Gardening blog archive

Live in Leicestershire? Your chance to become a Master Composter

I saw this today in 'Organic Matters' August news letter and thought it might be...

10 Aug, 2012
Drc726

I dont aim to be a clever person

- it just happens by chance, then I laugh. Like everyone else, I spent time all...

10 Aug, 2012
Dianebulley

Pots on the Patio

With all the bad weather we've been having, I didnt think there was anything in the...

10 Aug, 2012
Poppylover99

Busy burrowing bee....

T noticed this bee digging a hole in the lawn yesterday evening. He was tunneling...

10 Aug, 2012
Homebird

Sunset yesterday.

T took these photo's for me from the top of the garden while he was watering the...

10 Aug, 2012
Homebird

no wildlife!!

i love wildlife in my garden, but of late the wee birds, squirells etc have disapeared,...

9 Aug, 2012
Andrea_g6

Soon Be Winter

I have a collection of small Cyclamen, which I find very reliable, They spend the...

9 Aug, 2012
Lizziebee

Ollie and his three bed's!

This one is too hard! This one is too soft! This one is just right! It is a good...

9 Aug, 2012
Mavisc52

Fuschia, not the best year??

In reply to a question from Kath, "how are your fuschas" I thought be best to share,...

9 Aug, 2012
Geordielad50

I'm a disaster in the garden :-(

Hi guys, I'm Donna from Ongar in Essex, I have a few veggie beds in my back garden...

8 Aug, 2012
Donna1

Nails for Bloomer

And of course the flower on Jacob's Ladder. The nails are purple tho they look blue...

8 Aug, 2012
Pixi25

There's good news and bad news...

Hi everyone! It feels as though I've been away for ages! It's been a busy summer...not...

8 Aug, 2012
Karenfrance

Peaceful? .... Just for the moment!

As the weather has been unbearably hot here over the past few days, we decided to...

8 Aug, 2012
Nariz

Here we go again!

Does anyone remember my 2 Acers being stolen from my front garden last year? Well,...

8 Aug, 2012
Acermad

The dawning of a new era and idea.

I haven't minded the weather of the last couple of years. I have just gone with the...

8 Aug, 2012
2ndhand

It's raining again so decided to get a few jobs done indoors.

The beans are growing like mad now and every day I am picking a tray full. what we...

7 Aug, 2012
Homebird

Went to B&Q! Naughty!

SHouldnt have really, but was up that way and thought I'd pop into B&Q to see...

7 Aug, 2012
Pixi25

Some good things some not so good

SOme things in the garden are doing well with all this rain, others arent. Most of...

6 Aug, 2012
Pixi25

New Pond, Part 1.

Hi everyone I have been busy and my Husband too, the old pond I dug out and line...

6 Aug, 2012
Ladyessex1

John's Garden Part 2

Part 2 of John's Garden-John's garden is the private gardens at Ashwood Nursery in...

6 Aug, 2012
Samjp

John's Garden Part 1

On 21st July 2012 my nan and I went to the open garden at Ashwood Nursery in Kingswinford....

6 Aug, 2012
Samjp

Cukes a Go-Go!

The Marketmore Cucumbers in the greenhouse on Gerry’s allotment are now producing...

6 Aug, 2012
Balcony

Alpine Trough

After months of procrastination, seeing Scotsgran's beautiful new alpine bed finally...

6 Aug, 2012
Melchisedec

summer 2012

Hi to all, Been a busy summer, and not spent as much time as would like in garden....

6 Aug, 2012
Geordielad50

MY GARDEN AUGUST 2012

Just random snaps around my garden ... and finally ......

6 Aug, 2012
Sheilar

I found a sharpening stone

in my toolbox. Been there for years. Remembered that chefs say they always sharpen...

6 Aug, 2012
Dianebulley

Frogs are garden friends?????

I woke up at 7 this morning, a lie in for me as I am usually awake before 6. I made...

5 Aug, 2012
Homebird

Our garden in August

T and I had a lovely week in the garden pottering and putting up a fence between...

5 Aug, 2012
Homebird

My Garden 2012

Just a quick blogs with lots of pics of my garden before the plants go over:) Sorry...

5 Aug, 2012
Nana_d

Water, water everywhere....

Have seen pictures of the painted desert in Arizona/New Mexico and although it has...

5 Aug, 2012
Lorilyn57

Wonder why it died?

Found this bird this morning no sign of injury, but we have had several birds hitting...

5 Aug, 2012
Drc726

Late again! July garden and allotment updates.

Just lately , I always seem to be late looking at all your photos and blogs. The...

5 Aug, 2012
Rose1949

A Walk on a Cloudy day !

Yesterday OH & I (do I sound like our Queen lol ) went for a lovely walk near...

5 Aug, 2012
Kidsgran

Well Done our Andy Murray

He was amazing he so deserved this game. Dunblane will now get a Gold Post Box too. Well...

5 Aug, 2012
Scotkat

2 Stories of Pigeons

Yesterday, there was a knock at my door and one of the local boys, who I often talk...

5 Aug, 2012
Alextb

A Few of my Phlox

Thought I had better put some pics of these on before they all go over. The rain...

5 Aug, 2012
Cinderella

Look what the sun brought out..

My Garden. we had a couple of bright days last week and more expected from Tuesday,...

5 Aug, 2012
Youngdaisydee

My new Alpine bed with updates in 2014..

I mentioned in my blog of our visit to Jean Bands garden, that my OH was converted...

4 Aug, 2012
Scotsgran

Have Revamped beach area to another Heauchera area of my garden

As you all know I had sent for more Shanghai and new Brass Lantern . I have been...

4 Aug, 2012
Scotkat

Olympic Gold-planting to amaze!

I was very lucky to go to the first day of the athletics, in the Olympic Stadium....

4 Aug, 2012
Pam24

9 Heucheras and 1 Heucherella in my garden.

The Heucherella 'Sweet tea' heaved quite badly but its roots have grown fine into...

4 Aug, 2012
Drc726

Staghorn / Takbok Varing

Good morning all, can any and every body give me some tips on how to get the best...

4 Aug, 2012
Inheems

Early August 2012

This is mainly to record what is happening this year after such a strange summer....

3 Aug, 2012
Melchisedec

A visit to the Eden Project and Cornwall

A visit to the Eden Project and Cornwall Well, who picked the only hot sunny week...

3 Aug, 2012
Linda235

Birds, Animals & Benches 2 (n a bit o polycave)

Well back to normal and here's how a few friends are getting on, But first lets go...

3 Aug, 2012
Steviethete..

Way beyond the call of duty, don`t you think..

I hope folk in this house appreciate my efforts, its rained a lot this week so I`ve...

3 Aug, 2012
Lincslass

Welcome back,Shirley Tulip..:o)

Now that you are feeling much better,and back amongst us again..I thought you might...

3 Aug, 2012
Bloomer

Thanks to GOY friends...summer garden in bloom!!!!!

Hello everyone! Well... in spite of ZERO sun and thanks to loads of advice and ideas...

2 Aug, 2012
Jillwilcock

some colour.

Just have time before Holly gets home to upload this, just some colours really... lavatera...

2 Aug, 2012
Surreylad

My little front garden now.

This is my little garden today.

1 Aug, 2012
Cmsue