Gardening blog archive

A passion for garden photos

I love plant photography. It ticks all the right boxes for me as a hobby as it combines...

26 Jul, 2007
Joey

Continuing with Begonia growing for the shows~

Yesterday i managed to get all of last years cuttings out of the greenhouse and either...

26 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Starting a compost bin

My new compost bin finally arrived this morning and I've realised I'm not quite sure...

26 Jul, 2007
Peter

Rain again - hope everyone is alright

As the rain comes down again and the flood warnings are put out for us on the path...

25 Jul, 2007
Joey

Rain Gardens - turning it to our advantage.

It seems like this heavy rainfall is here to stay. Let's pool our brains to learn...

23 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

Suffering plants - suffering gardener!

Well, I thought I'd find out how your plants are doing in the incessant rain... yes,...

23 Jul, 2007
Spritzhenry

Orchid Success

I am very proud of what I now feel I can call my orchid collection. I have a fantastic...

23 Jul, 2007
Joey

Musing on Tatton

Much to my suprise yesterday the Sun was shining at Tatton Park. I got sunburn on...

23 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Cheshire Bound 2m

I am off to Tatton Park tomorrow. With four little birds from work (thats their...

21 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Seed projects

From my recent trip to Harlow Carr I came back with some seed pods. A few rose hips...

20 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Garden Studys

I have finally started the RHS Advanced Certificate in Horticulture.Its been six...

19 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Garden keeping me busy.

The strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, black/redcurrants have finnished cropping,...

17 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

Survived the storms

Hi everyone, Well we have survived all the storms Yorkshire has had over the past...

17 Jul, 2007
Holly

Work on my plants!

I have now added a couple of photos to my collection of pictures, one of my Begonias...

16 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Harvest Time!!!

Today I picked the first produce from the veg patch-Dwarf French Beans that weren't...

15 Jul, 2007
Peter

Slimy Customers are Still Sniggering.

I read somewhere that a good natural slug repellant could be made by soaking rhubarb...

15 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

*Parentless plants*

I am going to adopt a wee vegetable, a heritage tomato, Jersey Sunrise. Partly because...

12 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

Wildflowers are in decline.

Have you got space at the edges of your garden or in borders for some wild flowers?...

11 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

*Back to the greenhouse*

I will be going back down to the greenhouse this afternoon to continue with measuring...

11 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Linking blog sites

I have just received an email from Ajay to inform me that there is now a personal...

11 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Late sowing - my choice to extend the veggie cropping season.

Trying to extend the growing season, clearing the broad beans and an old strawberry...

10 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

More gardening confessions

After visiting RHS Wisley and Hampton Court I was back in my own garden on Sunday....

10 Jul, 2007
Peter

HAPPY DAYS!

Hello everyone, hope you're all well?! This is my first time writing a blog on here......

8 Jul, 2007
Sodapopklc

Square Foot Gardening(2)

I'm really pleased this year as to how much my garden has grown in really quite a...

8 Jul, 2007
Genuisscuffy

Wildlife in the Garden.

Wildlife in my garden. Behind the garden shed we left a large nettle patch, this...

6 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

Wet weather effects

Another effect of the incessant rain is what is happening to plants that would rather...

5 Jul, 2007
Spritzhenry

Visiting Hampton Court Flower Show

Yesterday's visit to the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show was great fun. After seeing...

5 Jul, 2007
Peter

My first Hampton Court

I am back from my first visit to Hampton Court Palace flower show. Actually, I should...

4 Jul, 2007
Ajay

Ideas for Recycling in the Garden

Green garden waste, grass, weeds, and vegetable kitchen waste can be recyled in wood...

4 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

new garden

We've been here for 10 months now, and have had a lot of earth shifting to do. I'm...

4 Jul, 2007
Grindle

Start to prepare for the shows

This week i need to start to check through all my plants and sort out which will...

3 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Peter and I are visiting Hampton Court Palace flower show tomorrow (Wednesday). Let...

3 Jul, 2007
Ajay

New glasshouse at RHS Wisley

Last week HRH The Queen opened the new glasshouse at RHS Wisley in celebration of...

2 Jul, 2007
Peter

Blogging

Hello everyone, There is another new tab on members' pages on Grows on You-Blog So...

2 Jul, 2007
Ajay