Gardening blog archive

Captain's Blog (9) " Countin' me Treasures"

Am experiencing a spell, right now, of a kind of "calm before a storm", as it were,...

31 May, 2010
David

spring watch

Just watched tonights show. Bit gobsmacked when Chris Packham said Blue Tits like...

31 May, 2010
Hijuju

cactus at corseside pembrokeshire in may ...

today i got to work with my cactus collection...im realy pleased just how many have...

31 May, 2010
Sandra

Our allotments - End of May

As promised a couple of weeks ago here is my latest update on the allotment I share...

31 May, 2010
Balcony

Trip to Bicton Gardens in Devon

On Friday Joy and I had the chance to visit Bicton Botanical Gardens, near Sidmouth....

31 May, 2010
Theoldgunner

New Garden/Old Garden

Hi everyone, I'm so new to this website and its taking me time to get around things....

31 May, 2010
Fran44

Wildlife found near to the pond

This is a little collection of wildlife that is visting my pond area. There is still...

31 May, 2010
Great

brilliant day

hey all,had a great day today,went to the antique fair got bits i liked,came home...

31 May, 2010
Ladybug47

What a change

After yesterdays rain we woke to sunshine this morning. OH spent the morning in the...

31 May, 2010
Csarina

Mr Toad

My ever faithful guard cat Felix has a habit of bringing me presents. Last week...

31 May, 2010
Blooming_lo..

Garden update

Remember the Marigold seeds I planted ? Well look at them now. Aren't they looking...

31 May, 2010
Blooming_lo..

Removing Ivy.

Well after all your comments I thought i'd just trim a 1/4 of the fence from ivy...

31 May, 2010
Steve_dj

The next step :o)

Hi Folks Thanks so much for all your lovely welcomes on my last blog-really appreciated...

31 May, 2010
Hamylalo

MY GARDEN

Well I have to say I am quite nervous about this as I have NEVER written a blog before......So...

31 May, 2010
Petal10

gardening with triffids

Well potatoes seem to have taken over my garden. They are sprouting up everywhere....

31 May, 2010
Lilypad

First flower thrill

I'm going to try and upload two pictures (borrowed from a friend because I don't...

31 May, 2010
Cate

I made a new video!

This was a quick Youtube throw-together this Sunday that includes a lot of my plants,...

31 May, 2010
N2organics

The challenge ahead!

Hi Everyone I'm new to this website today and thought I'd share the project ahead...

30 May, 2010
Hamylalo

My Waterfall

I have just finished repairing my waterfall which was first built about 5 years ago....

30 May, 2010
Elless

End of May in the Garden(Where has it gone)

Sad. But the next few weeks will see my spring flowers come to an end ,at present...

30 May, 2010
Bjs

little devil

as some of you know im getting prepared for the open garden 2 weeks today for charity...

30 May, 2010
Noseypotter

eradicate Himalayan Balsam

I saw the BBC1 programme Halcyon Diaries today (on June 30, 2010), where we could...

30 May, 2010
Hildadorissen

The Age of Renaissance and Garden Design........

Hello, my fellow Goyers, am back at the keyboard, to add another Flori's fleeting...

30 May, 2010
Floribunda

The lunatics have taken over the asylum?!!

I have a feeling ... my garden is being slowly over-run by certain plants & some...

30 May, 2010
Fluff

Approximate Plant Hardiness zones in UK.

A long time ago I downloaded a plant hardiness guide for the UK from the site of...

30 May, 2010
Scotsgran

Leonardslee - Going, Going...

A few weeks ago, it was reported that the garden of Leonardslee in Sussex had been...

30 May, 2010
Andrewr

ello :) Revamp. Removing ivy, and new plants..

Hi everyone, me and the hub have been really buzy in the house, had a huge project,...

30 May, 2010
Youngdaisydee

baby robins

I am sorry to say that a cat got to my babies :( I was so very upset so I set the...

30 May, 2010
Heartnsol57

somebody stop me

ok so i went back to tynemouth today and went a bit mad as the plants started at...

30 May, 2010
Ladybug47

A Dull Morning

Its a dull morning in our part of Scotland. Shame as one of the local villages has...

30 May, 2010
Csarina

Some Border Colours. (end of May)

These are pictures of the front garden, which is warm and sheltered and south facing. Here...

30 May, 2010
Louise1

Chelsea gardens

Had a lovely afternoon on Wednesday, too short a time to see everything, but here...

30 May, 2010
Mageth

bored now

hi every one hows the weather were u are . its blooming horrid here lol .fed up with...

29 May, 2010
Cristina

tynemouth market

usualy i go to tynemouth market on a sunday,but found out its on sat too,so went...

29 May, 2010
Ladybug47

Inspired by Chelsea

Anyone else see that chap who took the dull photos and then pasted them altogether...

29 May, 2010
Sussexsarah

spring watch

spring watch is coming up, but i was thinking they might as well call it summer watch,...

29 May, 2010
Hijuju

♪♪♪ The LUSTY MONTH OF MAY ♪♪♪ :o)

From the musical "Camelot" ... ... song words by Alan Jay Lerner ... ♪♪♪ It's May....

29 May, 2010
Terratoonie

If it ain't snails it bleeding new ivy shoots killing my plants!!

On inspection of dead slug/snail hunting his evening I found new ivy shoots that...

29 May, 2010
Steve_dj

Miscanthus giganteus... a magnificently useful plant.

Four years ago I bought a pot of Miscanthus giganteus at a garden sale. It's now...

29 May, 2010
Bertiefox

A brief mardle!!

Well those of you who have been to Norfolk will know that a mardle is just something...

29 May, 2010
Sooze

My Heuchera Babies

Some of you may remember a few months ago I talked about the Heuchera seeds that...

29 May, 2010
Cinderella

Green Johanna arrived

Well it arrived. My Green Johanna ordered from greencone. Usually over £100 + delivery...

29 May, 2010
Blooming_lo..

I just got a new camera

I unexpectedly received a tax refund, so I bought a camera. Now I am trying to figure...

29 May, 2010
Wylieinthea..

Monitor Lizard at Singapore Botanic Garden

It was a beautiful afternoon and my husband and I had decided to bring our 5-year...

29 May, 2010
Justjan

Weather

Im going to grumble now. Whose silly idea was it to let it rain today, when my miserable...

29 May, 2010
Hijuju

Allotment Part 6.......Picked our first produce!!!

The allotment is progressing well and everything is growing!!!!!...picked our first...

29 May, 2010
Amblealice

Yes, we can root cacti!

Just thought I would drop in for a quick note. The "piece parts" picked up last...

29 May, 2010
Hmhb

Au Revoir Honeybees…

For at least the last four years we have lived in perfect harmony with a colony of...

29 May, 2010
Frenchbean

Giant Hornet

Just to let you be aware......yesterday we were sitting in the garden when this massive...

29 May, 2010
Janey

digging up the grass

I needed somewhere to plant my hostas, the problem is most of the ground where I...

29 May, 2010
Grindle