Blogs on climbing plants

Jasmine for Mum

Jasmine for Mum The day after Mothering Sunday I went to a local superstore with my brother-in-law to get a few things but...

**ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST**

WE HAVE AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION DECIDED TO TAKE OUT THE SECOND GRAPE VINE WHICH IS GROWING UP OUR PERGOLA, IT WAS A WHITE...

What's that plant with the red and yellow flowers?

For several years now, a friend and I have opened our gardens for charity. We are both plantsmen and plantaholics, but with...

Early bees

I had a lovely day working in the garden today in warm sunshine. I was amazed to see my winter flowering clematis (Wisley...

From vine to table

Our Grapevine is now four years old and has produced a bumper crop this year, so I had a go at making Grape juice this afternoon. First...

Climbers - using every available space. Clematis

This is a daughter of Clematis Miss Bateman. She is growing on the north east aspect of our conservatory, which is the shadiest...

My trip to Dobbies

After washing my car this morning I drove to Dobbies and enjoyed my spiced hot chocolate. Then bought a new white Dendodrium...

Green leaves Plant

The Plant That I Needed Help With. Went To G. C To day You Were Right It's Jasmin Officinale And It Will Have White Cluster...

Sweet Peas

I am having my best year for sweet peas for years, I bought a pot of 20 seedlings from the GC and have grown them on 2 tri-pods ...

June 2013 in my garden

This is my first ever blog in GOY so I am a bit lost for words and have decided to let the photographs do the talking! It...

Growing Grapes in your Garden in UK

I am a new member, have gardened for over 40 years in the Waveney Valley ( on the Norfolk Suffolk border) just 10 miles from...

Growing sweet peas

I love sweet peas. For two years I tried growing them like this. They soon form a barrel shape, and then comes the problem....

SWEET PEAS

IVE SOWN SOME SWEET PEAS FOLLOWING MONTY DON'S THEORY THAT SOWN IN NOV; THEY WERE STRONGER AND FLOWER EARLY, THEY ARE DOING...

Grapevine

This has been my first year trying to grow grapes ... and it's been a bit of a learning curve :) It wasn't so much a choice-I...

Clematis Rebecca,

I think this Clematis Rebecca has lost its sense of direction. And not realised that its the middle of November.

Lathyrus Adoratus - Sweetpea

This week I am setting my sweetpea seeds-now I have done this before at this time of year-but I have lost them to the mouse!! I...

Few Photos Plus a Query

Will start with the query, first two pictures of my new clematis which should be Warsaw Nike, which according to the label...

Clematis....my personal recommendations

It's not been a good year for early large-flowering clems has it? Sadly, the fungal infection that causes them to wilt suddenly...

Trees and Ivy

My garden seems to be plagued with ivy, on the fences trees and house sides. I'm told that eventually the trees will suffer...

Sweet peas.

Having taken extensive advice so that everything would be perfect, i loveingly planted my sweet pea seeds and waited. Then...

Making the most of the Hail free May day.

I couldn't wait any longer today so i decided to plant up my climbing petunia's. I grew these 2 years ago and they were huge...

Hello all.......Clematis and Saxifrage

Hello my friends I have come out of hibernation and am well into seed sowing and potting on. Hope you are all well and I...

Compassion Rose

A very dear friend of 25 years sadly passed away yesterday So I have decided to plant a climbing rose with the name Compassion...

Merry Christmas and a Very happy New Year to all on GOY

What a difference last year the snow lay deep while this year plants are still flowering. The snow in my garden 02/12/10 The...

On The Grapevine..................

Grapevine was has grown so much this year and we have had grapes on it for awhile but no sun to ripen them, and I think the...

lost yucca

with the last winters cold spells i lost my large yucca, which was on the corner my front garden, just in front of where...

My Poor Wisteria - I can't believe they did this?!!

After answering a Q about someone's Wisteria it reminded me about what happened to mine and I had some pictures so thought...

New home for my drying out dying clematis

The original home for my clematis was far too small.No matter how much i watered it did no effect.So i have now built it...

Honeysuckle Update

Just thought I'd do a quick update on the progress of my sick Honeysuckle. As some of you already know, that both Shirley...

morrisons grape vine

hi everyone just thought you might like to see a few pics of a grape vine my daughter bought me from morrisons on fathers...

MY LUCKY DAY !

I was having a weeding session in a border where I have an Obelisk that is the support for a Rose ' Swan Lake ' also a Clematis...

♫ ♩ ♬ KISS ME, Honeysuckle ... ♫ ♩ ♬

Inspired by the Shirley Bassey song ... ................................................................... ♬ Kiss me, honeysuckle,...

Evergreen Clematis

Hi all, Need your help please, can anyone reccomend a lovely evergreen clematis please, we want to grow one over an Arbor,...

A rose ... or clematis ... by any other name ...

Rose "Handel" ... ... a climber with pretty petals ... ... on my north-facing front fence ... ......................................................................... Rose...

It's a fruity day to day so whatever you've got to do...

Just remember to get those french a climbing beans sown along with peas! Bulba is busy making newspaper pots and filling...

high winds all night

not only could i not sleep,penny kept me awake growling at imaginary sounds,then i got up this morning to find my arch with...

Clematis

I went to Aldi and bought these two Clematis today I haven't planted them yet but I thought that I would show you the pictures...

IN THE DEEP END

Glorious sunny summertime .. ... and my back garden is full of flowers ... In the foreground ... Rose Warm Welcome ... Up...

Signs of SPRING TIME in my gardens.

At last the sky is blue. JR's tassels are waving goodbye to winter ... Garrya elliptica "James Roof" ...................................................................... There's...

Regarding Clematis not yet known?

On November 28th I posted a blog of a clematis I had that was full of bud, but I didn`t know what it was, well here it is...

Reference Sweet Pea variety " help for heroes"

What a mistake to make. I bought these sweet peas from DT Browns and THEY have only made a mistake on the height theyve put...

How Theyv Grown!

Then & Now Pics Pyracantha Winter Jasmine

Our Pinot Noir Grapevine

All the lovely autumn leaves have dropped off our 22 year old vine. It took a long time for them to go in spite of the stormy...

MY GARDEN CALENDAR POEM IN PICTURES ....

J is for January and for JR-Garrya elliptica "James Roof" JR under snow and ice... Keeps his tassels looking nice. ................................................................................. F...

How Do Climbers Hang On?

From time to time, there is a question posted on GOY for recommendations for climbers that don’t need support. This may sound...

I need suggestions for climbers

I would like to buy some climbing or rambling roses that will cover my new pergolas as quickly as possible. The conditions...

Climbing fuchsia, Lady Boothby

I have just ordered some climbing fuchsia plants, apparently not to be dispatched until April but I am awaiting their arrival...