Gardening blog archive

New arrival today.

Remember the bird's nest seen in our Grapevine a few weeks ago ... We have been...

30 Jul, 2020
Shirley_tulip

June July Favourites

It's been a while since I wrote a blog so this is a catch up of what I've had since...

27 Jul, 2020
Sunnydais

Looking and finding new plants

My garden

27 Jul, 2020
Shahida

Still waiting

Some of you may remember from my previous blog how my husband had to go into hospital...

27 Jul, 2020
Amy2

At the veg plot.

I planted 70 cabbages. I also moved the Kale as the pigeons were eating them. We...

26 Jul, 2020
Linda235

I hope this can be stopped

Culling of whales and dolphins I thought had stopped . https://secure.peta.org.uk/page/16384/action/1

26 Jul, 2020
Thrupennybit

Homegrown

Just a few flowers from my garden today.

23 Jul, 2020
Gerardine

Problem alleyway

This is my unloved alleyway, the way into my back garden via the side of my house....

23 Jul, 2020
Amsterdam

Time to trim.

I decided to get my little battery operated trimmer out this afternoon. The fence...

21 Jul, 2020
Kate123

🌿🌿New border for 2020🌿🌿

We have a small border at the top of the garden which has been a scruffy little area...

20 Jul, 2020
Dottydaisy2

named and unnamed daylilies

For some reason, I have a couple of named daylilies that never looked better than...

19 Jul, 2020
Wylieinthea..

Oak trees

I have thirteen oak trees to look after. The saplings are part of a scheme to increase...

19 Jul, 2020
Linda235

New Garden Shed

I have been limping along with a shed not fit for purpose for a number of years now....

19 Jul, 2020
Amsterdam

New pond!

We moved to a garden which is heavy clay and can only go a spade deep, so for a while...

18 Jul, 2020
Rose1949

Our visit to the lake this morning.

A very peaceful setting this morning with the occasional fisherman.....how they have...

17 Jul, 2020
Meadowland

Country Folk

I will add this as nature and wildlife as the moan I am about to make used to be...

16 Jul, 2020
Honeysuckle..

All things yellow...

I love all shades of yellow. Looking around my garden yesterday and this morning...

16 Jul, 2020
Homebird

A good summer in my back garden :o) .added one more photo.:o)

Hello,everyone,it's been a while,but it's been a busy few weeks,so I now have time...

15 Jul, 2020
Bloomer

Frogs!

It doesn't take much to excite me these days and today was no exception. After changing...

12 Jul, 2020
Waddy

Devastation

This is the result of the frost that happened 4 days ago. Another frost is scheduled...

12 Jul, 2020
Aleyna

Listening to the cricket on the radio!

I am sitting by the kitchen door in the sunshine listening to Phil Tuffnell making...

12 Jul, 2020
Wildrose

July already!

I suddenly decided to take a few photos, completely forgetting that I am an incompetent...

11 Jul, 2020
Sheilabub

I heard it through the Grapevine.

For a couple of weeks now, through our lounge patio doors, we have seen a female...

9 Jul, 2020
Shirley_tulip

Personal Service

Although I do buy plants at Garden Centres, I also like to purchase from small nurseries....

9 Jul, 2020
Andrewr

The Birds and the Bees

The garden is full of young birds shouting to be fed by their parents. The Blackbird...

7 Jul, 2020
Honeysuckle..

July already

Don't really know where this year has gone already but it has been a strange one...

6 Jul, 2020
Daveymad

Busy as bees in a raspberry patch

It’s been a while since I posted an update! But I have been busy in the garden so...

5 Jul, 2020
Mizzle

Ready for plant sale

After a frantic day sorting out plant donations I wanted to share with you how generous...

4 Jul, 2020
Amsterdam

THE ROSE

I SEE A ROSE OF BEAUTY RARE IN RAPTURE HELD, I STAND AND STARE THE ROSE IT HOLDS...

4 Jul, 2020
Bornagain

Wild flower area

Had to take a big tree down from this area and realised that it would be a good place...

4 Jul, 2020
Ginellie

Social distance lunch / friend’s garden queries.

I visited my friend for a ‘social distance’ lunch today. She sold her house last...

3 Jul, 2020
Kate123

Front lawn.

This is the disastrous grass I was telling you about.Have you ever seen such a mess.where...

3 Jul, 2020
Gerardine

Yellow in the garden.

There seems to be a lot of yellow in the garden at the moment.

2 Jul, 2020
Linda235

Raindrops on Roses amongst others!

Frequent heavy showers this morning but inbetween bright sunshine and a chance to...

2 Jul, 2020
Meadowland

One thing leads to another.....

I picked up my pretty blue hydrangea last Saturday from the supermarket, it was begging...

1 Jul, 2020
Kate123

South facing Salvia border.

With all the heat we've had and then torrential rain, my south facing border has...

1 Jul, 2020
Janey