Planting (One!) Day!

Yesterday was "visiting old fashioned nursery" day and today was supposed to be "planting day"!  I managed to get one lovely specimen planted...  This is a Celosia for those (like me) who don't know their aspidistras from their anemones...  First stage was the preparation - fresh compost in the tub and a good drink for the plant fully submerged in the water (this is really important and one stage many people ignore to their peril!) and then "voila" we have it!  

The rest of the day was devoted to clearing the new flower bed we had created and which had become infested with weeds.  This is the "after" shot (I should have taken the "before" shot to show you the task in hand - not a pretty sight..) 

Anyway must get more flowers and plants in this week before the weeds return.. 

I imagine this is a battle that goes on all around the world - never thought of that before I became a blipper!  I hate weeding but I love planting - is this a "man" thing - I would be really interested to know... 

Over to you fellow blippers...