25th April, 2018. I hardly dare tell you all but I have been in hospital again with a broken left hip and a pacemaker fitted, in fact I have been in the wars. At least I am back at home now, with the two dogs clipped hideously, and thrilled to see me, jumping on my bad hip, and all the tulips out in the garden. The garden is beautiful beyond words, so fresh and green, with the triumphal arch on its way to being finished, as are the two loos in one of the stables. They both seem to have taken a very long time, was it the bad weather I ask myself, but at least they are something to look forward to now. Polly has given me some charming little Auriculas as a welcome home present, which have been planted on the top of the walls. Yesterday her and I went to Avondale nursery, which was a lovely outing for the rain, and bought some exiting plants. The only drawback was Polly lost her keys, which set us back some 40 minutes, finally being frisked by the owner of the nursery, who found her keys in her bottom pockets where they had been sitting hiding all the time.
I spent quite a lot of money on plants, and am looking forward to to thinking where they are all going to go. I bought some of my favourite plants, Achilleas, Veronicastrums, Sedums. 6.30 this morning this morning was amazing looking, and I thought it was 7.30, so i was taking photos out of the window of my bedroom. It was rather typical that the really beautiful week was spent in my hospital bedroom but now all the tulips are just coming out, almost top is Sanne, which looks as if it it has increased. This came from Avon Bulbs. Eyecatcher out the front which is a Viridiflora, is pretty memorable. As are most Viridifloras. If I took away all my tulips how I would miss them, lovely splashes of colour, lifting all our spirits at this time of year. Each year you notice how some repeat much better than others. Belle Époque is very feeble in this respect, though one of my prettiest tulips. Finally some of my combinations are working very well, particularly in the par terre, with the addition of Black Bean. Oh the heaven of being home again, with a real incentive to get well.
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