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Gardening blogs from Jul 2007

A passion for garden photos

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

5 comments

joey

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...

4 comments

marksbegonias

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...

13 comments

peter

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...

2 comments

joey

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...

2 comments

Tussiemussie

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,...

4 comments

spritzhenry

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...

20 comments

joey

23 Jul, 2007
Joey

Musing on Tatton

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

3 comments

snappycroc

23 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Cheshire Bound 2m

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

0 comments

snappycroc

21 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Seed projects

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

8 comments

snappycroc

20 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Garden Studys

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

7 comments

snappycroc

19 Jul, 2007
Snappycroc

Garden keeping me busy.

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

2 comments

Tussiemussie

17 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

Survived the storms

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

4 comments

holly

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...

0 comments

marksbegonias

16 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Harvest Time!!!

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

2 comments

peter

15 Jul, 2007
Peter

Slimy Customers are Still Sniggering.

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

11 comments

Tussiemussie

15 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

*Parentless plants*

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

2 comments

Tussiemussie

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?...

6 comments

Tussiemussie

11 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

*Back to the greenhouse*

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

1 comment

marksbegonias

11 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Linking blog sites

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

1 comment

marksbegonias

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...

2 comments

Tussiemussie

10 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

More gardening confessions

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

6 comments

peter

10 Jul, 2007
Peter

HAPPY DAYS!

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

8 comments

sodapopklc

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...

3 comments

Genuisscuffy

8 Jul, 2007
Genuisscuffy

Wildlife in the Garden.

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

17 comments

Tussiemussie

6 Jul, 2007
Tussiemussie

Wet weather effects

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

12 comments

spritzhenry

5 Jul, 2007
Spritzhenry

Visiting Hampton Court Flower Show

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

4 comments

peter

5 Jul, 2007
Peter

My first Hampton Court

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

7 comments

ajay

4 Jul, 2007
Ajay

Ideas for Recycling in the Garden

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

3 comments

Tussiemussie

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...

5 comments

grindle

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...

2 comments

marksbegonias

3 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

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

1 comment

ajay

3 Jul, 2007
Ajay

New glasshouse at RHS Wisley

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

1 comment

peter

2 Jul, 2007
Peter

Blogging

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

9 comments

ajay

2 Jul, 2007
Ajay


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