Gardening blog archive

Fathers Day in USA

Tomorrow is fathers day in the USA as a tribute i planted shasta daises as my...

18 Jun, 2016
Vjd

A stroll in my garden this morning

Strolling in the garden this morning I met these beautiful princesses. I do not like...

18 Jun, 2016
Sixpence_48

Some Glowing Colours To Brighten The Recent Gloom.

Yes, like many of you, the sky above our garden has seldom brightened in the last...

18 Jun, 2016
Paulspatch

Development of a daylily seedling

When a cross is made with something as variable as a daylily, you never know what...

18 Jun, 2016
Wylieinthea..

Rose garden

Granddaughter and I went into the rose garden at the park yesterday. It looks lovely...

18 Jun, 2016
Ohmelchisedec

White

There's a lot of white in my front garden this summer. There are self seeded Alyssums...

17 Jun, 2016
Hywel

Baby Tit activity.

Whilst we were having coffee on the front bench,only 4 feet from the activity,the...

17 Jun, 2016
Meadowland

Middle of June

Various bits Buddleja globosa-from seed.In the front border With a visitor,they...

17 Jun, 2016
Pcw

I dont need biggest in the World...

As I have aged,I realize you can get pleasure from quality over the giant size. A...

17 Jun, 2016
Stan510

Christmas & Easter Cacti flowering at the same time in June 2016!

Christmas & Easter Cacti flowering at the same time in June 2016! I have several...

16 Jun, 2016
Balcony

**?? FOR BRIAN BJS FERNS IN OUR GARDEN??**

WE HAVE ALWAYS COLLECTED FERNS GOING BACK 30 YEARS.......WHEN WE HAD A MUCH LARGER...

14 Jun, 2016
Dottydaisy2

Look what I found...

http://www.freeplant.net/member_login.php free plants, even the shipping is free!...

14 Jun, 2016
Backforthe2..

Wood Avens for Sophiemears

Further to your question on a plant id and my answer, these are the wild Wood Avens...

14 Jun, 2016
Honeysuckle..

Blowsy

My garden is beginning to look blowsy as everything is growing much taller and bushier...

14 Jun, 2016
Arbuthnot

flag day in usa

today june 14th is flag day in the usa, in its honor i made up a few patriotic baskets

14 Jun, 2016
Vjd

Nature pond revamp

Well not so much a revamp, just a bit of a tidy up to bring the whole design together....

14 Jun, 2016
Lilylover32

Border revamp part 2

I mentioned in my previous blog that I was tackling two new borders/beds at the same...

14 Jun, 2016
Lilylover32

Yet More Rain

The garden is now saturated and we have pools of standing water. The rain butt on...

14 Jun, 2016
Csarina

Border revamp part 1

What a busy few months I have had! It was only after I logged on and saw my last...

14 Jun, 2016
Lilylover32

Now you see it Now you don't

I love days like today, not hot with a little cloud cover to keep out the heat, no...

13 Jun, 2016
Oliveoil

A Cautionary Tale....but a happy ending!UPDATED Sunday 19th

I went into the greenhouse this evening, to water and noticed the fly paper had fallen...

13 Jun, 2016
Paulspatch

Frustration

With so much to do planting wise. 2 problems Rainy weather. Pulled tendon. Some ...

13 Jun, 2016
Bramhallbill

Bonsai at Patchings art festival yesterday.

T and I visited Patchings art and crafts festival yesterday as I needed some new...

13 Jun, 2016
Homebird

Before and After

cannot remember all this must have blanked it out with the trauma of it lol and its...

13 Jun, 2016
Ladybug47

Another Damp June Day in My Garden

Nothing much to do today so out into the Garden between showers, I had my camera...

13 Jun, 2016
Pansypotter

Davidia involucrata (handkerchief tree)

Hi All, Some of you may remember my (handkerchief tree) flowered for the first time...

13 Jun, 2016
Gnarly_gnome

The big garden project

I have been doing my garden for six years now and its been extremely trying,if you...

13 Jun, 2016
Ladybug47

for siris thankyou

heres my iris,the little yellow and blue were from poundland didnt expect them to...

13 Jun, 2016
Ladybug47

My rather wet garden!

I thought I'd let you all see how (overgrown) my garden is. Saying that I quite like...

13 Jun, 2016
Amsterdam

Yesterday and today in the rainy garden..

Here's some photos of yesterday in the garden.. And this morning...

13 Jun, 2016
Dandanspond..

A day off

Today we have spent the day looking at other peoples gardens. A local village, Willoughby...

12 Jun, 2016
Csarina

Epiphyllum or Zygocacti

Hello-just a little drama in the greenhouse I must share-I have had for a number...

12 Jun, 2016
Janelloyd

adding more color

here in ny was a beautiful day so far anticipating a thunder storm soon, did manage...

11 Jun, 2016
Vjd

Cor, wot a lotta rain

yesterday we had rainfall to match no other. Its threw it down. We were travelling...

11 Jun, 2016
Csarina

new distressed finds

finally a decent day here in ny out working in the gardens, and building a compost...

10 Jun, 2016
Vjd

A quick look round the garden in the first week of June.

I decided to play with the iPad photo app as it started to pour down with rain this...

10 Jun, 2016
Homebird

In bloom today

These are the first flowers on the Patty Plum Poppies and it self sets every where...

10 Jun, 2016
Marjories

Raindrops on roses ??

This is the first rain we have had for nearly 3 weeks. It is just a light drizzle...

10 Jun, 2016
Wildrose

New Garden with a new name

Hi everyone, I have started under the new name of 'resinone'. I found it impossible...

10 Jun, 2016
Resi

New Garden

Well not so new but since I cannot add plants on my old account under ‘resi’ without...

10 Jun, 2016
Resinone

At last.

My iris has flowered at last,i bought this at a carboot for 50p six years ago and...

10 Jun, 2016
Ladybug47

That awful compost heap

Over the years our compost heap has grown, and grown! It became an eyesore when we...

9 Jun, 2016
Eirlys

Its cooler now

We have just been out and watered the garden, eveything is very dry and we are forecast...

9 Jun, 2016
Csarina

Wisteria

It is Wisteria time once more when there is an eruption of pink outside my back door....

9 Jun, 2016
Linda235

Tree Bumble Bees

This bird nesting box has been taken over by bees. We are able to watch them from...

8 Jun, 2016
Siris

irises in full bloom

today is kind of a crummy day here in ny no sun and cooler with rain off and...

8 Jun, 2016
Vjd

Counting my blessing not my weeds.

Hi all, in the short time I've been a member of this site you all will have notice...

8 Jun, 2016
Jenlewis

More work in the garden

Another sunny day, but a nice breeze. OH has started clearing behind the shed and...

8 Jun, 2016
Csarina

A short Gardening Quiz

Which of these 3 plants do slugs love in Bill's garden? a) Cat mint. b) Snap dragons c)...

7 Jun, 2016
Bramhallbill

Madness?

I bring in some plants to rescue from slugs every nite. Well I brought some in under...

7 Jun, 2016
Bramhallbill