Gardening blog archive

Remontant Iris

Some Iris are Remontant, that is they can flower a second time. I think this is a...

31 Jul, 2019
Siris

Dotting the i s and crossing the t s.

Looking through my Gou virtual garden I've lots of plant I've had for a while but...

31 Jul, 2019
Siris

Lots of PINK in the garden today. 🌸🌺🌸

I had my phone outside to send a message ( no reception in the house! ) and noticed...

31 Jul, 2019
Wildrose

Herbaceous border in July

July flowering Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'Alba' and Persicaria amplexicaulis Clematis...

31 Jul, 2019
Pcw

July

Some bits Dwarf Solidago-Golden Rod Cosmos peucedanifolius Gaura lindheimeri Clematis...

31 Jul, 2019
Pcw

Making an appearance....(•‿•). w(°ｏ°)w

I recently sent up a photograph of our cunningly disguised water butt, to the magazine...

30 Jul, 2019
Dottydaisy2

Back to GOY 1919

More sunshine today but cold, as it was yesterday when I got lots done in the garden...

30 Jul, 2019
Dorjac

I'm back need help with a problem with ground elder weed

Hello everybody I've been away from goy for a long time but so pleased to be back...

29 Jul, 2019
Sally1944

Busy July 2

More from the garden.

29 Jul, 2019
Scotsgran

BEES............. in responce to Seaburngirls blog

Thought I would just share this, I think I did blog it on here a few years ago. Hope...

28 Jul, 2019
Stroller

4 plants and a beautiful, though short stay, visitor.

In the garden I have deliberately allowed a native ivy to colonise the top of my...

28 Jul, 2019
Seaburngirl

July Highlights

It's been a mixed month weather wise, wind, rain, heat, chill. A bit of everything....

27 Jul, 2019
Sunnydais

Busy July

The weather has been all over the place but the plants never let us down. I have...

27 Jul, 2019
Scotsgran

End of July flowers.

Unlike most of Europe, we are having a fairly cool summer. Here it is, noon, and...

26 Jul, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Garden is buzzing

We had a wonderful thunderstorm on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning [3.10- 4.20am]...

25 Jul, 2019
Seaburngirl

Ladybirds

We get many different species in the UK but the harlequin is an Asian invader and...

25 Jul, 2019
Seaburngirl

Dinner in the garden

Hope you are all enjoying some lovely weather. It is in the mid twenties here.......not...

24 Jul, 2019
Linda235

My latest garden project ....

This is showing the Right side of the patio with the bench arbor which is sitting...

24 Jul, 2019
Stroller

Nice Surprise

I noticed these tiny white flowers on my pond today, so exciting, never seen them...

24 Jul, 2019
Bornagain

............and yet another project !

It was one of those spur of the moment ideas......a 20foot,35 year old conifer was...

20 Jul, 2019
Meadowland

Contrasting Colours

We had a very wet day yesterday but the gardens had their rewards. When I went in...

20 Jul, 2019
Marjories

Oops!!!! .. Gosh I'm a lucky gardener..

Got up this morning after a very windy night and got quite a shock, hubby came in...

20 Jul, 2019
Lincslass

It had to go..

I had a huge Pampas Grass that you've seen many times over the years, yes it was...

19 Jul, 2019
Lincslass

Hello everyone..:o)

I thought it was time to make another appearance,seeing as BA ,and Sanbaz have come...

18 Jul, 2019
Bloomer

Cricket played here!

The garden comes alive in a different way when the grand children come to stay! The...

18 Jul, 2019
Wildrose

Food for thought.

Here are a few pics of the edibles I've been growing. Tomatoes are doing well in...

17 Jul, 2019
Thorneyside

Some nice, some bad plants

First, the xAmarine is opening really well. It looks like a nerine on steroids as...

14 Jul, 2019
Wylieinthea..

A lovely warm sunny day

Today has been lovely and warm and everything is in full bloom. Hope you enjoy a...

14 Jul, 2019
Marjories

Our visit to John's garden,Ashwood Nurseries,Kingswinford.

What a magical day it was,a visit I've always wished for.The weather was just right,light...

13 Jul, 2019
Meadowland

Herbaceous border in June-2

2nd half of June in my border Trifolium ochroleuca with Campanula Trifolium rubens Salvia...

13 Jul, 2019
Pcw

Removing is such sweet sorrow.

After 20 years of add,add,add,..This month just evolved into hard pruning and just...

11 Jul, 2019
Stan510

Osmunda regalia, flowering fern for Hywel.

Hi Hywel, my fern is looking more interesting as the flower is a different colour...

10 Jul, 2019
Linda235

June-2

2nd half of June Verbascum 'Letitia' and Scabiosa lucida Erigeron sp. Campanula...

10 Jul, 2019
Pcw

More July flowers

I have had a few unexpected flowers open. They are usual for late August/September,...

9 Jul, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Spice Grower & Snow

Last weekend, on the night of 4th to 5th we had some snow. Not all regions of the...

9 Jul, 2019
Aleyna

Chelsea chop

My sedum Herbstfreude always ends up keeling over in a big sprawl and bare in the...

7 Jul, 2019
Resinone

Dilema!

I get quite a lot of invertebrates in the garden, some not wanted eg aphids, gastropods...

7 Jul, 2019
Seaburngirl

Lincolnshire countryside in early July.

A few days ago I couldn't resist stopping off throughout my day to capture some lovely...

7 Jul, 2019
Kate123

June

Some bits from around the garden Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' Allium christophii Phlomis...

6 Jul, 2019
Pcw

Herbaceous border in June

Some shots of my border in June Digitalis thapsi Amsonia tabernaemontana Thalictrum...

6 Jul, 2019
Pcw

Immingham in Bloom

We have spent the last few days decorating our local church which is 800 hundred...

6 Jul, 2019
Marjories

Sun in the garden

One slight disadvantage of growing unusual plants can be the lack of information...

5 Jul, 2019
Andrewr

Spice Grower moving

The first flowerbeds have already been ready. We modified the ground floor, reducing...

5 Jul, 2019
Aleyna

It's definitely a wildlife garden!

I have always tried to garden for the wildlife, even before it became quite such...

5 Jul, 2019
Honeysuckle..

Lunch with a view and a perfect Poppy

Whenever there's a sunny warm day we always say, should we go out for lunch??? Then...

4 Jul, 2019
Sunnydais

The start of my garden(dads too)

ok so im still doing the house but realised im going to wear myself outrunning around...

4 Jul, 2019
Ladybug47

Not exactly a favourite genus but.....

For many years I have not really had roses in the garden. The exception was a climbing...

3 Jul, 2019
Seaburngirl

Hampton Court 3

The last of the photos from the newly named Hampton Court Garden Festival. I hope...

3 Jul, 2019
Thorneyside

Hampton Court 2

Here are a few more pics from the flower pavilion. I loved the...

3 Jul, 2019
Thorneyside

Well!! it was worth a try!!¯\(◉‿◉)/¯

Some time ago I wrote a blog regarding a new border we were making with all David...

2 Jul, 2019
Dottydaisy2