Gardening blog archive

Planting the tomatoes in the tunnel...

Love it when its time to plant up the tunnel....Its a lot of work but with the OH...

12 Apr, 2014
Sandra

Spring in Cyprus.

We have recently returned from another trip to Cyprus ( I have really fallen in love...

12 Apr, 2014
Waddy

Ever so windy today

Not cold but this unpleasant wind that's ins really impossible to work in the garden...

12 Apr, 2014
Scotkat

Would you like dates of more TV garden shows?

Here are TV dates for you over the coming week .... Please feel free to add others...

12 Apr, 2014
Terratoonie

i now have proof

that there is no monster in loch ness all the talk from the scottish members on here...

11 Apr, 2014
Snoopdog

Great Service Again From Crocus

Ordered Redbud yesterday afternoon and it arrived at 1.30pm today. Its now all planted...

11 Apr, 2014
Scotkat

Another spring display..

Just one or two photo's of mine this year... This Erysimum ,Bowles Mauve ,has been...

11 Apr, 2014
Bloomer

Spring-ier, 2014

What a lovely day today! I spent a couple of hours this morning helping Mum plant...

10 Apr, 2014
Melchisedec

Things are looking up - we hope!

Hello Friends. After 6 months of a nightmare, we think we're moving forward-hopefully....

10 Apr, 2014
Tuesdaybear

Spring has finally Sprung!

After a slow start here my plants have started to make an appearance The Cherry Blossom...

9 Apr, 2014
Neellan

well, that's the garden, except...

for this beautiful view from my back step...when my forsythia grows, it will block...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

here's a better shot of the side bed...

Obediah, my personal bluebird of happiness lives here..he was a gift from my middle...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

looking over the step railing...

we san see the entire garden in a glance...told you it's small...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

for a different view..

let's look down my back steps...see how close my neighbour is? that's his a/c..i...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

now we can look straight into my back garden...

while the contractors were building the ramp, i was just as busy laying these paths...it...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

while we're still on the patio i'd like you to look up

way, way up..there's my lovely canopy of my maple tree and my neighbours...it's just...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

to the right of the patio, we see this small bed..

only it will be tidied up for your visit!

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

coming around the garden shed, we step down onto the patio..

this is a very shallow step, easy and safe for me to navigate...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

up the ramp to the garden shed and patio

one of my raised beds gets a lot of hot afternoon sun, the other almost constant...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

A walk around my new garden

I'm going to try and take you for a walk around my new garden, with photos...hope...

9 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

anchoring the greenhouse

I wanted to redo the ties that hold the cover to the frame; I’d not done them very...

9 Apr, 2014
Franl155

site for forest fairy house? (with drawbridge)

When I first viewed the property back in October 2013, I didn’t notice that a part...

8 Apr, 2014
Franl155

Just waiting for the birds!

This is my new bird table made by husband. We are now waiting for the birds to arrive....

8 Apr, 2014
Marjories

Just popping by to help with the basket...

Whilst moving things around in the greenhouse I noticed one of my last years baskets...

8 Apr, 2014
Lincslass

waiting for things to happen

I could not wait for the Spring to arrive. After months of dull, extremely wet and...

8 Apr, 2014
Jagienka

photo help

hi there....i now have some photos in my Apple Air Laptop that I would like to share,...

8 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

the (not so) blank canvas

Ok, so this is my garden. It is East facing, which means shadows moving around the...

7 Apr, 2014
Jagienka

Projects a la 2014 part1

Hello folks Just to record whats going on over on the veg patch patch going into...

7 Apr, 2014
Steviethete..

So many things in flower

Will share a few more pictures of flowers that are currently out in the garden and...

7 Apr, 2014
Bjs

Arrived home safe

Have had a wonderful holiday and have taken many photos but shall take time to upload.

6 Apr, 2014
Scotkat

orange ladybird?

I was trying to capture pics of bees on the flowering Quince; when I put the photos...

6 Apr, 2014
Franl155

Photo to go with my Hemerocallis question

This is the one I cant remember its name. I know its chantilly ......... something....

6 Apr, 2014
Seaburngirl

Free perennials

Gardeners’ World Mag – April 2014 edition. For every reader 48 Perennials free. Worth...

6 Apr, 2014
Drc726

More evening television ... BBC4 ...

Yesterday I made a blog with photos of my gardens ... so I didn't forget those of...

6 Apr, 2014
Terratoonie

A few more plants and shrubs coming into flower.

It's great to walk round the garden and see new flowers coming out isn't it. This...

5 Apr, 2014
Homebird

The primulas this spring.

I love the bright colorfulness these are bringing to the garden. The flowers seem...

5 Apr, 2014
Homebird

B&Q shows easyGrow (ditching polystyrene cont...)

Taken from B&Q offers publication. (28th March-10th April) Edit: Sorry, didn't...

5 Apr, 2014
Alextb

Goodbye Saharan dust clouds ... hello SUNSHINE !

The skies have been murky and grey, but the chirpy resident robin kept on singing...

5 Apr, 2014
Terratoonie

"Birds In Take-A-Way Madness"

Since my last blog it seems to be congratulation all round for the birds. So many...

5 Apr, 2014
Tommyshortl..

A lot of pleasure for £1 !!

Bought a bag of mixed Daffs for one pound and got the tulips for free last September...

4 Apr, 2014
Kidsgran

It is so good to be back home but oh boy did we have a great time.

For Christmas my OH and I were given a surprise holiday. A hired camper van and...

4 Apr, 2014
Oliveoil

April fools and geraniums

On another forum site (which at one time had a lot of hardy geranium members) I had...

4 Apr, 2014
Bowl_you

Good News !!

I just received a phone call from my scooter man...he'll be here early Monday morning...

4 Apr, 2014
Odaatpat

Spring flowers

Some of my Spring flowers

4 Apr, 2014
Hollyeves

Your help appreciated

Many years ago I decided to have ago at creating a miniature garden. There was a...

4 Apr, 2014
Eirlys

In and around the garden 'Early April'

Lots to see before the petals fall. Bought last Autumn this would normally have...

3 Apr, 2014
Bjs

Garden

The back of the borders. It took me three hours to weed, just got a little more to...

3 Apr, 2014
Michaella2014

April flowers and thanks to Scottish!

Today I received a well-wrapped parcel containing several Campanula 'alba' kindly...

3 Apr, 2014
Sheilabub

Spring 2014

Cold today bit different to last week! Took some photos round my garden mainly for...

3 Apr, 2014
Sewingkilla

questionnaire from G.O.Y.

regarding the offer of free gift questionnaire i asked about in questions .it seems...

3 Apr, 2014
Snoopdog