Gardening blog archive

Wettest October since 1932..and mild.

Despite the rains..our temperatures are near average in highs and above average in...

31 Oct, 2016
Stan510

A Fantasy of Fuchsias - Doubles

Here are some double and semi-double flowered Fuchsias :) 1. Blackie :- 2. Blue...

31 Oct, 2016
Hywel

Autumn glory plus Autumn tasks! ???

Today it is so still and warm that it is hard to accept that it is nearly November....

30 Oct, 2016
Wildrose

Autumn

As I have mentioned several times, ours is a Spring garden. There isn't much colour...

29 Oct, 2016
Eirlys

Autumn 2016, Flowers in Sorrento.

The view of the Hotel's garden from our balcony. See the little cactus garden on...

29 Oct, 2016
Siris

October's Weather.

O suns & skies & clouds of June, & flowers of June together. Ye cannot...

29 Oct, 2016
Feverfew

All Hallow's Eve

What is everyone's plans for Halloween/Samhain?? I don't have any, unfortunately....

29 Oct, 2016
Backforthe2..

New Beginnings

I'm going to look like a proper gardener, exciting or what! Splashed out (money I...

28 Oct, 2016
Taurman

Traveling through Google...and more rains here!

That last big storm made us 400% more then the average for that date. Well,we are...

28 Oct, 2016
Stan510

Colourful leaves . . .

. . . at the end of October. I thought I'd take advantage of a few moments of sunshine,...

27 Oct, 2016
Sheilabub

Early morning wonders

Today began with a thick fog and revealed some wonderful webs. So much a sign that...

27 Oct, 2016
Shirley_tulip

Mini-Daffs & Tulips in pots on the balcony railings

Mini-Daffs & Tulips in pots on the balcony railings I planted some Mini-Daffs...

26 Oct, 2016
Balcony

'Double Tulips 'Double Romance' planted

Double Tulips 'Double Romance' planted. These my wife saw a few weeks ago in a shop...

26 Oct, 2016
Balcony

Just loving my new camera and all the Autumn colour

Have been outside all morning, after getting meal ready for this evening, to clear...

24 Oct, 2016
Oliveoil

A Fantasy of Fuchsias ... Singles

My Fuchsias have flowered fairly well this year, in spite of the poor growing conditions,...

24 Oct, 2016
Hywel

To cheer up Steragram!

Yes, Sue, we are very lucky to have Acers in our garden, but I only know the name...

22 Oct, 2016
Sheilabub

Comes around very quickly!

I do think about this tree pruning time with trepidation......although Ray has reached...

22 Oct, 2016
Meadowland

Autumn colours - for Klahanie

Our favourite Acer (Bloodgood?) taken from the bedroom window . . shame I couldn't...

21 Oct, 2016
Sheilabub

Re-designing

My OH is re-designing our small back garden as I want a circular lawn. He decided...

21 Oct, 2016
Arbuthnot

Someone once said

' Intellectuals have the ability to absorb a lot of knowledge but very little practical...

21 Oct, 2016
Dianebulley

Getting back on top of things..

After a busy Summer it's time to get back on top of the garden especially the grass....which,...

21 Oct, 2016
Sandra

Stan stops at a local Historical Park.

Its the old 150 year+ home of one of California's first plantsman. That would be...

21 Oct, 2016
Stan510

Rhipsalis

Not all cacti grow in arid places. Some grow as epiphytes on the branches of trees...

19 Oct, 2016
Hywel

Roseberry's New Home

Hope you enjoy your new home in Scotland and the exciting time planning your new...

18 Oct, 2016
Marjories

Our Move

We finally moved to Scotland at the end of June. It was planned for March but I have...

18 Oct, 2016
Roseberry

Crocus Sativus ...... Saffron

My Sativus Crocus Saffron bed has started blooming producing its annual crop of golden...

18 Oct, 2016
Amy

When is Autumn?

I visited Hergest Croft Garden Fair last Sunday and it got me wondering...? We all...

17 Oct, 2016
The_white_h..

Autumn Leaves, Grasses And Pots.

Being a fairly newly planted small garden, there aren't an awful lot of leaves but...

16 Oct, 2016
Paulspatch

Statuary or a tree trunk??

Ulmus parviflora trunk. Chinese Elm variety. Some are very weepy,this was more standard....

16 Oct, 2016
Stan510

Its dark,it's gloomy,it's going to rain in October. Incredible.

They are predicting possible record rains over the next 3 days. October is usually...

14 Oct, 2016
Stan510

What I got up to yesterday

Over this summer when I've not been drooling over the pictures of your gardens and...

14 Oct, 2016
Jenlewis

If you are keen to have a better understanding of your garden soil

its a good idea to log onto the Agricultural Research Council reports. Free information...

14 Oct, 2016
Dianebulley

Is It Really Autumn..

Yes it is and the colour in my garden is better than it was in June/July,I had a...

13 Oct, 2016
Lincslass

New Camera - thank you Karen for a lovely surprise.

Hope these pictures appear the correct way up, but sure someone will let me know...

13 Oct, 2016
Oliveoil

Mid October in my garden

Well, everything is winding down now that the weather has turned very much cooler...

13 Oct, 2016
Homebird

Rhododendron 'Rose Bud'

Back in May I posted several pictures of this dwarf double ,This is a plant I have...

12 Oct, 2016
Bjs

Greenhouse fun in October . . . plus a short stroll

I was lucky to have a day free of commitments today . . . bliss! So I've baked...

12 Oct, 2016
Sheilabub

First ever Cattleya outdoor blooms.

This is one of two I bought at the Hayward Flea Market in June. I hadnt even noticed...

11 Oct, 2016
Stan510

No frosts yet ....please.

Forecast said chilly East winds, some sunny periods but much cooler till the weekend...

11 Oct, 2016
Green_finger

The Fall

Larry the leaf was just one of thousands if not millions of leaves on the great oak...

10 Oct, 2016
Taurman

More Little Journeys :)

Back in the summer, Beryl had to go for a hospital appointment, and because it was...

10 Oct, 2016
Hywel

Home for a week

I'm back from uni for the week to have surgery on my stomach as I've got several...

9 Oct, 2016
Dandanspond..

Handing over the reins

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. As knees and hips and balance start...

8 Oct, 2016
Mngrrrrl

One mile of Wine Palms..

This is a recent planting of 164 Jubaea chilensis. The most massive palm species...

7 Oct, 2016
Stan510

Seed Pods that came to nothing.

Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' beginning to die back Those wonderful flowers under the...

7 Oct, 2016
Siris

Not enough rain...but lots of colour...Autumn 2016

The lower stream is now completely dry. I hope this does not mean we will have...

7 Oct, 2016
Lori

Autumn tidy up begins 7/10/2016

Been busy in the front garden lawn cut all the annuals out , re-planted the barrel...

7 Oct, 2016
Gnarly_gnome

The Getech wonder!

I'm sure you will all gather from looking at my garden photos that I'm a bit of an...

7 Oct, 2016
Meadowland

Where did summer go ?

It's been and gone in a flash we're lucky we still have our memories and photos of...

7 Oct, 2016
Amy

*** ALL CHANGE HERE....***PART ONE!!

AFTER MUCH DEBATING WE HAVE REMOVED SEVERAL LARGE PLANTS THIS YEAR..... THE FIRST...

6 Oct, 2016
Dottydaisy2