Gardening blog archive

leek moth

last year -2010-planting leeks between african marigold flowers worked pretty well...

24 May, 2011
Pickle

Still making mistakes - but I am learning

Some of the plants I've put into my tiered "mountain" are just in the wrong place,...

24 May, 2011
Titchy

Delphinium . (Homebase special) & Actinidia for Amy

In the spring of 2010 i purchased at great expense what Homebase call there multi...

24 May, 2011
Bjs

A room with a view

Hi all, I don't know if other members agree with me that the garden seems to be flowering...

24 May, 2011
Teds

Pictures the right way up - and less repeats!

After my neck-ache blog earlier on today, I have managed to turn the piccies around!...

24 May, 2011
Aneagillis194

Devastation in the Veggie Garden

The gales which swept across Scotland yesterday with gusts of up to 100mph resulted...

24 May, 2011
Moon_grower

First Off

Today, I decided that I would start my own little blog so I could track my own progress...

24 May, 2011
Tomcatgoad

Little surprises

I always keep a note of what I have sown, grown, and where they have been planted,...

24 May, 2011
2ndhand

NEWBIE'S CLEMS

Hi Everyone I am new to gardening and I planted these Clems last summer and thought...

24 May, 2011
Annelise

A tour of my garden

The garden is really coming on now This is looking down the back garden A few of...

24 May, 2011
Donnah

Oh heavens, the wind!!!!

Dreadful day yesterday, the wind just gusted all over the place, and my £19 argos...

24 May, 2011
Aneagillis194

Fete de Roses

Last Sunday was the Fete de Roses in the nearby village of Camon. I thought all...

24 May, 2011
Troddles

worried and devestated!

You might remember there's a nest in the space between an outside pipe and the wall,...

24 May, 2011
Youngdaisydee

UNUSUAL DISASTERS

Listening to a farmer bemoaning the drought started me thinking.....We are all familiar...

24 May, 2011
Expats

Chelsea flower show

Hi we are going to Chelsea flower show Friday/Sat for some fresh ideas. Looking forward...

23 May, 2011
Johnrobertson

My front garden - a work in progress

Thought id share with you all of my garden and this is the front as you can see a...

23 May, 2011
Whdebor

Freebies out of old pallets

The general idea of making a nice garden costs a lot these days,so me and my boyfriend...

23 May, 2011
Whdebor

Gales, Strong gales and Mini Hurricanes.

We went down south for the weekend and came home to be greeted by extremely high...

23 May, 2011
Scotsgran

windy again

Has anybody suffered with the awful wind I have lost a lot of iriese and roses and...

23 May, 2011
Patriciacha..

Paving finally started..

Finally i've got time to come online and post more pictures and have a nosey at all...

23 May, 2011
Bill_dingsite

martagon lily for scotkat

Every now and again Scotkat posts a picture asking if we can identify it . Several...

23 May, 2011
Seaburngirl

Spanish Fuchsias

Just a little something I picked up in town this morning when I told a Senora how...

23 May, 2011
Nariz

Ducks

Hi this is a lovely Duck ,walks very upright , is she a Mallard? Chicks look...

23 May, 2011
Harrypotter

WINDY HERE TODAY, SO GLAD I DID THIS LAST WEEK.

My plum tree takes a battering every time its windy, its in a big pot but the wind...

23 May, 2011
Youngdaisydee

Beech tree seeds?

I have put a question on about this and thought I would post a picutre. The small...

23 May, 2011
Casso

Some garden theatre

At the weekend we made a quick visit to nearby Greys Court (the subject of other...

23 May, 2011
Kowhai

Thankyou God......I think?

As the old saying goes, "Careful what you wish for; you might get it". We were desperate...

23 May, 2011
Expats

Garden Show Ireland

HILLSBOROUGH CASTLE... There goes my sister Maggie in the red cardigan.. Prince...

22 May, 2011
Motinot

Rain & Wind

Confused day really. Went into the G H with a sprightly step and sat and pondered...

22 May, 2011
230338

For the love of......

Tulips, they have become my favourite spring bulb, it used to be daffodils and whilst...

22 May, 2011
Lemondog

A cornucopia of clove scented carnations!

Just a quick blog to show the variability you can get in plants when seeds are sown...

22 May, 2011
Geraniumdad

Whats going on!!!

No rain apart from a few very light drizzly spells. My new allotment is currently...

22 May, 2011
Treesandthi..

Mother's Day in Cuenca, Spain (2nd Part)

This is the continuation of the blog I wrote a couple of weeks ago on Mother's Day...

22 May, 2011
Balcony

Hope you like these

I hope I can get these pics on, its taken me all day to sort out the camera Oh dear!

22 May, 2011
Patriciacha..

Chelsey

hope you all enjoying the chelsey flower show !!! i am really looking forward to...

22 May, 2011
Cristina

They're back from the dead :D

Im so happy.....the cordylines i lost over winter have had babies. I now have 3 little...

22 May, 2011
Sensei89

Where does your love of gardening come from?

I was thinking about this today when i was checking plants in the high wind, whenever...

22 May, 2011
Sewingkilla

YAY! RAIN!

It has just started pouring down in my part of London. About time too. VERY HEAVY! Sorry,...

22 May, 2011
Alextb

Back in the garden: part 2

Its May 22nd now, the wind is screaming around my garden and I cant get out to take...

22 May, 2011
Geraniumdad

Back in the garden: part 1

Many thanks for all the lovely comments about my last posting. Sonia sends her thanks...

22 May, 2011
Geraniumdad

Surprise !

I was out with my friend today looking for an outfit for a wedding so as you can...

21 May, 2011
Grandmage

Ants in pot help guide

Hello. Recently I have found out that I have a ant problem in my dwarf nectarine...

21 May, 2011
Boardergard..

Beautiful roses!

I noticed today that my 'American pillar' rose started coming out; they are so simple...

21 May, 2011
Aneagillis194

My 2 year old garden

Just thought id share with you all my back garden which is now 2 years old.The garden...

21 May, 2011
Whdebor

Heuchera chronicles

Finally getting sorted out after a devastating winter for my patio pots. The frosts...

21 May, 2011
Dorjac

Evergreen Clematis

Hi all, Need your help please, can anyone reccomend a lovely evergreen clematis please,...

21 May, 2011
Yorkshire

Bad bird week

What a week it has been for the poor bird's, first on Monday two fledgling's got...

21 May, 2011
Mavisc52

One of my best "test plants"!

This little fellow is a "Sweet Bell Pepper" transplant that now lives in a 12 inch...

21 May, 2011
N2organics

A very good day with lovely Birthday Gifts..

My birthday today and have to say my family never have a problem buying for me, I...

20 May, 2011
Lincslass

It's not all black and white!

20 May, 2011
Gee19