Gardening blog archive

More plant moving

Another car load of plants went over this morning. The patio is filling up. OH was...

10 Jul, 2014
Csarina

Beautiful Day but ever so hot

Started off biking intended doing more . But far too hot biked 23 and half miles...

10 Jul, 2014
Scotkat

Back to the garden !

Well...the garden is back to normal now, instead of looking like a jungle after three...

10 Jul, 2014
Rose1949

Gerberas

I bought some very pretty Gerberas today, anyone know if it will be ok to plant...

10 Jul, 2014
Hollyeves

Keeping a little eye on seedlings indoors..

Although I love growing flowers outside in the garden, I always keep a few seedlings...

10 Jul, 2014
Richardpeeej

Jungle cut-back

Decided to have a go at the jungle beyond my newly-discovered back gate (actually...

9 Jul, 2014
Franl155

back loop makeover

I’m trying to name each bed so that I can refer to them and know what I’m talking...

9 Jul, 2014
Franl155

The Stretchy Hose

Following on from Eirlys's blog regarding feedback on the stretchy hose that are...

9 Jul, 2014
Scottish

Ontario Rock Garden tour

by John Beaulieu Each year I try to go on at least one of the Ontario Rock Garden...

9 Jul, 2014
Bowl_you

Spirea cut-back

Once the gardener had cleared the dead shrubs from the back-left corner, I had a...

9 Jul, 2014
Franl155

Sweet William flowers.

I love my Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus) and try to grow some fresh from seed...

9 Jul, 2014
Homebird

"Not Fade Away"

No, this blog isn't about Mick strutting his stuff, it's more a moan about this: The...

9 Jul, 2014
Spritzhenry

Buxus cuttings

I bought my first Buxus marginata from Hopetoun Garden Centre away back in the early...

8 Jul, 2014
Scotsgran

Who are you?

It was lovely, sunny Saturday afternoon. So I decided to do something in my garden....

8 Jul, 2014
Kasy

Penstemon

Just seen Amy's wonderful collection of Penstemons. Here's one that arrived in our...

8 Jul, 2014
Jannyfreeman

Unknown Shrub

I would be grateful if someone could identify this shrub.

8 Jul, 2014
Jannyfreeman

More nice bits of my garden and some newish geraniums

Can't stop taking pics:-) This mingle is Rose Irish Eyes, which changes colour, and...

8 Jul, 2014
Bornagain

More plants moved

We did a quick trip to the house today taking the top of the dresser and more plants...

8 Jul, 2014
Csarina

fence halved

remember the fence around veg garden well i cut it down to half and used boards to...

8 Jul, 2014
Snoopdog

Isles of Scilly - back there again!

I returned to my favourite holiday destination at the end of June and as I love it...

8 Jul, 2014
Wildrose

vandas

Just thought I would try to post a photo of one of my vandas orchids that never fails...

8 Jul, 2014
Jenfren

Stretch hose query

As I may have mentioned, ours is a Spring garden but at the moment the Alstroemerias...

7 Jul, 2014
Eirlys

Holiday Garden...Update pics added right way up...

Out and about in Cornwall the garden here at our holiday cottage is fabulous, here...

6 Jul, 2014
Lincslass

Welcome to the High Line

The High Line is a 1-mile (1.6 km)1 New York City linear park built on a 1.45-mile...

6 Jul, 2014
Bathgate

Pretty Colours of Buddleia in the Garden

Pretty and the butterflies love them all :O) Black Knight, the camera alters it slightly...

6 Jul, 2014
Oliveoil

Not much to report

All the plants except one lupin and the clematis are in pots, glad we had rain during...

6 Jul, 2014
Csarina

Lovely Lilies.

I gave up growing lilies in the borders several years ago, because of the dreaded...

6 Jul, 2014
Spritzhenry

Corner cutback

Having got the gate corner a bit clear, I decided to start on the opposite corner...

6 Jul, 2014
Franl155

Shrub 15 cutback

Back in May, while clearing the new-found gate from bindweed, I found that Shrub...

6 Jul, 2014
Franl155

At last..............a much tidier corner !

Hi everyone, long time no speak...............I do not seem to have enough hours...

5 Jul, 2014
Grandmage

New cascade

We've just put in a new cascade and filter box hoping this will keep the water clearer. There's...

5 Jul, 2014
Roythefoot

Mid Summer Garden (2014)

I thought I'd show some photos of my garden taken this summer, so far :) (I've been...

5 Jul, 2014
Hywel

Victorian Tea Rooms Lake Coma

To Bloomer I thought you might like this being a Yorky like my husband ! This was...

5 Jul, 2014
Marjories

Rain rain and more rain :(

Well it didn't stop raining yesterday recorded 2inches or is that 5cm not sure must...

5 Jul, 2014
Kidsgran

Summertime - and the living is easy!

So-it's summertime again. I am happily dividing my time between gardening, and just...

4 Jul, 2014
Melchisedec

Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como

The villa is located on the tip of a small wooded peninsular on the western shore...

4 Jul, 2014
Marjories

Random photos around the garden.

Wanted to show a few of the shrubs in the driveside bed.Over the last couple of...

4 Jul, 2014
Meadowland

My bike ride today

As you all know I am biking every day now and getting up to near 20 miles every day. Have...

3 Jul, 2014
Scotkat

There are roses in there...

Thank you to those of you who gave me advice on dealing with my neighbour's Rose...

3 Jul, 2014
Waddy

Found a tree

I found a little tree, maybe Ash? growing in one of my flower tubs so I dug it out...

3 Jul, 2014
Richardpeeej

Front Garden

Some of my roses in the front garden, especially in awe of rosa 'Designer Sunset',...

3 Jul, 2014
Michaella2014

ares the jag

hes finished now just got to frame him . puna is here framed ready to show lainey...

3 Jul, 2014
Noseypotter

The garden yesterday

The garden at the new house looks very bleak without its pots. The top of the garden...

3 Jul, 2014
Csarina

Penstemons

A few of our Penstemons , we have several more some as yet not in flower , we also...

2 Jul, 2014
Amy

July in Full Bloom

The weather this year has suited the plants they all seem to be flowering at their...

2 Jul, 2014
Neellan

Progress on my neighbour's garden..

As many of you are already aware I have been tackling my neighbours garden, which...

2 Jul, 2014
Waddy

Revamped decking area

Hi all not done a blog for a long time. Hope you have all enjoyed the glorious weather...

2 Jul, 2014
Mark61

Just watering

We are now into the moving phase, small stuff from the house just at the moment,...

2 Jul, 2014
Csarina

Beechgrove Community Garden Easthaven 2014

Today we drove to Easthaven with our bikes and cycled past the community garden and...

1 Jul, 2014
Scotkat

Ref: Toadflax query, Badfish

Because I can't add a photo to the questions page, I have added this blog! Looking...

1 Jul, 2014
Honeysuckle..