Gardening blog archive

Turn away now if you are squeamish!

Yesterday I turned the compost heap and was shocked at just how many worms there...

6 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

Fibonacci Sequence - here we go again!

When you look down on many plants you will see that they grow so that the leaves...

6 Dec, 2009
Wagger

THE GARDEN.

Now with all the wind and rain It makes you wonder How the plants come up again. They...

6 Dec, 2009
Hollyeves

Winter / Summer patio 09

It wasnt until Dottydaisy2 made a comment on one of my summer patio photos that...

6 Dec, 2009
Hollyeves

Update to Fancy a few days..............

Our daughter is keen on gardening, but has a full time job and a new baby, and at...

6 Dec, 2009
Dottydaisy2

my first summer garden

just thought i would look back on my first year in my garden, i was amazed at the...

6 Dec, 2009
Sanbaz

Follow up on my "bulb forcing experiment"!

A few days ago, I posted a blog about "forcing bulbs" and had purchased two identical...

6 Dec, 2009
N2organics

Would you fancy a a few days........

and that's how it started, a lovely weekend in Staffordshire, where we used to live,...

6 Dec, 2009
Dottydaisy2

Our small garden (work in progress) part two

The hedge of Pyracantha was made to separate and, hopefully, create a shady area. But...

5 Dec, 2009
Amano

Winter Interest in my garden - part 1 - Coloured leaves.

Last year, I wrote a series of blogs about 'winter interest'. You might remember...

5 Dec, 2009
Spritzhenry

A Day of Surprises....

About a week ago (and to be honest spurred on by various blogs/pics on here) I scoured...

5 Dec, 2009
Busylizzy

Water water every which where…..

The Sussex low weald is solid clay so with the rain we’ve had this, many of our minor...

5 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

Thank You

Yesterday i received a wonderful package full of various seeds from a GoY member...

5 Dec, 2009
Louise1

STRATEGIES used by PLANTS

GREETINGS FELLOW FESTIVE GOY MEMBERS :o) Here's a reminder of... Episode Nine...

5 Dec, 2009
Terratoonie

Work in progress (our small garden) part

Our little garden is relatively young, we were given, along with the house just completed...

5 Dec, 2009
Amano

December starts the gardening year

Today I started getting my front yard ready for the coming year. I wanted to redo...

4 Dec, 2009
Wylieinthea..

All things fungal

We went for a walk this morning in one of the local nature reserves and were rewarded...

4 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala)

This is one of the more common species of British moths although it disguises itself...

4 Dec, 2009
Tanny

(7) Bargain time

I've got a few days off next week so hopefully I'll find the time to catch up on...

4 Dec, 2009
Fleurdemai

Blog about Gardening

Hello, Everyone! I would like to write my first blog about my warm feelings to all...

4 Dec, 2009
Uma

Flowers all year: December

It has been raining here for the whole of November and in the last couple of days...

4 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

Mobile garden

A farm is an inevitable fusion of production and a collection of junk with an unknown...

4 Dec, 2009
Capegardener

Growing berries and birdies on a Viburnum Plicatum

When I looked out of my window this morning I was rewarded with a perfect christmas...

4 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

San Diego in December

I look at other blogs around the globe and I realize how different it is for San...

4 Dec, 2009
Nadiaknows

Mixed up plants!

I was complaining at another's blog about my garden being entirely spent. But here...

4 Dec, 2009
Healerwitch

The Christmas Tree Story

It all came about when a Monk from Devonshire in UK went 2 Germany in the 7th Century...

3 Dec, 2009
Jacque

Venturing outside

I must confess that Winter gardening isn`t much fun for me but there are things that...

3 Dec, 2009
Labdancer51

Garden birds throughout the year.

JANUARY Long tailed tits Rook FEBRUARY Starlings Pied Wagtail MARCH Pheasant Greater...

3 Dec, 2009
Bonkersbon

PRODIGAL PHEASANT?

After a thoroughly miserable, wet, morning I was gazing out of my office window this...

3 Dec, 2009
Ponty

The Nurse Trees Story written by ~CatFinch

I would like to share this loving and appeciative thought. It is about one of my...

3 Dec, 2009
Catfinch

Winter means "taking it inside."

Winter in the greenhouse. The greenhouse doesn't get much use in the summer, just...

3 Dec, 2009
Hmhb

Alstroemeria Christmas Pressie !

Today i received a large box from the Parcel Force man and my sister, who lives in...

3 Dec, 2009
Louise1

Wet Wet Wet

Went outside today to clear up a few pots and put some tender plants in the greenhouse...

2 Dec, 2009
Busylizzy

Corner replant

So a few things have changed in the front garden lately-my husband has decided he...

2 Dec, 2009
Sarahsmaller

Moouse Caught

Hi all just to let all my GoY friends know, at long last hubby caught mouse...

2 Dec, 2009
Mobee

Winter Protection

While many plants, including those that do not originate from the UK, cope well with...

2 Dec, 2009
Andrewr

memories of yester year

I am sure some of the older GoYers remember frost on the window panes. I used to...

1 Dec, 2009
Seaburngirl

plants in my house

I was bought a schlumbergia many years by a young man who was 'in my care' and it...

1 Dec, 2009
Seaburngirl

Frosty December 1st

This morning's heavy frost had me reaching for my new camera again so please bear...

1 Dec, 2009
Lily2

December in the garden.

Well...was that a chilly night! Having put all the tender plants away in the greenhouse...

1 Dec, 2009
Janey

Week three - Rain finally

The journey to Nasca will always remain etched in my mind. 63km from the coast and...

1 Dec, 2009
Capegardener

Its The Garden Birds Breakfast Time @ 8am ................................

& b4 i even put the Food Down/Out im being watched !! So iv added some Pics of...

1 Dec, 2009
Jacque