Gardening blog archive

Usk Show - Horticulural section - Prize winner?

Had a lovely day out at the Usk show, particularly the horticulture tent. For the...

14 Sep, 2014
Steviethete..

Seedling Imposter.

In my blog, Seed time-Hybridizing Iris, I posted a photo of an Iris seedling which...

14 Sep, 2014
Siris

Progress

has been made on the strip of garden we are preparing for sq ft gardening. As you...

14 Sep, 2014
Csarina

Still going strong...

Earlier this week a friend expressed her surprise at the fact that I still had hanging...

13 Sep, 2014
Waddy

swallows

i think it was last week we were talking swallows leaving our area,s and i said they...

13 Sep, 2014
Snoopdog

Fuchsias fending for themselves...

And the rest of the garden plants,but mainly the Fuchsias,while they are left uncared...

12 Sep, 2014
Bloomer

concrete tree stump and some other things

ive just got my pond sorted how it should be after a very bad time about a year and...

12 Sep, 2014
Noseypotter

ALL TOGETHER NOW.....

12 Sep, 2014
Gee19

THE CURRY-LEAF PLANT (Murraya Koenigii)

I have grown Murraya in our conservatory for several years now; the first one I bought...

12 Sep, 2014
Davids

Pictures of colchicums in my garden.

When every flower is slowing down in the garden these colchicum are starting to pop...

11 Sep, 2014
Klahanie

More work

done on the sq ft garden. At the weekend we bought 3 bags of compost and 2 bags of...

11 Sep, 2014
Csarina

Spring into Summer 2014

Here are some of my favorites of 2014 Magnolias Abound Daffodils Fairies' Garden Pacific...

11 Sep, 2014
Wells

Sunshine always draws me outside, I can do my housework when its dark....

So what to do, not cutting the grass yet, I tend to leave it a bit longer between...

10 Sep, 2014
Lincslass

Mysterious blog.

My dear Goyers, This time I have prepared mysterious blog. It is related to apples....

10 Sep, 2014
Katarina

Produce Production Line into September

Loads of stuff coming through, what to do with it all? and how to store it for the...

9 Sep, 2014
Steviethete..

Jewels of the desert :)

Some of my cacti have small flowers, which look like jewels when they glisten in...

9 Sep, 2014
Hywel

I resolve in future to be more scientific about plants.

I live on the limestone belt that runs from Hull to the Dorset coast. Millions of...

9 Sep, 2014
Dianebulley

Our visit to Hereford gardens...(1)...Kentchurch Court.

We have spent a lovely few days touring around Herefordshire. The weather has been...

8 Sep, 2014
Homebird

A busy summer

Well hello again everyone! I'm back after a very busy summer in the city. I work...

8 Sep, 2014
Mizzle

The Bridge gets a facelift,

Two tiers of wood underneath either end to give a feeling of an arch shape, the slim...

8 Sep, 2014
Stroller

Toms results from this year

Toms results from this year I've only grown two varieties this year-'Gardener's Delight'...

7 Sep, 2014
Balcony

Swallows gone!

My youngest niece asked me on Thursday.... "Angie, why are the birds flying round...

7 Sep, 2014
Scottish

Square Foot Gardening

I have known about this for years, but my OH just did not get the concept. We have...

7 Sep, 2014
Csarina

Magnolia grandiflora - at last a flower!

Finally the lone bud has opened and my neighbour has had to eat humble pie, as she...

7 Sep, 2014
Lutleyyeltz

The burning bush- and a warning!

This afternoon was a hot sunny one in the West Midlands. My wife suddenly shouted...

7 Sep, 2014
Lutleyyeltz

22 ft conifer tree price to take down and remove

As above sl3 postcode any 1 got ruff price Regards

7 Sep, 2014
Garethwingr..

My garden is still giving pleasure

as the autumn months approach there is still quite a bit of colour to appreciate....

6 Sep, 2014
Stroller

I have just discovered via Will Ingwersen's

book 'Rock Gardening' that Gentians should be in lime free compost. No wonder mine...

6 Sep, 2014
Dianebulley

F AO Rose1949

Hello Rose Is this your garden? In the Telegraph today. If so it' a very nice compliment...

6 Sep, 2014
Marjories

This is how it was ....before and after

On my daughter's request. She lives in London most of the time, but miss the lawn...

5 Sep, 2014
Michaella2014

B&Q haul delivered today

Finally got to my local B&Q a few days ago, with my befriender to advise and...

5 Sep, 2014
Franl155

Growing Old Gracefully

While some flowers are unattractive when they grow old (grey achilleas, or white...

4 Sep, 2014
Andrewr

Come Stroll around the Gardens on The Mount....

We went up so we had to come back down, no point in showing you the same route is...

4 Sep, 2014
Lincslass

September garden..

For me,this is the time when most things are at their peak,before the onset of autumn..Some...

3 Sep, 2014
Bloomer

Are you a Plantaholic?

I am-definitely. How do you know if you are? Well-there are certain signs. -Do you...

3 Sep, 2014
Spritzhenry

From vine to table

Our Grapevine is now four years old and has produced a bumper crop this year, so...

2 Sep, 2014
Shirley_tulip

feeling happy today

why? well started the day with fog then sun and lovely blue sky looking after friends...

2 Sep, 2014
Snoopdog

A surprise from Sam

Samjp said she'd send me some plants, which I looked forward to receiving. I was...

2 Sep, 2014
Franl155

My Best New Plants of 2014 (photo heavy)

I grow mostly from seed so that I can afford to try lots of plants. Sometimes they...

2 Sep, 2014
Meanie

Out for a Walk..

As it is a lovely sunny morning, I took my camera with me when I went out for a little...

2 Sep, 2014
Richardpeeej

Seed Time - Hybridizing Bearded Iris

I was asked if it took a long time to grow Iris germanica from seed? The answer...

1 Sep, 2014
Siris