Bank holiday weekend, three days off from work and potentially three days of bliss. And it was especially as we didn't make any plans beforehand apart from mainly staying at home and do as much gardening as we could.
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| Nevermind the hosepipe.... |
Typical of a bank holiday weekend here the sun barely made an appearance. Fortunately it was still warm and there were long intervals between the odd drizzle so we still managed to do lots of gardening.
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| The rare occasion that sun made an appearance, and just had to take a photo - Mahonia gracilipes |
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| And the sun's still there! Actinidia kolomikta |
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| And the clouds return - Schefflera delavayi |
We didn't aim for any particular project to do but rather a general catch up of various garden chores to get it ready for coming warmer months.
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| It wasn't planned but a rather spontaneous tweaking of the side passage was done |
Even the houseplants got some attention and maintenance, not that we have many, in fact we barely have any. But the odd one here and there in the house is good, recognising its benefits after nearly banishing them all a year or so ago. Like this pot of begonia in the office, it's not much but nice to see and takes the edge of the concept of an office being a stark, functional space.
As it was grey for most of the weekend photo taking was very limited due to poor lighting. Hopefully in the next few days we'll be able to take more. And typical of a bank holiday weekend too, the forecast over the following days will be sunny and warm. On the days we're back at work. Oh well...
Mark :-)
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Hi Mark, staying at home and having three days of gardening would equal bliss for me, too :-)! It is so nice to do some gardening at a stretch and not having to squeeze out an hour here and there.
ReplyDeleteYour elevated beds look fabulous!
The begonia in the office might be nice, but I am sorry to say that the real eye catcher is the green bunny! Where did you get that thing ;-)?!
Warm regards,
Christina
Thanks Christina! To have three days meant the pacing was very relaxed :) glad you like the bunny, found it in an interior shop in Amsterdam
DeleteBeautiful! I love the first picture. So it has been a nice and relaxing weekend in the garden...
ReplyDeleteThe green hare made me laugh, hehe.
Love that green hare Lisa, hand carried it home too :)
DeleteThree-day weekend in the U.S. as well. Bought plants, planted plants, and in general tried to relax. It felt a bit like early retirement :-).
ReplyDeleteRetirement sounds very appealing if it means lots of time buying plants and spending time in the garden Gerhard :)
DeleteHah! Our weather here halfway around the world has been very similar this weekend, cold and cloudy, supposed to be followed by warm and sunny later this week. Glad you had good enough weather to get some chores and gardening done.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting to hear Alison, it seems pattern on both sides of the Atlantic are congruent at the moment. At least the weather wasn't too bad and wasn't much of a hindrance :)
DeleteYep, 3-day weekend here too and very cloudy. Just a touch of sun late in the afternoon on Sunday and Monday. Oh well, I powered on, checking things off my list.
ReplyDeleteBeen so long since we had a landline, but if we ever did chose to go that route again I'm loving your green phone.
Very similar pattern indeed Loree. Landlines are fast becoming obsolete all over isn't it? That phone is almost just a decorative object now, we rarely use it :)
DeleteWe were lucky in Belgium with very good weather on Sunday. It was even a bit too hot to work in the full sun ;-) Monday was cooler (it rained during the night) but I've got a lot of things done... and spotted some empty places to buy new plants !
ReplyDeleteHi Sunalee! Do send some of your nice and warmer weather here if you can :) great to hear from another exotic gardening enthusiast!
DeleteLove the bunny! And chores may not be the most exciting or glamorous garden tasks, but you'll be glad you got that done when the warmer weather comes around and you can kick back a little more and enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThat's true Amy, efforts now pay dividends for a more relaxed later :)
DeleteWho could notice a mere hosepipe amid all that opulence?
ReplyDeleteThanks Ricki :) and your comment made me laugh!
DeleteThe weather always seems to work that way! Glad you got to do some gardening in spite of fickle mother nature! Love your green bunny.
ReplyDeleteDespite the fickle weather I'm glad we still managed to tick off a few boxes of gardening chores Peter :)
DeleteYour garden is looking fabulous! Three days to do nothing but putter in the garden is heavenly bliss, even if the weather is not always cooperative. By the way, I too have only a few houseplants, and I also have a green bunny. Love your green telephone, something I don't have!
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