Blogs on gardening with friends

Louis' Open Garden 20.08.11

On Saturday I visited Louis' open garden with Mariek (Marie). The weather was very overcast but still warm so we had a pleasant...

MEETING PUDDLEDUCK :)

My friend Daisyco and I spent a wonderful afternoon visiting Puddleduck and her ever-so-special garden. We were enthralled...

Cinderella's Secret Garden...

Hello again my friends\0/ We got truly spoilt on the 29th May, 2011, as not only did we get to spend a delightful afternoon...

Dotty about Dottydaisy's NGS Open Day...

On May 29th, My OH and I, fulfilled a long awaited promise to visit Dottydaisy's very first NGS, Open Day, and so with google...

Visit to Spritzhenry's stunning garden, June 2011

"What a beautiful garden!" was OH's comment, bless him for taking me on a 3-4 hour journey, with overnight stay at a local...

Visit to Dottydaisy's NGS Open Garden Day

The sky was grey, but the wind had died down a lot since the day before and it was dry! We drove along the M27 most of...

Dotty Daisy's Open Day

Last year when Dotty Daisy first told us all about her garden being accepted by NGS, Floribunda and I straight away said...

Tetrach's Garden Party...

Isn't it great when you finally get to meet the people that you have come to know through the delightful banter of friendship...

TETS GARDEN AND MY DOWNFALL

Last Sunday Floribunda, Stickitoffee and I met at Tetrarchs lovely house and gardens. I say gardens plural because they...

Ode to BJS' Garden

The sun came out on a perfect day As to wonderland we both did stray We met a new friend (tho we chat online) And our host...

A sunny afternoon with friends

While waiting I took yet more pictures in the garden.Temperatures were more like the end of May,Magnolia petals are every...

GOY Girls out to lunch with friends!

Today was the day that I met with Scotkat (Kath), Alzheimer (Carole) and two other lovely gardening friends; Sue and Morag...

My lovely box of surprises from Karensusan63

I received a parcel from KarenSusan63 after work yesterday, I knew it was coming but not what was in it! So exciting and...

Plant fair (Ness Gardens)

Hubby and I enjoyed a great afternoon at the Plant Fair, bought lots of plants and met Sanbaz and her OH for the first time....

Ness plant hunters fair and meeting whistonlass(jacquie)

Hi Guys, well its been a lovely day, sunshine and a lovely trip out to Ness Gardens to the plant hunters fair, also arrange...

Pembrokeshire, Coreside Nursery.

Last weekend my wife, my dog Bramble and myself spent five glorious days in Pembrokeshire. We rented a little cottage (possible...

My "International GOY Week"

Last week, I had a very hectic few days, but made special and memorable, by two fellow GOYers; Arlene and Hildadorrisen,...

A Day Out With My G.o.y Friends. "Marsden and The Standedge Tunnel"

Bloomer and I together with our Husbands met up again, this time we went out for lunch and a walk around Marsden a lovely...

A meeting of like minds

Due to her interest in my Hoya blog, I had been exchanging messages with Cinders and discovered that she lives in Wiltshire...

On holiday and visiting Spritzhenry!

We have just had a wonderful week in Somerset and one of the highlights was a visit to Spritzhenry, her OH and Henry. After...

Captain's Blog (11) Our "Awfully Big Adventure"

Wednesday14 July 2010. Weather forecast for today came true! First day of torrential, non-stop rain for weeks! Plans made,so...

Continuing Friendships.*

As you may already know,we met with Carole.(PP) and her husband Harry,a few weeks ago,to exchange plants.Yesterday,we met...

Goy Friendships Blossom*

*What a great site Goy is in so many ways, meeting other like minded people who are passionate about gardening and nature,...

My Somerset Garden, 24th April 2010, I've been naughty, VERY NAUGHTY!

Hi Everyone Today I met up with 2 goy friends at a garden centre near Burnham on sea, we had a great time chatting and laughing...

All the way from California......

A parcel arrived for me the other day from my very good friend in San Diego Delonix1.. Just look what was inside....:o)))) Palm...

NGS OPEN DAY, HANHAM COURT, HANHAM ABBOTS, BRISTOL.17TH FEBRUARY 2010.

SNOWDROPS, galanthus nivalis, ARE ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS TO HANHAM COURT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE REASON FOR OUR VISIT,...

HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY Grows On You. :o)

Once upon a time, long ago... ....well, actually, on 31st January 2007.... Peter and Ajay set up Grows on You ... ...the...

My Poor Parrot Bill & Bottle Brush Plants :/

Dear Toto sent me 4 Bottle Brush & 2 Parrot Bill Plants Last Year Iv cared 4 them & theyv grown lots but today...

Houseleek BABIES :o)

A few weeks ago I mailed some of my little houseleeks to Dawnsaunt. As a surprise for her, I included a poem inside the...

an early Christmas present

When I got home on Wednesday there was the dreaded card saying the postman had tried to deliver and failed. Well he would...

Thank You

Yesterday i received a wonderful package full of various seeds from a GoY member in Spain. I remember talking to this member...

Conker's GARDEN CENTRE outing

Hello...... my name is Conker......... I am a Shetland Sheepdog............5 years old... Months ago, back in April, I became...

Romneya's Garden!

As a much-belated follow-up (Sorry!!) to the blog about the Dundee Food & Flower Show, here is the promised visit to...

Flowers, Food and Fellow "GOYers"

Yesterday (Sunday), Madperth (aka Marie) and I visited the Dundee Flower and Food Festival 2009. I've always missed this...

De Trop? No!!

What on earth am I on about now?? Just trying to be clever, that's all! A little French to test you out to start with... The...

Second opinions DO help!

I had some plants for Louise, so we arranged to meet this morning at the Garden Centre half-way between our homes. Unfortunately,...

MY BRILLIANT DAY!

Today has been a really really good day for me, and one in which I have a LOT to be thankful for! Even if it DID rain!! David...

An opportunity to see Noseypotter's leopard and elephant. Blog # 22.

On television this evening there was footage of a garden which will be open on August 9th, 2009 in Northwold, Norfolk. This...

day out with Hibrazilmac

I picked Hibrazilmac at 8.30 and after a pleasant drive we arrived at Reighton nurseries at 9.30. We must have walked for...

A trip to an NGS garden at Kensington Road Bristol

Today we went along to Bristol for Grenville and Alan's open day. A 90 mile drive from Swansea turned much better as the...

A trip to Spritzhenry's open day.

The day dawned fine which was not forecast,a good sign! and the trip along and over the Severn Bridge quicker than anticipated,...

In an English Country Garden.

The perfect one, too! Thursday afternoon saw me driving along narrow, hedge-lined roads in West Somerset, with yellow signs...

Spritzhenrys Open Garden

Yesterday afternoon i was lucky enough to get to Spritzhenrys beautiful garden, the sun shone and it was the most entrancing...

My afternoon at Spritzhenry's garden

What a lovely afternoon I have had! We (my dad and I) arrived around 2.30 after getting slightly lost (AA routemap's fault-not...

* A Trip Down Memory Lane *

My Husband use to live in Bury St. Edmonds so every so often we go back for a nostalgic trip down memory lane .. The Abbey...

More Adventures Of Pollyannaever!

Well here we go on the Ferry to Port Townsend where we will meet CJ (Catfinch) and have a nice couple of days at a B&B...

Was my holiday spent looking for people

who are members of GOY ! the answer is YES . While visiting relatives in Hereford walking over Victoria bridge and into...

A trip to Kensington Roof Gardens, and a surprise!

So my blog is a bit late, but Monday was my first meet up with someone from Grows on You!! It's been great to see other members...

Mike C's Blog ( 14 ) Thinking out loud...

Earlier this evening while going through new photos here on GOY I got to thinking that looking at the photos has become one...

MISSION DE-BUG!

The mission for the Somerset Mafia was to find and destroy the bug in the Garden at 28 Kensington Road! So 'M' and Spritz...

It all started when Grenville and Alan came to visit!

When Grenville and Alan were looking round my garden, Grenville noticed my Campanula glomerata plants. There are rather a...

Plant Swap

Hi everyone. This is a blog for the regulars and also for our esteemed leader, Ajay. I sometimes have a look at the plant...

friends and life thats worth living

After reading the james bond blog, I felt the need to agree with all the comments made by fellow gardening friends. Since...

A Big Thank You

Been a member of GOY since Feb08 now & iv made some great friends& had Fab advice&help:) Just want 2 make sure...

Gardening with Friends (2)

A couple of weeks ago, Weemamabell wrote to me, offering her surplus seeds to sell off cheaply on our plant stall at our...

The Meeting of the Clans !!

Well I met David and his 2 lively children this afternoon , its a shame the weather was so cold and windy , didnt get out...

"Gardening with Friends"

Today was "historic" for us as we actually met up with a fellow GOY member-Patrick-in the garden of his sister-in-law, Helen...