A mixed bag of weather over the past 2 or 3 weeks - glorious sunshine, snow, rain and biting cold. Not done anything in the garden but I have been preparing for getting out there. I sat and cleaned all my last years labels and wrote up the new ones for the seeds I have - I seem to have lots. I repotted all my indoor plants yesterday and gave them a good cut back and spring clean. 3 of my geraniums are flowering and my Easter Cactus is flowering too - this one also flowers sometimes at Christmas rather than Easter - had a couple of flowers at Christmas too but have about 9 flowers this time.
The growhouse arrived as well and is now in place in the garden with a reinforced floor to hopefully prevent it taking off in the gales we get. I am going to plant some seeds and put in growhouse - these will be the more hardier seeds that can also be planted straight in to the ground - will maybe give them a start in life. My potatoes are in the spare bedroom in egg boxes. Still too early to plant them. I usually plant out my potatoes around the 22nd April which is our wedding anniversary.
I bought a Tomato Plant yesterday for the Kitchen windowsill - it is called Totem and is a dwarf plant so hopefully will not take over the windowsill and I get plenty Tomatoes.
Garden is still very wet in areas - but there is lots of life.
We were out last night Victor was playing darts - I won a Bottle of Vodka mmmmm. We then went to a Birthday Party and had a good fun. Today is lazy. Snowy is fine - he had a sore paw but that seems to have healed up - think it was either a cut or a claw problem. He still managed to run around and then remembered and came over all ill again. He doesn't like us sleeping late - he likes his breakfast on time. I usually get up and feed him and let him out to be awakened by a cat on my head!
Its lovely having a long weekend.
The view from the top of the hill behind our house -the mast is the Ward of Bressay
Looking North- Power Station in foreground and you can just see the large Crane at SBS
My daffodils - I think I grow loads of different ones - I did a count last year which I will have too look for again as I have added daffodils this year
The snow on Tuesday.
My Growhouse - proud owner - Victor the proud builder!
The plant next to the Growhouse is the Chilean Lantern Tree - survived another winter.
Fritallara and Anemones
Its cool again today. Need to go for a walk - wrap up. Going to afternoon teas at Gulberwick later.
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