Gardening blog archive

Planting and training your grapevines

Since posting my blogs on outdoor vine culture, I have had feedback from several...

14 Jul, 2015
Davids

Double value blooms

I put a photo of a clematis up a couple of weeks ago in questions as I was unsure...

14 Jul, 2015
Helen60garden

Wentworth village,and gardens.S.Yorkshire

Yesterday,we payed a visit to Wentworth Walled Garden Centre,which covers a huge...

13 Jul, 2015
Bloomer

Balance

Having recently constructed a bee hotel from a very large bamboo that had to be dug...

13 Jul, 2015
Lancs111

More Roses.

The recent sunshine has encouraged a few more roses to open their buds. Gertrude...

13 Jul, 2015
Waddy

One weeks development!

The pond is now a week old and I can't believe how settled in it already looks! Last...

12 Jul, 2015
Dandanspond..

Roses Grow on You!

just had to show you these lovely roses in my garden while they are still in flower,...

12 Jul, 2015
Oliveoil

Westonbury Mill Water Gardens, Herefordshire

Situated on the A44 a few miles west of Pembridge, Herefordshire. In April this year...

12 Jul, 2015
The_white_h..

Pebble pond complete

The pot plants at the back will change-I just put these two out of the way. And...

12 Jul, 2015
Urbanite

Cactus [Name unknown] For Hywel

The Cacti are over three years old and have never flowered.

12 Jul, 2015
Pansypotter

Some colour...

...in July Inula ensifolia Alchemilla mollis and a Salvia Campanula punctata...

12 Jul, 2015
Pcw

Summer Roses.

Photos today of Roses in the garden.

11 Jul, 2015
Linda235

Comfrey

I just have to write about one of my favourite subjects-liquid comfrey.About 2 months...

11 Jul, 2015
Huffmaling

Bearing fruit

Pleased with the raspberries this year there's loads of them and they are really...

11 Jul, 2015
Davros

Weather

So many of my garden plants are suffering this year due to the lack of real rain....

11 Jul, 2015
Arbuthnot

Wandering about

The Ashes, Cricket Test series is on. Cardiff is the chosen venue for the first round;...

10 Jul, 2015
Fractal_cat

Honeysuckle death

I have a Honeysuckle that climbs a wire trellis near my back porch. It has been growing...

10 Jul, 2015
Sue797

Sculpted Daylily

There is a form of daylily known as a sculpted cristate. which means there is extra...

10 Jul, 2015
Wylieinthea..

A Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich With A Difference!

My cucumber plants have put on incredible growth in the 6 weeks or so they have been...

9 Jul, 2015
Paulspatch

Not The 101 Dalmatians ...

... but 'The 101 Fuchsias' ! Well actually it's 'The 103 Fuchsias' ... because that's...

8 Jul, 2015
Hywel

Large Clumps and good intentions!

Now we have had a bit of rain everything is looking a bit happier, including me! The...

8 Jul, 2015
Honeysuckle..

Daylilys

Here are a few of the lovely daylily flowers kindly sent to me by simbad. So nice...

8 Jul, 2015
Hollyeves

Sophie

Sadly lost my beloved Cavalier KC Sophie 6 weeks ago. She was such a wonderful companion...

7 Jul, 2015
Ginellie

A Visit To Merriments Garden in East sussex (and Hastings)

Here are a few photos of our weekend in Hastings (Julie, myself and Paddy the terrier)...

7 Jul, 2015
Paulspatch

Our Unruly Cottage Garden!

The garden is doing it again! Plants are taking over, getting too big, spreading...

7 Jul, 2015
Wildrose

Phase 1 paving complete

This is the paving I began in last week's heatwave-it took longer because of the...

7 Jul, 2015
Urbanite

Forest fires

This is how our sky and sun looked yesterday. Forest fires are blazing on the main...

7 Jul, 2015
Klahanie

Scrambled egg or dog vomit slime.

Found this on my raised bed yesterday & thought you might find it interesting. Don't...

6 Jul, 2015
Green_finger

My front garden today

Fairly happy with the planting in the gravel, the Lavender is huge this year! but...

6 Jul, 2015
Shirley_tulip

Easy, Difficult and Impossible?

A couple of weeks ago I visited a National Trust garden in Gloucestershire. It's...

5 Jul, 2015
Andrewr

New pond!

Finally today was the today we built the new pond! Bought the lining and underlay...

5 Jul, 2015
Dandanspond..

Troughs and pots for little people

little people being Alpines, rock plants, miniatures and dwarf plants. There are...

5 Jul, 2015
Bjs

Bit of a tidy up....

Plus I felt like doing it, I had Delphiniums, Poppies and Hellebores all looking...

5 Jul, 2015
Lincslass

for those who missed my open garden

https://youtu.be/UP4TX0-zIHc excuse my neighbers big rude mouth i do apolagise ....

5 Jul, 2015
Noseypotter

Roses

I bought quite a few roses last autumn and as I've not really frown roses before...

5 Jul, 2015
Waddy

Just Amazing !!!

Another one of my favorite. Vibrant red flowers you can't look at it for long in...

5 Jul, 2015
Nicksgardenss

White pest

Over past couple of months I seem to have a new pest in garden. He is white and about...

4 Jul, 2015
Danimar

A Few More Fuchsias

Fuchsias Display Electric Lights My Little Star Patio Princess Pink Fantasia Pink...

4 Jul, 2015
Peterathome

Eucomis

I have been growing a mixture of Eucomis from seed, which is easy in my climate....

4 Jul, 2015
Wylieinthea..

Shade Garden Solar Fountain Project Completed

This job was done single handedly since my broken arm is still on the mend. The solar...

4 Jul, 2015
Loosestrife2

Bits & bobs

I hadn't done much in the garden over the last few years apart from the veggie patch...

3 Jul, 2015
Green_finger

More daylilies

Here are some more pics of flowers that opened in the last few days. There are...

3 Jul, 2015
Thorneyside

Autumn leaves are nature's gold.

Two autumns ago I swept up 8 bags of Beech leaves in a local village. Beech is best,...

3 Jul, 2015
Dianebulley

Midsummer musing

Geranium nodosum Can be a bit invasive because it has the adaptability to grow anywhere...

3 Jul, 2015
Fractal_cat

A Struggle Working In This Heat...and, Now To Keeping the Garden Alive Whilst We're Away!

It really has been a steaming hot few days here in Essex and the grass in most of...

2 Jul, 2015
Paulspatch

Blossoms in July

The shrubs in my garden are coming into bloom to take over from the Rhododendrons...

1 Jul, 2015
Neellan

Some like it hot.............

It is Canada Day today and very, very hot on Vancouver Island. I am surprized not...

1 Jul, 2015
Klahanie

crazy decking

hear is the new floor ive put next to my new concrete fence on the inside . I got...

1 Jul, 2015
Noseypotter

Another water feature

I've been collecting Staffordshire 'Blues' to re-pave my yard since moving in last...

1 Jul, 2015
Urbanite

Plants and hot weather

In these last few days of extreme heat I was a bit worried about my garden plants....

1 Jul, 2015
Arbuthnot