Violet faces. ( except I know they are not proper violets) !!! by happypat

Violet faces. ( except I know they are not proper violets) !!!

A gardening day today, I have been weeding & clearing out all the troughs & tubs ready for the summer plants.
I'm not a great gardener but do like lots of geraniums & summer flowers around our sitting out area.
It has been a glorious day today ,Harry & I had our lunch out for the first time since the middle of March when we had that hot spell.

I can't remember the proper name of these flowers but they come up every year & I love them !
Aren't they friendly! and such wonderful colours!
May 2nd, 2012  
Very pretty, yes the weeds come up easy after the rain, I have been trying to do some, it is really annoying not being able to kneel down.
May 2nd, 2012  
@snowy I have noticed this year I have not been able to do as much, the back is my weak area & have to pace myself !!!!! Is it your knee you haven't had done giving you trouble or your new knee still not right ?
May 2nd, 2012  
These aren't proper?!! My, my I think that they're lovely guests. Seriously, Pat .. I think that they are beautiful and love their color. Perfect comp and you grow lovely flowers in your garden. (Even if it's alot of work .... and I KNOW that it is.)
May 2nd, 2012  
@karenann I am pretty sure the name of these is different than violets, which are smaller & more delicate looking, but thank you Karen for your lovely comment as always !!!
May 2nd, 2012  
@karenann @happypat Pansies!! And a very nice picture, with the fence in the background.
May 2nd, 2012  
Cheery welcoming little faces with raindrops, and the clematis is almost ready to go, that will be a pretty sight.
May 2nd, 2012  
@meisen325 Pansies .. that's it Monica , thank you my mind went a blank there !! they are very small pansies but lovely !!!
May 2nd, 2012  
@cleanfreak Yes I had to do a little watering today but we have no hosepipe ban in our area so can water them easily. All the buds are popping Carole !!
May 2nd, 2012  
May 2nd, 2012  
@meisen325 He he of course your purple clothed man !!
May 2nd, 2012  
@meisen325 Thanks, Monica. I'm flower "illerate" as you well know! :) But, yes, now that you say, "pansies" it does make sense!
May 2nd, 2012  
Beautiful!
May 2nd, 2012  
eva
Beautiful colours!
May 2nd, 2012  
Geraniums are the way forward!! don't need much water on the other hand they may not be!!! Lovely shot I love these, such pretty faces.
May 2nd, 2012  
I think they're pansies, Pat - but I'm not very up on my flowers :) They are beautiful - lovely colour. Good to hear that the weather has improved.
May 2nd, 2012  
Can I throw violas into the mix?? Beautiful colours and I love the droplets. Eating outside seems like a distant dream. I must get on with some one-handed gardening. I'll kill Monty if he jumps on top of my planter again!!
May 2nd, 2012  
Well they are definitely nice looking
May 2nd, 2012  
Love the water droplets, violas I think, beautiful colour.
May 2nd, 2012  
@judithg I think actually you are right Judith, these are quite small & have only just come into flower where as pansies have been out a while ! @lesleyallen Violas you think , so that is two , I had a feeling pansies was too easy !
May 2nd, 2012  
Violins and violas, violets and violas! Gorgeous Colour!
May 2nd, 2012  
great shot Pat, great colours and I love their droplets. superb
May 2nd, 2012  
Lovely shot, all the droplets remind me that it's wet in some places!
May 3rd, 2012  
Very lovely flowers. Good capture!
May 3rd, 2012  
@ellida I had just watered them Graham as thought the drops on the flowers would look better !! Been a lovely day here !
May 3rd, 2012  
Tghis is such a gorgeous shot
May 3rd, 2012  
@happypat Haha! Serve me right fro feeling smug :-)
May 3rd, 2012  
@ellida Anywhere else and it would have been rain Graham!
May 3rd, 2012  
Jen
great shot, I love pansies, especially as they self seed, just get smaller
May 3rd, 2012  
well Pat a lot of debate here pansies versus violets / violas ........

I'm in the pansy camp, mainly because of the leaves !
May 4th, 2012  
Beautiful!
May 4th, 2012  
great shot.. love the water drops and looks like clematis behind?
May 5th, 2012  
ps... please send the lovely weather this way....
thanks ever so much
May 5th, 2012  
Beautiful shot of your pansies!
May 6th, 2012  
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