Gardening blog archive

All My Own Fault (anyone want any plants) lol....

I think I need a bench outside our house, if I'd only had a few seeds to sow, I bet...

30 Apr, 2020
Lincslass

BLESSED

We who have gardens are the lucky ones, can't go out? No problem, it's almost as...

30 Apr, 2020
Bornagain

Are We the Lucky Ones?

Whether it be a small flower plot, a productive vegetable patch or a verdant acre,...

29 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

For Sbg

I love these small iris they seem to do far better in my garden than their bigger...

29 Apr, 2020
Scotsgran

Iris pumilla

This is a lovely little bearded iris that I came across at one of our local HPS group...

29 Apr, 2020
Seaburngirl

Bearded Iris Perfect Peach H34B

The changing face of one of my own crosses, which I am calling Perfect Peach. 24...

28 Apr, 2020
Siris

Good, bad & ugly in my April garden. Part Three

Now moving around to the front, not much of a garden, more a wide verge adjacent...

28 Apr, 2020
Grandad_gar..

OUR GARDEN IN LOCKDOWN

Sunday 26/04/20. Exercise walk with my camera; so many items to see. The walnut tree...

28 Apr, 2020
Lionelhenry_j

Atrocity corner and other pleasant things.

The far corner of the front garden was a real mess [the rest of the garden was just...

27 Apr, 2020
Seaburngirl

Busy old April

So we were just getting into the first few days of the lockdown, the weather had...

27 Apr, 2020
Daveymad

Tulips and more

Just a few photos as it's a little too chilly today for planting or sowing. These...

27 Apr, 2020
Sunnydais

Good, bad & ugly in my April garden. Part Two

So the journey continues, part one left at the steps & bluebells. There are...

27 Apr, 2020
Grandad_gar..

Another little walk round the garden.

What would we do without our gardens in this worrying time ! I can't believe how...

27 Apr, 2020
Rose1949

Open flowers

I grow bromeliads outdoors. They have to be placed so there is a lot of shade for...

26 Apr, 2020
Wylieinthea..

Good, bad & ugly in my April garden. Part One

It's been a while since I posted, and with a recent Lumix camera itching to be out...

26 Apr, 2020
Grandad_gar..

A quick look at the garden in April 2020

I thought I would share some of what I like in the garden at the moment. A viburnum White...

25 Apr, 2020
Scotsgran

March of the bluebells ......bye bye pink snow time

I like to keep the pastels but there are exceptions. Front garden again by the flowering...

25 Apr, 2020
Bramhallbill

Cordyline Australis

We planted in garden couple years ago but last year it is sprouting something looks...

25 Apr, 2020
Greenfinger..

One of 'those' days.

Before I launch into this I'd just like to mention that I neither own ( nor want...

24 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

Acer

I posted a photo of this acer last year when it got frosted. It did recover later...

24 Apr, 2020
Gerardine

Oooops

So what is the silliest thing you have done in the garden or with a plant in the...

24 Apr, 2020
Bramhallbill

Two Unusual Members of....

...the Iris family. Diplarrena moraea, White flowers in arching sprays above the...

23 Apr, 2020
Siris

Oops! I forgot to mention...

My previous blog 'Hawk' was prompted by a delightful and well worth viewing blog...

22 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

Hawk (with acknowledgements to 'Snake' by D.H.Lawrence and a nod to Gerard Manly Hopkins).

A Sparrow-hawk came to my Alder tree On a cold, cold day, And I for warmth beside...

22 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

A touch of the blues

Not a hint of Ella Fitzgerald here, or a hint of sadness either just quite a lot...

21 Apr, 2020
Wildrose

Sparrowhawk swoops in

Hi folks, A sparrowhawk visits our garden on a fairly regular basis; hunts; everything...

21 Apr, 2020
The_white_h..

The veg plot

Barbara and I have been busy putting in the potatoes and the broad beans. The garlic...

21 Apr, 2020
Linda235

Sections of my Garden April 2020

Hello all I am back! Unfortunately my husband of 63 years passed away on 5th February...

21 Apr, 2020
Telme8

Corona virus poem.

This poem was written by a close friend...it's one of many ..I've tried to encourage...

21 Apr, 2020
Meadowland

About face

Funny how just one slight change in one's life takes one off in a different direction....

20 Apr, 2020
The_white_h..

Scarifying the lawns

My number one hate about gardening is scarifying the lawns.I start by putting down...

20 Apr, 2020
Linda235

Blooming Blossoms

Yesterday was cool but sunny, and calm, my favourite weather. Looks like the plants...

20 Apr, 2020
Sunnydais

This could be the last time ...

that this pretty Ceanothus will look as gorgeous as this. It was planted in May 2013...

19 Apr, 2020
Shirley_tulip

Three potted Acers.

These are quite old Acers.....they do need daily watering and probably require repotting.I...

19 Apr, 2020
Meadowland

Some of my shady ladies.

As many of you will know I have lots of shady areas in my garden and over the years...

18 Apr, 2020
Seaburngirl

Pink Snow Time

A bit of a breeze scatters the pink snow. Welsh poppies have just started in the...

17 Apr, 2020
Bramhallbill

magic flute

...with a difference!

16 Apr, 2020
Steragram

My new gardener

He is so 'cheep'. He works for crumbs. He is a young bird and like all good apprentices...

16 Apr, 2020
Scotsgran

I'm suffering from wind!

Last night's weather forecast said that the strong and biting south-easterlies we've...

15 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

Rockery flowers emerging.

Just a few quick snaps of some rockery plants starting to flower. I like how it’s...

15 Apr, 2020
Kate123

Little Feet

These are the little grotesques that sit at the edge of my small pond.

14 Apr, 2020
Thrupennybit

Iris season commencing.

This, my first Tall Bearded Iris flowered a week ago but was damaged by the wind...

13 Apr, 2020
Siris

Acers and others (not all large!)

Janey was saying she couldn't grow Acers in her garden, so I thought I might try...

13 Apr, 2020
Sheilabub

Enjoying the flowers

Since finishing the front border on Wednesday I haven't really done much more in...

12 Apr, 2020
Seaburngirl

Easter Saturday 2020

Our garden 2020 and 1 indoor Easter Display Views are from the patio & kitchen...

12 Apr, 2020
Bramhallbill

Happy Easter.

Happy Easter to everyone, enjoy Spring emerging and evolving in our gardens. I’ve...

12 Apr, 2020
Kate123

Happy Easter Sunday

Hope your all Staying Safe and Staying home in this very trying time . My rainbow...

12 Apr, 2020
Kidsgran

Hunkering down from the Virus.

Not much to post...not only housebound but,its been a cool cloudy April. Nothing...

11 Apr, 2020
Stan510

The Front Garden is now begining to show a little colour

I love this magnolia "Heaven scent" its a pitty its blooms are so fleeting. I was...

11 Apr, 2020
Stroller

The harvest of Macela

The harvest of Macela is a tradition that is repeated year by year in the period...

10 Apr, 2020
Aleyna