Gardening blog archive

Isn't Nature wonderful !

Hope I won't bore you as many of you have seen my pergola covered in clematis before...

20 May, 2015
Kidsgran

Tulips 2015

I seem to be a bit behind, but my tulips this year were outstanding. The reason:...

19 May, 2015
Wells

RHS Malvern Spring Festival

We had a few days away recently, stayed in a log cabin near a place called Ledbury,...

19 May, 2015
Shirley_tulip

Gardens of Ireland

We have just returned from a short break in Wicklow where we visited several gardens....

19 May, 2015
Marjories

REASONS FOR NOT BEING ON GOY

Hello me dearios:-) As some of you know, my poor husband has had rheumatoid arthritis...

19 May, 2015
Bornagain

A Walk Between the Showers...

+Awoke to very heavy rainfall but no moaning as we really needed it, the sun did...

18 May, 2015
Lincslass

Bluebells at Attingham

I looked at the rain this morning and thought - no chance of doing the borders...

18 May, 2015
Janelloyd

Garden today

I haven't posted many photos on here for ages, so thought some of you may be interested...

18 May, 2015
Digginfit

Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit.

Here's how my vegetables etc (as many as I grow) are doing so far this year ... My...

18 May, 2015
Hywel

More Daffs/Narcissus in May

More of my May flowering daffs. Thalia Little Witch a different view of Little...

18 May, 2015
Scotsgran

'Kurume' Azaleas in full bloom at Shadowlands

Dear All, Following a canopy clearing program over the last few years, the extra...

18 May, 2015
Ptarotuos

Narcissus in May 2015

I still have loads of daffodiols/narcissus flowering. Here are a few of them. N....

18 May, 2015
Scotsgran

Paint and plants

17 May, 2015
Gee19

Maytime ... busy and happy ...

There were stormy days ... ................................................................................ ......

17 May, 2015
Terratoonie

Flowers from the Loire.

We spent a lovely week in a pretty little town called Montsoreau in the Loire Valley. I...

17 May, 2015
Wildrose

_Apple Trees in blossom_

We've been here five years and I'm excited that for the first time the small tree...

17 May, 2015
Lori

Invasions

Fran's blog about the ban on non-native invasive aquatic plants got me wondering...

17 May, 2015
Urbanite

UK bans sale of five invasive non-native aquatic plants

while Googling for "pond oxygenating plants" I came across this BBC report from 2013-thought...

17 May, 2015
Franl155

Plant combination....am trying to decide if it's good or not?

I love contrasting shapes and colours in my garden, I'm not sure this one works well...

17 May, 2015
Plantplots2

My New Garden Three Years on! *Catch up!*

Hi Everyone! You might recall me starting from scratch on a then recently run down...

17 May, 2015
Rozz12

*Ice Blue Delphiniums!

Hi Everyone! I am searching for a member called LYN ? she very kindly sent me some...

17 May, 2015
Rozz12

My Watercress seedlings are growing nicely now.

Will sow another planter with the rest of them today to follow on. I keep the soil...

17 May, 2015
Dianebulley

Should I Wake Him UP?

He's finally done It! Done what? He's finally attracted Bluebirds to his nesting...

16 May, 2015
Loosestrife2

Something Odd About Iris

There was a rustling and a stirring in front of my house. As Winter turned to Spring and...

16 May, 2015
Bathgate

That Nursery again!

I've spent 2 or 3 hours each day for a couple of days weeding those pots of day lillies...

16 May, 2015
Thorneyside

A Lovely Feeling.....It now feels like my garden!

Although there is still tons to do in the new garden, I feel today as though it is...

16 May, 2015
Paulspatch

Horticultural 'goofs'

We all do some, my worst choice of plant was this one... Allium Triquetrum-it has...

15 May, 2015
Plantplots2

I Don't Believe It !!!!!!!!!!!

That is not what I really said, its a bit of a "Would You Adam and Eve It" week... I...

14 May, 2015
Lincslass

Pink

Yesterday another tree peony opened and for sure it was going to take a battering...

14 May, 2015
Bjs

My late Spring garden !

Hello everyone...late again ! This time it is down to my silly laptop ! Every time...

14 May, 2015
Rose1949

New visitor to the garden

Yesterday, being a much warmer day than today, I was weeding the path (in the foreground...

14 May, 2015
Honeysuckle..

Four Seasons open days Sundays 17, 24 and Monday 25 May 2015

In May, Tony and Marie Newton will be opening their award-winning ‘Four Seasons’...

14 May, 2015
Fourseasons..

A Nursery, a work in progress.

Not much to say today except it is blowing a gale and pouring with rain. I went this...

14 May, 2015
Thorneyside

I've Replaced A Camellia - With A Camellia

We’ve all done it. We’ve planted a tree or shrub without appreciating how big it...

14 May, 2015
Andrewr

A Little May Colour

Took these images on May 13th. Erodium chrysanthum pink form

14 May, 2015
Owdboggy

Weeding in the very cool month of May.

Some actually like this spring like weather. 65f-70f. I miss the much warmer March....

14 May, 2015
Stan510

A Welsh Garden Visit

My local Garden Club arranged a visit this week to a NGS listed garden in Denbighshire-Wylan...

13 May, 2015
Neellan

Rhododendron BlueBoy

Posting 3 pictures of young Rhododendron BlueBoy for Feverfew. Whole Plant Close...

13 May, 2015
Klahanie

A Nursery, a work in progress.

I am in the process of taking on part of a nursery, the whole thing is too big for...

13 May, 2015
Thorneyside

Narcissi

I wonder if you can advise. Our cut garden was quite successful Grew some beautiful...

13 May, 2015
Pancy

To cold

Hi all. How frustrating, do I or don't i. Has anyone been so bold as to direct sow...

13 May, 2015
Pancy

Spring has sprung

Hi all! Isn’t it lovely to see spring here at last with everything in the garden...

12 May, 2015
Teds

*Everything is Emerging...*

after a very long, very cold winter the perennials and wild flowers have started...

12 May, 2015
Lori

NEW PROJECT - CONTINUED

Hi all, I wrote a blog last year on our pond/garden feature we were going to add...

12 May, 2015
Dian89

On second thoughts !

As I posted a blog recently,on my revamped pots,which I decoded to paint a different...

12 May, 2015
Bloomer

**BLUEBELLS GALORE** IN MALVERN.

We stayed with our daughter Charlotte and family who are lucky enough to live in...

11 May, 2015
Dottydaisy2

Mr Mole

I sort of have mixed feelings about moles. Having discovered one under the stairs...

11 May, 2015
Maggiemuddy..

A Day in My Garden...at last !

Morning, everyone. I've been so incredibly busy that I've not really spent any time...

11 May, 2015
Paulspatch

More Stoney Faces

Following on from my previous blog showing funny faces in stones, I've added some...

10 May, 2015
The_white_h..

My Balcony

It’s been so windy all this week; I haven’t been able to do much out on my balcony....

10 May, 2015
Mariamasom