Gardening blog archive

Mystery plants

First, I started from seed what I thought was Acca sellowiana. This was about 18...

30 Mar, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Fritillary open now

These have opened up in the warmth, fritillary, growing in dappled fairly dry shade. Once...

30 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Who would guess it's the 30th March?! Hi Janey!

Enjoying a beautifully sunny and warm day, I took the camera for a stroll . . . Amelanchier...

30 Mar, 2019
Sheilabub

Very tiny blog!

I don't expect anyone else to be impressed, but we are delighted that our Prunus...

28 Mar, 2019
Sheilabub

A few that caught my eye today

The weather has been dry but a cool wind has made it chilly but the plants are coming...

27 Mar, 2019
Dawnsaunt

In today's sunshine

Another lovely Spring day to enjoy the early blooms I just wish my garden was large...

27 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Just short of 300 miles.

It has been a very odd, if not pleasurable, 3 days. On Sunday hubby and I embarked...

26 Mar, 2019
Seaburngirl

A day in the garden in the sunshine.

After I had finished the ironing, I was able to spend most of the day in the garden...

26 Mar, 2019
Wildrose

Spring at last.

As the days get longer and a bit warmer here in Scotland the flowers are beginning...

25 Mar, 2019
Linda235

Roses grow on you

Last Autumn while pruning my roses I used some of the prunings as hardwood cuttings,...

25 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Spring brought us a few warm days, time to get busy.....

After all the horrible winds and mixed weather of last week, we had a change and...

24 Mar, 2019
Lincslass

Unsung hero

Out in the bright sunshine, some say weed, others wild flower, lovely and cheerful...

24 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Early Spring

What a great Spring, so far. On to the woodland

23 Mar, 2019
Dawnsaunt

March garden..

The gardens are really coming to life now aren't they. I've never see the Magnolias...

23 Mar, 2019
Homebird

Plum blossom time

My plum, variety "Stanley" has the blossom opening now Spring & warmer weather...

23 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Birds in the tree!

Having read 3d's blog about the Thrushes and the comment about having 'passing pigeons',...

22 Mar, 2019
Honeysuckle..

Update of the new garden.

Just to remind you how it looked... After a lot of hard work this is how it looks...

22 Mar, 2019
Rose1949

More spring flowers

Spring has started-it's time to cut the grass again. The last time it was cut was...

22 Mar, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Early signs of Spring.....an amble around the garden today.

Iberis Sempervirens. Brunnera jack frost Brunnera Macrophylla Variegata Variegated...

21 Mar, 2019
Meadowland

What Spring brings

A mixture of spring Thrush s dining out. The cat watching the...

20 Mar, 2019
Thrupennybit

Tomato updates

Following Darren8's blog on his tomato progress I thought I'd have yet another go...

20 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Toms' First Day Out- More Spring Hope

First couple of hours outside for my windowsill tomato seedlings. Fingers crossed! They're...

18 Mar, 2019
Darren8

A short walk round the garden

Mid March and Spring is in the air. It's still cold today, but the days are forecast...

18 Mar, 2019
Sheilabub

Rain, Snow, Hail, Wind and finally Sunshine

Spring is on the way ....

17 Mar, 2019
Dawnsaunt

Hyacinths

I love hyacinths, especially when they have had the time to 'relax'. When you buy...

17 Mar, 2019
Seaburngirl

Bracknell prairie - planting day

While parts of the country had heavy rain today, here in balmy Bracknell it was cloudy...

16 Mar, 2019
Andrewr

Promises, promises

Even though the wind is blowing a quick check shows what I hope will be a good year...

16 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Cardamine pentaphylla (showy tooth wort)FAO of Eileen

This a better photo of the above

16 Mar, 2019
Marjories

More awakenings in the garden

It has been another cold windy day but the garden is coming alive. This is another...

15 Mar, 2019
Marjories

Having the blues ....

A really short blog ... Chionodoxa luciliae Anemone blanda enmasse Anemone blanda...

14 Mar, 2019
Dawnsaunt

New Tree

I have just had my new tree delivered for my front garden We have removed a very...

14 Mar, 2019
Marjories

Ferraria and others

I have written 2 blogs that had two forms of Ferraria divearicata in them, and the...

14 Mar, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Pear Trees- Pruning & Shaping Young Branches

I put these two in in early 2018, I'm guessing they were a couple of years old when...

12 Mar, 2019
Darren8

Early spring rampage

Spring must almost be here-my garden is waking up and there are flowers everywhere....

12 Mar, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Hellebores

The double hellebores I bought a couple of years ago are flowering now and last year...

12 Mar, 2019
Thorneyside

Early March

A few from the weekend. It will be nice when the wind and rain eases. Peony mlokosewitschii-could...

11 Mar, 2019
Dawnsaunt

Last Photos from Here

Since we are moving on Monday, these are the last pictures taken of our present garden.

11 Mar, 2019
Owdboggy

The weather against me now.

As you park the car on the drive way I have an almost triangular bed that has bind...

10 Mar, 2019
Seaburngirl

Finally got some free time

Things have been very hectic recently but I have finally got some free time as it...

9 Mar, 2019
Manatou

Try again tomatoes

About a fortnight back I sowed a variety of tomatoes in my electric propagator Only...

9 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Hope lives on

Blossom time for the "Aprigold" apricot. Rain is bashing it a bit but there was a...

8 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

Suffering from the Wet.

The blooms of my two Camellias are being blown off by the wind, then the petals are...

7 Mar, 2019
Siris

RHS Wisley, visit

Up to RHS Wisley on Monday, mainly to see the newly planted crocus display. Unfortunately...

7 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..

David Austin Offers

Hello DA are offering free catalogues, mine arrived today, its as gorgeous as their...

7 Mar, 2019
Dawnsaunt

Tree removal

This tree has been in our front garden for many years and was getting very big. The...

7 Mar, 2019
Marjories

Two tidy shady beds.

Continuing around the garden, there is a wrought iron fence and gate to prevent people...

7 Mar, 2019
Seaburngirl

Wisley, latest visit.

Went to Wisley yesterday & actually managed to get in the first CP. The last...

7 Mar, 2019
Feverfew

More mid-winter blooms

Spring must be close because I am starting to get several bulbs in flower. The Scilla...

6 Mar, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Corydalis corner

A few years ago, I planted paeonia delavayi in memory of my mother. I was visiting...

6 Mar, 2019
Andrewr

Pinova apple in final home

Took the opportunity yesterday to get my Pinova apple into it's final home, before...

6 Mar, 2019
Grandad_gar..