Gardening blog archive

The wide range of seed potatoes

can be very intimidating to the beginner at this time of year. I have bought one...

18 Jan, 2014
Dianebulley

Why does your garden look the way it does?

I once heard a saying, ‘ you can judge a person by the company they keep’. This...

18 Jan, 2014
Nannijii

First of the year (Blog that is)

Took the Camera down the garden this afternoon the new one! managed to stay on my...

17 Jan, 2014
Bjs

on the look out for the evil weevil...

Had a lovely day back in work at the nursery today. When the sun was out the temperature...

17 Jan, 2014
Sandra

buying us gardeners presents is soo easy...

Today I started to get the nursery organised for the new season. It was great to...

17 Jan, 2014
Sandra

A thank you rhyme

My garden’s small, my pocket too Just what is a gal to do? Plant catalogues fall...

17 Jan, 2014
Nannijii

plants

I'm lookin at the j Parkes catalogue and I love the look of these giant climbing...

16 Jan, 2014
Jackiejenkin

K.G.I.A (2)

Well I have finally broken the back of it. I am now sitting down with a well-earned...

16 Jan, 2014
Nannijii

Been in Greenhouse with my fuchsias

All morning washing roots and repotting. And happy to say all have come through the...

16 Jan, 2014
Scotkat

Garden

Well I would like to say hello to all again after five months off and happy new year...

16 Jan, 2014
Gardengadgit

Potpourri of photos from 2013-my plants and Garden

These are some photos that I haven't posted, but they are enjoyable to look through...

15 Jan, 2014
Wells

KEW GARDENS IT AINT

Hi everybody, Following the recent high winds, the fence on one side of the garden...

15 Jan, 2014
Nannijii

New to grows on you

Wow so many nice gardens, looking forward to some great gardening ideas.

15 Jan, 2014
W1nk

Does the garden know it's January !

I had another walk round my garden and couldn't believe what is still in flower !...

15 Jan, 2014
Rose1949

Winter of the Deer

This winter (January 2014) will go down in the books as being one of the most fickle,...

15 Jan, 2014
Lorilyn57

Proposed EU Plant Reproductive Material legislation

The EU may be a love it or hate organisation for you but in the interests of club...

15 Jan, 2014
Scotsgran

Winter outside. Spring inside.

Here are just a few photos to share with you on a very dull, wet and quite chilly...

14 Jan, 2014
Wildrose

Plant Containers as per Wells

Wells put on some lovely containers lately , here are some of mine , not arranged...

13 Jan, 2014
Driad

Late Autumn/Early Winter 2013

We had a long cold summer and in retrospect it's hard to figure exactly when summer...

13 Jan, 2014
Lorilyn57

Evening TELEVISION ...

BBC2 looks good tonight and tomorrow ... final two evenings of the garden shows ... regions...

13 Jan, 2014
Terratoonie

The battle with the brambles continue...

Another lovely day in the garden today...having made great gains on Thursday and...

11 Jan, 2014
Sandra

Positive Bee/Butterfly thinking in the GC cafe today

while enjoying my weekly breakfast-3 packets of Sarah Raven's Wildflower Seeds were...

11 Jan, 2014
Dianebulley

Bees created bottle for Scotch whisky - absolutely fantastic art!

I think this is so original! If there is Scottish whisky now in a honeycomb bottle,...

11 Jan, 2014
Katarina

Looking back at my aeoniums..

The weather was not so good here at Corseside today so I thought I'd use my time...

10 Jan, 2014
Sandra

Swan Jardiniere

I am a swan, and you should know I hold the plants you like to grow. Displayed so...

10 Jan, 2014
Hywel

What a difference in weather we have had!

Over the last few winters we have had terrific scenes of white snow and ice. This...

10 Jan, 2014
Oliveoil

2nd January 2014 in my garden

The garden has lots of colour because I chose a framework of evergreen flowering...

10 Jan, 2014
Scotsgran

The current T/V series Great British Gardens Revival

is very good, but mostly concern people with huge acreages of land. Most of us have...

10 Jan, 2014
Dianebulley

there she blows

Blooming heck twas cold windy and wet today. Even my weather vain spun and...

9 Jan, 2014
230338

Taking on the brambles ...again...

Well at last today the rain stopped here in Pembrokeshire. I was up early spuds peeled...

9 Jan, 2014
Sandra

SUNSHINE ... after weeks of wet ...

My front garden today ... ................................................................................ Pieris...

9 Jan, 2014
Terratoonie

Daily walking regime in any weather

Yesterday was so wonderful could have walked for miles. And just back but it's frosty...

9 Jan, 2014
Scotkat

Hiding in the polytunnel waiting for the rain to stop...

I am itching to get back at it but the rain has continued here today....so not to...

8 Jan, 2014
Sandra

BUSY MORNING

Had a busy morning sorting out my seeds ready for sowing, I have actually sown a...

8 Jan, 2014
Dian89

At the begining of the New Year in the garden.

The weather has been uncommonly mild so far this winter. It's been awfully wet and...

8 Jan, 2014
Homebird

West Wales flood photos

Well, against all common sense we went down to Newgale yesterday to view the damage....

7 Jan, 2014
Steragram

Plant for bees scheme

I came across a web site running a scheme to plant for bees. They are offering free...

7 Jan, 2014
Scottish

Bloomin' Erodiums

All the plants in the garden are now snug under two and a half feet of insulating...

7 Jan, 2014
Bowl_you

gardening express

Avoid! 4 plants bought for xmas presents and arrived all squashed up .one dead and...

7 Jan, 2014
Clairestock

CATS AND GARDEN BIRDS

“Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that...

6 Jan, 2014
Bulbaholic

Project privacy has started

I am dividing my garden into sections, the main reason is to provide a little privacy....

5 Jan, 2014
Scottish

Happy new year

Hi everybody Not sent a blog for a few months now everything a bit quiet, especially...

5 Jan, 2014
1pop

sunrise at 8 this morning.

Woke up to this. So lovely to see after the dark days of rain.

5 Jan, 2014
Hollyeves

Back in the garden

After the horrendous storm yesterday today I ventured outside to check things over....

4 Jan, 2014
Sandra

TELEVISION THIS COMING WEEK

Just a reminder that the Great British Garden Revival resumes on Monday 6th January. Some...

4 Jan, 2014
Terratoonie

winter flowering cacti

good morning all happy new year we got 2 cacti 2 years ago did not flower so we moved...

4 Jan, 2014
Mark61

2014

hi folks New year means excitment for improved growing. Hope you all...

3 Jan, 2014
230338

Conservatory providing joy.

When this was originally built I had my doubts about its value for money. OH was...

3 Jan, 2014
Seaburngirl

Sun shining but am I gardening?

well its the 3rd of Jan and I hope you are all well and recovering from the trials...

3 Jan, 2014
Seaburngirl

The packaging for a 4 way Surge

Extension Lead from Wilkinsons, with a few drainage holes, will make a nice little...

3 Jan, 2014
Dianebulley