Gardening blog archive

Bonsai: What tree?

I often see the following question, "Where can I buy bonsai seeds?" Try going to...

31 Jan, 2016
Stjohntongue

New flower arrangement

My flower group has started again and this is my latest creation. :o)

31 Jan, 2016
Linda235

January 31st 2016

A wet and windy day. I can't believe my Camellia 'Donation' is in full bloom, despite...

31 Jan, 2016
Siris

January pulytunnel.

I have a lovely 3x6 Keder polutynnel since April 2015. I have spent all my saving...

30 Jan, 2016
Ezandman

Bonsai: Making choices

Today I thought I'd give you a little insight into things to consider when choosing...

30 Jan, 2016
Stjohntongue

Garden Design With James Alexander Sinclair

Oxford Botanic Garden organise a series of lectures during the winter. Although it...

29 Jan, 2016
Andrewr

Sunny day in the garden..

Here's just a few photos to show the garden today in the nice sun we've had.

29 Jan, 2016
Dandanspond..

First Haircut of the Year.....

The sun is shining albeit a tad windy, actually that helped as it was blowing the...

29 Jan, 2016
Lincslass

Trees in my garden

With a gap in the rain yesterday I got to take our new granddaughter Myla for a walk...

29 Jan, 2016
Sandra

Stan visits the local Improvement Nursery on a cloudy day.

One sunny day this week. The promised 70f and sunny was instead 65f and very muggy....

29 Jan, 2016
Stan510

Bonsai: How difficult is it to do?

Here's a bit of background about me. I've been growing bonsai since 1990. I'm not...

29 Jan, 2016
Stjohntongue

Some Work In The Garden To help Shed Some Pounds so The Duke Can Fit Into His Costume!

It's a beautiful, springlike, sunny day today so I got out in the garden. After so...

28 Jan, 2016
Paulspatch

January Pics

Today-in Shropshire-the rain is intermittent-the wind is quite warm for the month-but...

27 Jan, 2016
Janelloyd

Agapanthus tip off!!

I absolutely adore agapanthus plants and have maybe 6 or 7 of them already in the...

26 Jan, 2016
Dandanspond..

Soggy but now Tidier..

As most of you know I was unable to tackle much in the garden last year, consequently...

25 Jan, 2016
Lincslass

Mainly Snowdrops

More than any year I can remember things growing outside are weather damaged,An example...

25 Jan, 2016
Bjs

Difference between Anglo-American and Ordinary hybrid Amaryllis

As several of you ask about the difference between my "ordinary" hybrid Amaryllis...

25 Jan, 2016
Balcony

Incredible, Really, For Late January!

Like most of you, we have had an amazingly mild winter, so far. After 2 hard frosts...

25 Jan, 2016
Paulspatch

Robin Boxes Ready for Occupants

This story continues from my previous 'Location' blog ... I painted the bird-box...

24 Jan, 2016
Terratoonie

January succulents in my garden in Pembrokeshire...

My winter has been wet wet wet....but at least the temps are way above average and...

24 Jan, 2016
Sandra

A few new plants.

T and I had a run to the garden centre today to buy something for T's Mother who...

24 Jan, 2016
Homebird

So mild

It's very mild here and the ground didn't seem that wet anymore so, in an energetic...

23 Jan, 2016
Arbuthnot

A Tale of Survival

This is a tale of the life of a more than half-dead seedling to a beautiful work...

23 Jan, 2016
Stjohntongue

Plants in pots (outdoors)

Perusing the gardening questions I often see questions regarding what growing medium...

22 Jan, 2016
Stjohntongue

INSIDE LOOKING OUT-UPDATE OF MY DIARY'S 22/01/2016

I take this opportunity to share both old and new photos taken from either the house...

22 Jan, 2016
Tommyshortl..

**VICKY SAYS HI** AND SOME NEWS FROM ME!!???

WAS BROWSING FACEBOOK THIS MORNING,WHEN I SAW THAT VICKY FOX HAD PUT ON A REALLY...

21 Jan, 2016
Dottydaisy2

Summer Garden

In April 2013 I deleted all blogs and photos about my garden, from this site ... but...

20 Jan, 2016
Hywel

The Mathematical Ability of plants.

Plants use. a complex process called photosynthesis to extract energy from sunlight...

20 Jan, 2016
Benjack911

Hi folks

Hi folks still no snow,I get up to thick frosts but no snow ,but I've I have got...

19 Jan, 2016
Sally1944

The good & the not so good.

On the evening of the 14th it started to snow, next morning we had a total whiteness...

19 Jan, 2016
Green_finger

More Birds In The Garden These Last Few Days.

I have been very surprised how few birds we get in our garden, especially the last...

19 Jan, 2016
Paulspatch

Winter in the garden

Because it's been so mild over the last few months there are plants in flower that...

19 Jan, 2016
Arbuthnot

What a difference 24 hours makes..

Not even 24 hours after the pond and garden were completely covered in a dusting...

18 Jan, 2016
Dandanspond..

Is it a bird, is it a plane.....

.... no, it's a melianthus (I hope) So far in balmy Bracknell, our lowest overnight...

18 Jan, 2016
Andrewr

What is happening in my garden today.

I didn't manage any photos last week so I got out there today. Cyclamen coum is thriving...

17 Jan, 2016
Seaburngirl

My Amaryllis hybrids have now begun to flower!

Amaryllis hybrids have now begun to flower! Though I've mistakenly put Anglo-American...

17 Jan, 2016
Balcony

Location, Location, Location.

The skies are amazing, but the air is cold ... ... winter has arrived ... ................................................................................ Following...

17 Jan, 2016
Terratoonie

Beauty in the snow

It started to snow yesterday evening and although it didn't look as if it would settle,...

17 Jan, 2016
Homebird

Just a light covering..

Here's just a few photos of the snow that came in about two hours Last night, more...

17 Jan, 2016
Dandanspond..

A second look at the end of Fall 2015

Just as I was thinking we might get some winter, it still seems like some season...

16 Jan, 2016
Wells

Snow.

Well I told you it was cold but now it is really cold. I'm not sure if Barry and...

16 Jan, 2016
Linda235

Today I have continued planting up two year old

Herb plants in 13 inch square plastic tubs using old compost with Gerbil litter,...

16 Jan, 2016
Dianebulley

January and February 2016

Frosty today. 1 degree earlier and 3 now at around 11am. Slight frost on the roofs...

15 Jan, 2016
Dorjac

More shoes!!

I have been flat out working on the nursery this week but took sometime yesterday...

15 Jan, 2016
Sandra

New Gardeners World presenter sought.

Spotted this ...anyone fancy applying? http://www.hortweek.com/bbc-search-new-gardeners-world-presenter/retail/article/1379056

14 Jan, 2016
Andrea

*"Standing At The Kitchen Sink"*

I can spend hours just standing at our kitchen sink just gazing at our small back...

14 Jan, 2016
Tommyshortl..

The cold at last

Well folks the weather has at last seemed to turn cold, I don't like the cold but...

13 Jan, 2016
Sally1944

Rain, rain, go away!

I put this blog together yesterday but today has seen a change, dry...

12 Jan, 2016
Gee19

Cotoneaster Cornubia

No photos as yet, but maybe in the Spring. Today I took cuttings from a friends...

12 Jan, 2016
Janey

Celebrate!

This is our second day without (much) rain and OH is cutting some of the grass!!!...

12 Jan, 2016
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