Gardening blog archive

My poor garden

After 3 days of an unusual heatwave this weekend past , which made it's way up too...

31 Oct, 2018
Brentsa

Planning a busy day

The alarm went off at 5.30 but as hubby got up I turned over and snuggled down again....

31 Oct, 2018
Seaburngirl

Back recovering again

Hi Everyone I'm Back again after having major Liver Resection to remove cancer again. Recovery...

30 Oct, 2018
Raymando

I have started a winter project - ' Flint Tools'.

Am enjoying collecting lots of information for my thick notebook, fascinated by how...

30 Oct, 2018
Dianebulley

Fall 2018 Pawlet Vermont

After almost three weeks of showers, rains, one NorEaster, We see a beautiful after...

29 Oct, 2018
Wells

End of October ...

It was a bit frosty this morning here and my roses looked crystalized :( A cold...

29 Oct, 2018
Hywel

Three acers

The acers here in Bracknell are colouring up well. Here are three pictures taken...

29 Oct, 2018
Andrewr

**Finished project 1 **POND**

The whiskey barrel pond has settled in fairly well, considering it was very dry,...

29 Oct, 2018
Dottydaisy2

End of October garden..

Snow yesterday, rain and hail today, then a beautiful rainbow to end the day on.....

28 Oct, 2018
Janey

I wondered why this aster had died.

Last year I dug a large area of the garden to remove couch grass and as a result...

28 Oct, 2018
Seaburngirl

My Garden 2018

Hi all, I have been away for a long while, but I have not forgotten you all. It is...

27 Oct, 2018
Michaella2017

My Miniature Garden.....again

Around fifteen years ago my husband built a little stone cottage for me with stones...

27 Oct, 2018
Eirlys

Autumn Blues

Blue flowers are not common at the best of times, but by autumn you could be forgiven...

27 Oct, 2018
Andrewr

Our Late Compost Heap: a little section shown here

When our compost got too big, we had to do something about it. Last month, our gardener...

25 Oct, 2018
Eirlys

Garden Before The Cold Snap

I’m still enjoying the garden but with day time temperatures predicted to below 10...

24 Oct, 2018
Dawnsaunt

Amaryllis put “to bed” for the winter

Amaryllis put “to bed” for the winter I’ve put my Amaryllis “to bed” for the winter...

22 Oct, 2018
Balcony

Question

This is the Shaving brush plant (Haemanthus Alba)we had in one of our old greenhouses....

22 Oct, 2018
Eirlys

I TOLD YOU...

The start of thinning out the yards. This Agave had too much lean. No point in pruning...

21 Oct, 2018
Stan510

Twentieth October 2018

I was able to get out and take a few photos in the front garden. The colour around...

21 Oct, 2018
Scotsgran

New nursery locusts tree bonsai root refinement

So before I start showing what I did I wanted to answer some questions from a previous...

21 Oct, 2018
Brentsa

New tools.

Yesterday I spent about 2 hours raking leaves from my lawn and bottom patio area,...

20 Oct, 2018
Derekm

Autumn Hues & A Few Flowers

I like this time of year.

18 Oct, 2018
Dawnsaunt

From bud to bloom

This clump of Nerines are flowering beautifully now ... just hope the temps. don't...

18 Oct, 2018
Shirley_tulip

Barrel pond....... another little project!!

Our middle border has always been a bit of a mess, filled mostly with perennials,...

17 Oct, 2018
Dottydaisy2

Death of birthday presents

"Death of birthday presents" must seem a pretty funny name to call a blog! But that...

17 Oct, 2018
Balcony

*** Goodbye lovely tree**

A few years ago we grubbed out of the ground in France half a dozen 2 inch seedlings,...

17 Oct, 2018
Dottydaisy2

All Go

My hubby has had Key Hole Hernia Op & is unable to help me with all the things...

16 Oct, 2018
Ladyessex1

The sun shone, so I took a short walk round the garden

Garden, 16th October Cosmos still flowering profusely, with Cornus Eddie's White...

16 Oct, 2018
Sheilabub

Song for tired gardeners

Thought this up the other day when it summed up exactly how I felt. Sing to the tune...

15 Oct, 2018
Steragram

I have a Greenhouse

The worst thing about moving and downsizing is not having items you've come to rely...

15 Oct, 2018
Amy2

Mid October ...

As the autumn sun sinks lower in the sky my garden becomes shadier. Soon it will...

15 Oct, 2018
Hywel

Rain for ten days October 2018 Berry Season

Here we are after no rain. October has seen three nice days and rain every other...

14 Oct, 2018
Wells

When you just run out of room..or just get older.

I think I'm winding down in the hobby folks. I haven't bought a plant in weeks,and...

14 Oct, 2018
Stan510

Summer 2018

For a summer which started out cold and bleak, with retarded growth on just about...

13 Oct, 2018
Lori

Can I have a bit of a moan please?

Dear friends on GoY, I usually love our garden but at this minute it is making me...

13 Oct, 2018
Wildrose

Progress of allotment ....

Just managed to get back over the allotment after not being able to get there as...

11 Oct, 2018
Garden_gloves

***Well would you believe it ***what an evening!

Feeling extremely happy and very, very surprised.....we were presented with two Gold...

11 Oct, 2018
Dottydaisy2

Pond heading in the right direction

We decided that the trees at the back of the pond needed to come down before we spent...

11 Oct, 2018
Honeysuckle..

2018, A gardening year with two sides

Sun lovers amongst us will no doubt be crooning over how fantastic the long, hot,...

11 Oct, 2018
Persephonex..

Sunny October Day

A few from today.

9 Oct, 2018
Dawnsaunt

Starting Bonsai Questions?

So I want to contribute where I can , so I'm wondering if anyone has any questions...

9 Oct, 2018
Brentsa

It’s gold for St Ives and Huntingdon at Anglia In Bloom awards

It’s gold for St Ives and Huntingdon at Anglia In Bloom awards Some of the displays...

9 Oct, 2018
Balcony

I'm still here!

Hi to everyone, I hope you have all recovered from the heat. Also that all your...

9 Oct, 2018
Honeysuckle..

Acacia Tree bonsai

I acquired a nursery store Acacia for cheap about 3 years ago and has never been...

8 Oct, 2018
Brentsa

Plant fertilizing

So I've seen a question come up often , should I feed my plant or plant is not healthy...

7 Oct, 2018
Brentsa

Bonsai Refinement

Bonsai refinement was my task for today , only have two trees left after being away...

7 Oct, 2018
Brentsa

This week in the garden

After all the heat a few things seem to have come back including roses Quite...

7 Oct, 2018
Thorneyside

The Nature Friendly Farming Network

is an active partner of The National Trust overlooking policy decisions post Brexit. It...

7 Oct, 2018
Dianebulley

Autumnal Ideas???

As much as I love my garden, when the nights draw in and it gets a tad chilly, I...

5 Oct, 2018
Sunnydais

As Summer clings on, Autumn takes over.

The Autumn colours already are spectacular but as the weeks go by I think they are...

5 Oct, 2018
Wildrose