Gardening blog archive

Before and After, For Dan.

Thanks to your photos Dan, I have smartened up the edge of my bottom pond,at least...

10 May, 2016
Siris

My "Bell" type flowers.

Idk what kind of bell type flowers these are, maybe you guys would know?? Btw Idk...

10 May, 2016
Backforthe2..

2016 Charity Open Days

May 21 Saturday 10am-5pm May 22 Sunday 10am-5pm Late spring: acers, azaleas, conifers,...

9 May, 2016
Fourseasons..

Easiest way to scarify dogwood seeds? & Best time to plant?

I came across a packet of white dogwood seeds recently, & would like to plant...

9 May, 2016
Backforthe2..

Hot, Hot , Hot!!!!!

Not knocking it folks but we went from one extreme to the other, the bank holiday...

9 May, 2016
Lincslass

Hangng Basket project

Hi I have finished planting the hanging basket stands today, and with all the baskets...

9 May, 2016
Scotsmanvic

Black Velvet Petunia

I have bought two plants of the above petunia. It is really a true black flower which...

9 May, 2016
Marjories

Death and Destruction

I squashed the first red Lily beatle today, it was on one of my Snakes head Fritillaries....

9 May, 2016
Siris

Back to the plants, after the fox!

After the fiasco of the visit from the fox (now we wonder whether it is the family...

9 May, 2016
Honeysuckle..

Local nursery

Went to get plants for my hanging baskets today, I was a man with a plan walking...

9 May, 2016
Scotsmanvic

SPRING IN THE GARDEN

Quite a few changes since moving here 8 years ago. The garden is divided by a trellis...

9 May, 2016
Ginellie

Reason to believe my Spaghetti Squash is returning...

Last summer, my soil sprouted Spaghetti Squash from out of nowhere. It was late,...

8 May, 2016
Backforthe2..

the new garden

it has been a long, wet and for me, a cold winter and a chilly spring that is slowly...

7 May, 2016
Maisiesdad

Current Highlights And Lots of Promise in The Garden.

As most of you know, this is a very new garden(dug and planted last summer plus one...

7 May, 2016
Paulspatch

I Saw a Mouse....Where?

We now have a rescue cat from the Cats Protection League. Her name, which came with...

7 May, 2016
Eirlys

New purchase

I just wanted to show these pocket size Burgon & Ball pocket pruners I recently...

7 May, 2016
Amsterdam

Cuckoo

Morning all Had to share this.... I heard my first cuckoo at 7.00am then saw it sitting...

7 May, 2016
Gnarly_gnome

I'm back.

I am trying to get a new phone & it's not going as planned... Unfortunately It...

7 May, 2016
Backforthe2..

Evolving Cloudforest.

Somehow without planning it,I have a virtual Andean cloudforest of shrubs on the...

7 May, 2016
Stan510

The small plastic covered single greenhouses for £18 are ok

if you have a sheltered place. Mine was wrecked. I was going to get a new cover...

6 May, 2016
Dianebulley

To Add Insult To Injury

As the old saying goes, " I need this like I need a hole in the head ". I tripped...

6 May, 2016
Loosestrife2

Sunny day in May

It's a glorious day today . . . blue sky and warm sunshine. OH and I are celebrating,...

5 May, 2016
Sheilabub

New Watering System

My handyman, Glen, has just finished making my watering system much easier and safer...

4 May, 2016
Odaatpat

Catch up March/April into May. 2016.

I have some photos but seem to have no time to get round to putting them on GOY....

3 May, 2016
Dorjac

Pesky fox again!

Was going to sit and write a blog about the garden and what's in flower but this...

3 May, 2016
Honeysuckle..

3rd of May at Corseside

The sun is shining and I am off to work in the nursery today but I thought I would...

3 May, 2016
Sandra

New House , New Garden.

It's good to be back! Two weeks ago I moved from Morcambe to Bury to be nearer to...

2 May, 2016
Nellie61

Today outside (and gravelled the new border)

Here's some photos of the whole of the back garden today and I've now added the gravel...

2 May, 2016
Dandanspond..

AGS Essex Group Show-30.4.16 part 2

A few more from around the show Lewisia tweedyi Narcissus 'Solveig's Song' Calanthe...

2 May, 2016
Pcw

AGS Essex Group Show-30.4.16

A few of the plants on show locally,here in Essex. Number of entries were down,due...

2 May, 2016
Pcw

A National Garden Scheme garden

A National Garden scheme garden is a private garden open on certain days to the public,...

1 May, 2016
Siris

Our Magnolias

Our large Magnolias have put on quite a show this year. The pink one (Leonard Messell),...

1 May, 2016
Eirlys

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday

'Devonia' was one of three gardens open under The National Garden Scheme yesterday....

1 May, 2016
Andrewr