My Cottage Garden,..glengarry23.

That is beautiful Philip. Keep yourself well and safe. Vxx

 

I'm glad to know you are improving, take care now won't you ...
All is well and safe here (at the moment !) thanks for asking.
I must try growing Alstromerias next year, they are so beautiful.

 

Thanks folks,..delighted to see you are all there and well,..you know the old saying,..you can not teach an old dog new tricks,..well i had noticed when my hernia was really bad,..bit by bit i took note of the movements that created pain,..so its no more of the following until it heals itself or another hospital visit,..no stooping to the right,..no stretching to the right,..no reaching up towards the right,..no turning my torso to the right,..it takes a long spell to get into this,..however when i abide by this then its a pain free day

 

Heavy winds and frost last night so less blooms left intact.

Two No Id Roses.






The wind was so strong it knocked my Saxifraga hypnoides densa off its large log,..thankfully not much damage.



On its new stand,..it was on the old one since 2004.



Clematis Freckles.



Hebe

 

Still looking good Philip.

 

At last i am getting more movement without pain,..alas since the end of November i had to call an ambulance in December/Jan/feb and early March,..one call at 0130 in the morning,..great panic,..now i wont have to head off to hospital until the 20th of May,..for a preview.

Some blooms in the garden just now.

Helleborus orientalis 'Double Ellen Red'










Helleborus orientalis 'Double Ellen Picotee'









Helleborus Pink Lady.

 

Stunning Phillip, especially love the doubles!!

I had a surprise yesterday when I found a very young double hiding behind another
plant.

Slowly does it...take life easy, it's very precious.xxx

 

Great to hear you are up and about in the garden Philip. Vxx

I too love those doubles ... like little tutus.

Enjoy your freedom and only take Foxy Molly for short walks.

 

How wonderful that you don't go back for the preview until May 20th as it suggests that there is no great urgency

Thanks for sharing your cheerful pictures!

 

@Upsydaisy ,..thank you,..i am trying to take it easy but forget myself,..i tend to dart about until i get hit with a dart of pain,..then its 15 mins on the couch until i recover,..at least now i can control the situation by easing the hernia back inside,..i only found about this in early March from one of the surgeons,..its a painful chore but worth the pain as when its back inside i have hardly any pain until the next time.

Very nice to find a young double,..cherish it as it will multiply.

 

@Victoria ,..thank you,..a yes like little tutus ,..yes wandering about the garden at last,..no lifting huge terracotta pots for now,..yes indeed only short walks with Foxy Molly but i will extend to longer ones bit by bit,..she trives on her walks.

 

@CanadianLori ,..i am very happy to know there is no urgency,..i was told once i can ease the hernia back inside all is well but to watch out in case there is a twisted gut,..they dont want to operate once i can ease it back,..only if it remains outside,..i can cope well enough now providing i dont over do things

 

All the Hebes are showing great colour,









Lungworth 'Pulmonaria officinalis'



Acuba japonica 'Varigatum',..this is a volunteer plant,..it appeared last year as a very small seedling,..birds must have dropped a berry.

 

Can't you wear a hernia support belt ? I've been wearing one for several years. The hernia gives me no trouble at all.

Ah yes I remember this ... glad it's doing well for you

 

Hi Michael,..yes i wear one but it doesn't quite cover the area where the hernia comes out,..its a groin hernia,..the belt tends to move as a result,..even if i make it tight or loose makes no change,..it popped out today as i was pruning,..so lay on the sofa made adjustments and waited 20 mins for the pain to stop,..then all was well again

Can we swap hernias