Thursday 18 February 2010

Garden vouchers...and a winner! ;-)



Last year , during August, I was given a gift... £30 in garden vouchers.

I'd been teaching a lovely little girl and, having done so well , she'd managed to gain a place at a school in Exeter . I was sad to see her go!



However, not long after that, I became unwell...and so the garden vouchers have waited on my desk, for months.


Today, I put that right !

On a gloomy and very wet Thursday morning, I took my mum to one of our local garden centres, 'Jacks Patch'.

Not much was going on there but we spotted these. I wanted three plants and

was pretty pleased with the colour combination here .


I came home and 'faffed' around..but there really are only so many
ways that one can arrange three plants in a plant stand!!!
(Believe me, I tried them all!)

That job done...

I carried on with these.
More about that another time.
Meanwhile...
The name out of the hat and the winner of my small St Valentine's Day giveaway is:
MELANIE
;-)

18 comments:

  1. Hi Sal,
    I love your plants. I am dying to pay a visit to our nearest garden centre, but so many other things get in the way. Thank you for your comment on my cushion. I am very pleased with how it came out and I don't think I could bear to part with it (or them as I am making more covers as a set to my sitting room with that fabric). :) I actually found it in a car boot sale and couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted it. It is a Sanderson Fabric from 1984.
    xx

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  2. Hiya Sal...feel free to show us, if you get time...I'd love a look at the pages...

    What lovely fabric they are.....very 30's...xxx

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  3. Those are lovely plants, Sal, and really brighten up the place in winter ... but spring really is in the air now, snowdrops are blooming ... I saw a whole grassy bank smothered with them yesterday!
    Margaret P

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  4. I love begonias, I have a few in our dining room and tey forgive me when I forget to water them!
    Love
    Lyn
    xxx

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  5. I cannot keep gift vouchers - they burn a hole in my pocket! Lovely plants and the makes are very pretty, can't wait to see more.xx

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  6. Glad you have spent your vouchers. I know it cant have been good being ill, but the vouchers have certainly brightened up the tub haven't they? Congratulations to the lucky winner.

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  7. The plants are lovely and look so pretty in thier plant stand.:)

    I can not believe I have won, wow! I am going to do a post about it, I am over the moon, thank you so much for having this give away. :) xxxx

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  8. They look lovely Sal especially in that lovely plant stand ... I have the kiss of death as far as houseplants are concerned sadly .... I'm OK in the garden but just can't manage to look after them indoors x

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  9. The plants look lovely - I couldn't imagine living in a house with no plants - I even have a silk ivy in the utility room (it doesn't have a window!) We had another frosty start to the day, and a bit of fog, but there is a little bit of warmth in the sun ....

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  10. Oh dear! Don't get too excited Melanie...I only do small giveaways..that's why I do them little and often!!
    ;-)

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  11. And a nice cheery header they make too, Sal.

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  12. Lovely colours Sal, I like the plant stand too :) x

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  13. Morning Sal, thank you for your comment, it is a real treat to sit & peruse that book! xx

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  14. Lovely plants Sal and I love the stand you have them in :)

    More gorgeous pinboards I see in the making - I love the pink one :)

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  15. your plants look lovely Sal.
    twiggy x

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  16. Hello Sal

    A lovely selection you have chosen there! So pleased that you have at last been able to spend them.

    Have a lovely weekend!
    Warm wishes
    Isabelle x

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  17. Goodness me, Jacks Patch. Fond memories of quick and cheap lunches! Great view of the estuary from there.

    Lovely plants Sal ... :0)

    Shirl x

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  18. There's nothing like a plant (or three) to brighten up the day. Thank goodness you remembered you had those vouchers! x

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Thank you for taking the time to comment! ;-)