Gardening blog archive

WEEK OFF: Final Blog.......and what a week!

Well, what a week, or 9 days as I tagged my days off for this week onto the end,...

19 Apr, 2010
Oddbillie

Thinking of making a ball-type planter on a stem -Part 2

The next stage was to find something to use as a liner. I found some felt fabric...

19 Apr, 2010
Richardpeeej

Cactus Corner Complete (Container cactus)

Thanks to the inspiration and helpful suggestions by some of the members, the cactus...

19 Apr, 2010
Hmhb

Harlequin Ladybird?

I found this in my kitchen tonight. I have looked at the Harlequin Ladybird Survey...

19 Apr, 2010
Pottygardener

Flowers - But No Flowers

This coming Sunday (April 25th), my garden in Bracknell is open under the National...

19 Apr, 2010
Andrewr

New Decking & Flower Borders !!!

Last wked me&Phil made a Decking for the Gazebo that we got last Summer :) Phil...

19 Apr, 2010
Jacque

THE KILLING TIME.

I feared the worst when I saw a large magpie hovering around my Dove's...

19 Apr, 2010
Doctorbob1

AFTER Taking the bull by the horns!!

. I posted a blog on 2nd Jan about moving my apple trees and plum trees which I had...

19 Apr, 2010
Stroller

My Beautiful Magnolia

Purchased this Star Magnolia in middle of last year Its been Budded up since November...

19 Apr, 2010
Jacque

Woodland garden

Last year, when I was spending over 100 hours on my hands and knees laboriously removing...

19 Apr, 2010
Bernard

Containers with faces

For some time I have looked for pots/containers with faces. This is as far as I...

19 Apr, 2010
Dorjac

It is a Gardeners life

I thought you might like this quote. When the sun rises, I go to work, When the...

19 Apr, 2010
Scotsgran

progress on potato bags

Hullo Everyone. Well I have planted 9 bags of new potatoes with still more to plant....

19 Apr, 2010
Lilypad

Prunus avium plena for Sanbaz

Although my garden is not huge my Prunus avium plena does not look out of place

19 Apr, 2010
Sueb

Wild Spring Flowers

I love wild flowers and found some over the week end, and I thought I'd show some...

19 Apr, 2010
Hywel

Orchids at Longwood Gardens

Okay now...I make no pretense about Orchids...they are, thats all ....they are. They...

19 Apr, 2010
Healerwitch

Garden Philosophy -how heavy is your garden?

Garden Philosophy-a poem —'Does your garden get lighter?' The weight of a seed...

18 Apr, 2010
Richardpeeej

New arch and planting

The garden changes are coming along slowly. We dismantled some trellis when the new...

18 Apr, 2010
Katnip

If you've got it......

.....flaunt it.

18 Apr, 2010
Gee19

Sunny Days at Last

Can't believe we have had so much good weather this week. Have had a great time...

18 Apr, 2010
Haven4plants

Thinking of making a ball-type planter on a stem -Part 1!

I had two old lampshades, so instead of throwing them out (I always try and find...

18 Apr, 2010
Richardpeeej

I can feel another addiction coming on..........

Have fallen in love with these beautiful flowers..... All we need is a theatre...

18 Apr, 2010
Dottydaisy2

sunday is surposed to b a day of rest

but not in tha garden lol. bin out there all day again ,i dont no were all the work...

18 Apr, 2010
Cristina

Baby Doves Update

After my week off i went back to work and the first thing i did was to look for the...

18 Apr, 2010
Mushybanna

All the way from California......

A parcel arrived for me the other day from my very good friend in San Diego Delonix1.. Just...

18 Apr, 2010
Mushybanna

Walking to Newlands

Sun 18 Apr 2010 5 p.m. : It looked to be a lovely day today, with partial cloud,...

18 Apr, 2010
Gurthbruins

Spring in The Alnwick Garden

Following the visit to the flower show, we had a lovely browse rounnd The Alnwick...

18 Apr, 2010
Amblealice

Out for a stroll.

With the whole week being nice, we decided to take the morning off from the garden,...

18 Apr, 2010
Tiger1234

Alnwick Spring Flower Show 2010

Yesterday we went to the flower show, held at The Alnwick Garden. It was a beautiful...

18 Apr, 2010
Amblealice

Spring Gardening

Yesterday was April 17th and it was twenty degrees all day. Dan (that's my partner)...

18 Apr, 2010
Amelia

The Cardiff RHS Show

Day One-Friday I knocked this up quickly as a badge for GOY users. Well at least...

18 Apr, 2010
Rachelsmum

The impromptu flower bed

I limped into the garden to spend the day in sunshine and took some photos, so I...

18 Apr, 2010
Sussexsarah

New TV Programme

The long awaited Matthew Wilson programme 'The Landscape Man' is starting on Channel...

18 Apr, 2010
Grindle

Blue Skies and warmth....

Its been a beautiful day, clear blue sky and really warm so naturally one has to...

18 Apr, 2010
Lincslass

Fuchia sale

Hello gardeners, Just got home from the annual fuchia society sale. I am thrilled...

18 Apr, 2010
Juliebelle

Tree peonies in bloom in April!

Hi gardeners, It is mid April and two out of three of my tree peonies are in bloom...

18 Apr, 2010
Juliebelle

new season

Isn't it strange. Being new to this gardening lark, I have found it interesting how,...

17 Apr, 2010
Jeanh

Cherry Tree Survey - Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum are trying to record every cherry tree in the UK to record...

17 Apr, 2010
Reebeesfleurs

Spring work etc

Spring started here early. Actually it still was March! We bought a brandnew bbq...

17 Apr, 2010
Powderbrush

WEEK OFF: Day 7 - Serene Saturday.......

Well, after a rather busy and productive week, I decided that today would be a gentle,...

17 Apr, 2010
Oddbillie

oh my aching back...again!

Well i never learn, done too much today in the glorious weather, dug borders, cut...

17 Apr, 2010
Sewingkilla

Hen party part ii.

Well I have had the most wonderful afternoon in boiling hot sunshine in a back garden...

17 Apr, 2010
Grandmage

WEEK OFF: Day 6 - Thank goodness it's Friday..........or maybe not!

Ever had one of those days where you know a job has got to get done and it sure as...

17 Apr, 2010
Oddbillie

Garden Pictures.

Here are a few things flowering this weekend :-) Miniature Tulip 'Little Beauty'...

17 Apr, 2010
Louise1

Wildlife area. Work gets started horay!!!!!!!

This is what the area looked like before I started work. Not much to look at is it?...

17 Apr, 2010
Great

Cardiff RHS Show 2010!

~ Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day for the start of the 6th annual Cardiff show...

17 Apr, 2010
Arlene

Gardeners World

Actually quite enjoyed last nights programme which Im sure was nothing to do with...

17 Apr, 2010
Mageth

One of my oldest plants FINALLY bloomed!

This blew me away! I have been nursing what I thought was a Columbine of some kind...

17 Apr, 2010
N2organics

SPRING BARGAINS!

Well, after being on here about 6wks, I'm just about brave enough to attempt my very...

16 Apr, 2010
Floribunda

the landscape man

just read a blog saying bring back more gardening programmes, so i thought id just...

16 Apr, 2010
Daylily