Gardening blog archive

Lunan Bay

At this time of year, you have to grab any opportunity to take nourishment for your...

8 Feb, 2011
Karensusan63

February 2011 - Very cold morning

Thought I ought to get back on here and write up some of my latest exploits in the...

8 Feb, 2011
Oliveoil

My painted pictures

Hi, I started painting about 15 years ago,I have painted our pets, nature scenes,Flowers...

8 Feb, 2011
Cmsue

Phase 3

For those of you interested this is the penultimate phase of my garden and design...

7 Feb, 2011
Digginfit

Exiting

Despite the powerful winds i couldn't help feeling a sense of beauty in the way the...

7 Feb, 2011
230338

Little surprises

The wind has been so strong here all weekend that I still have had no chance to get...

7 Feb, 2011
Annella

Design advice?

this patch of ground is situated around the back of my office and faces East. There...

7 Feb, 2011
Skipscanda1..

Winter on Dartmoor.

Hi, This weather is all over the place at the moment, So earlier this week i opened...

7 Feb, 2011
Bikerbob

Second trip to the top...

Yesterday the temperatures moderated and it didn't snow! Usually warmer temps bring...

7 Feb, 2011
Lori

Delights found today in my garden today

After a wet and very windy couple of days I managed to get outside with the camera...

6 Feb, 2011
Seaburngirl

First sign of Spring ?

We went for a ride out today, Is this the first sign ?

6 Feb, 2011
Cmsue

Has spring sprung in Somerset?

I'm feeling more positive about my garden, in spite of all the losses. It's because...

6 Feb, 2011
Spritzhenry

Protect your garden by using the right plants

Below are some plants that London's Metropolitan Police suggest using to help give...

6 Feb, 2011
Alextb

He's back!

Alan Titchmarsh is returning to tv gardening. Quote from BBC News "Broadcaster...

6 Feb, 2011
Wagger

New start in February.

This week has been a really busy time in the garden....after a trip to the local...

6 Feb, 2011
Janey

pride

Very proud of the enclosed photo. It is not a flying saucer as my freinds...

5 Feb, 2011
230338

Galanthus nivalis or common Snowdrop

I have just asked for I.D. on the Snowdrops in my garden ... they were inherited...

5 Feb, 2011
Shirley_tulip

Alnwick Castle Gardens and RHS Harlow Carr

Back in 2009, before I joined GOY, Rachel and I took a trip to England for a family...

5 Feb, 2011
Karensusan63

Batten down the hatches

Its foul out and my optimistic purchases of the last weeks are still in their bags...

5 Feb, 2011
Edgeofreason

The wonder of Birds.

Hi all, As we havn't been out either in the garden or any places of interest i thought...

5 Feb, 2011
Bikerbob

Spring is Springing 2

Carrying on from my last "Spring is Springing" blog, I decided to write an update...

5 Feb, 2011
Alextb

dying cordelines / hard winter

please all gardeners who have brown cordelines do not act in haste . most of the...

5 Feb, 2011
Britcliffe

So much for gardening the next few days!

Waco, TX got hit hard this week with a cold snap, but it was absolutely beautiful. Here...

5 Feb, 2011
N2organics

Over the moon

Did a lawn check yesterday both front and backlawns and plants are appearing all...

4 Feb, 2011
230338

snowdrops~

mine are not yet in bloom but these little beauties are!! lovely to see them doing...

4 Feb, 2011
Arlene

Anemone's

I found these lovely Anemone's at the market this morning and thought I would show...

4 Feb, 2011
Sueb

Kevä 'melesä/Kevät mielessä/Spring at mind

Sitä se 'tettä, 'to kevä. 'Velä talavi o 'voto 'polela mutta se lämpötila 'keppu...

4 Feb, 2011
Mikap

Spring Has Sprung

Spent some time in the garden this afternoon, tidying it ready for the coming season....

4 Feb, 2011
Andrewr

Some advice during the windy weather

Some advice that may be helpful. During the strong winds from yesterday evening to...

4 Feb, 2011
Alextb

funny snow saga

hope this doesn't offend anyone I so empathised with most of it and thought it hilarious...

4 Feb, 2011
Helen60garden

Log Store in Progress at Shadowlands

Log Store Although we have not yet got our wood burning stove, I thought it high...

4 Feb, 2011
Ptarotuos

The ravages of winter!

These were planted 2 days before we had a slight scattering of snow and the temperatures...

4 Feb, 2011
Petitebabe

A GOOD BUY AND WORK IN THE GREENHOUSE..AGAIN

Well I had all my seed trays ready and my packets of seeds but horrors, forgot the...

4 Feb, 2011
Tetrarch

The Concrete And The Clay Beneath My Feet, Begins To Crumble!

The Concrete and The Clay Beneath My Feet, Begins to Crumble........ In The Words...

3 Feb, 2011
Paulthegard..

avocado

hi guys, just thought i would see if anyone has tried rooting the stone out of an...

3 Feb, 2011
Joanella

Busy Morning!

Well, too many hot toddies or not last night! My friend on a digger arrived bright...

3 Feb, 2011
Lulu33

weather

This weather is strange -3 on Monday two days later Wednesday +11

2 Feb, 2011
Terry11

HARD AT WORK

Just to prove to everyone I dont spend ALL day blogging with The Moonies..I thought...

2 Feb, 2011
Tetrarch

Jan Walk.

Walked down the lanes last week, it was sunny but very cold winds.... Saw rabbits...

2 Feb, 2011
Hollyeves

New to all this. Phase 2

A bit of a mish-mash of jobs this year! December 2006/January 2007. There were three...

2 Feb, 2011
Digginfit

Saving my babies from the bitter cold!

The forecast for this week looked rather grim: I have been growing a very old Yucca...

2 Feb, 2011
N2organics

Alstroemerias

How I grow my alstroemeria plants and prepare them for winter.

1 Feb, 2011
Erkabobby

Jasons Garden

Jasons garden is situated on the cliff top at Teignmouth in Devon, A beautiful garden...

1 Feb, 2011
Elmfieldtrym

Free plants - wow!

Today was a good day. I was given 3 hellebores and an aspidistra plant. Yesterday,...

1 Feb, 2011
Lauram

New to all this

I have been a ‘lurker’ on GOY for some time but it is only now that I feel as though...

1 Feb, 2011
Digginfit

SOWING AND GERMINATION UPDATE (extra picture added 3/2/11)

Just an update on my sowing and germination . PETUNIAS SOWED 8/1/2011 Over a 1000...

1 Feb, 2011
Littlelegs

Tips for Growing with the Moon in February

This is just some of the information to be had in the moon book... When can I mulch...

1 Feb, 2011
Moon_grower

The ultimate plant food!

We all see a lot of products in stores and nursery's that claim to be great plant...

1 Feb, 2011
N2organics