Gardening blog archive

Spring is nearing!

Today I saw the first sign that the harsh winter is finally coming to an end! Some...

28 Feb, 2010
N2organics

B&Q disappointment & Old Moor RSPB

I had a lovely stroll around B&Q, as I needed to get my compost. To my amazement...

28 Feb, 2010
Mrsmelon

Gardening in a changing world

I have been doing some work recently on finding out what businesses and other organisations...

28 Feb, 2010
Sussexsarah

Birds!

This has been a long hard winter and we have put a lot of time and money into trying...

28 Feb, 2010
Arlene

my pond

been working on the pond all day. full of water now, even went to a local pond and...

28 Feb, 2010
Sue42

Really Really feed up with this weather

So hear are some summer time photos to cheer us all up. Roll on the spring Time This...

28 Feb, 2010
Donnah

Lots of rain again this morning so.....

.... I checked to see if I had webbed feet yet! It's March tomorrow so surely...

28 Feb, 2010
Gee19

Entertaining afternoon with THE BIRDS.

Weather cold and miserable as predicted by the Met......so watched the birds in our...

28 Feb, 2010
Dottydaisy2

Had enough of the rain now! An End-of-Summer Weekend in Oz!

After waiting to get into the garden for weeks and weeks over the summer ... I managed...

28 Feb, 2010
Bernieh

spiders in shed

there is a spider called the MOUSE SPIDER,beware of this little monster it has a...

28 Feb, 2010
Stroll

Just because.

Well ... you know what it is like? I bought some small daffs a few weeks back and...

27 Feb, 2010
Seaburngirl

Moggerhanger Park snowdrop walk

Moggerhanger Park is situated between Bedford and Sandy. The wood is full of galanthus...

27 Feb, 2010
Anothergala..

Not quite spring at Nymans but trying hard

The weather forecast said rain rain and more rain, so when it failed to materialise...

27 Feb, 2010
Sussexsarah

Will it ever stop?

When will this rain stop I wonder? If it carries on the way its going I`m going...

27 Feb, 2010
Labdancer51

My Somerset Garden 27th Febuary 2009

Hi There dear friends. I've been off for quite some time now but hopefully I can...

27 Feb, 2010
Micky45

rise of the stumps (part 3)

As you know im having a new area and old trees were cut down but then was the hard...

27 Feb, 2010
Sanbaz

cats in the garden centre

just thought i would show you what i did yesterday,i went for a quick run to garden...

27 Feb, 2010
Joanella

My Old Man......

My Old Man has been with me a very long time, so you can imagine how I felt when...

26 Feb, 2010
Lincslass

potato

i had a e mail from bob flowerdew of bbc gardening (name dropper) about pots, it...

26 Feb, 2010
Stroll

It may seem funny to ask but which is better?

Does anyone know if you get a better crop of runner beans if you line the trench...

26 Feb, 2010
Drc726

Marrigolds !.

Hi Guys . Need some advice . What is the best way to start off French / African...

26 Feb, 2010
Robinsnest

READY ~ STEADY ~ GO ~ ~

I had every good intention this afternoon to have a good clear up. Boots on ~ Gloves...

26 Feb, 2010
Pamd

Next growing season underway!

Oh boy, oh boy! My wife picked up some neat "toys" for me to experiment with today! She...

26 Feb, 2010
N2organics

Some wildlife and new bloomers!

We've had a couple of interesting visitors to the garden. Firstly a green woodpecker and...

25 Feb, 2010
Anothergala..

Going Stir Crazy!

Having been stuck in the house for as long as I can remember (if it's not raining...

25 Feb, 2010
Ian_digs_v2

Gardeners World

Get the flags out the programme starts next week on Friday. About time too

25 Feb, 2010
Hijuju

GoYpedia page recommendation!!

Anyone who is interested in Alpines should have a look at our GoYpedia Page...there...

25 Feb, 2010
Amblealice

Spring Is Icumen In !

The end of February draws nigh and my garden is in recovery mode! For a brief time,...

25 Feb, 2010
Saavikam

CORKSCREW HAZEL............CORYLUS AVELLANA CONTORTA....

ITS ANOTHER WET DAY AGAIN, BUT A KNOCK ON THE DOOR CHEERED ME UP AS THE PARCELFORCE...

25 Feb, 2010
Hollyeves

Growing with the Moon in March

Well, assuming that the it actually stops snowing, the weather warms up and so does...

25 Feb, 2010
Moon_grower

scaffold boards

hi, i managed to get hold of 50 scaffold boards (free of charge) from a friend of...

25 Feb, 2010
Stroll

no snow today

can hardly believe the snow we had yesterday it was thick on the ground , today there...

25 Feb, 2010
Khayla

INSECTS

i resently found out about the mole kricket , i never knew you get insects like it...

25 Feb, 2010
Xavia

Meeting 'Patty'.

I don't know if you know the story of Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' do you? Well-it...

24 Feb, 2010
Spritzhenry

how to make some thing ugly better

my friend had a large concrete block garage plonked next to the rear section fence. it...

24 Feb, 2010
Piersdad

my pond

where my pond is going used to be two raised flower beds made from railway sleepers...

24 Feb, 2010
Sue42

GoYpedia....another new page!!

Following a suggestion by Terratoonie...I have asked that we split the evergreens...

24 Feb, 2010
Amblealice

Making hay etc and other things....

In between the heavy showers I managed to do a limited amount of gardening. The ground...

24 Feb, 2010
Labdancer51

Signs of Spring

Over the past 5 or 6 days we have had freezing frost, snow, sleet and rain, but todat...

24 Feb, 2010
Mad

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY CAN BE FAIR OF FACE AS IT CASTS THE SUN ON THE GARDEN PLACE ITS WARMTH...

24 Feb, 2010
Hollyeves

A walk around the garden.

Our garden is a funny shape, triangular really, with this hedge bordering a main...

24 Feb, 2010
Pamd

A Bargain That Just Got Better

Just a quick blog that hopefully will make you smile. I was shopping today in Lidl...

24 Feb, 2010
Dawnsaunt

plant shopping

hi guys a bit down in the dumps today, work on the new area is slow, my sons get...

24 Feb, 2010
Sanbaz

Gnomes really do come alive !!!!

I awoke this morning to see that my Gnome had moved, as if he was trying to peak...

24 Feb, 2010
Mrsmelon

Repotting a large cactus (repeated from my old page)

Another repeated blog from my old deleted page :- I have some cacti that I got many...

24 Feb, 2010
Hywel

Global warming Invades Waco, TX

My little "amplifier planter" looked a little sad tonight after all of this "global...

24 Feb, 2010
N2organics

My Garden

I thought i should keep a journal on the development of my first small garden. I...

24 Feb, 2010
Yellowtree

GENERATOR CHECK

Checked generator today in back garden good start so far,tried portable tv,radio...

23 Feb, 2010
Allotment73

Wartime Gardening

Hi, I have just found this site so i thought l should tell you a little about myself....

23 Feb, 2010
Diggingforv..

Memories of Rex - A Chelsea Courtyard Garden (part 2)

Back in 2001, the RHS were still inviting amateurs to exhibit at the Chelsea Flower...

23 Feb, 2010
Andrewr