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Gardening blogs from Jul 2018

Still catching up

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

33 comments

amy2

30 Jul, 2018
Amy2

Tomato problem

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

6 comments

tryharder

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...

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terratoonie

28 Jul, 2018
Terratoonie

RAIN AT LAST

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

11 comments

pb123

27 Jul, 2018
Pb123

Hot Composting - Does it Work?

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

3 comments

littleoldman

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...

16 comments

balcony

26 Jul, 2018
Balcony

HOT!!!

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

2 comments

pb123

26 Jul, 2018
Pb123

Daylily 11

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

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wylieintheazores

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...

3 comments

dianebulley

25 Jul, 2018
Dianebulley

heat wave

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

6 comments

vileve

24 Jul, 2018
Vileve

Syril

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

3 comments

marjories

24 Jul, 2018
Marjories

A Little Friend

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

13 comments

eirlys

23 Jul, 2018
Eirlys

At the veg patch today.

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

10 comments

linda235

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...

8 comments

wylieintheazores

22 Jul, 2018
Wylieinthea..

Hard Pruning

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

2 comments

vileve

21 Jul, 2018
Vileve

hard pruning

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

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vileve

21 Jul, 2018
Vileve

hard pruning

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

1 comment

vileve

21 Jul, 2018
Vileve

July in bloom

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

24 comments

hywel

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...

18 comments

drc726

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,...

9 comments

drc726

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...

31 comments

simbad

19 Jul, 2018
Simbad

Drosera (Sundews)

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

15 comments

siris

19 Jul, 2018
Siris

garden tour

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

7 comments

patrickjohn2

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...

9 comments

linda235

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...

36 comments

dawnsaunt

17 Jul, 2018
Dawnsaunt

Last Sunday

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

25 comments

siris

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...

14 comments

lincslass

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,...

5 comments

odaatpat

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...

10 comments

honeysucklegold

16 Jul, 2018
Honeysuckle..

Shades of Pink

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

23 comments

shirley_tulip

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...

13 comments

wildrose

15 Jul, 2018
Wildrose

***REAL GARDENS**🌺🌻🌳🌿🐝🐌

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

7 comments

Dottydaisy2

15 Jul, 2018
Dottydaisy2

Summer planting

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

2 comments

autumnleaves66

15 Jul, 2018
Autumnleave..

Seed pod pitcher plant for Siris

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

4 comments

gnarly_gnome

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...

9 comments

gnarly_gnome

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...

19 comments

loosestrife2

14 Jul, 2018
Loosestrife2

dappled shade walk..

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

7 comments

odaatpat

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...

5 comments

stan510

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...

16 comments

honeysucklegold

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 comments

marjories

11 Jul, 2018
Marjories

Little pond

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

9 comments

pb123

11 Jul, 2018
Pb123

Lets go golfing,American style...

A local pee golf course.

4 comments

stan510

11 Jul, 2018
Stan510

July photos

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

11 comments

gnarly_gnome

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...

7 comments

kidsgran

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...

5 comments

odaatpat

9 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

Another neighbour...

such a lovely landscaped home..

5 comments

odaatpat

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...

6 comments

sunnydais

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...

8 comments

odaatpat

7 Jul, 2018
Odaatpat

June garden

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

12 comments

homebird

7 Jul, 2018
Homebird

Kiwi.

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

15 comments

siris

6 Jul, 2018
Siris


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