Gardening blog archive

re- the threat to St.Andrews Botanic Garden.

18 months ago Northants 50+ network closed because of funding loss. Today I received...

12 Jun, 2013
Dianebulley

When the family has just gone!

It has been a hectic few days here as the family has been to stay! They left for...

12 Jun, 2013
Wildrose

early fathers day prezzzzeee from Jordan :))

aww bless Jordan on his way from school spent his pocket money on these plants for...

12 Jun, 2013
Mark61

Garden in June 2013

12 Jun, 2013
Gee19

Dyffryn House and Gardens

Hi everyone, I visited the above yesterday; its near Cardiff, now belongs to the...

12 Jun, 2013
Rachelsmum

TICKS!

We have lived in our present house for fifty years and it is only in the last few...

12 Jun, 2013
Eirlys

1. Grass free lawn and 2. Bees in the garden

1. I saw this news item last night: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22846419 Nice...

12 Jun, 2013
Anujag

The end of another near perfect gardening day.

Good evening spade workers, Well it's almost the end of another day in the garden, the...

11 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Great day

Shiver me timbers (i thought) as i looked at my 4 coleus plants. Little seeds...

11 Jun, 2013
230338

So, that was the winter of discontent...

...and this is the spring that's been a long time coming... Hi everyone! Sorry to...

11 Jun, 2013
Karenfrance

Short break to The Dales..again :o)

I know a lot of you have seen my previous blogs and pics,from other visits,..but...

11 Jun, 2013
Bloomer

Harvesting Hardy Geranium Seed

By John Beaulieu (Bowl-you) If I’m going to post what I’m learning about hardy geraniums,...

11 Jun, 2013
Bowl_you

lilly of the valley

are they perenial? can you leave them out in the garden all year round? is there...

11 Jun, 2013
Claire80

Glamis Castle Walled Garden Apples

This morning I took time out of weeding the herbaceous border to take some photos...

11 Jun, 2013
Scotkat

Visit to Emmetts Garden, Kent.Photo blog part 2

If you saw my 1st blog , you'll remember I had too many photos(it was such a stunning...

11 Jun, 2013
Paulthegard..

A Little Sunshine Works Wonders ;0)

We have enjoyed wall to wall sunshine this last two weeks and suddenly the garden...

11 Jun, 2013
Pansypotter

Side Garden Mirror

I have been very pleased with my mirror in the bottom garden so decided to buy one...

11 Jun, 2013
Annella

**NGS ** SPINDLES UPDATE ......

THE WEATHER DID US PROUD, HOT AND SUNNY, IN FACT PERFECT....AND ALTHOUGH MANY OF...

11 Jun, 2013
Dottydaisy2

Meet Austin one of my most popular visitors,

Hello, anybody there-thought I might pop round to see whats going on You don`t mind...

11 Jun, 2013
Stroller

Red Tailed bumblebee

Two blogs and a question in one day! I just finished my other blog about the garden...

11 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..

Work in progress on the front gardens

I am attaching some photo's of the work in progress on the right front lawn (looking...

11 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..

You take your chances

Morning all, Its a nice cool morning today here "france" and ive just got back from...

11 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Monday and Ive put my foot in it big time.

Evening all, Well the weather has been really strange here today (france) It was...

10 Jun, 2013
Dungy

I went over to Seasons GC this a.m. Mouldy please note.

Browsing the well stocked shelves, noticed there are three products for various garden...

10 Jun, 2013
Dianebulley

Maria Henrieta Rose baptised in Dolna Krupa

I have written a blog about manor house in Dolna Krupa last year, so I am not going...

10 Jun, 2013
Katarina

Open Gardens June 2013

10 Jun, 2013
Gee19

OLD PATIO TIDY UP

This is the old patio, no posh Indan sandstone here, just tatty old concrete slabs,....

10 Jun, 2013
Bornagain

Me one squirrels nil

The new feeders seem to be working, we have not seen the squirrel(s) at all since...

10 Jun, 2013
Csarina

St Andrews Botanic Garden now under threat of closure

I've just been reading in the Scottish Gardeners Forum that this lovely walled garden...

10 Jun, 2013
Scotsgran

Didlington Nursery & finding GOY

I have remembered how I discovered GOY now. I was googling local nurseries to visit,...

9 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..

Garden colours in the beginning of June.

I always think that June and September are the best time in my garden. I enjoy the...

9 Jun, 2013
Homebird

Evening all.

Well it's sunday and im sure you've all been praying for the good weather to stay...

9 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Emmetts Garden.Come For A Walk Around This Wonderful Garden In The Heart Of The Kent Countryside

We picked a lovely sunny day(Saturday) to do our 6th National Trust visit in the...

9 Jun, 2013
Paulthegard..

100 years of Chelsea

I don't usually visit the Chelsea flower Show. Not because I don't want to. I just...

9 Jun, 2013
Poppylover99

Look for a new feeding station Mr Squirrel!!

We have had problems with squirrels coming in from the wood at the back of the house...

9 Jun, 2013
Csarina

5 Days Aways !

Came home on Friday after 5 lovely days in Broad Haven Pembrokeshire enjoyed walking...

8 Jun, 2013
Kidsgran

Home tweet home.

Evening earth people, Here are the pic's ref the very simple to make bird nest house. Now...

8 Jun, 2013
Dungy

clematis"christine"

When I first moved in here I had the Idea of getting plants named for my family,I...

8 Jun, 2013
Ladybug47

A day at Wallington,Northumberland

It was such a lovely day Saturday that me and dad decided to give the garden a miss...

8 Jun, 2013
Ladybug47

Not garden related

Just thought you might like to see a pic of the view from our caravan veranda Sat...

8 Jun, 2013
Booboosmum

STILL WAITING

This year decided not to have a holiday but to spend on the garden, New decking,...

8 Jun, 2013
Peterq

Holiday time

Hello all, We are off on our hollibobs tomorrow, to our static caravan in Weymouth...

8 Jun, 2013
Booboosmum

what type of tree is this

this tree has appeared in my fruit garden.It could have been a failure on some previous...

7 Jun, 2013
Robertoplus

NGS GARDEN SPINDLES OPEN SUNDAY 9th JUNE ALL WELCOME...

We are opening the garden on Sunday at 11.00- 5.00 anyone living in or near Hampshire,...

7 Jun, 2013
Dottydaisy2

Early Springtime in Vermont

After a glorious Spring in May, June seems to be offering the greenery before July...

7 Jun, 2013
Wells

Nice day

Blimey what a scorcher!. All plants taking off at such a rapid pace. ...

7 Jun, 2013
230338

Ive got the itch, bug !!!!!!!!!!!!

Greetings garden lovers, Yes as the heading says ive got it!! the bug, the itch, I...

7 Jun, 2013
Dungy

Close ups.

I don't have a very special camera, but have tried a few close ups this morning....

7 Jun, 2013
Cinderella

Firsts this year,

I love it when the first flowers arrive on the clematis, so I thought I would share...

7 Jun, 2013
Stroller

Update on the moorhen chicks

Sadly the baby moorhens never appeared again so fell prey to the cats. Two more...

7 Jun, 2013
Honeysuckle..