Gardening blog archive

Theraphy

Am I alone in enjoying weeding? The weather is hot and dry and, using my old cricket...

7 Apr, 2011
Expats

new fence up

Hi Guys, at last the men came and put the new fence in today, i had asked them to...

7 Apr, 2011
Sanbaz

Update on my Wisteria

Well hello everyone. Hope you're all fit and well. Haven't been on here for a while,...

7 Apr, 2011
Lindalooloo

The Farndale Daffodil Walk

Yesterday we left early to travel up to North Yorkshire going to Farndale to see...

7 Apr, 2011
Yorkshire

I'm not getting involved..yet !

This morning,Russell decide to make a start on replacing one of the log roll borders..He...

7 Apr, 2011
Bloomer

My Potato Growing 2011

I have decided this year, because of all that is going on in my life, that I will...

7 Apr, 2011
Scotsgran

New baby in the garden!

My rose bush collection pictured below, has a new addition! I had most of the common...

7 Apr, 2011
N2organics

More garden taking shape..Project Hedge

after being away 5 days you realize how quickly things grow this time of the year. i...

6 Apr, 2011
Resi

Getting into the swing of things!

It's been 4 years since I had a garden to call my own and boy have I missed the joy,...

6 Apr, 2011
Sharonm

Cruise notes!

We've been on a cruise!!!!.....had a wonderful time and saw some lovely places...El...

6 Apr, 2011
Amblealice

GOY Girls out to lunch with friends!

Today was the day that I met with Scotkat (Kath), Alzheimer (Carole) and two other...

6 Apr, 2011
Karensusan63

cream crackered

Hi GOY mates What a day temperature 19degrees in the south east, so got im outdoors...

6 Apr, 2011
Millie

A plant worthy of your interest.

Hi all, Well, it's been a lovely day today, and I've spent the whole time pottering...

6 Apr, 2011
Jasonf

Lily Beetle

Just a warning found my first lily beetle on the emerging shoots of a giant lily...

6 Apr, 2011
Sewingkilla

veg garden Comments

Thanks for the comments I received much appreciated I do have some good veg growing...

6 Apr, 2011
Lynnipinny

What a lovely day

What a difference a day makes... yesterday was rainy chilly and i had the heating...

6 Apr, 2011
Hollyeves

Garden progress (at last)

After getting 4 different quotes for the help with landscaping our garden, we've...

6 Apr, 2011
Whistonlass

2011 Open days at Four Seasons

National award winning garden will be opening on two weekends in May 2011 in aid...

6 Apr, 2011
Fourseasons..

Cherry Blossom Morning And A Busy Gardening Day Ahead.

I woke up to gorgeous sunshine this morning. The cherry blossom in my garden is showing...

6 Apr, 2011
Sueb

Home! and (what was supposed to be) a quick tour around the garden.

I've been meaning to write this since I got back, but kept putting it off... As some...

6 Apr, 2011
Jennyfer

OH, SO MANY PRETTY ORCHIDS!

Thought you might enjoy looking at these pretty orchids. These are sold in a nursery...

5 Apr, 2011
Linsuffolk

Wow - is that the time!!

Well I've had a good sleep and now winter has finished chucking all sorts at us,...

5 Apr, 2011
Adwen

spring at Corseside.

evening ... well spring is well under way here at corseside and the weather has been...

5 Apr, 2011
Sandra

Plans for the Allotment

Well I can see that the community spirit is alive and well on this site so thanks...

5 Apr, 2011
Kev_kim

Bought this yesterday.

Hi, Sue and i went out yesterday to Fermoys garden centre at Ipplepen, Newton Abbot....

5 Apr, 2011
Bikerbob

Aquiliga

I'm not sure of any other way to do this, but I would just like to say a great big...

5 Apr, 2011
Magicmagpie

APRIL DAYS ~ brief and precious

Early April ... my gardens are coming to life ...................................................................... This...

5 Apr, 2011
Terratoonie

Mothers day flowers.

THought id take some of my flowers from the garden to mum for mothers day... i had...

5 Apr, 2011
Hollyeves

Greenfly ????? please help

On looking at my plants today my large climbing rose is invested with what looks...

5 Apr, 2011
Mark61

Away for a while.

Just a quick blog to say I will be away for a while as my wife Sonia goes into hospital...

4 Apr, 2011
Geraniumdad

At last

Taking photo,s in the garden today i came accross this little chap feeding his familey....

4 Apr, 2011
230338

Greenhouse.

Today was great i managed to do plenty of shopping and spend time in my Greenhouse...

4 Apr, 2011
230338

Miracles?

You may not think of them as miracles, but I do... things happening that I haven't...

4 Apr, 2011
Spritzhenry

bargain plants

So Saturday evening after work I went to Lowe's, because I had to go to the bank...

4 Apr, 2011
Lauram

Looking Up and looking Down

Some more of the things in flower in the garden today,For weeks i had to look down...

4 Apr, 2011
Bjs

DO NOT BUY PLANTS FROM B&Q

Some 10 months ago I purchased a £100 tree fern from B&Q Blackpool. Having planted...

4 Apr, 2011
Jaxxxx

Cane mate

I was in Focus at the weekend and I saw a new product called Cane Mate-it's an orange...

4 Apr, 2011
Elaine1972

vegetable patch

I have raised beds for my vegetable growing I am based in the northwest of UK. I...

4 Apr, 2011
Lynnipinny

vegetable patch

I have raised beds for my vegetable growing I am based in the northwest of UK. I...

4 Apr, 2011
Lynnipinny

Getting things in perspective!

Having spent so much time on the house having a new front door and windows, stair...

4 Apr, 2011
Stroller

Hi, Roger here - head gardener at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales

Hi all, Roger here. I'm head gardener at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)...

4 Apr, 2011
Cat_gardens

T'was just a garden in the rain

T’was just a garden in the rain Close to a little leafy lane, A touch of color ’neath...

4 Apr, 2011
Teds

Windsor great park

this is windsor great park where i was born, baptised, grew up, and got married phew...

4 Apr, 2011
Surreylad

A good weekend's work

Spent most of the weekend out of doors on a variety of tasks. Getting the veg. beds...

4 Apr, 2011
Chutneyhunter

A morning in two halves

I spent the first half of the morning in the garden digging up a Camellia: something...

4 Apr, 2011
Sussexsarah

Sweet shop

Paul and I have been back to my old village in Essex the past week. My dear old dad...

4 Apr, 2011
Teds

Tonnes of top soil (what a messy job i have on my hands)

Hi All Just to keep you all up dated as i have not been on here a while. I decided...

4 Apr, 2011
Youngflower

Happy campers!

I now have a much better computer (2.8 ghz vista ultimate) and my Bromiades like...

4 Apr, 2011
N2organics

Spring is here, it's finally here.

There have been quite a few things coming up in my garden.... but I doesn't quite...

4 Apr, 2011
Lainedru

Maple sugaring, nature trails and rest spots

With spring slowly dawning, here in the frozen north, the forest is easy to traverse....

3 Apr, 2011
Lori