Gardening blog archive

Garden visiting

We spent Sunday afternoon visiting a little village, that had about 8 gardens open...

14 Apr, 2008
Treesandthi..

Dahlia Disaster or a Lesson on Over-watering

Earlier this year, I got carried away with going against my usual gardening style...

14 Apr, 2008
Buzzbee

MONDAY 14 APRIL

http://media.growsonyou.com/photos/photo/image/11836/main/MONDAY_14_APRIL_010.jpg!...

14 Apr, 2008
Poppy

From mud to grub

Well... what a weekend. We have gone great guns this weekend! Hubby finished digging...

14 Apr, 2008
Lollyxx

Mike C's Blog (11)

The weather improved this afternoon and I went back out to do more. I thought about...

13 Apr, 2008
Mikec

Sunday 13 April's activity

Quick trip to my fav. local G.C. this morning; needed another polyhouse. Also bought...

13 Apr, 2008
Poppy

Victorian hotbeds.

With winter running into spring I'm seriously considering making a victorian hootbed...

13 Apr, 2008
Tussiemussie

time out for good behaviour!

at last I finally got my trip to the garden centre been three weeks coming!! I thought...

13 Apr, 2008
Ickledigga

Square Foot Garden 2008

I cannot believe how quickly the growing seasons change. Last week it snowed (really...

13 Apr, 2008
Genuisscuffy

Mike C's Blog (10)

Got up this morning eager to start my pond project. It was very cloudy and a bit...

13 Apr, 2008
Mikec

Why don't they repeat Gardener's World?

Why is Match of the Day repeated but not the all important Gardener's World? I just...

13 Apr, 2008
Lobelialover

Saturday 12 April

Work all day today so only got out for an hour at 5ish. Sowed some annuals, Chinese...

12 Apr, 2008
Poppy

From mud to grub

Well.... we are now 3 weeks in... Today we have been down and put in a garden store-very...

12 Apr, 2008
Lollyxx

EASY SATURDAY

Well, it HAD to be an easy Saturday. Rain stopped play and it wasn't much better...

12 Apr, 2008
Muddy_boots

clearing allotments easily

I have just started renting half a very over grown allotment. What is the easiest...

12 Apr, 2008
Charlotee

My churchyard

Thought as a new member I would share with you some photos of a village churchyard...

11 Apr, 2008
Philip

!!WANTED!!

I've put a lot of thought into this since i joined GOY and i have decided that you...

11 Apr, 2008
Ickledigga

More Wildlife!!!!Part3....

Never seen so many Ladybirds in My Garden & these are 2 more i pictured climbing...

11 Apr, 2008
Jacque

Anyone else fancy a brain teaser?

Inspired by Andrewr's puzzler recently, I thought I would think something up. I would...

11 Apr, 2008
Poppy

New Patio

After years of little activity in the garden, we finally decided to create something...

10 Apr, 2008
Groeswenphil

New members

Every day I am amazed by how many new members are logging on, I think it's great!

10 Apr, 2008
Poppy

FANCY A BIT OF A BRAIN TEASER?

See Andrewr's blog 9th April " the winner is?" Save me typing it all out again. Have...

10 Apr, 2008
Poppy

Busy Day

Hey! Once again it's been a great day, but looks like we are in for a soaking over...

10 Apr, 2008
Muddy_boots

The Beach where I live.

An award winning team of gardeners hopes sand from Frinton will help them to medal...

10 Apr, 2008
Jackie46

They Came, They Saw, They Concurred

A group of seven Garden Club members from just outside Henley visited the garden...

10 Apr, 2008
Andrewr

Wildlife Pond is a Bit Too Effective.....!!!

Well, I always imagined that once I had the pond finished, it would start to attract...

10 Apr, 2008
Sid

Four Doors Away

No prizes for guessing who visited the back garden at Shenstone on Sunday. Those...

10 Apr, 2008
Xela

*sunshine*

whoopee a warm sunny day!!! been out in the greenhouse busy planting and potting...

10 Apr, 2008
Ickledigga

From mud to grub

I'm a little behind as I have only just decided to blog our progress on our allotment. We...

10 Apr, 2008
Lollyxx

Chat'in Mulberries

I'm new to this, (not the garden tho') thats not to say I know a lot !!! The spring...

10 Apr, 2008
Mulberry

Gunnera Manicata

Just to let all the GoY gardeners in the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire area know, I...

10 Apr, 2008
Andrearichter

Clay, ceramic or plastic pots?

That's the question I often ask myself and sometimes I wonder if it really matters...

10 Apr, 2008
Raquel

And the winner is...

Two weeks ago, I started a light-hearted competition to guess the name of my frog...

9 Apr, 2008
Andrewr

LETTUCE AND THINGS

Now, THAT was a surprise. Didn’t expect to get any well wishers considering I wasn’t...

9 Apr, 2008
Muddy_boots

I worked hard today!

It was a sunny day so I got busy in the garden. I made a start on placing plant...

9 Apr, 2008
Spritzhenry

My mother's garden

From the time I can remember, my mother has always loved flowers...so no matter where...

8 Apr, 2008
Raquel

muddy boots

was reading on a blog earlier that muddy boots wasnt feeling too well so i thought...

8 Apr, 2008
Irish

Chitted Nadine Potatoes (mid growers, so ready to go) free!!!

Hi to all UK gardeners who need some chitted potatoes, or indeed would just like...

8 Apr, 2008
Andrearichter

Boggy Garden

Does anyone else suffer from drains flooding? Where I live I come under Southern...

8 Apr, 2008
Treesandthi..

shopping

managed to get to b&q this afternoon. quiet proud of myself that i didnt go mad...

8 Apr, 2008
Irish

Electrician has no idea!

I purchased a new small greenhouse a few months ago to use for cuttings, it was just...

8 Apr, 2008
Marksbegonias

down at the farm

As I'm writing this I can hear the cheeps and chatterings of the hatching chicks!...

8 Apr, 2008
Ickledigga

PLANTING A GARDEN

Good news! A lady who loves to garden but has no yard wants to plant my garden...

7 Apr, 2008
Harli

A snowy blanket in April

Snow ...... had to dash out with the camera, even the grottiest outdoor space looks...

7 Apr, 2008
Xela

GOY

nothing to do with garden but i though maybe this would put a smile on faces. i...

7 Apr, 2008
Irish

New Project ; )

Remember My Front Garden Project last week & i said id like some window boxes2...

7 Apr, 2008
Jacque

Plantaholic Break

This time last week I was crossing the Channel from Caen on my way back from the...

6 Apr, 2008
Xela

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The snow didnt last long so we got outside this afternoon. Sowed some Hollyhocks...

6 Apr, 2008
Poppy

ponds

hi my name is cass and im planning to make a pond for my daughter any ideas

6 Apr, 2008
Cass

Your wish is my command

A few people have asked about the plants pictured in my blog 'Better Than Christmas'....

6 Apr, 2008
Andrewr