Called into Homebase on my way home yesterday to take a look at the pots which hang over a balcony or in my case, a wall. I'd realised that the double pot holder would fit on the slab by the steps when I'd temporarily hung the single pot on it whilst I cleared space to erect the platform so I could climb up to trim the plants where our old pond used to be.
So bought a blue double and single to match, freeing up the beige pot for maybe somewhere else, if it will hang elsewhere? Unsure if the hooks would fit over the new fencing or indeed whether I would want to hang a pot there?
Also bought two white aubretia plants to put in the double pot, I have a plant already in the single pot as it hangs besides Mum's sewing machine. So spent today, Friday, potting up the new plants, rescuing some forget-me-not plants which were growing in perilous places and as I'm desperate to get more in the garden I've potted one and put another three pieces in the front garden. I LOVE these little plants.
Added a couple of metal rings which came with the wind spinner to the shaft, between the nuts and the blades in the hopes that I won't lose the nuts again. On Bank Holiday Monday I noticed that the wind spinner looked weird and that was because the back blades had fallen off! Had to resort to using a magnetic stick to locate the locking nut in amongst the bluebells. Also sprayed some WD40 onto the Home Bargains wind spinners in the vain hope that they might loosen up enough to, you know, actually SPIN. I suspect not, plus the grey coating is flaking off so might need to look for a plan B to keep Annie off the garage... Not that she is here much and not normally up the garden on her own.
The yard is looking very colourful now and I've not even got the knickknacks out yet - looking forward to the riot of blue that will be descending soon on the back garden as the bluebells and love in the mist come into bloom. It's probably the best time for the garden :-)
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