Gardening blog archive

Blackfly

Has anyone else had an infestation , and by that I mean really horrendous infestation...

10 Aug, 2016
Karlirob

August and pruning away..

Wigandia..one of my holy grail plants for years that I lusted after? After many...

10 Aug, 2016
Stan510

Front Garden pots..

You may remember me painting two of them last year,in a cream Masonry paint..just...

9 Aug, 2016
Bloomer

August In The Garden

Just a few pictures of the gardens on a rather mixed August day, I have managed...

9 Aug, 2016
Pansypotter

Fuchsias on balcony

Fuchsias on balcony I bought about a dozen plants last year from the Society for...

9 Aug, 2016
Balcony

Garden maintenance getting away!

It's such a long time since I wrote a blog, though I have added some comments, that...

9 Aug, 2016
Honeysuckle..

Fuchsias 3

Just a few late flowerers Bernisser Never seems to grow any bigger... Gladys Lorimer Lady...

8 Aug, 2016
Steragram

Beetroot Mixture harvested

I harvested what few plants of the Beetroot mixture I sowed way back in March 2016...

8 Aug, 2016
Balcony

The start of the big tidy up!

Rambling Rector has done his thing and rambled all over my trellis, which is just...

7 Aug, 2016
Oliveoil

My garden in August.

August is always a frustrating month for me in my garden. I see things I want to...

7 Aug, 2016
Homebird

Garden in August..

As many of you know,I only have a small back garden,but I try to pack it as much...

7 Aug, 2016
Bloomer

Everyone should have a Dennis!

Yes, he's been back and I thought you might like a few more 'after' photos. I am...

7 Aug, 2016
Spritzhenry

Some Late Summer Colour

I've been tidying and weeding today and OH cut the grass with the ride-on. Then...

6 Aug, 2016
Cottagekaren

Blue Heron

today for the first time since last spring 2015 i have seen the blue heron again,...

6 Aug, 2016
Vjd

Glorious August sunshine - gone a little crazy

I thought it was about time I made a contribution to this lovely site by sharing...

6 Aug, 2016
Sheilabub

Fuchsias Part2

There are still a few that haven't flowered yet-never known them so slow. Anyway...

5 Aug, 2016
Steragram

Big surprise

We've had a tarp covering some soil waiting for sieving. I lifted a corner this...

5 Aug, 2016
Steragram

Never worry about memorising plant names.

In 1773 they were called 'hard names' (being latin) and 'soft names' (now called...

5 Aug, 2016
Dianebulley

My garden 2016

Hi everyone, As some of you may know, I haven't been on the site for a long time,...

4 Aug, 2016
Cinderella

Flowers for Alice coming along nicely..

Some of u know we are hosting our sons Alice in wonderland inspired wedding at the...

4 Aug, 2016
Sandra

SLUG TRAP, not pretty!

Sofar I found this the best way of dealing with slugs. I had upturned flowerpot saucers...

3 Aug, 2016
Resinone

missing tennis balls

hi all i have had 2 tennis balls in the back yard for a couple of weeks for my...

2 Aug, 2016
Vjd

Holly Tree

I've got a holly tree that I'd made into a standard, but it had become lop sided, although...

2 Aug, 2016
Hywel

A 'Free' Sunday Visit To Lathcoats Farm, Essex.

Well, I say free and , to be fair, it is a great place to take little ones if on...

2 Aug, 2016
Paulspatch

Cinderella update

Bloomer mentioned that a Heuchera in her 'Summer Pots' photo was gifted from GoY...

2 Aug, 2016
Shirley_tulip

In other news..

I am getting a cutting of a crape myrtle, does anyone know how to grow one from a...

2 Aug, 2016
Backforthe2..

Pissed at my landord...

Neither my landlord nor his well meaning son care about what they run over or hit...

2 Aug, 2016
Backforthe2..

Hope

It's hard to have hope when it seems the weather gods have gone on vacation! My...

1 Aug, 2016
Lori

My postage stamp garden

This is the first year of gardening here. We moved back in November 2015. Tiny garden...

1 Aug, 2016
Cammomile