I know I sound like an idiot, but...

jiblets1

I thought I'd remind some of you pros about the wonder of being a newbie. I checked out my garden today and a load of things I thought were dead have started having shoots and things! Coming right out of the ground! Now, this may not be a shock to you lot, but it was an absolute treat for me!:rotfl:

I kind of didn't get the fact that some of my plants would die ALL THE WAY BACK before they woke up again in spring - so I thought I'd lost them all, but lo and behold, they are resurrected. :j

I am now completely excited about my garden for the summer, because I thought I was going to have to start from scratch again this year (I'm in a new build) and some things will be there for me. Woo Wee!:T :T :T

mary43

Gardens are always full of surprises..........having had a garden for years I ought to know what to expect but being a bit disorganised in every way(despite keeping some kind of journal to make notes of things) I am surprised every year when things shoot up - daffodils I expect after years of them, along with the bluebells but I made a point a few years back of only buying plants that would come up every year. Sadly, some don't but I buy at boot fairs a lot, pop them in, admire them etc. then when they come up the following year its a case of 'heavens, I forgot I planted that there !'
Some things come up that the birds have dropped for us (oh if only I could be that successful planting seeds !) and as far as I'm concerned, if it flowers and I like it then its a wild flower........never a weed and if it chooses to live in my garden then I'm quite honoured.
May you have many more ''surprises' - all pleasant ones:j

Penny_Farthing_2

That's fab Jiblets! It's like double treats - once when you planted them and now when you thought you'd lost them. If you're anything like me, you forget half the plants you've got anyway so there's always a treat in store. I did try labelling but my labels wander/become undreadable.

lulu650

I got married at the tender age of 19 (many years ago) and was thrilled with my garden. Have to admit I was disappointed that so much "died" during winter and was happy once spring started!

Still living in the same house 35 years on with a couple of extensions added. The garden has changed so much since those early days. My one big regret was that I didn't take lots more photos of those changes

notenoughcash

I am a garden fanatic-wannabe, I love being in my garden and growing fruit veg and flowers but am by no means an expert. Any how, when I moved into this house a few years ago it was the end of october so the garden looked pretty drab, and after leaving so many wonderful well-established plants behind I was somewhat disappointed. That is until the spring came around and I discovered it was full of so many beautiful plants and flowers. I have added to it and by the time late spring and early summer are here it is constantly full of colour andlife. Nature is just so amazing!

nodwah

that's great jiblets - it sounds like you'e on ther road to gardening addiction!

Jack's_mummy

It's amazing what happens isn't it. I found my first snowdrop of the year today:j

kazwookie

I've got 2 snowdrops.!!

Things are starting to move very slowly in my garden.

jiblets1

Yeah - I've got some snowdrops coming too! And I'm really pleased because I was told that they can be very picky about where they choose to grow, and I'm sure the 3 little sprouts I saw earlier weren't invading grass strands, so rock on!

A_Clock

Remember to take pictures, its great to look back on in a few years time! I've got some from when I first moved in, and do a panorama photo every year on that date. Its easy to do if you use Autostitch, plus its free which is a bonus :j

jiblets1

Ooh that autostitch looks pretty cool...