Gardening blog archive

Still catching up

I'm sorry it's taking me so long to catch up with GOY please forgive me if I haven't...

30 Jul, 2018
Amy2

Tomato problem

Hi there, just found that some of my tomatoes have 'blossom end rot' ! This is a...

28 Jul, 2018
Tryharder

Constant lovely hot sunny weather ... lots of garden work done.

Early summer gave no indication of the heat-wave to come ... my back garden was green...

28 Jul, 2018
Terratoonie

RAIN AT LAST

Hooray, it's finally raining after 2 months of waiting. Still waiting for it to...

27 Jul, 2018
Pb123

Hot Composting - Does it Work?

As mentioned in my blog about RHS Chatsworth, Ive purchased a Hotbin for composting. First...

27 Jul, 2018
Littleoldman

What a show ...

What a show ... even if I do say so myself! When, at the beginning of May, I decided...

26 Jul, 2018
Balcony

HOT!!!

I put my room thermostat (very accurate) in the middle of the garden just to see-and...

26 Jul, 2018
Pb123

Daylily 11

I don't have many daylilies that are solid colors, and when they happen, I am not...

25 Jul, 2018
Wylieinthea..

Growing Coriander from a divided supermarket pot ,,,,,,,,

I find location is important to these plants especially in this heat wave. I have...

25 Jul, 2018
Dianebulley

heat wave

This year my 19 year old Campsis Radicans 'Flava' vine has flowered as never before!...

24 Jul, 2018
Vileve

Syril

How about this for a very large tortoise called Syril. Last week We went out for...

24 Jul, 2018
Marjories

A Little Friend

Our garden has been neglected since February; well that’s not strictly true as our...

23 Jul, 2018
Eirlys

At the veg patch today.

Barbara and I netted the raspberries, dug up some potatoes, cleared the broad beans...

22 Jul, 2018
Linda235

Daylily 10

It has been a rough year for my plants, with no rain in June and half of July, many...

22 Jul, 2018
Wylieinthea..

Hard Pruning

these three photos are of my Nelly Moser Massacre! you will notice the Conifer trunk...

21 Jul, 2018
Vileve

hard pruning

going back to my hard pruning , not sure how many photo's can be sent at one time...

21 Jul, 2018
Vileve

hard pruning

last autumn 2017 I hard pruned 3 plants the Eleagnus was totally out of control...

21 Jul, 2018
Vileve

July in bloom

Here are some photos of my garden this July ….. I have a rose called Mischief which...

20 Jul, 2018
Hywel

Recycled wheelbarrow - turned it in to a bog garden

The frame rusted off my wheelbarrow so as I had a Bressingham Blue Hosta and Polystichum...

20 Jul, 2018
Drc726

Today starts 'The Big Butterfly Count 2018'

The Big Butterfly Count 2018 is taking place from today, 20th July, to 12th August,...

20 Jul, 2018
Drc726

Sorry I've not been around for so long !

Hi everyone hope you're all ok , sorry I haven't been around for so long a few things...

19 Jul, 2018
Simbad

Drosera (Sundews)

Three species of Drosera, commonly known as the Sundew, are native to the Uk. They...

19 Jul, 2018
Siris

garden tour

i was on a garden tour today, three gardens of the sarnia hort. soc.Im sorry,the...

19 Jul, 2018
Patrickjohn2

Some flowers are blooming even in hot weather.

The lack of rain is a problem for us all but the garden still manages to look good...

18 Jul, 2018
Linda235

Feeling Disappointed & Ungrateful At The Same Time

My husband often quotes the saying, "Be careful what you wish for!" I've been wishing...

17 Jul, 2018
Dawnsaunt

Last Sunday

As usual we walked across the recreation ground to buy a Sunday paper. I took my...

17 Jul, 2018
Siris

Trying to beat the drought without using water...

Hi everybody, sorry its been a long time between blogs, not a lot going on around...

16 Jul, 2018
Lincslass

my 6 yr old hedge, and some of what's behind it..

when i moved in here 6 yrs ago, there was no privacy at all. this is a corner lot,...

16 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

A mystery to solve!

Some of you may have read my blog on my trials and tribulations, but the good news...

16 Jul, 2018
Honeysuckle..

Shades of Pink

While the World Cup Football match was being shown live on TV, I took stock of how...

15 Jul, 2018
Shirley_tulip

Two little shoes on the step!

The family's gone home, We feel a bit flat. A bit tired too, I need to add that! The...

15 Jul, 2018
Wildrose

***REAL GARDENS**🌺🌻🌳🌿🐝🐌

We are always looking for old gardening programs to watch on the box, and came across...

15 Jul, 2018
Dottydaisy2

Summer planting

Hi Everyone, Well, the summer always inspires me to get on with those jobs I have...

15 Jul, 2018
Autumnleave..

Seed pod pitcher plant for Siris

Hi Siris couple of photos to look at what do you think ?

15 Jul, 2018
Gnarly_gnome

Daylily no names yet ?

couple more with no names but will save on here and have a good look through my photos Gg found...

15 Jul, 2018
Gnarly_gnome

Leeches In My Pond!!!

I pulled out a solar powered water pump out of one of my ponds to clean the filter...

14 Jul, 2018
Loosestrife2

dappled shade walk..

this is the main road as you enter Greenhaven Trailer Park, my peaceful neighbourhood..it's...

14 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

Flame tree,Jacaranda and Mountain palms..

The red flames and the blue Jacaranda are getting closer and closer to large tree's...

14 Jul, 2018
Stan510

The joys of the countryside! The Heron, fox & hedgehog

Time for a minor rant as it's been so annoying, trying and downright irritating just...

12 Jul, 2018
Honeysuckle..

The Front Garden

This is a few photos of our front garden. The lawn is barely in existance. I hope...

11 Jul, 2018
Marjories

Little pond

I have a wooden half barrel which we use to grow marsh marigold and a dwarf waterlily....

11 Jul, 2018
Pb123

Lets go golfing,American style...

A local pee golf course.

11 Jul, 2018
Stan510

July photos

Its just too hot !some plants are loving it and others well !! Lava Flow a gift...

10 Jul, 2018
Gnarly_gnome

The sun is setting !

Phew another scorcher here in Wales and I am now starting to will the sun to go down...

9 Jul, 2018
Kidsgran

How's this for a hosta garden?

this is just one of the many beautiful sights on my scooter run with the dogs, all...

9 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

Another neighbour...

such a lovely landscaped home..

9 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

A Change is a Good Thing!

For a long time I have been very much against changing anything in our garden, I...

9 Jul, 2018
Sunnydais

a neighbour's new garden...

this is one of the many lovely gardens in this trailer park..the owners moved in...

7 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

June garden

We've only been away for a week and the plants have been jostling for space behind...

7 Jul, 2018
Homebird

Kiwi.

With this dry weather my Kiwi has been on the search for some hydration, lifting...

6 Jul, 2018
Siris