{"id":103622,"date":"2021-02-17T14:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=103622"},"modified":"2021-02-19T10:45:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:45:51","slug":"february-flowers-beds-and-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/alison-keenan\/february-flowers-beds-and-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"February, flowers, beds and bees!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Well I think I\u2019ve seen it all now! \u2018Adopt a sea-weed eating sheep\u2019! This popped up when I was online the other day and I wasn\u2019t certain whether it was a command or a request, but I didn\u2019t fancy it. Made me chuckle though so I hope it does you too. How have you been these last few weeks?\u00a0 I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re already halfway through February, as January seemed to be interminably long. I\u2019ve taken a week\u2019s leave as I have to try and use it up before the beginning of April, and although there\u2019s nowhere to go and nothing to do particularly, it is nice just having a little more time to potter and write. Thanks for taking the time to write to me too! I so enjoy hearing your news, although I appreciate that it\u2019s not always the best of news, but I hope by sharing things it does help.<\/p>\n
I do actually have quite a long list of things I want to try and achieve before I head back to work on the 20th<\/sup> of February and one of the first of those is to prune my roses, although I think I was right not to attempt it during the freezing cold snap. It always seems wrong to cut the stems back when they\u2019re already producing shoots, but Richard Jackson is never wrong about these things! I\u2019ve had to watch a few YouTube videos though to make sure I\u2019m going to do it correctly, as although my mum showed me years ago my memory isn\u2019t what it used to be. We\u2019ve had some beautiful snowdrops in the garden this year, and on my regular walk the path is flanked with fabulous daffodils that are grown by a lady who keeps bees at the end of the lane, and she grows them for the pollen. Sadly, they\u2019ve all bloomed way too early this year, and the cold, snow and rain have battened them down. Hopefully they might have a second coming!<\/p>\n\n\n I can\u2019t wait to see a bit more colour in the garden, and I’m hoping that my tulips will be appearing soon. I bought them the year before last from QVC and they\u2019ve been fabulous. I\u2019m looking forward to another Today’s Special Value (TSV)<\/strong> from Richard Jackson<\/strong> that I\u2019ll be presenting on the Saturday I return. It\u2019s crammed full of colour and includes 24 Garden Ready Bizzy Lizzie and Cosmos plants AND 475g of Richard\u2019s Flower Power with the Bio Active Formula. It\u2019s a special technology that helps your plants absorb the nutrients faster and more effectively, so they\u2019ll grow faster and last longer.<\/p>\n\n Whether you\u2019re going to plant out your baskets or borders just look at these stunning colours! And to think it\u2019s less than \u00a320 plus postage and packaging for the whole lot! Join me at 9pm on Saturday the 20th<\/sup> to order yours and see what else you might fancy in our Gardening Event all day Sunday.<\/p>\n\n My new passport turned up last week \u2013 very smart but they\u2019ve changed the cover colour from red to black.\u00a0 I seem to remember that was what they used to be years ago, but I could be wrong and perhaps it was blue? Can you remember?\u00a0 We also had our brand new Sealy<\/a> mattress delivered and it is SO comfortable! We\u2019d had our old mattress for over 15 years so it was definitely time for a change. I\u2019d also treated us to the popcorn style Cozee Home<\/a> bed set in January, and quite frankly I could have stayed in bed all day I was so snuggly.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been hugely grateful for my Cuddle Duds<\/a> Fleecewear Leggings<\/a> and tops too! I ordered them way back when, but I\u2019ve been living in them since the weather changed.\u00a0 They\u2019re great for walking in too as my usual lycra ones don\u2019t keep me warm at all. I\u2019d highly recommend them \u2013 item number 179865.<\/p>\n