RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS...

What a washout this Bank Holiday has been. It has been raining since 6am Sunday morning and is still raining now (2.20pm Monday). I know I should be grateful for this rain, many of my blogpals from around the word are praying for it..... but I wish it would stop for a while. The wind and the rain have played havoc with the budding poppys which have now been almost flattened....and now I have compost (thanks Lynn) I had really been looking forward to potting up all the cuttings and seedlings into their Summer places but "rain stopped play". I'm not just a fair weather gardener but I would be truly mad to go outside at the moment.

In the end the "need" to garden got to me so much I ended up potting up some stuff in the kitchen.

These Habranthus bulbs desperately needed potting .......

or I would never see them looking like this

and seeing the way the water gel had swelled in this pot ........... made me wonder if I really needed this!These lettuce seedlings are waiting to go out but I think they'd drown at the moment....
of course the Water lettuce (Pistia) would love to get out in the pond but with a night-time temperature of 5C and ground forecast for tonight I daren't risk it.
though the Trollius is more than happy..........this plant was affectionately nicknamed Bart Simpson by Mick due to its "spiky" hair.....

And these.....................will have to wait until the rain stops as they are to go straight into the garden.

Well must go now....I've a few things I need to hunt out...now where's that list.................

THINGS TO FIND
Wellingtons
Souwester
Hat, scarf, gloves
Hot water Bottle
Thermal Vest
Long Johns