Gardening blog archive

phenomenon or imagination ?

Is it just me but after a day in the garden, I go in for a meal and a bath in the...

21 Nov, 2009
Heron

Excerpts From A (recently discovered) Garden Diary (5)

January 23 '00 16.00 hrs Sunday. "On Friday more timber was delivered. The gazebo...

21 Nov, 2009
David

ABOUT ME.

I decided to write something on My Profile and find that flowers seem to be the main...

20 Nov, 2009
Quinta1

My faded garden in pics

I took a walk around the garden today just to see how things were, pull the odd weed...

20 Nov, 2009
Labdancer51

Cactus Corner/Container Gardening Dilemma

To all my "designing" friends... These are my cactuses (cacti?) that have weathered...

20 Nov, 2009
Hmhb

WISHFUL THINKING.....

....turns into reality! I used to have a rowan tree in one of my previous gardens...

20 Nov, 2009
Gee19

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR GARDEN.

Was getting fed up with being stuck indoors, decided to venture out and see what...

20 Nov, 2009
Dottydaisy2

Aconitum lamarckii

Also known as: Lamarck's wolfsbane; Northern wolfsbane ...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Aconitum napellus

Also known as: Monkshood; Woolfsbane Plant folklore: It was used...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

SHE'S LIKE MARM...

You either love her or hate her.....who you ask? well Ivy of course, personally I...

20 Nov, 2009
Dottydaisy2

Ilex aquifolium

Also known as: Holly; Helver; Holm; Aunt Mary;s Tree ...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Camellia sinensis

Also known as: Tea Plant folklore: Discovered in China...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Malus "John Downie"

Also known as: Crab apple Plant folklore: Fruit associated with...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Also known as: The Pasque flower; wind flower; praire anemone ...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Lolly Pop Conifers

Jan 2008 i purchased 5 Small Wilma Conifer Trees which u can see 2 of beside the...

20 Nov, 2009
Jacque

Folklore of Plants - New GoYpedia Category

There are lots of enthralling tales from history, legend and mythology to illustrate...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

Mushroom for Indy to identify

Indy offered to help identify some mushrooms I saw growing near my house. If they...

20 Nov, 2009
Pottygardener

Atropa Belladonna (solanaceae)

Also known as: Deadly Nightshade Factual Inf: Has light green leaves and...

20 Nov, 2009
Amblealice

A Heather Border

This is how My Heather Border looked in Jan 2008 when i started it !!! & this...

20 Nov, 2009
Jacque

my changing garden

when we moved in to this house 3 years ago, we were faced with a very empty garden ...

20 Nov, 2009
Grindle

Latest Update for Project Waterfall

Hi all, sorry no photos this time but here is the latest news. The fourth piece...

19 Nov, 2009
Buttybabe

Garden pests?

Garden pests is now a category on Goypeadia. So what is a pest in your garden? Slugs,...

19 Nov, 2009
Drc726

Citrus trees in the greenhouse !

Ok, so what i know about citrus trees you could probably write on the back of a postage...

19 Nov, 2009
Thelonegard..

Crassula ovata

Does anyone have a Crassula (money tree) that is flowering at the moment. Jades...

19 Nov, 2009
Thelonegard..

The Chair Border Revamped

Remember the Big Wooden Chair ??Was`nt sure where to put it @ 1st Then i painted...

19 Nov, 2009
Jacque

Goodbye my friends. New Avatar & Parrots

My pheasants are gone. I have not seen them for weeks. There has been a lot of gunfire...

19 Nov, 2009
Ponty

indian blanket

hi everybody, thanks to all that liked my recent pictures. i would like to urge you...

19 Nov, 2009
Lemondog

Scratching Staffie

We live in the Southern Cape, a 230km strip of coastal plateau that stretches from...

19 Nov, 2009
Capegardener

Gardening! In this weather?

Come on lets see what we can do.... 1. Oh dear...this will not do..too much wind....

19 Nov, 2009
Catfinch

quite a nice weekend for some

Whilst many of you suffered horrendous wind and rain on Saturday I awoke to a dry...

18 Nov, 2009
Seaburngirl

New for old - MAGIC!

After Crazydi 'nicked' the idea I had for my next blog, (LOL-great minds think alike,...

18 Nov, 2009
Spritzhenry

MY GARDEN CALENDAR POEM IN PICTURES ....

J is for January and for JR-Garrya elliptica "James Roof" JR under snow and ice... Keeps...

18 Nov, 2009
Terratoonie

what is in my greenhouse

lots of plants ready for next year Lots of baby lettices for the birds and my...

18 Nov, 2009
Donnah

wild life art competition

at last i got the date right lol .i also found out that i can enter more than three...

18 Nov, 2009
Noseypotter

A week in the life of a Brugmansia Bloom

Hi All, After all the kind comments made after my Brugmansia got ravaged by the...

18 Nov, 2009
Milky

The Garden

I've just been enjoying a wonderful programme called 'The Garden' It covers English...

18 Nov, 2009
Heron

Greetings to Everyone from a new member...

Hi, I've just joined this website and am eager to get to know everyone. These very...

18 Nov, 2009
Saavikam

Spring Bulbs

Just to let you all know , my local B and Q are selling their Spring bulbs half price.I...

18 Nov, 2009
Hijuju

Christmas Fayre

I'll be helping out at a Christmas Fayre in the village near me on Friday 27th November...

18 Nov, 2009
Hijuju

Re-Potting My Old & New Cactis

May this Year i purchased my 1st 3 Cactis :) & Yesterday i Purchased 3 more...

18 Nov, 2009
Jacque

Toadstools !!!

This is especially for Spritz :-))) She was so interested in the wooden carved toadstool...

18 Nov, 2009
Louise1

Scratching in the dirt

Well the next stage of starting my garden got underway. Since starting on Monday...

18 Nov, 2009
Capegardener

Excerpts From A (recently discovered) Garden Diary (4)

May 4 '99 15.00hrs Tuesday. "Bought a pump and underwater lights with our Wedding...

18 Nov, 2009
David

Topiary a brief history see pics on Goypeadia

Is it a ship is it a plane? No its my trimmed box Goypeadia has a topiary category...

17 Nov, 2009
Drc726

What is this life if full of care ..

We have no time to stand and stare? No time to stand beneath the boughs , And stare...

17 Nov, 2009
Bonkersbon

Showers and rainbows...........

After all the terrible winds and rain, the weather has quietened down...and today...

17 Nov, 2009
Hollyeves

The Wildflower Meadow

Corncockle, Clover, Cornflowers & Selfheal grew in the meadow this summer But...

17 Nov, 2009
Jacque

A Seasons Poem By Me :)

A is for Autumn as everyone knows the tree leaves turn Golden & the wind blows Winter...

17 Nov, 2009
Jacque

Birthday trip to Westonbirt Arboretum

Westonbirt is down a pretty lane in The Cotswolds. Famed for its splendid autumn...

17 Nov, 2009
Dorjac

CHALLENGE DOTTYDAISY..........HELP.

This area measures 32ft X 7ft.10. it has been a passageway for the last 9 years and...

17 Nov, 2009
Dottydaisy2