I couldn't face packing my babies in boxes yet, so I headed for the garden (no rain today!)

Next door the neighbours from hell were arguing and smashing things (the racket later as they put the broken whatever in the bin!)

At one point in the middle of the row she came and asked for a hammer (the mind boggles...and no, we didn't give her a hammer!)

Me?
I moved some shrubs that didn't like where they were.
Did some deadheading
A bit of weeding
A bit of repotting

Heaven!

Don't know what it is, but your mind just wanders and time flies.........

And you come in grubby and ravenous.........

And your diet goes out of the window........

But you don't care 'cause you've 'worked off all those calories!'

Gardens are great, don't you agree?

Linda
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I totally agree with you,i love my little garden.Nice to see the flowers blooming.
And i love to feed the birds and see all the different ones come into the garden.

sorry disagree i hate gardening i have a garden the size of a small meadow lol i have no green fingers whatsoever my garden is just lawn with my daughters memorial garden in the corner which i do keep nice i have to say xx but i do enjoy the family of squirrels that live in the tree cheeky little blighters they are

Liz I hope your butterfly bush is recovering from its untimely and vandalistic pruning!

Sharon....think I might struggle with a garden the size of a meadow too!

Linda
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I hate gardening. !!! You are more than welcome to come and do mine when ever you want.
I dont do flowers as i have hay fever but i love evergreens.I have two plumb tress and alot of connifers in the garden and also privet hedge.I dont mind trimming the hedges and mowing the lawn but weeding and pruning is beyond me.

Lizzie you don't know what you're missing!

Never mind...evergreens are great for nesting birds.

Linda
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Guys remember where you are this is A Happy Thought so all negativity should belong in Chocolate.
This section was for happy memories,positive thoughts,good vibrations and all that. etc.

I do have a patch at the bottom of the garden that has a few flowers that i keep nice and thats my rememberance garden for all the pets,both my own and rescues are buerried.Its my loved and lost garden where i sit and remember all the good times we have had together.

Sorry Liz!
My thread did start off with the neighbours from hell but was about how negative things can be overcome by good things (i.e. gardening!)

It's raining here now...but from a gardening point of view this is posotive for me today as it's bedding in the shrubs I moved

Anyway.... gardening....the seaside and dollies are my happy places!

Linda
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the only neg part is i dont like gardening my memorial garden for my baby (who incidently is buried in my garden) most certainly isnt a negative i love her special place and all her chimes and fairy orniments love the baby squirrels too

Sharon how lovely that your beloved daughter is in your garden. That certainly is posotive and must be a comfort to have her so near. Gardens can be a lot of things...
A place for quiet reflection

A hectic playground! When our kids were young I wasn't so bothered about the garden being just so. My dad had me a fantastic swing made, just like my childhood one.
I sooo wish we'd kept it now for the grandchildren!

A source of food...lovely organic stuff.

A sanctuary for wildlife

Socialising...barbecues ect

Gardens mark the seasons

Goodness me I am going on a bit here eh?

Linda
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Ha ha I'm in 'chocolate' now because of my Hubbie & garden!

yup i love having her near my little precious one, my garden is tidy and thats good enough for me lol the baby sqirrels run along the fence nose to tail there are 5 and i put peanuts in all obscure places and they find them all totally hillarious to watch
the babies garden

the bottom part of my garden lol the top bit is the animals bit

I love your little memorial garden Sharon, thanks for sharing pics.
Squirrels are funny. We don't have any here but my daughter has lots in Caldy on the Wirral
(she goes through sacks & sacks of birdfood!)

Linda
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You're Memorial garden is beautiful Sharon

oh i agree gardening is wonderful and i love watching the birds come when i hang the food out, i have to put the food and water for the birds in the chicken enclosure because of my cat Bugsie he wont go near the chicken area cos they are not afraid and show him the door lol and my other four cats are old and cant be bothered with birds but i love seeing the butterfies on the budleah and the dragon flies on the pond lilies BLISS