Gardens Home & Garden

I have 1 or 2 wallflowers that are starting to bloom and a couple of primula plants, but that’s all, I’d love to see things like them in my garden but I know winter wouldn’t let them

The only things left in bloom in my garden are the heathers. The primulas would like to bloom but they are too cramped. I planted them in two's in large pots, thinking that it would make a better show but they just make a cluster of buds which don't have room to open properly. Is it too late to move them into open ground? They seem to be an extra large variety.

I put some in the garden and some in the raised border at the top and they seem to be doing better, I do like the fragrance of the wallflower. I did have 2 heathers but one died, I feel the dog peed on it, the other had done alright though

The joy of a neutered male raised with only a female dog - he never learned to lift his leg. The worst he does is run over a plant - and I use those wire garden fence panels to stop that.

My wild grape and western redbud have gone dormant for winter. Everything else is pretty much evergreen in this climate. It is nice having winter color and not having to worry about covering everything or bringing them inside for the winter.

Hopefully our rain this season will continue to come in short spurts over the course of several days instead of a couple days of constant downpours.

We have been promised a very wet and windy week. Sadly, I'm waiting for the builder to return to remedy a minor leak from around the chimney stack. It is only showing in a small storage area, but it is my little china museum, and the sooner it's fixed the less decorating it will need.
Also, I have booked a trailing session for Thursday morning - our return to working after having my second hip done. Heavy rain and high winds are forecast, but dog sports continue whatever the weather so we will just have to bite the bullet and dress appropriately.

Reminds me of those early Saturday mornings my dad would wake me wanting me to go stand in the wet field while his akita tracked me. I loved that dog but he didn't want to be out there any more than I did. And it was always me, because I was the only one he could wake and/or who wouldn't throw a tantrum for being woken (and yes, we were teens and my siblings were still throwing tantrums - heck they STILL throw tantrums).