In The Garden, Again ...

Rory and I spent an afternoon in the garden the other day. We did a lot of pruning and planting and transplanting. The hibiscus needed a pruning, so I got stuck into that ! We kept saying we would wait til it stopped flowering but it just hasn't stopped all year !! It was well and truly overgrown and with all the family coming for Christmas we decided to just go ahead and do it ! I did get a lovely vase full of cut flowers out of it !! So pretty. Too bad they only last a day or two once you cut them off the plant ! It's looking good, a bit sparse but it will bush up again in no time !

Rory took a bunch of small pots that we had round about and put the plants into one big pot. It looks really cool ! Just lots of different color greens ... but in a terracotta pot. I love it.

Especially the ferns.
Aren't they soooo pretty ?



We've got more sunflowers coming out.
Little buds too ...




And the snapdragons are delightful.
They live in a little rocky garden along the side of the house.
They were an experiment ... just to add a bit of color.
I'm so glad they've taken.
They are so cheery
and bright.

I don't know how many more times I'll post between now and the New Year. We've got various family members arriving all week long but tomorrow things will get busy and computer time will be quite limited. It's exciting though. I love having people here. And all the celebrations ! Ahhhh ... I just love this time of year ! I spent today doing last minute things. I have a couple more ... like picking up the ham on Christmas Eve. Rory and I started wrapping this afternoon and will finish up tonight after the kids are in bed. And then ... it will be time to RELAX !! Lookin' forward to it ! I hope you all are enjoying this Christmas season ! I'll be round to catch up with all of you as I can ... but certainly in the New Year when things slow down again and become a bit more 'normal' !!