Gardening blog archive

Why I don’t grow roses....

The included photos in this blog will show you why I gave up growing roses. The reason...

30 Jun, 2022
Loosestrife2

Oh no

I just saw a rabbit tonight on my front lawn.My neighbour told me he’d seen 2rabbits...

25 Jun, 2022
Gerardine

What do I have here?

The area where I live is located at the southernmost point of an ice age glacier....

25 Jun, 2022
Loosestrife2

Coral Peony

I just wanted to show how this peony fades from a warm pinknsh/coral colour to very...

25 Jun, 2022
Klahanie_

Puzzled

Does anyone know what the plant is with the big green leaves in this photo.I’ve no...

25 Jun, 2022
Gerardine

getting inspiration from Wylie

The sunset the other night was heavily influenced by the Saharan dust in the atmosphere...

22 Jun, 2022
Seaburngirl

Backgrounds

I don't usually show what is edited in out my photos, but in the spirit of "wart"...

22 Jun, 2022
Wylieinthea..

My front garden

It was a good idea/suggestion that perhaps we could show the garden 'warts and all'...

22 Jun, 2022
Seaburngirl

Quick check in... it's been a year.

Interesting how things can change over the space of a year or two. I'm still in...

21 Jun, 2022
Lori

Lost photos

I posted some photos but don’t know where they are🤔 I’m not getting any better at...

21 Jun, 2022
Gerardine

Borders in the back garden.

The conservatory border, shady. Hostas, Rodgersia, Lilies to the right. Just including...

20 Jun, 2022
Siris

Hemerocallis

Daylilies flowering yesterday The last 2 large flowered ones. Freewheelin, a huge...

19 Jun, 2022
Siris

Cactus flower (for Steragram)

Sue (Steragram) gave me this lovely cactus and look at the flower it has produced...

19 Jun, 2022
Hywel

The little wall at the bottom of the rockery.

OH has finished the ‘wall’. He’s starting on the path tomorrow-reusing some of the...

17 Jun, 2022
Kate123

Opening my garden for the first time!

It's Open Gardens Day in our town on Sunday, and I have somewhat crazily agreed to...

17 Jun, 2022
Sheilabub

Twigmoor Woods - 5 minutes breather.

Stopped in the little car park at Twigmoor Woods near to Greetwell village. 5 minutes...

16 Jun, 2022
Kate123

Hosta- My Garden Hamburger Helper......

What a wonderful plant it is! It is low maintenance, independent (it does not like...

16 Jun, 2022
Loosestrife2

Our Secret Garden!

Monty has all sorts of fancy names for parts of his garden-so if he can do it, so...

16 Jun, 2022
Wildrose

Our visit to David Austin Rose Centre this week.

A perfect day for it....we left Chepstow early having booked a 3 hour slot at the...

15 Jun, 2022
Meadowland

A few flowering plants in my friends front garden.

On my way home this afternoon, I took a few pics of my friends front ‘ garden’. Why...

15 Jun, 2022
Kate123

Shady Area

On the right of the entry to the back garden an area of dry shade Podophyllum Spotty...

14 Jun, 2022
Siris

Sisyrinchiums

My collection of Sisyrinchiums. Firstly the tall ones Sisyrinchium palmifolium S....

13 Jun, 2022
Siris

Reminders in pictures

Ive 3 Helianthemum nummularis, this orange and a yellow which has no flowers and...

12 Jun, 2022
Siris

In the Conservatory

Been varnishing the woodwork inside, over the last week. This Echinopsis? Cactus...

9 Jun, 2022
Siris

Early June flowers

Summer is trying to come. One day it is shorts, the next is long pants. But the minimum...

7 Jun, 2022
Wylieinthea..

Geraniums on balcony railings

As I haven't done a blog in months & now that the photos once again seem to upload...

6 Jun, 2022
Balcony

A Visit to an Acer Nursery.

The day started with a visit to the local tip where we gladly said goodbye to items...

6 Jun, 2022
Meadowland

A view of the front garden!

It has been quite a while since I have shown the front garden, so here goes... This...

4 Jun, 2022
Rose1949

Good afternoon my goy friends!

I think you may need to sit comfy with a cuppa as I decided to show you quite a lot...

4 Jun, 2022
Rose1949

Early June stroll around the garden ...

I'm enjoying the colour that we have at this time of year. Phlox 'Blue Heaven' Nemesia Petunia...

4 Jun, 2022
Sheilabub

A new find.

A friend had mentioned her special discovery..a quaint nursery deep in the Forest...

3 Jun, 2022
Meadowland

Village gardens at the end of May.

Capturing some pretty gardens in the villages I travelled through this past week. I...

2 Jun, 2022
Kate123

Early June in my garden.

I am so happy with my garden this year even though I haven’t had a lot of time to...

2 Jun, 2022
Homebird2

Favourite Iris

Khalanie asked, which was my favourite Iris that I took home in 2020. Unfortunately...

1 Jun, 2022
Siris

Very Special Resident....

Whilst getting a lily plant out of the bottom pond for daughter Juliet today, she...

1 Jun, 2022
Lincslass