Gardening blog archive

The weather is awful!

Posted on 30 May, 2007 0 comments

It's far too cold and the rain just doesn't stop pouring down, on the bright side we have a couple of Robins building a nest in the old metal...

Thought this might amuse

Posted on 28 May, 2007 2 comments

I looked out my window yesterday and there on my lawn was a strange looking piece of earth. I got dressed went out and looked, it did not look...

New at Grows on You - Garden Visits!

Posted on 23 May, 2007 1 comment

I'm not quite sure how to spell the sound of a fanfare but here goes... Toot Tee Toot Toot Toooot!!!! We are really pleased to announce the addition...

It's cold, wet and windy again!

Posted on 18 May, 2007 0 comments

It's cold, wet and windy again! Its been okay working in the Greenhouse though, i've got loads done and its looking nice and tidy. I lifted out...

New features on Grows on You

Posted on 11 May, 2007 4 comments

We have made a couple of changes to the website, so here is a little run down. And we have something to ask all of you.
'Browse all our members...':...

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Square Foot Gardening

Posted on 11 May, 2007 12 comments

This is something started 25 years ago by an American guy called Mel Bartholomew (who has several books out on the subject) who was trying to...

Welcome Amateur Gardening magazine readers

Posted on 9 May, 2007 15 comments

Thanks for taking a look at Grows on You. We hope you like the website. Please send us any feedback you may have as we would love to hear from...

In between stage

Posted on 9 May, 2007 3 comments

I dont know about you but im at a 'in between' stage, everything is looking great and racing on, there's not much to do, ive just gotta let em...

Bananas, Nuts and a Pest

Posted on 9 May, 2007 0 comments

...Thats me :o) a completely mad novice with gardening, started two years ago, and have got the bug big time and my poor husband gets pestered...

Beans done a runner

Posted on 8 May, 2007 2 comments

After all the hard work so far sowing seed in pots and raising in our conservatory, I finally planted out the runner beans, with all the hot...

Garden Facelift

Posted on 8 May, 2007 8 comments

Wow, my first real weekend gardening! I took ukslim's advice and dug to just over a foot, removing the debris and rubble before turning in some...

Allergy-free gardening

Posted on 7 May, 2007 0 comments

Hay fever season is with us again. Have you, like me, ever thought that more people seem to suffer from hay fever today than they used to do...

Saxifraga grandiflora

Posted on 5 May, 2007 0 comments

When I was about seven I learned my first Latin plant name. My uncle, a landscape gardener, came to see us after we had moved house, and as we...