tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post2674152165976935760..comments2024-03-25T19:22:35.284+00:00Comments on T h e R o s e b a n k D i a r i e s: a day in the life of a gardenelaine http://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-72504874613253357462014-05-13T13:01:38.359+01:002014-05-13T13:01:38.359+01:00I have stopped buying now - I don 't even know...I have stopped buying now - I don 't even know where I am going to put everything yet - there are just so many temptations. But I will squeeze in as much as I can.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-61844578348572793302014-05-13T12:40:26.163+01:002014-05-13T12:40:26.163+01:00Your flowers are looking lovely Elaine. It is a wo...Your flowers are looking lovely Elaine. It is a wonderful time of year. Already I made one trip to the local nursery and spent way too much. The bad thing is that have I realized when I got home that I missed a few things and will need to go back again. What a hardship! I must exercise restraint on my next visit though.<br />None of the nurseries here offer fresh tea and biscuits. It would be a refreshing change from hotdogs which I loath!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-61008088745539032992014-05-13T11:42:40.688+01:002014-05-13T11:42:40.688+01:00Thank you Marielle - it is a lovely time of year i...Thank you Marielle - it is a lovely time of year in the garden.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-20429436282750946112014-05-13T11:39:11.909+01:002014-05-13T11:39:11.909+01:00Definitely the best part of the year for me - I do...Definitely the best part of the year for me - I don't even want to think about November and January - too depressing.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-79068786692923780242014-05-13T11:38:26.758+01:002014-05-13T11:38:26.758+01:00I have just been over to have a look - oh yes, muc...I have just been over to have a look - oh yes, much better.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-58576789704155167522014-05-13T09:39:32.239+01:002014-05-13T09:39:32.239+01:00Hi Elaine, thank you so much for sharing these lov...Hi Elaine, thank you so much for sharing these lovely photos, I love the colours! You're so lucky to have all these beauties in your own garden ;)<br />MarielleMarielle Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-62073566699735563642014-05-13T07:18:24.027+01:002014-05-13T07:18:24.027+01:00It is the best bit of all ! If I could freeze fram...It is the best bit of all ! If I could freeze frame it here I would, with all that promise still before us. But maybe we need those bleak January days and November rains to truly appreciate the pleasures of May. Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-34336461831918773192014-05-12T23:19:15.993+01:002014-05-12T23:19:15.993+01:00Hi Elaine, I got the blog thing sorted out, played...Hi Elaine, I got the blog thing sorted out, played around a bit with the 'advanced settings'. I think it looks nice now. May tweek the colours a bit. I went for a much plainer look than I had before. Cheers til next time. <br /><br />DianeDiane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-57707790443569190192014-05-12T22:32:30.320+01:002014-05-12T22:32:30.320+01:00Thanks Anna - that poem just about sums me up, and...Thanks Anna - that poem just about sums me up, and no there were a few clues that were left on the crossword - we try not to cheat and Google the answers, that would take the fun out of it.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-28312115009962498172014-05-12T22:21:14.223+01:002014-05-12T22:21:14.223+01:00A most attractive vase of flowers Elaine - all my ...A most attractive vase of flowers Elaine - all my favourite colours. I think that you will like this poem that I have on my side bar :<br /><br />" I meant to do my work today,<br />But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,<br />And a butterfly flitted across the field,<br />And all the leaves were calling me.<br />And the wind went sighing over the land,<br />Tossing the grasses to and and fro,<br />And a rainbow held out its shining hand,<br />So what could I do but laugh and go?"<br /><br />- Richard LeGalliene<br /><br />Did you finish the crossword?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-72669107566052175532014-05-12T22:13:55.152+01:002014-05-12T22:13:55.152+01:00I agree about things moving fast - it's hard t...I agree about things moving fast - it's hard to keep up with everything that's going on at the moment - dusting has taken a back seat.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-8562854271459110982014-05-12T19:26:04.697+01:002014-05-12T19:26:04.697+01:00I can almost smell those hand picked flowers from ...I can almost smell those hand picked flowers from your garden, beautiful. Things move so fast in the garden at this time of year that it is easy to miss something! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and garden with us too (much better than dusting!) Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-87678649707224609752014-05-12T09:01:15.346+01:002014-05-12T09:01:15.346+01:00Thanks for visiting - glad you enjoyed the post.Thanks for visiting - glad you enjoyed the post.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-40862565321086417142014-05-12T08:45:37.800+01:002014-05-12T08:45:37.800+01:00Wonderful wordings! Enjoyed seeing all your pictur...Wonderful wordings! Enjoyed seeing all your pictures. Enjoyed the beauty of it. Really liked the second one. The flowers look like a chain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-51420611950715455212014-05-11T22:08:04.288+01:002014-05-11T22:08:04.288+01:00Thanks Snowbird - too windy here to be outside tod...Thanks Snowbird - too windy here to be outside today - you definitely needed to hang on to your hat.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-65619874854532509652014-05-11T21:21:44.221+01:002014-05-11T21:21:44.221+01:00Ah yes, we do have to wonder at the beauty of it a...Ah yes, we do have to wonder at the beauty of it all, today I just squinted past the weeds and drank in the colours and the birdsong. What beautiful images and delicate words....a lovely lovely post.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-14231330038822797852014-05-11T19:27:26.572+01:002014-05-11T19:27:26.572+01:00This is a dwarf one that is flowering so early - i...This is a dwarf one that is flowering so early - it smells delicious - the taller phlox have yet to bloom but their perfume isn't quite as strong.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-65281091674804482902014-05-11T19:26:15.545+01:002014-05-11T19:26:15.545+01:00Hi Jeanne
I was so surprised and pleased to come a...Hi Jeanne<br />I was so surprised and pleased to come across your blog after all this time - so glad I found you again too.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-35469662958259442162014-05-11T19:24:53.058+01:002014-05-11T19:24:53.058+01:00Thanks Jen. our cup runneth over with lushness th...Thanks Jen. our cup runneth over with lushness this year we have more than our fair share of loveliness.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-26881483092896481592014-05-11T16:35:19.090+01:002014-05-11T16:35:19.090+01:00Mmm, lovely Elaine, I must try again with phlox, s...Mmm, lovely Elaine, I must try again with phlox, scent is a wonderful addition to colour and form.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-33646360311630498222014-05-11T16:04:40.818+01:002014-05-11T16:04:40.818+01:00So this is where you are! Glad to have found you ...So this is where you are! Glad to have found you again Elaine! I'm adding you to my blog roll this time ...<br /><br />I love the poetry of John Clare - and those pinks. Old fashioned they may be but gorgeous too! xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-1607265958585694732014-05-11T14:38:16.823+01:002014-05-11T14:38:16.823+01:00What I can't get over is the absolute lushness...What I can't get over is the absolute lushness of your gardens...must be the milder weather, and the moisture. It's gorgeous.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-4681317983060796632014-05-11T13:10:31.149+01:002014-05-11T13:10:31.149+01:00Damp and miserable here too - where has all the lo...Damp and miserable here too - where has all the lovely weather gone?elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-30967885879442164522014-05-11T13:10:06.491+01:002014-05-11T13:10:06.491+01:00Thanks Glo. I do enjoy wandering the garden snipp...Thanks Glo. I do enjoy wandering the garden snipping a little of this and that to bring into the house.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-67807940093541830232014-05-11T13:09:24.516+01:002014-05-11T13:09:24.516+01:00Thanks Wendy - it surprising how much you can get ...Thanks Wendy - it surprising how much you can get into a tiny vase.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com