Gardening blog archive

Around the garden

I just had a walk around my rather wet garden and haven't been in my garden for nearly...

30 Jun, 2017
Amsterdam

Pigeon deterant..

Some of you may have seen my question regarding plants to deter the pesky Wood Pigeons...this...

28 Jun, 2017
Waddy

Predatory Birds in the garden

While it is lovely to have a garden full of all sorts of birds, which we do, Robins,...

28 Jun, 2017
Honeysuckle..

Time is ticking...people are coming !

So for all my family and friends that thought the gardening bug was a five minute...

27 Jun, 2017
New_at_this

Before summer goes...

Before summer goes, I thought I'd take a couple of pics...just to remind me. It's...

27 Jun, 2017
Waddy

Tomato 'Moneymaker' plants put into growbags

Today, 20th June, I spent a few hours on the balcony & finally got around to...

26 Jun, 2017
Balcony

Dug up "remnant" Day lilies.

This is easier than posting separately so here goes. These were dug up pieces after...

26 Jun, 2017
Thorneyside

The gardeners who worked on Estates years ago

can teach us all something. I have 'Tales from the country estates' by John Bailey from...

25 Jun, 2017
Dianebulley

Heaven Scent

Trachelospermum jasminoides is growing up the right hand side of the front door,...

25 Jun, 2017
Siris

It Goes By Many Names......

Yes this guy or girl goes by many names... are you ready? .....Marmot,Monax,otcheck,monk,pasture...

25 Jun, 2017
Loosestrife2

Back from our hols.

When we returned the garden had grown a bit like a jungle so I set to and have given...

24 Jun, 2017
Marjories

Purple garden!

Looking around today there seems to mostly purple flowers in my borders. I suppose...

24 Jun, 2017
Homebird

Nastursiums that don't bloom

I've had great luck with nastursiums until this season. Tried everything, every trick...

24 Jun, 2017
Kimgarden

How can this be?

Back on the 23rd April I showed a pic of my Easter Cactus plant which was covered...

23 Jun, 2017
Green_finger

NEW ARRIVAL

awhile back i wrote a blog and posted a woodpecker picture, a bird i have never seen...

23 Jun, 2017
Vjd

Penstemon...Blueberry Fudge ...

This was a lovely gift from Amy,a couple of years ago,and it has really taken off...

23 Jun, 2017
Bloomer

A tropical "canal" in Hayward!

I was shocked to see that Alocasia portadora had naturalize as far left and right...

23 Jun, 2017
Stan510

*Summer 2017 - June*

It's been a long white winter..now we can enjoy some colour. It's everywhere you...

22 Jun, 2017
Lori

Local pics on a warm summers day...

Just some block or two photos in Hayward. The tall fan palms are planted by an old...

21 Jun, 2017
Stan510

*Solstice 2017*

Here we are again, and it has turned cool. Only a few sweltering days so far and...

21 Jun, 2017
Lori

Early Summer 2017

I thought I'd have my garden tidy by this summer, but I haven't lol ... however,...

21 Jun, 2017
Hywel

Recent projects..

Hi everyone! I hope you're all enjoying the weather! Been busy here with two projects.....

21 Jun, 2017
Dandanspond..

Watering the garden...or myself !

Created a wigwam out of bamboo canes and garden twine so I could rest the hose and...

19 Jun, 2017
New_at_this

HOT!!! 40C+/ 102F or so.

Hottest June18th ever. Our low of 68f is near a nice high temperature most spring...

19 Jun, 2017
Stan510

Gentleman would Like to Meet......

He...I was there in 2012, underneath the wheelie bin,. Where were you? She...That...

18 Jun, 2017
Siris

Fragrant week-end

These flowers are wafting their scent around the garden in the warmth. The Jasmine...

18 Jun, 2017
Sheilabub

It's Hummer Time!

It never fails, a day or two after the Monarda goes into bloom.... The Hummingbirds...

17 Jun, 2017
Loosestrife2

Draining Pondlettes....

In my mini patio area I had a bright idea to put a small pond in a raised bed. So...

16 Jun, 2017
New_at_this

NEC Birmingham Gardener's World

Has anyone else been to the Gardener's World show at the NEC in Birmingham? Due...

16 Jun, 2017
Honeysuckle..

Gardeners World Live NEC Birmingham

Have had a lovely day out again at the show, getting a dab hand at it now as we have...

16 Jun, 2017
Daylily

Off cuts and elbow grease...

I am so pleased with how my patio area has turn out although its a perfect example...

15 Jun, 2017
New_at_this

CDs to deter the pigeons - which would you choose?!

Here is our veg' patch. In it we are growing potatoes, runner beans, brassicas,...

15 Jun, 2017
Wildrose

It's a hopeless task!

Sorry everyone, been so very busy, painting and decorating and baby minding and gardening...

15 Jun, 2017
Oliveoil

A few more roses...

doing what they do best :)) Fighting Temeraire Wisley 2008 Lark Acsending Gertrude...

15 Jun, 2017
Waddy

Morning Visitors

I've been trying to capture a pic of the Gold Finches ever since they started coming...

14 Jun, 2017
Waddy

Welcome to our challenging cottage garden!?????

You are welcome to join me in our garden in Devon which gives us lots of pleasure...

14 Jun, 2017
Wildrose

For bjs.....(Egret Flowers)

To bjs Here are my egret flowers as of posting this. Peace!

14 Jun, 2017
Naoto

Who needs flowers?

It is now ten years since I started work on my foliage garden. Yes, it has flowers,...

13 Jun, 2017
Andrewr

Fuchsias from Dick

Fuchsias from Dick My friend Dick from church has given me 4 big pots of Fuchsias...

13 Jun, 2017
Balcony

Fuchsia gallmite

Just a warning that this seems to be spreading up from the southern nurseries that...

13 Jun, 2017
Steragram

A few general views of the garden.

I must apologise for not answering any comments over the last few weeks......we...

12 Jun, 2017
Meadowland

Shoo fly plant.

Last year on a visit to Rosemoor garden in Devon, I saw this strange plant I had...

11 Jun, 2017
Cinderella

It Was A Very Hot Day Today....

Sooner or later I knew I was going to find this.....

10 Jun, 2017
Loosestrife2

First Flowering Fuchsias

I always find Fuchsias are late flowering plants here, never doing well until July...

10 Jun, 2017
Hywel

Rain again...

Rain again today, but in between the heavy showers I managed to get out and feed...

10 Jun, 2017
Waddy

Candelabra primula seed.

I was searching the web to see how and when to collect the seeds from the plants...

10 Jun, 2017
Homebird

Slug beery glug glug

Well the beer traps have certainly worked but as the cheapest aldi ale is 99p, I...

9 Jun, 2017
Hillsidegirl

Container for Dwarf Waterlily

I have a Dwarf Water lily. I bought it before I joined Goy in 2014 and consequentially...

9 Jun, 2017
Siris

Still quite windy

We have had several days of high winds, its not quite so bad today and a bit warmer...

9 Jun, 2017
Csarina

Little things that make you smile !

Well it's rained quite heavy here again for the last few days !! so off I went and...

9 Jun, 2017
Kidsgran