Gardening blog archive

Lovely day

I have written a blog recently but I was walking today and saw many hidden plants...

31 May, 2020
Shahida

More Spring to Summer flowers

At least the lockdown has given my garden a decent weed, in most places anyway, there...

31 May, 2020
Honeysuckle..

What's that on the roof?

I went out this morning as usual to feed the birds and clean and fill the bird bath....

31 May, 2020
Bornagain

My garden so far

I have not bought any plant this year due to the situation. I was walking and saw...

29 May, 2020
Shahida

Stinkbugs again? Not so...

Well I was reading my Bugs Britannica over breakfast this morning (as one does, lol)...

29 May, 2020
Steragram2

The first of a few.

The first of what? I hear you mutter. Hemerocallis to be precise. Now I don't breed...

27 May, 2020
Seaburngirl

I'm a Busy Bee.

I've almost finished pollinating the Iris varieties I wish to cross this year, but...

26 May, 2020
Siris

Today in the garden.

It is lovely to have warm sunny weather here in Scotland. !http://media.growsonyou.com/photos/blog_photo/image/206898/main/57099CC1_D079_4337_BFA9_93r...

26 May, 2020
Linda235

Summer 2019*

The draft that I started for the spring of 2020...is on hold. Just realized that...

26 May, 2020
Lori

View down the garden from my granny chair

Chatting earlier, I mentioned that I started a gardening group about 20 years ago...

26 May, 2020
Sheilabub

Passing through pretty places.

I’m very fortunate that while I am travelling from one place to another, I get the...

25 May, 2020
Kate123

Allium Christophii

FROM BUD TO BLOOM

25 May, 2020
Amy2

More Daylilies

It is mid-season for daylilies here, so lots and lots of flowers. I have noticed...

24 May, 2020
Wylieinthea..

David Austin's Fighting Temeraire

Just a short blog to show you a lovely rose in my garden. I planted this last year,...

24 May, 2020
Bornagain

Rose Angel Face

Just a quick blog about this rose. It was raised by a GoY member if memory serves...

23 May, 2020
Seaburngirl

Windy colours in the garden .

It is SO blustery out there again today so I took a few pictures in case everything...

23 May, 2020
Wildrose

The finished project !

The trellis is painted and the raised bed planted up with the Clematis Bourbon and...

23 May, 2020
Rose1949

Two improved beds.

My husband has been working on the two flower beds by our kitchen door. In the past...

22 May, 2020
Wildrose

Mason Bee story

Can't beelieve it! 🐝 So I took down My two very tired, tatty bug hotels from my garden...

21 May, 2020
Amsterdam

Bog bean and other beautiful things.

Karen asked about the bog bean in my last blog. So here is another photo. It is in...

21 May, 2020
Seaburngirl

New and Old Favourites

It's a bit of a 'get what you can' and 'be glad you kept what you did' kind of year,...

21 May, 2020
Sunnydais

New Rose Arch for 'Kiss me Kate'

This week the bronze Rose arch arrived .It took us all of one morning to erect it...

20 May, 2020
Meadowland

May in the garden.

I've not done much in the garden in recent weeks even though I have a large bed still...

20 May, 2020
Seaburngirl

Can't stop taking photos

I'm out with my camera every day now. Yesterday I spent all day power washing and...

19 May, 2020
Bornagain

IN ISOLATION Dreaming of doing the garden up

Reality Dreams caused by Covid-19 virus from being in Isolation Michelangelo's, ...

19 May, 2020
Smileamyl

At the veg plot today.

Barbara and I had another productive day at the veg plot.The potatoes are coming...

16 May, 2020
Linda235

More faces

Dug these out of an old file... "What is that man up there shouting about?" "He's...

16 May, 2020
The_white_h..

Such a treat!

Yesterday morning we set off on a twenty minute drive to one of our favourite garden...

16 May, 2020
Shirley_tulip

Smiley Faces

Just to keep smiles on faces...(I promise these 'faces' were not 'painted' on). A...

15 May, 2020
The_white_h..

Rejects

When considering if I should register a daylily, there are many factors that come...

15 May, 2020
Wylieinthea..

Hesperis Matronalis (Sweet Rocket)

I've never seen this grow to 5 feet before! I just scattered seed around in March,...

15 May, 2020
Sheilabub

Some of the garden flowers

I seem to write a blog about anything and everything apart from flowers, so this...

15 May, 2020
Honeysuckle..

Hi guys.. Its been a minute.

Here's some updated photos of my garden and how it's looked this year.. I hope everyone...

14 May, 2020
Dandanspond..

Daylilies

It is that time of year when I start thinking about which of my seedlings are good...

13 May, 2020
Wylieinthea..

New raised bed

I don't know if any of you remember when we moved 18 months ago and started to landscape...

13 May, 2020
Rose1949

Interspersed with Gladiolus

Gladiolus communis byzantinus interspersed between the Bearded Irises in the front...

11 May, 2020
Siris

Tree rats!

In past years we have had visits from one squirrel on odd occasions, usually when...

11 May, 2020
Honeysuckle..

Night Time Visitors

I had a feeling our Hedgehog was back this spring, but just to be sure I put out...

11 May, 2020
Waddy

Summer to Winter

The last three days have been sunny calm and warm-today is sunny windy and seriously...

10 May, 2020
Sunnydais

Social Distancing Walk 2 VE Day

This walk was premeditated although Cassie & Ashby had no idea we were going...

8 May, 2020
Bramhallbill

Painting garden furniture

I have been busy painting in the garden. Furniture that is not landscape. I have...

8 May, 2020
Linda235

Social distancing walk 1

We are blessed with a local Elizabethan Manor & Park less than 10 minutes walk...

6 May, 2020
Bramhallbill

In the Front Garden.

To the left of the front door To the right of the front door And far right by the...

6 May, 2020
Siris

Rhododendron time

I planted this baby in 1992. It was a "lost label" & I thought it said "max 3...

4 May, 2020
Bramhallbill

Enkianthus

Tiny Bells Taking off This bush is now huge. The bells stay on for months Just...

4 May, 2020
Bramhallbill

At the end of the day

Some photos of the garden today.

3 May, 2020
Linda235

Architectural Acers

I do love an Acer as do many of you on the site. I thought I’d try and catch a few...

3 May, 2020
Kate123

At the veg patch

Barbara and I have been busy planting seeds in the raised beds. Peas, parsnips, beetroot,...

2 May, 2020
Linda235

Sunshine blog on 2 May

Decided it was time to take the camera for a stroll. This is the view from the...

2 May, 2020
Sheilabub

Bargains!

Always one for a bargain when it comes to plants, I can't resist a reduced section...

1 May, 2020
Honeysuckle..