Gardening blog archive

The Luner Gardeng Calender.

Hello everyone, just thought i would ask this question, have any of you tried this...

13 Jan, 2011
Julien

"Local Heroes" 2.2 Plants Associated with Masson

This is not a complete list, and can be added to, or altered. The bracketed notes...

12 Jan, 2011
David

"Local Heroes" 2.1 Francis Masson (1741-1805)

Francis Masson, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, became the first official plant collector...

12 Jan, 2011
David

Nesting boxes, feeders and bird food at Lidl

Shirley Tulip found this info on I Spy Birds posted by Kenrick..offer is for next...

12 Jan, 2011
Tetrarch

signs of spring

Had a good look round the garden this morning, and there are a few signs of spring...

12 Jan, 2011
Sewingkilla

Cuddly Conifers

This is a short article I wrote for the British Conifer Society Journal, and appears...

12 Jan, 2011
Bluespruce

Langley Park

Last Sunday we visited nearby Langley Park, a place we haven`t visited for what must...

11 Jan, 2011
Labdancer51

I've Started (But Not Finished)

As most of you know, I like to grow many plants, often unusual ones. Many of these...

11 Jan, 2011
Andrewr

GOOD NEWS ... and Happy Gardening in 2011 :o)

Hello. I'm Conker the Sheltie. The date today is 11.1.11. We travelled to the vet...

11 Jan, 2011
Terratoonie

Somerset Snow

Living just one mile from the sea it was such a suprise to see so much snow this...

11 Jan, 2011
Botanicalady

♥♥ NEW BENCH ♥♥

OH had been looking for a new bench to replace our old one which went to the tip...

10 Jan, 2011
Dottydaisy2

Did you miss me?

Thanks to a computer upgrade I lost my old e-mail address and access to this site,...

10 Jan, 2011
Lizzyinskip

Retail Therapy!

Could not stand it any longer, the snow, the frost, the devastation! I had to go...

10 Jan, 2011
Red_aly

Springtime Acrostic ~ corrected with apologies and now with prizes!

I thought I would do something for you to look forward to! Below is an acrostic for...

10 Jan, 2011
Stickitoffee

And we're off!!!

My season has officially started, I have pots of germinated seeds in my propagator....

10 Jan, 2011
Lemondog

barn owl

dose anybody know if in the united kingdom if some one has to have a licens to have...

10 Jan, 2011
Birdboy1

Pleasent Future

This year could be wonderful. Seed orders awaiting delivery. Greenhouse...

9 Jan, 2011
230338

Our allotments today..

hi guys, i thought you may like to see the sorry state of our plots, it looks a mess...

9 Jan, 2011
Joanella

A Little Bit Of Gardening In The Winter Sunshine.

Hello, I hope you are all fit and well and poised for another gardening year...although...

9 Jan, 2011
Sueb

Garden Visitors*

*The only thing good about this awful winter is the fact that the birds are visiting...

9 Jan, 2011
Pansypotter

A bit of Summer Colour to brighten up a gloomy winter

We all need cheering up, with the snow and the season where we can't exactly do much...

9 Jan, 2011
Alextb

walk along lancaster canal

evening guys, this afternoon we took a drive to lancaster as the sun was out and...

9 Jan, 2011
Sanbaz

The Ultimate weather forecaster

I know many of us do not have much time to do the gardening, and are constantly frustrated...

9 Jan, 2011
Jasonf

GoY Gardening Crossword.

As requested by the GoY puzzle enthusiasts ... ... I've made a gardening crossword...

9 Jan, 2011
Terratoonie

Hello to all

Hello everybody my name is Sheil my daughter Julie said that I should join this forum...

9 Jan, 2011
Sheil15

*FIRST SOWING*

I've never done this before but When I purchased the new green house last year, Ive...

9 Jan, 2011
Littlelegs

Something's missing ~ plant quiz

If you have seen 'only connect' you will know the format of this quiz; the vowels...

9 Jan, 2011
Stickitoffee

Mushrooms in Rainforest

9 Jan, 2011
Maggie_p

Gardens are ... an inspiration!

If everyone were to complete the phrase 'gardens are...' there would be a thousand...

8 Jan, 2011
Stickitoffee

January Blues with Pics.(No not snow)

Outside it is cold and horrible and my plants are refusing to grow,Having said that...

8 Jan, 2011
Bjs

For Bornagain . . John's garden

John's garden at Ashwood Nurseries is beautiful, particularly this rocky area. This...

8 Jan, 2011
Sheilabub

Seed Sowing Time

On Friday the postman delivered the most important package of the year – our allocation...

8 Jan, 2011
Bulbaholic

Snow or no Snow Ive made a start

I was already getting twitchy but after watching Carol Klein last night it made it...

8 Jan, 2011
Puddock

Mistle Thrushes

Since the start of the cold weather about two months ago. Two of these birds have...

8 Jan, 2011
Dorjac

Care of Phalaenopsis Orchids – Moth Orchids

The name Phalaenopsis means “Phalaen-like” which refers to Phalaena which is a group...

8 Jan, 2011
Bobwalshplu..

COLD, WET BUT OPTIMISTIC!

8 Jan, 2011
Gee19

Keeping my garden in tip top condition

Now we all know about MiracleGro, which I rely upon to keep my garden at its best. I...

7 Jan, 2011
Alextb

WHAT A LOVELY SURPRISE!

How early is this, went for a look around the garden and had a lovely surprise. My...

7 Jan, 2011
Linsuffolk

Chile 3 - Non Woody Plants From Central Chile

Having covered trees and shrubs in my last blog, we now turn to everything else! I’ll...

7 Jan, 2011
Andrewr

Crasher cats!

All three of my babies decided tonight, that the best place in the house was on the...

7 Jan, 2011
N2organics

birdsong

was woken at four this morning by the dawn chorus,and was so exited to hear it I...

6 Jan, 2011
Ladybug47

A Happy, healthy and Safe New Year to All

Why not check out some of the benefits of Houseplants to our Health and the Environment....

5 Jan, 2011
Alberta9

Minor Garden Attack

This is one of the more minor attacks on the garden, but I thought I would still...

5 Jan, 2011
Alextb

❄ SURVIVORS ❄ of ❄ the ❄ SNOW ❄

These are plants in my gardens today ... Despite the recent weeks of snow, some...

5 Jan, 2011
Terratoonie

Goodbye to the old and welcome to the new year.

Wishing all GOYers a happy new year. I havn't wrote a blog for a while. At the end...

5 Jan, 2011
Rohima

january

we are in the depressin time of year now, my garden looks a mess with damp rottin...

5 Jan, 2011
Jackiejenkin

New Year Greetings

Hello Everyone, Haven't been around much lately, but would like to wish you all a...

5 Jan, 2011
Cinderella

New Year Greetings from Mid Wales

Hi all, Happy new year and all that..... when is the weather going to improve ?? It...

4 Jan, 2011
Grandmamoy

For all of you who enjoy plant hunting, quizzes and gardens!

There have been some very interesting blogs on plant history on here ~ particularly...

4 Jan, 2011
Stickitoffee

A Walk in the Garden

I decided it was time to venture into the garden and have a proper look at my plants....

4 Jan, 2011
Labdancer51