Gardening blog archive

Today's back garden

Thought I'd add a photo of the garden today taken from just outside my study window. And...

24 Jun, 2013
Digginfit

First of the fruit crops

six and a half pounds of gooseberries off one shrub...Loads of pies!

24 Jun, 2013
Digginfit

The exception proves the rule.

People who for years do one and the same work, can be easily identified by certain...

24 Jun, 2013
Katarina

A Purple Patch in The Garden....and gaps to fill!

Well, sorry for the terrible play on words, but here is a picture of a purple patch...

24 Jun, 2013
Paulthegard..

March or June

There is an old saying I was brought up with. Never cast a clout till may is out,that...

23 Jun, 2013
Bjs

Advance Warning - Holiday Photos

Got back from my latest botanising holiday earlier today, and feeling a bit jet lagged...

23 Jun, 2013
Andrewr

stay away from Palram harmony 6x8 greenhouse

Just recently bought Palram Harmony 8x6, instuction are not very good, metal parts...

23 Jun, 2013
Srednim

Thank you for lily of the valley help

Hello to all who advised on my Lily of the valley tips. They all survived the winter...

23 Jun, 2013
Minplant

June Garden

It has been a cold,windy and wet morning but I'm sure the rain has done the garden...

23 Jun, 2013
Marjories

GARDENERS WORLD LIVE 2013

This was a rather disappointing show. I went on the Saturday with daughter, son-in-law...

23 Jun, 2013
Bornagain

A 'space' oddity

I have this ..err, problem? No, it isn't a 'problem', it is more 'an opportunity'. Let...

23 Jun, 2013
Fractal_cat

Garden dislikes anyone?

Having moved five years ago and inherited a neglected garden there are always some...

22 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..

My hedge has had a facelift

When we moved into this property in Sept 2011 the garden was bare with a clump of...

22 Jun, 2013
Treesandthi..

Do you know of anyone that makes you feel ill?

Greeting dibber users, Well ive no doubt someone up there was very keen on making...

22 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Still keeping up with things.

It crossed my mind, that after seeing by blog on the 'Goodbye Weedy Lawn', some of...

22 Jun, 2013
Waddy

DAISY FACE

Here is daisy, she watches over my plants, and keep the slugs off......

22 Jun, 2013
Patriciacha..

garden 2013

well like everyone the garden is very behind this year, and with the wind, has been...

22 Jun, 2013
Patriciacha..

Today is a good day to start a pond!

Have been thinking of a small pond for a bit, and my boys came home with tadpoles...

22 Jun, 2013
Sunflower76

Hello anyone there!!!

Morning sun seekers, It's forcast to be sunny this morning and light rain this afternoon, So...

22 Jun, 2013
Dungy

iv moved up in the world!!!

well folks im so excited to say I now have a greenhouse!!!!!!!!!!! a proper glass...

21 Jun, 2013
Andrea_g6

Garden Ornaments

I have always said that I am not a great lover of garden ornaments, so was quite...

21 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..

My garden is blooming

Hi Guys, The weather in Blackpool has been hot and sunny all week, but think its...

21 Jun, 2013
Sanbaz

I can see your house from here.

I forgot to add these pics to yesterday's blog. Four new aerial views... ...with...

21 Jun, 2013
Mouldy

Time just flying by.

Good evening all, Well the weather here has again not been the best of past june...

21 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Weird weather!!

well what odd weather, today has been dull and rainy and now its warm and sunny,...

21 Jun, 2013
Sewingkilla

CASTLE ASHBY ... a sunshiny day ...

Our return trip to beautiful Castle Ashby, Northants ... ... on a warm, bright morning...

21 Jun, 2013
Terratoonie

Some snapshots of my garden:))

I was bit upset this year because my garden was looking colourless . Today I went...

21 Jun, 2013
Shahida

Heuchera problem

I asked a question about my Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' last week as the leaves had...

21 Jun, 2013
Annella

Slug repellant

Last year due to the wet weather we were inundated with slugs and snails and a lot...

21 Jun, 2013
Rachelemma

Still some countryside left!

Having moved from one side of the county to the other my dentist is now an hour and...

20 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..

Making space

Evening play mates, Well what a day, the weather was forcast "world war two" weather...

20 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Xeriscaping!

Has anyone ever heard of xeriscaping? I, certainly, hadn't-until just yesterday...but,...

20 Jun, 2013
Karenfrance

All the ducks are swimming in the......

Just a quick view of some chicks n things Can't walk by and not include a quick pics...

20 Jun, 2013
Steviethete..

ICE CREAM HYDRANGEAS

Pottering around an Oxfordshire garden centre the other day, and came across two...

20 Jun, 2013
Freeasabird

A little walk around the garden after the early morning rainstorm

Inspired by a blog another member of GoY wrote I thought I would try and take a little...

20 Jun, 2013
Oliveoil

Mostly green...still.

An update. Basically a wall & trellising, but with a few things chucked in to...

20 Jun, 2013
Mouldy

CRISTINA`s NGS garden day,

The weather was very kind and we took ourselves off for a look around Cristina`s...

19 Jun, 2013
Stroller

2013 or 1913 garden?

You know how gardens have a feel to them or atmosphere, well I think ours has a sort...

19 Jun, 2013
Janey

Gardening at a snails pace !!!!

Its true folks, I did manage to mow the lawns yesterday and as the wind had dropped...

19 Jun, 2013
Lincslass

Just pinched out the head of my Standard Fuchsia

I received a cutting last year of the hardy fuchsia Phyllis from a garden friend. I...

19 Jun, 2013
Scotkat

Old but still the best ever made

Greetings seedlings and the older folk, Well the weather has been rain/thunder And...

19 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Lucky, lucky, lucky

Having been reading all about the flooding in France I wondered this morning if I...

19 Jun, 2013
Digginfit

Mid Summer

Well it is middle of June and garden taking shape, new things blooming every day,...

19 Jun, 2013
Cinderella

Goodbye Weedy Lawn.

We've been struggling to make anything decent of our lawn, since we moved in three...

18 Jun, 2013
Waddy

My garden Mid June (Part 1)

The shadier areas of my garden are far out doing the sunny borders in terms of what's...

18 Jun, 2013
Scottish

Grow Kilbarchan Plant Exchange

We are holding our first event this Saturday and hoping that many of you will be...

18 Jun, 2013
Cornflowerb..

Visiting Wrightman Alpines

By John Beaulieu (Bowl-you) I had been wanting to get down to visit Wrightman Alpines...

18 Jun, 2013
Bowl_you

Wanted, Ark, anything considered but must float...

We had a pretty terrific storm last night. The house was shaking and one of the dogs...

18 Jun, 2013
Karenfrance

Nows a good time

Good morning slug hunters, QUESTION, Is a snail a slug with a caravan on its back? The...

18 Jun, 2013
Dungy

hard graft..no mistake.

After moving down from Bonny Scotland to the beautiful West Yorkshire, my first job...

17 Jun, 2013
Poppyfield1..