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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Garden-induced Insomnia!



It happens every time round about now. From Spring onwards the insomnia begins! I'm sitting here like a pop-eyed zombie after having had about three hours sleep last night. Yesterday was fantastic though. I spent most of it in the garden..... moving plants to new spots in the garden, potting on in the greenhouse, sowing even more seeds, pruning, etc. etc. Before I knew it tea-time had arrived. Not to worry.... hubby had everything in hand and the potatoes were simmering nicely in their pan.

Then I made the mistake of sorting out a pile of gardening magazines to browse just before bedtime. I tried to go to sleep but ended up thinking of all the projects I have in store for the coming year..... a container bog garden with heavenly irises and a miniature water lily, adorning the shed roof with a living green carpet of sedums, turning over part of the lawn to a miniature wildflower meadow, deciding which climbing plants to train over the metal gothic gazebo (when we save up for it!)........ constructing a series of underground caverns and grottoes draped in lime green lichens and spongy bottle-green mosses. No hang on, I'm getting carried away here and besides, we live on a previously mined area which means the house and garden would probably be swallowed up in one great black hole!

Who said gardening was good for your health?!

l

6 comments:

  1. Hi………
    Absolutely fantastic post! Good job!
    Great! Keep up the great posts…..
    Good week………

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  2. I'm glad you enjoyed it Susan and thank you for stopping by! :D

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  3. I love that picture, and it says it all!

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  4. Hi Cg. :) Yes, it's a 'busy' picture, isn't it! :O)

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  5. I know the feeling:
    It is now 5 am and I have been here at my pc for a few hours already :-)
    jo

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  6. Hi Jo. :) It feels like we're the only ones awake in the small hours but there must be loads of people with this problem.

    Thanks for popping in. :)

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