tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post8131071649001646834..comments2024-03-19T12:10:27.714+00:00Comments on Niki Fretwell: Time for Gardening....Niki Fretwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453900065526512512noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-43141122486399048882007-04-23T06:06:00.000+00:002007-04-23T06:06:00.000+00:00Oh Niki your house and garden are all so beautiful...Oh Niki your house and garden are all so beautiful! I love your blue door and blue window! And the Pulmonaria in your border looks stunning! And I so want your white iron paravent!!! I also love the chicks running through your garden cause that's so country! Ah I'd just love to come over and see it all in reality! And that blue bell wood oh my! Enjoy! Carol xoxBoxwood Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227394141707792808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-1338553374965450982007-04-19T18:07:00.000+00:002007-04-19T18:07:00.000+00:00jardin champĂȘtre : il y fait tout simplement bon v...jardin champĂȘtre : il y fait tout simplement bon vivreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-11843355845064588692007-04-19T11:28:00.000+00:002007-04-19T11:28:00.000+00:00Hi Niki,Your home is extraordinary. You are a wond...Hi Niki,<BR/>Your home is extraordinary. You are a wonderful decorator. And I love the chicken.<BR/><BR/>Thank-you for sharing.<BR/>best<BR/>RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-30680126883264264692007-04-19T08:17:00.000+00:002007-04-19T08:17:00.000+00:00Hi Shabby!Yes, you are right. We live on the side ...Hi Shabby!<BR/>Yes, you are right. We live on the side of a valley. Our back door is one storey up in the air, as we have a cellar beneath, so we bulit the raised decking area as a large balcony. We have wonderful views across the village to the church and hills. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to all for your comments,<BR/>Niki xNiki Fretwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453900065526512512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-87540577174590677712007-04-18T23:54:00.000+00:002007-04-18T23:54:00.000+00:00Hi Niki - Thanks for your faith in my shopping ski...Hi Niki - Thanks for your faith in my shopping skills!! I've just posted my photos although they're not very bright. I finally got out my sewing machine today and made bathroom curtains! Sue xxVintage to Victorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227207487929669724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-3580045789037417102007-04-18T22:54:00.000+00:002007-04-18T22:54:00.000+00:00Niki, thank you for the relaxing walk through your...Niki, thank you for the relaxing walk through your lovely garden. I can just see wonderful places for all your flowers to grow. I understand what you are saying about always being busy. Like you I want to take the time to smell the flowers along the waySharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149427425753264266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-72266881950492873702007-04-18T20:44:00.000+00:002007-04-18T20:44:00.000+00:00Your garden is truly beautiful, and I agree with y...Your garden is truly beautiful, and I agree with you about "making" time off from work and responsibilites. We have to sometimes fill our souls, too.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your garden and wonderful photos~<BR/><BR/>AndreaSouthern Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672687626606973967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-36980764397137051312007-04-18T20:15:00.000+00:002007-04-18T20:15:00.000+00:00Thanks a lot for the tour around your beautiful ga...Thanks a lot for the tour around your beautiful garden! I enjoyed it very much!<BR/>Kind regards, Monikastadtgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677021992015834554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-78156301553156542282007-04-18T13:53:00.000+00:002007-04-18T13:53:00.000+00:00Niki-What a pretty tranquil space you have. I ador...Niki-<BR/>What a pretty tranquil space you have. I adore the chickens having the run of it. I'd love to have a garden like that one day! <BR/>In urban areas in America,we have to be content with boxy little yards with virtually no personality. This year I'm trying to make it a bit more cozy.<BR/>Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-23370385571607762042007-04-18T12:42:00.000+00:002007-04-18T12:42:00.000+00:00I think there are a lot of us around who like cott...I think there are a lot of us around who like cottage gardens, your seating areas look very inviting. The bluebells in the woods here are beginning to bloom as well. How lovely to see a hare - they are a favourite of mine.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-77265599762421131252007-04-18T02:41:00.000+00:002007-04-18T02:41:00.000+00:00I just LOVE LOVE LOVE your garden. It looks so pea...I just LOVE LOVE LOVE your garden. It looks so peaceful! It looks like something out of a magazine! Gorgeous!Living to Feel Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336956383875359565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-47662547753914480592007-04-18T00:09:00.000+00:002007-04-18T00:09:00.000+00:00I'm glad you were able to take some 'me' time Niki...I'm glad you were able to take some 'me' time Niki.<BR/>I love the bluebell wood..!<BR/>I hope you are able to go back for another visit when it is at it's best.<BR/>Your front garden is beautiful, very cottagey, and just as I would have imagined it.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731396546695910306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-66296364036824121702007-04-17T19:44:00.000+00:002007-04-17T19:44:00.000+00:00It looks as if your home is up on a hill with an ...It looks as if your home is up on a hill with an amazing view...am I right? <BR/>I love the stone house.ShabbyInTheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091272622098491527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-50411387131356447492007-04-17T17:03:00.000+00:002007-04-17T17:03:00.000+00:00Your garden is beautiful and so inviting.Your garden is beautiful and so inviting.Lalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299403428288111249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-7283302904018033952007-04-17T16:50:00.000+00:002007-04-17T16:50:00.000+00:00What a lovely garden, my favourite picture is the ...What a lovely garden, my favourite picture is the decking and what a good idea to have the screen in the corner....is it trellis or a special find? It certainly gives you some privacy. We have a similar area and it would work well there too! Who needs magazines, I get my inspiration from my fellow bloggers!<BR/><BR/>Love <BR/>JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-82204677943005529302007-04-17T09:40:00.000+00:002007-04-17T09:40:00.000+00:00Your garden is so beautiful - you must take the ti...Your garden is so beautiful - you must take the time to enjoy it! It looks idyllic. Love the rose wreath as well! Hope this weather continues for us too.<BR/>Kim xRagged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-32877092380806299532007-04-17T09:34:00.000+00:002007-04-17T09:34:00.000+00:00Wow - what a beautiful house and garden. Love the ...Wow - what a beautiful house and garden. Love the fact that your chickens have the run of your back garden!<BR/>Tracy xTracy xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360766557024188074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-54874895417575844722007-04-17T08:23:00.000+00:002007-04-17T08:23:00.000+00:00What a beautiful garden, seating areas are so impo...What a beautiful garden, seating areas are so important as they give you somewhere to pause and enjoy all your hardwork, bit like weekend really. Glad to hear that you are managing to get some time off I now understand how difficult this can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-66846325702799209882007-04-17T06:14:00.000+00:002007-04-17T06:14:00.000+00:00I hope you take time out in your beautiful garden....I hope you take time out in your beautiful garden...I don't have a garden at the moment and miss it terribly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-62867855299520498102007-04-17T05:22:00.000+00:002007-04-17T05:22:00.000+00:00Hi Niki - Your garden reminds me of a lovely rambl...Hi Niki - Your garden reminds me of a lovely rambling one we left a few years ago. I'm hoping to have enough time to get this bland one transformed ...<BR/><BR/>I love all the corners of yours, but I think the area in front of the hen house, with the galvanised cans etc would be where I'd spend the most time! Sue xxVintage to Victorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227207487929669724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-89174691225957322402007-04-17T03:52:00.000+00:002007-04-17T03:52:00.000+00:00This weekend is slated for time in the garden...cl...This weekend is slated for time in the garden...climbing to 70 degrees...yours is so soothing.savvycityfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123857662106999560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-38066766888303444122007-04-17T01:16:00.000+00:002007-04-17T01:16:00.000+00:00Where do I begin? These gorgeous photos of your g...Where do I begin? These gorgeous photos of your garden look like they are right from a magazine. Love love love the color of your front door! Thanks for sharing these lovely photos.cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784661576792933812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-3874875052847879272007-04-16T23:32:00.000+00:002007-04-16T23:32:00.000+00:00My weekend was so-so but I really enjoyed yours! T...My weekend was so-so but I really enjoyed yours! Thanks for sharing it! Your garden looks very inviting and you must find some quality time there with the chicken! Only the tips of green plants are peeking through in my garden at the moment. I would really love to have a swathe of bluebells to usher in spring!Kahshe Cottagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977004509298019122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-35850496405943382982007-04-16T19:41:00.000+00:002007-04-16T19:41:00.000+00:00Your garden is beautiful! I can't wait until it's...Your garden is beautiful! I can't wait until it's warm enough for me to get out into mine. Glad you took some time for yourself and shared these lovely photos with us! ♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-47686677813703786592007-04-16T18:38:00.000+00:002007-04-16T18:38:00.000+00:00Your garden looks so beautiful. I loved all your p...Your garden looks so beautiful. I loved all your pictures. Your chickens are so beautiful too. If only i had more time , I would have chickens too. <BR/>But lets enjoy spring and our gardens. I had a really good time in my garden this weekend, doing just hard gleaning work, but still - so rewarding.Sanna Tallgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714049606319679002noreply@blogger.com