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Bernie, when I asked my daughter what this 'Expired domain' thingy meant she reckons she and her even more tekky knowledgeable friend may be able to buy the site's domain at low cost ... watch this space!

Sue, an Adblocker should prevent any adverts showing. I don't see any now, just the photos/blogs from companies across the world that somehow slip through and I, along with others, flag them on to Dave. They vanish eventually. Or you can just ignore those and scroll on by ... :o))

Hi there Sue, I hope you are keeping safe and well, especially in this horrible cold weather. I was very sad to see the message from 'GoDaddy' saying the site had expired, hence the message to my daughter, but within a couple of days it seemed to have returned, hooray!

Sue, should you try posting a blog you will see that the format has changed a little. You write the text, click on 'Save and Preview' and then you will see on the bottom left it says 'Add photos' so that may help you. I shall be looking out for your blog!!

Karen, sorry to be late replying to your comment, busy time of year eh? Anyway, I'm catching up this afternoon, and fully agree i's the gardening catalogue and blogging that keep me looking in. I DO have a note of all my garden plants on a computer file in case GoY vanishes one day.

I looked back just now on my 'Favourite' blogs and found one by Anchorman about taking cuttings. Take a look on it via my Favourites and just see how many GoY members took part back then!

Eilee, your happiness on your visit back home shines through. I too have happy memories of a childhood by the sea and only recently found some very old black and white snapshots featuring my sister and I wearing our 'cossies' with our buckets and spades. Happy days ... :o))

Have you been watching 'Matt Bakers Travels with Mum and Dad' at all? I have really enjoyed seeing the places they have visited and doubt I shall ever see the North East of England.

Lovely blog ... the Sunbirds are incredible in their preening positions!

Bernie, I am really enjoying reading your blogs, they certainly show us Brits just what flourishes in your part of the world.

Klahanie, I'm way behind on here so finding this blog today is a real treat on such a dull and grey day here in the UK. Thanks so much for showing your wonderful photos.

Poor Dave! I'm guessing that when he can't deal with it anymore the site will disappear which will be a shame. It's been a fabulous place for gardeners from all over the world.

I never see adverts Sue, haven't you got an adblocker ?

Anyway it's obvious to me, as it has been from the start, that the people who created GoY only did so because it was something for them to play at - they're technical people, not gardeners, and creating GoY was more fun for them than continually looking after it. They haven't been around for ages, 'doing other things' apparently, ie found something else to play with, and dumped GoY and the members on Dave, who tries his best but is not able to 'mend' anything that goes wrong.
Actually I don't think they knew it was going to be such a success and needed looking after long term.

Hello Hywel, I honestly thought it had gone completely, I felt so sad as like you I've been here from the start, it was literally driving me up the wall and has done for a long time now, even today those adverts are still here and what few blogs I've seen and read today the darn things are now appearing in the middle of members comments...Haven't yet tried posting a blog as I've had a visitor but will give it a try, also have not tried putting any photographs on...We wait and see.xx

It has become very slow again, and slower still today - what a shambles :( I'm bothering less and less with it - haven't got time for something like this, it's getting on my nerves :(

Thanks Janey, you too x

Hi Shirley, what a surprise, shock actually, I haven't been on here for such a long time, I never expected to see anything properly or be able to actually comment , I turned on a few weeks back and it wasn't working, I didn't receive the error message but honestly thought our goy was gone forever, sadly I admit I just gave up.... Out of curiosity I opened it up today, so pleased I did that, now I'm trying to catch up on the things I've missed.....I might even try doing a blog .....Hope all is well with you and the family ...xxx

So sorry Kate, such a sad blog, my heart goes out to you, losing a friend is hard but yours was so young, do take care of yourself, it must be very hard for you and your colleagues at the moment and sounds as though you are going to be run off your feet/wheels over the coming months, I hope they can sort it out asap, not a good situation at any time of the year but winter to me must be the worst ever as you cover such a large area......I sincerely hope you can relax and enjoy Christmas and we will see you when you have time.....Take care of yourself Kate xx

Sorry I'm late Kate, haven' t been able to access goy for a while, in fact at one stage I thought we'd lost it completely, catching up whilst I can.....Beautiful photographs, fabulous autumn colours..x

Hello Rose, gosh you have been in the wars again haven't you, I too was ill after having my flu and covid jabs as was my daughter Sherryl, in fact she had to go on antibiotics because hers was really bad again, nothing like you though, thank goodness you are alright again now....I admit I wish I hadn't had the jabs but then I think of what it was like before so guess I will have them again next year......... I haven't been on here for a long time, in fact last time I tried I also thought we had lost our Goy completely so admit I gave up trying, I turned on today telling myself I'd give it one last go, I see its still inundated with adverts splattered through all the comments but will be patient and persevere , try to catch up with everybody....Take care Rose and hopefully will speak again soon xxx

Glad you found it of interest Hywel.

Thorneyside, the circular palm is a Licuala Palm, commonly called a Ruffled Fan Palm and the one with the red stems is a Cyrtostachys Palm, commonly called the Lipstick Palm.

Loving the circular palm, almost unreal, and the one with red stems.

It looks like a fairy grotto with moss growing on the wood, with a cave-like hole. It's recycyling for nature and a home for the insects too.

Great photo Karen. Good for the soul to see a scene like that.

That was interesting :)

Thanks Seaburngirl and Klahanie. It's a fabulous place to visit during our winter and spring. Right now, in summer, you would have to go very early in the morning or late in the evening to enjoy it without getting overheated and sunburnt!

Yes I agree with you on this one Karen. I think my grandchildren's generation will start looking at becoming more self-sufficient and having vegetable beds and fruit trees in their back yards rather than massive pools and entertaining areas.

I think they are far more aware of just what it takes to grow the mass produced vegetables available in the supermarkets and how far removed these are from "real food" grown in a healthy pesticide-free environment.

Explains it!

Thanks Sheila, and a Merry Christmas to you. I hope you have a lovely day. x🎄

Over the coming months I will probably add more to my photos page. They are rather slow to get going as they were only tiny plants when I got them.

In the ads alongside this photo there are plants of the same variety starting at £6.99!

Didn't you know it's fallen off the edge of the world! :D :D :D

Interesting place. Palm lovers paradise.

Thank you! Haven’t seen the sun since.

Bernie, I think we are heading back there tbh, and it won’t be such a bad thing in a way. Once the UK govt has ended family farming we will be forced to grow more of our own food and start preserving food again. I’ll happily turn my front garden into a veg plot. And there is a lot of land on this estate where we could grow food if we needed to.

what a lovely place to visit. thanks for sharing.

wow they are stunning and are certainly one of the earth stars, I'd also go for the collared earth star.
its not poisonous but taste is unpleasant according to the woodland trust.

Hello Milky, I think it may be a Collared earthstar which is just the fruiting body (mushroom) of a particular fungus. The fungus is decomposing something organic in the soil, probably a dead tree root. Unless you can remove the food source, the fungus will keep doing its work and occasionally”blooming” into an earthstar. Eventually, as the root decays, the fungus will go away.

I would worry more about that giant foot!!

Thanks Thorneyside. I love the Waterfall Plant, especially when it's covered in its fruit.

Meadowland, my Japanese Lantern is between 3 to 4 metres, but then the branches arch over and drop for another metre or so. It fills a large space covering almost half of the pergola.

Loving the waterfall plant BB although you have some other beauties there as well.

How beautiful and unusual the Japanese Lantern is BB.Looks a rather tall plant.

It was actually over 3 years. It was supposed to have been completed in summer of 2023.

Yes, and I am the GoYpedia palm editor. 😀
I approve the GoYpedia nominations.

Bushbernie,

It truly is an awesome palm! It grows way too big for most small properties, though. It’s widely used in commercial plantings.

Hywel,

It’s definitely worth it. There’s so many varieties for sale.

Shirley tulip,

Thanks you! I hope they will adjust to the new soil!

Bushbernie,

Thanks! I’m going to get a few more cuttings soon.
I’ve never tried croton seeds in the past. I’m going to plant some next spring.

I think more than 50,000 people attended.

I love freshly pruned palms! They look so much better.

That would make sense! I adore those wavy petals.

Yes Karen, when I was growing up Bowen was a relatively small country town and most people had flowers growing in their front yard and fruit trees, vegetable beds and/or chook pens out the back.

People were in general a little more self-sufficient with food sources. Of course we didn't eat as much food as many people do today and we certainly didn't have the variety and choice we have now.

Usually there was only one or two mango trees as they did grow to be rather large. We used to climb them when they weren't full of fruit.

What a marvellous sunset you had! :)

Thanks, Bernie! It is a pretty flower & a little unusual in that the petals are a little wavy instead of being smooth! I imagine the it gets its name from frizzy hair, which it looks a bit like! :D

I wont Hywel...there is another one to the side of it...that is enough.
Klahanie I was so pleased the pot avoided being hit...just by chance really.