Gardening blog archive

Excellent Carnivorous Plant Website

For anyone growing or interested in carnivorous plants this is a great UK based website...

31 Aug, 2019
Darren8

Bracknell prairie - July and August

This is the third in a series of blogs about the prairie planting in my front garden....

31 Aug, 2019
Andrewr

A bit of a colour scheme ....

I just realised sitting down for 2 minutes that this year I have a white with fringed...

31 Aug, 2019
Amsterdam

Almost the end of summer ? Really ?

I don't think my plants are ready to take any notice just yet..still lots of colour,as...

29 Aug, 2019
Bloomer

Disheartening to say the least....( ･ั﹏･ั)....

We have always had topiary in the garden, for as long as I can remember.....we are...

28 Aug, 2019
Dottydaisy2

Escaping the crowds on August Bank Holiday - second attempt!!

(Overnight, all the photos mysteriously disappeared from my blog so I have decided...

27 Aug, 2019
Wildrose

End of August flowers, second try

Since the photos didn't show up the first time, I am trying it again. I had Cypella...

27 Aug, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Immingham in Bloom N E Lincolnshire

We are waiting for the results of East Midlands in Bloom with baited breath to hopefully...

25 Aug, 2019
Marjories

Gardens of Dumfries and Galloway

I recently travelled north from Bracknell for a short break, looking at gardens in...

25 Aug, 2019
Andrewr

Appleby Cottage ( FA of Kate )

This is my water colour painting of the thatched cottage in Appleby..

24 Aug, 2019
Marjories

August in Lincolnshire

Once again while driving around the lovely Lincolnshire countryside, I stopped to...

23 Aug, 2019
Kate123

Little & Large

A couple of weeks ago Scotsgran kindly sent me a white version of the Lychnis plant...

23 Aug, 2019
Sunnydais

August in the garden...

To say I'm pleased with it this year is not an exaggeration, its so colourful, often...

22 Aug, 2019
Lincslass

In the garden between showers.

We have had so much rain here in Glasgow I have webbed feet. Hopefully some good...

22 Aug, 2019
Linda235

Butterflies 🙂

So pleased to see these the Red admiral was in my garden and the two Peacocks were...

21 Aug, 2019
Kidsgran

A walk around the garden this afternoon.

Beds are flowing over,dahlias at their best..... The new border planned last year...

20 Aug, 2019
Meadowland

Butterflies 🙂

So pleased to see these the Red admiral was in my garden this morning and the two...

20 Aug, 2019
Kidsgran

My Magnolia (one of them )

This tree is having a fantastic year,flowered beautifully in the spring (a seed pod...

19 Aug, 2019
Bjs

August already half over????

Unbelievable..I have so much to do..pruning,re potting and planting. My little yards...

13 Aug, 2019
Stan510

August fruit updates

Thought it was about time I showed what the recent sun has helped move along A juicy...

13 Aug, 2019
Grandad_gar..

August flowers

Rainfall has been above normal, so the flowers are going strong. First, there is...

12 Aug, 2019
Wylieinthea..

Grass

Another view of grass. Later on I’m going to have to split it up.

9 Aug, 2019
Gerardine

Grass

What a size this has grown.

9 Aug, 2019
Gerardine

Begonia

Love this begonia

8 Aug, 2019
Gerardine

Maple tree

My maple tree has recovered I’m chuffed to bits

8 Aug, 2019
Gerardine

Crocosmia in our garden this year...(ʘᴗʘ✿)

I cannot remember a year when this plant has looked as good .....we have always grown...

8 Aug, 2019
Dottydaisy2

This and that

Reading Stera's blog about the slow-worm was terrific, I have never seen one but...

8 Aug, 2019
Honeysuckle..

Three New to Me Plants

Thanks to GOY helping to identify a plant I saw while on holiday in Greece, I managed...

6 Aug, 2019
Sunnydais

Away days

Hello people ,we've been away spending time with relatives in Hereford . It seems...

5 Aug, 2019
Amy2

Not open this year

I recently visited a garden in Bracknell that has opened for the NGS. I soon wondered...

5 Aug, 2019
Andrewr

Nature at its Best..

For years we never saw any ladybirds, no ants nests in the garden, rarely any butterflies...

4 Aug, 2019
Lincslass

'Painted lady' Butterfly

I was thrilled to see a 'Painted lady' Butterfly in my garden yesterday. I understand...

4 Aug, 2019
Drc726

Container flowers this summer on my patio

Been a good year for Petunias, but I hate dead heading as they are so sticky

3 Aug, 2019
Drc726

Decisions, Decisions.......(＠_＠;)

Many of our plants have been bought to remind us of family/ friends etc....take for...

2 Aug, 2019
Dottydaisy2

Cromarty 2019

Another wonderful week in Cromarty (tenth visit since 2003). How we love this place!...

2 Aug, 2019
Melchisedec

Drama in the veg patch this morning!

Decided this morning to remove some anti bird netting that's no longer needed, but...

1 Aug, 2019
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