Gardening blog archive

Amaryllis - Some things you might like to know

Amaryllis-Some things you might like to know Some time ago I promised to write a...

30 Apr, 2014
Balcony

end of April flowers

Well a quick walk around the garden has shown some lovely newcomers to the garden...

30 Apr, 2014
Madaboutgar..

Garden Cut Backs

I'm having a good cut back all around the garden this year to let in more light and...

30 Apr, 2014
Annella

I didn't know that

Gardening and plants are both fantastic past times-there is always something new...

30 Apr, 2014
Janelloyd

survivors and a victim........

the rain stopped this afternoon, so i took a walk around....here's the survivors...

29 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

Amaryllis 'Anglo-American hybrids' seedling being repotted.

Amaryllis 'Anglo-American hybrids' seedling being repotted. I've just realized while...

29 Apr, 2014
Balcony

It opened today.

My ten year wait has ended, Slight disappointment that it is not the true form, The...

29 Apr, 2014
Bjs

poor show

yesterday i made the decision to re sow parsnips after only about 7 could be seen...

29 Apr, 2014
Snoopdog

29 Flower Spikes And Counting

Melianthus major is a shrub from South Africa, with wonderful glaucous foliage. In...

28 Apr, 2014
Andrewr

A damp day in April

Another look around the garden and its occupants, as a lot of you know mine is a...

28 Apr, 2014
Bjs

Some little bits of joy

There are a few things in the garden that are really giving me a lot of pleasure...

28 Apr, 2014
Digginfit

Projects a la 2014 part1 (b) ; )

Was gonna update the last blog but just to record the development of the front might...

28 Apr, 2014
Steviethete..

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28 Apr, 2014
Aguy1947

Best Friends

Hello there-I love to be out in the garden-and enjoy nurturing my plants- growing...

28 Apr, 2014
Janelloyd

Blooming cheek

Reduced my seed sowing this year but find better quality plants as a result. ...

27 Apr, 2014
230338

A Little Story To Warm Your Heart and Make You Smile;0))

Our youngest son Robin is 46 years old, he is Autistic and has Severe Learning Disabilities,...

27 Apr, 2014
Pansypotter

Come for Tea..

Last year someone on GoY showed some pictures of a municipal garden they had visited....

27 Apr, 2014
Waddy

Long border..part 2..

Many of you have already seen a part of my long border at the front of our house,so...

27 Apr, 2014
Bloomer

Tree Peonies

Don't know if any of you remember those great tree peonies I bought in a newspaper...

27 Apr, 2014
Simbad

who needs gargoyles...

we have a great site called freecycle here in Pembrokeshire, I think its nation wide..any...

27 Apr, 2014
Sandra

transforming an ugly concrete wall and a sad pieris

The view from one of the kitchen/dining area has been driving me crazy from the day...

27 Apr, 2014
Jagienka

Laziness is my only excuse....

I've just noticed that it's been over a year since I last posted. Last summer went...

27 Apr, 2014
Pennylane

A long time...no blog....

Hallo to you all. At last I thought I would update you with what is happening in...

27 Apr, 2014
Rogi

AGS Essex group show=Rawreth 26-04-14

My first try at showing alpines.Only our local group,but some top growers there.Luckily...

26 Apr, 2014
Pcw

WHAT TO DO WITH UNUSABLE BIRD BATH

Here is the bird bath which I bought to sit in the centre of the circle garden. ...

26 Apr, 2014
Bornagain

Jobs still going on... New Pond Filter..

I now find it very awkward cleaning the pond pump and filters with the kit we have...

26 Apr, 2014
Lincslass

what's growing & what's not

just a quick update to keep track of what seeds germinated and are doing fine and...

26 Apr, 2014
Jagienka

Birds in Our Garden

I thought I would put together a few photos of the birds Wendy and myself, have seen...

25 Apr, 2014
Alanb

my garden this spring

the garden and the washing, together with a sainsbury peg bag the jungle the...

25 Apr, 2014
Maisiesdad

Small pond or big puddle !

Most of you who know me will remember Willow Cottage and why we had to leave, and...

25 Apr, 2014
Rose1949

A Garden Blog

Hi everyone, after a very long absence I thought it was about time I took a few...

25 Apr, 2014
Cinderella

A kind gift with high hopes :o)

I was given this pretty planter of miniature Narcissii and Ivy earlier in the week,by...

25 Apr, 2014
Bloomer

April Gardening

We've had this week off work- the Gorgeous One has been busy decorating, I've been...

25 Apr, 2014
Crv1963

In bloom in April

This is a remarkable year as far as I am concerned. Early flowering is amazing. Tree...

25 Apr, 2014
Dorjac

Overhead views,

I did a shot of the back garden from the back bedroom window and so thought I would...

25 Apr, 2014
Stroller

Selection of Flowers in my Garden Today

This Welsh Poppy popped open in the sunshine this afternoon The Orange poppy followed...

24 Apr, 2014
Neellan

In the garden today

My spring renovations are almost at an end-the last of the area to be returned to...

24 Apr, 2014
Scottish

Making a start

I've finally made a start on the yard-planted up some bulbs just after I got the...

24 Apr, 2014
Urbanite

Flowering Trees of New York City

Spring is blooming in New York City and now is the time to appreciate the magnolias,...

24 Apr, 2014
Bathgate

A very short blog on an April evening . . .

I had just been out in the garden in the drizzle to take a pic of my Sweet Rocket...

24 Apr, 2014
Sheilabub

Are gardeners wrong to put 'crocks' in plant pots?

BBC Magazine Monitor For centuries, gardeners have put shards of pottery-"crocks"-at...

24 Apr, 2014
Alextb

New Fence New Wall Planters

The fence is finished and the Apta Wall Planters are planted and ready to go on...

24 Apr, 2014
Scotkat

Hello my name is Oliveoil and I am a Heucheraholic lol :O)

Hope I never recover, just had to show you these pictures of some of my lovely Heucheras/Tierrellas/Heucherellas....

24 Apr, 2014
Oliveoil

Spring 2014

Spring has been nice this year, and my plants have done well. So here are a few photos...

24 Apr, 2014
Hywel

Greenhouse resident.

As it was raining I decided to have a long session sorting pots and trays. OH keeps...

23 Apr, 2014
Seaburngirl

Vine weevils and lily beetle eggs

Many of us are now familiar with the grubs but I noticed on a posting today the query...

23 Apr, 2014
Seaburngirl

Birds

When my front garden was concreted from wall to wall I hated it. Last year I had...

23 Apr, 2014
Michaella2014

Breakfast

Breakfast in the garden for the first time this year before I start to do some weeding,...

23 Apr, 2014
Michaella2014

2014 is running away with the garden.

I have been very busy for what seems like forever but being without my own computer...

23 Apr, 2014
Scotsgran

Happy St George's Day ... 23rd April 2014

Greetings to all nationalities ... ... happy gardening to friends around the world...

23 Apr, 2014
Terratoonie