Getting my hands dirty

                                             Before ( above) and After ( below)




Both inspired by Pip, and spoilt by someone special finally got me to do something about my garden over the weekend.  I think it was also a combination of finding some of my old garden "gnomes" from home,  feeling I wanted Turtle to spend a bit more time out there ( which she wouldn't  and well how it was looking I don't blame her) to take her mind off  her constant obsessing about food and the fact that I do have a life outside of her, and also the fact that since I smoke I do spend a bit of time out there myself and it was getting me down. 

I have to say that I do love gardening and before I got Turtle, when i was at home, I had a really good garden, which was cottage garden and vegetables all mixed in. I loved this garden so much I mean it was sort of like my baby and it was without wanting to sound vain it was quite good. I  seriously used to  go out and talk to it, and you know what plants really respond. Then I got quite ill and had to go into hospital for some time and when I got out it had all died or gone crazy. I was quite devasted and never sort of felt like going back to it. I didn't want to try to remake something that I couldn't really. It sort of had it's time if that makes sense

Today I planted blue lobelia , white alyssum , yellow marigolds and a california poppy. I really wanted to put some violets and pansies in, and lambs ears too, but the nursery didn't have any.

It doesn't look like much now, but hopefully in the next month or so it will look nice . I'm not aiming for anything spectacular just something a little more homey. Although I am getting quite excited with the idea of a bit of Thelma's Garden of my own.

PS sorry about the lonnngggg post.