Gardening blog archive

A few photos today

Aren’t we having great weather, too hot to garden. !http://media.growsonyou.com/photos/blog_photo/image/196693/main/3BBA1401_1ED6_416C_AACC_396FA0C578F1.jpg

30 Jun, 2018
Dawnsaunt

It is so hot here in Wales !

Not complaining just sitting in the shade I love to be outdoors but my bungalow gets...

30 Jun, 2018
Kidsgran

Lawns

The sprinkler is on at the moment on the back lawn which is currently in shade. ...

30 Jun, 2018
Pb123

Frustration

Grrr. We've had to lay off our so-called landscaper as he failed to turn up as promised...

30 Jun, 2018
Pb123

Looking for suggestions..

well, my big containers have arrived, and i placed them where it seems best in the...

30 Jun, 2018
Odaatpat

seaside shingle garden

29th June: Spent ages yesterday in blistering heat picking up stones, or rather,...

29 Jun, 2018
Pb123

Suffering in the heat wave I am attempting to learn

from it for future plant buying. Recording in my notebook so that I remember in...

29 Jun, 2018
Dianebulley

The Oven.

Would you like to see my oven … ? Well here it is :- Yes it's my garden, and at...

29 Jun, 2018
Hywel

***Have you met The Green Man***

Our girls wanted to know what to get their Father for Fathers Day, so I suggested...

28 Jun, 2018
Dottydaisy2

Herb society meeting

I hosted a meeting in my garden recently.The pics were ta en by my brother...

27 Jun, 2018
Patrickjohn2

⛱ Wall to Wall Sunshine

These last few days have been very hot and the gardens have required lots of watering....

27 Jun, 2018
Marjories

Cosmos in pots for Decour

This picture shows the Cosmos in individual pots near the front and mixed throughout.

27 Jun, 2018
Sunnydais

The visit to Cottagekaren's garden.

We definitely need smellyvision to convey the immersion feeling you get in this garden....

26 Jun, 2018
Scotsgran

Not a lot has changed

Hi everyone I haven't been active lately as there has not been much to say. I have...

26 Jun, 2018
Numbersfarm

Seaside shingle garden

I'm lucky enough to have a seaside cottage in Norfolk which we bought 2 years ago....

25 Jun, 2018
Pb123

waiting for the new containers to arrive..

i have decided on my new design for the courtyard..luckily for me there was a sale...

25 Jun, 2018
Odaatpat

Flower Mod

Flower Mod Sorry for my erratic appearances here in the last month or so many things...

24 Jun, 2018
Balcony

Dinner in the garden.

How lovely it is to have some warm weather again. We decided that dinner in the garden...

24 Jun, 2018
Linda235

Usk Open Gardens 2018.

Always on the last weekend in June, private gardens in Usk,Gwent, are open to the...

24 Jun, 2018
Meadowland

Picky Hedgehog

I've no doubt you can imagine how thrilled I was to discover a while ago, that a...

24 Jun, 2018
Waddy

New blog.. For new Q

I just wrote in the Questions section if anyone could ID the new plant that's growing...

22 Jun, 2018
Backforthe2..

Echeveria or Sempervivum ...

A member recently asked me what was the difference between them, well, not being...

22 Jun, 2018
Hywel

The Sky on the longest day of year.

This was the amazing sky we had on Thursday 21 June. The time was 9.15 pm. It's...

22 Jun, 2018
Marjories

June is bursting out all over

Hi All Hope you enjoy a couple of photos taken this afternoon Gg Siris , Saracenia...

22 Jun, 2018
Gnarly_gnome

Pots and baskets

Just been round watering up thought I’d add some photos of the baskets and pots etc...

21 Jun, 2018
Sewingkilla

Stupendously average or less June.

Ok,things changed and its been air con from mother nature since my other post. We...

20 Jun, 2018
Stan510

June

I really don't know where time goes, even with the longer days of Summer, there are...

20 Jun, 2018
Sunnydais

Mother's little helper..

This is a misnomer if there ever was one! last week my son Patrick (6'5") was busy...

20 Jun, 2018
Odaatpat

The prolonged heatwave is hard for those of us

who have to carry water to our plants in tubs. An idea today may help others. I had...

19 Jun, 2018
Dianebulley

Gardeners World Live NEC Birmingham 2018

Thought I'd share a few photos of the day, had a good day out again. Found the floral...

18 Jun, 2018
Daylily

Daylilies 8

I am still getting FFO's (First Flower Open) on a couple of seedlings. The trouble...

18 Jun, 2018
Wylieinthea..

Spellbound by the roses!

The roses in our garden have never been as good as they have been so far this year...

17 Jun, 2018
Wildrose

Flaming June !

♪ ♫ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬ June is bustin' out all over All over the meadow and the hill ! ......

17 Jun, 2018
Hywel

Visit to Gardener's World Show.

Just a spur of the moment decision to go and well worth it….Fewer people there,and...

16 Jun, 2018
Meadowland

AT LAST.....

Now all I've got to do is catch up with everyone else!

16 Jun, 2018
Gee19

Its hard to find a jobbing gardener at this time of year.

When one is disabled , its harder. I have thought of a solution that works. I asked...

16 Jun, 2018
Dianebulley

Daylilies 7

Starting daylilies from seed can be an adventure because of all the variables of...

15 Jun, 2018
Wylieinthea..

Peonies & Roses

I felt sure the wind & rain would have spoilt these but somehow they were not...

15 Jun, 2018
Green_finger

coming back after a long absence

hi, everyone..i've not been posting for some time due to a change in my life style,...

13 Jun, 2018
Odaatpat

The Seasons First Flush of Summer

It has been a lovely day today so I have just wandered around the garden looking...

12 Jun, 2018
Marjories

My garden is blooming .. Sorry folks its a long one..

A few years ago some of you'll remember I had a few health problems, I learnt in...

12 Jun, 2018
Lincslass

Visit to RHS Chatsworth 2018

Very well run show. Last years issues dealt with. Roads very clear! Toilets-plenty...

11 Jun, 2018
Littleoldman

Before and after

The garden next door to mine is lower down because we live on a hill, and even though...

11 Jun, 2018
Hywel

I've gone potty but I now have a partial treatment

As many of you know, I like to grow unusual plants. While many of them are available...

10 Jun, 2018
Andrewr

More Growing Space

This is how the back garden looked after I first reduced the grass size a couple...

10 Jun, 2018
Siris

My Garden !

Which most of you will know changes very little over the years I have been on goy...

9 Jun, 2018
Kidsgran

A short glimpse of our roses.

I think this year has been a wonderful time for roses-they must have loved the very...

9 Jun, 2018
Wildrose

Mail Order experiences

Many of us have been using mail order companies this season, as well as supporting...

9 Jun, 2018
Sheilabub

Beth Chatto’s Funeral

Hello If your interested, here’s a nice piece from Beth’s granddaughter.

8 Jun, 2018
Dawnsaunt

I just picked another large bunch of Parsley

and dropped it into the freezer tray. The other one seems to be ok. Have never...

8 Jun, 2018
Dianebulley