eve...My slugs don't seem to take a winter break ever...so I just keep on throwing out those slug pellets. They do work! I haven't had much slug damage in my garden the past year, despite being the wettest year on record for England!<br /><br />I hope we don't get a really cold period again, I am happy with this weather until we can call it proper spring :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-62355001090403419992013-01-04T02:32:07.779+00:002013-01-04T02:32:07.779+00:00I don't really worry about frost for the bulbs...I don't really worry about frost for the bulbs and plants right now, but if my camellia flowers early, and we then get a night of frost...I have a huge camellia with thousands of flowers every year, they can all get damaged in one, cold night, has happened before!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-2602877669946467192013-01-04T00:43:34.595+00:002013-01-04T00:43:34.595+00:00That really is amazing to see bulbs emerging in Ja...That really is amazing to see bulbs emerging in January. I've seen hellebores quite early but the tulips. wow. Who knows, maybe 2013 will be a banner year? we can always hope.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-5896726934953730492013-01-03T21:56:45.722+00:002013-01-03T21:56:45.722+00:00I have noticed the bulbs slowly pushing through an...I have noticed the bulbs slowly pushing through and flower buds on the hellebores - I just hope the weather doesn't deteriorate into freezing conditions, the poor shoots will get such a shock. I also saw a ladybird this afternoon (and some slugs).elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90253200793408841412013-01-03T21:10:53.795+00:002013-01-03T21:10:53.795+00:00I am amazed to see so much growth in your garden a...I am amazed to see so much growth in your garden at this time of year. Do you worry about frost? You have the right technique concerning those lily beetles- no mercy!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65308197001097427782013-01-03T19:30:47.700+00:002013-01-03T19:30:47.700+00:00Amazing that the warm weather is stretching as far...Amazing that the warm weather is stretching as far as up to Scotland, I know you have had cold spells that we haven’t had, but even so, spring in Scotland in January is pretty unusual too!<br />I don’t mind the warm weather now, but I still want to have a proper summer, so let’s hope for that ‘normal’ year for 2013! Happy New Year to you too Angie!<br />HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-868182301285234262013-01-03T19:24:58.254+00:002013-01-03T19:24:58.254+00:00Thanks Christina, I can’t wait to get out in my ga...Thanks Christina, I can’t wait to get out in my garden every day, I have so many plans and things I would like to do. If the weather and my health is behaving better than last year I think this year will be a good one :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-53909536598408274152013-01-03T19:21:09.994+00:002013-01-03T19:21:09.994+00:00I hope your 2013 is much better healthwise for you...I hope your 2013 is much better healthwise for you and you soon get on top of your health issues.<br />It's amazing just how spring like it has been. Even this far north things are in a similar state of springness!<br />Like you gardenwise - things can only get better in 2013<br />Happy New Year! <br />Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-30998315251957769742013-01-03T19:20:46.432+00:002013-01-03T19:20:46.432+00:00Hi Jenni, and thanks for your well wishes. My gard...Hi Jenni, and thanks for your well wishes. My garden keeps me sane, literarily, and I am out there as often as I can, even just half an hour will make a difference to me.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65737449437555048482013-01-03T19:18:01.066+00:002013-01-03T19:18:01.066+00:00And Happy New Year to you too, here’s to a normal ...And Happy New Year to you too, here’s to a normal spring and summer!!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-66484019095716578452013-01-03T19:16:00.497+00:002013-01-03T19:16:00.497+00:00Oh, I know you still will have months of snow, it ...Oh, I know you still will have months of snow, it is at this time of year I appreciate the climate in London most. <br />I often send photos of my garden to family and friends in Norway just to tease them a bit, as they also still have months of snow in front of them!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-82792745330240888392013-01-03T19:12:35.297+00:002013-01-03T19:12:35.297+00:00I’m not so sure this will last, we have had winter...I’m not so sure this will last, we have had winters like this before, and then the cold weather has set in and everything has slowed down, but I am enjoying it for now :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-54988518473884017202013-01-03T19:12:16.691+00:002013-01-03T19:12:16.691+00:00Keity, you are lucky if you don’t have red lily be...Keity, you are lucky if you don’t have red lily beetles in Japan yet, we didn’t have them in Britain until quite recently, they came here with imported bulbs from other countries and spread very quickly to our gardens. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-36096247067435406732013-01-03T19:11:41.911+00:002013-01-03T19:11:41.911+00:00I am sure your Hellebores and spring bulbs are nic...I am sure your Hellebores and spring bulbs are nicely tucked in under the snow and will be just fine when the snow is gone. Yes, it would be nice to have a year without drought or floods for none of us, for a change!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-9381044101597331782013-01-03T19:11:14.050+00:002013-01-03T19:11:14.050+00:00Oh, I do enjoy it, while it lasts - I am out in th...Oh, I do enjoy it, while it lasts - I am out in the garden every day as long as it’s not raining, apart from when I have hospital appointments. We have had more than enough rain to last us for months now so I wouldn’t mind having this weather for the next couple of months :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-48712816417277777022013-01-03T19:10:44.399+00:002013-01-03T19:10:44.399+00:00Winter in London tends to bite back with a vengean...Winter in London tends to bite back with a vengeance sometime in February or even March, with cold weather and snow – we are certainly not out of the woods yet! But I am enjoying the mild weather at the moment, helps my heating bill too!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-57901325078289787152013-01-03T17:11:58.814+00:002013-01-03T17:11:58.814+00:00Hi Helene, thanks for visiting my blog and becomin...Hi Helene, thanks for visiting my blog and becoming a follower! Sorry to read that 2012 wasn't a good year for you health- and garden-wise, but I think it is good to let go of the past and live in the present and have hope for the future as you do in this post. And there are so many beautiful things going on in your garden right now! I love all the emerging bulbs that you have planted and the hellebore appears very promising, too! It looks like that you are off to a very good start in 2013!<br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-24735441217584141302013-01-03T16:55:22.757+00:002013-01-03T16:55:22.757+00:00Hi Helene, Wishing you a sunny and healthy 2013! W...Hi Helene, Wishing you a sunny and healthy 2013! We've started off with clear, cold air but blue skies here in the PNW. It's a treat! I hope you are able to get out and putter in your gardens. Does the soul good. Cheers, JenniRainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.com