Gardening blog archive

A new local group.

I only discovered Container Gardening in July. Decided to start a local Group for...

10 Oct, 2011
Dianebulley

Autumn Begins

Only in the UK can it be 29 degrees one week and the next its freezing and time to...

10 Oct, 2011
Sensei89

I am quite supprised....

At how many plants are still blooming away. Fuchia Lady Thumb, lovely mulching. Lavatera...

10 Oct, 2011
Containerch..

Christmas trees and Butterflies

While weeding yesterday I came across this unusual marking on Cyclamen Hederifolium...

9 Oct, 2011
Bjs

Bit of Both

Bit of both season's at the moment, have planted up parts of garden and containers...

9 Oct, 2011
Sharnford

Hairy Nicoll's Pendicle ;)

We decided to go for a walk in the local country park today as it was mild and not...

9 Oct, 2011
Karensusan63

As the garden grows.

Today I potted up my basil, chives and corriander. I took some into the house for...

9 Oct, 2011
Martinbrennan

Autumn makeover part 2

As most of you will remember-the small job of mending a trellis began in earnest...

8 Oct, 2011
Scottish

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8 Oct, 2011
Steviethete..

50 Snakeshead Fritillary for only 1p + P&P (£4 total) @ JParkers

Afternoon folks Anyone use JParkers? I often have and also subscribe to their email...

8 Oct, 2011
Sean50p

Gardening in 2011

My cousin has had a hard year because her husband is very ill but still she tries...

8 Oct, 2011
Scotsgran

GARDENS

WILL DO MY BEST TO GET SOME PLANT PICS WHEN I GO TO TENBY NEXT WEEK WILL BE BACK...

8 Oct, 2011
Dot345

Maria's chrysanthemums

Our neighbour, the tiny, totally mad, 92 (well, to our knowledge she has been 90...

8 Oct, 2011
Gattina

Such a nice day

Just a few pics of things in the garden today was alovely sunny day :)))))))

7 Oct, 2011
Pixi25

Today I did.....................

Mulching. What a job that turned out to be. Took a gamble on the weather and booked...

7 Oct, 2011
Containerch..

Late flowers

Just a few flowers making a last splash in my garden. Sun is shining this afternoon,...

7 Oct, 2011
Cinderella

Wild Summer Flowers (Part Three)

We'll go up the river bank this time. There are many wild flowers growing along there. (so...

7 Oct, 2011
Hywel

How to store your onions over winter and other tips

Having dried off our onions last month we needed to create a way of storing them....

7 Oct, 2011
Moon_grower

singing hedgehog, part three

The latest, brief update on the hedgehogs. Around midnight last night, OH, asleep...

7 Oct, 2011
Gattina

Cordon Bleu Cosmos

After the chat around GoY about Cosmos, I had a really nice surprise this week. ...

7 Oct, 2011
Troddles

Bad planning

Our local Bank is very prosperous and the staff are very nice but on leaving today...

6 Oct, 2011
230338

fruit trees.

We have brought two trees, one cooking apple and one pear tree. The pear tree we...

6 Oct, 2011
Johnrobertson

Balkan peony

I like seedheads. They add so much to the winter garden, early frosts on them......

6 Oct, 2011
Kasy

Back from the nursery

I said I would let you know what I came back with after my trip to Stonegreen last...

6 Oct, 2011
Poppylover99

Another visit to Fountain's Abbey/Studley royal.

This was my birthday treat...back to North Yorkshire ,between Harrogate and Ripon,and...

6 Oct, 2011
Bloomer

Victorian Gardening in the 21st Century. Part One

We live in a Victorian house so it makes sense to consider what the Victorians grew...

6 Oct, 2011
Scotsgran

My First Shrubbery

Firstly, I'm still getting free plants by the day. Lots of exciting natives and tropicals...

6 Oct, 2011
Tralamander

Armchair Gardener.

Entering day 8 since my surgery, & I am pleased to be getting about a bit more...

5 Oct, 2011
Dwyllis

A day to remember

And thats what it turned out to be . Back in June my oldest son Paul informed me...

5 Oct, 2011
Bjs

Baggy Point, Croyde

I thought you might like to go on a nice walk with us, as it is pouring down outside...

5 Oct, 2011
Cmsue

Arbour project

After a few years of ignoring a forgotten overgrown corner of our garden next to...

5 Oct, 2011
Tomboo

A few Pictures from our French holiday.......

All these were taken on route to and from Cherbourg to La Palmyre. This is the Mayor's...

5 Oct, 2011
Dottydaisy2

Singing hedgehog, part two.

Working out in the garden this afternoon, planting up the winter tubs, I could hear...

5 Oct, 2011
Gattina

New PEBBLE GARDEN ... with help from my friends ;o)

......................................................... The weather has been HOT,...

5 Oct, 2011
Terratoonie

My Welsh Getaway

Have had a lovely week at Barmouth, in Wales, even though I had the misfortune to...

5 Oct, 2011
Cinderella

GOOD DAY

Cold But not detered i opened my shed door to finalize my latest invention on my...

5 Oct, 2011
230338

Unusual Visitor

Hi all We were looking out of the window at 8.30 this morning when we saw this little...

5 Oct, 2011
Tony1247

spring is here

all my bulbs are blooming my fruit trees are looking good. so are my strawberries.the...

5 Oct, 2011
Magpieterri

Third Edition*

This pair of youngsters are Lovey and Dovey's third brood this year, they are always...

4 Oct, 2011
Pansypotter

First purchases!!!

Hi to everyone from Nigeria! It's day four now and do I have any furniture yet...?...

4 Oct, 2011
Karenfrance..

Good and Bad News

Hi everyone went to the doctors tonight and he has said that I have not got ring...

4 Oct, 2011
Nana_d

October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I will be very short and simple. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I remind...

4 Oct, 2011
Katarina

AS SEEN IN CHEMIST IN FRANCE..

We were told many years ago that if you wanted to know whether a mushroom was safe...

4 Oct, 2011
Dottydaisy2

COSMOS FOR SHEILABUB..

Have been so pleased with these Cosmos this year, some lovely colours.... Will...

4 Oct, 2011
Dottydaisy2

Saffron Crocus ~ ( Crocus Sativus ) 2011

Some of you may remember me planting a bed of 70 Saffron Crocus bulbs last year and...

4 Oct, 2011
Amy

Cottage garden up date :) Oct 11

Thought you would like to see how my little cottage garden is coming along..afterall...

4 Oct, 2011
Kate40club

Never a day with nothing to do ..!!

Hi all, You know when you get an itch .... you've just got to scratch it. Well i...

4 Oct, 2011
Tony1247

Autumn Planting

We tend to think of spring as the time for adding new plants to the garden, but autumn...

4 Oct, 2011
Andrewr

Quiz for today

Hi all this is a quiz, but the only trouble is i really don't know all the answers,...

3 Oct, 2011
Cmsue

A visit to my favourite nursery

What lovely weather we've been enjoying. I can't believe it's October. I decided...

3 Oct, 2011
Poppylover99