Gardening blog archive

Gardening blogs from Mar 2008

Spring has Sprung

Hi everyone, Spring is here and my green house is fit to bursting i really have...

Posted on 31 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

legacy

Whenever we see change coming it's natural for us to ignore it until the change...

Posted on 31 Mar, 2008 12 comments | Read on »

My Statues and Guardians of my garden

Following on from Andrew's Blog last week, he kindly showed us all of the 'helpers'...

Posted on 31 Mar, 2008 8 comments | Read on »

Tomtoes have outgrown the house - Day of the Trifids???

Well, I couldn't store the tomatoes any more in the house, I had to repot them last...

Posted on 31 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

Mike C's Blog (7)

The addition to the shadehouse project is underway. All the rosebushes and perennials...

Posted on 31 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

WEEKENDS ACTIVITY

GOT HOME FROM WORK ON SATURDAY TO FIND A PARCEL HAD BEEN DELIVERED, THE WORDS "LIVE...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

Bluebells

I look forward to seeing my bluebells push up through the leaves and open. It...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

March 08

Gave my new lawn its first light trim this afternoon and tidied around the edges...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

Gladiolas and spring buds

I've planted my glads along the chainlink border fence. Had a light frosting the...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 2 comments | Read on »

A Hel of a time in the garden!

Well hello all I'm pretty sure that in no time at all you will all come to know me...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 10 comments | Read on »

UPDATE TOMS

JUST AN UPDATE ON MY TOMS, THEY SEEM TO BE DOING OK.JUST HOPE THE REST OF MY VEG...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

sunday

It's been a wonderful dry and sunny day. Gerry and I have been working outside this...

Posted on 30 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

TOO LATE

IS ANY ONE GETTING A BIT ANXIOUSE YET CONCERNING THE PLANTING AND HOW ITS GONNA BE...

Posted on 29 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

My Garden Helpers

Some of you have already met Bruno and Barney Then there’s the frog who looks...

Posted on 28 Mar, 2008 14 comments | Read on »

Peat Bogs, habitats and Global Warming

A plea to buy peat free products this year, save wildlife habitats, and prevent further...

Posted on 27 Mar, 2008 1 comment | Read on »

Wildlife part2.....

Went on a Nature Hunt 2 day in the Nettles/Weeds behind my Laurals Didnt no what...

Posted on 27 Mar, 2008 11 comments | Read on »

REDHOT POKER

ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET ANY RED HOT POKER FROM AS I HAD A MAJOR CLEAR OUT LAST...

Posted on 27 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

GO FOR IT JACQUE

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA IF YOU COULD SET UP A LOCAL CLUB. AS AT ANDREA'S GARDENING...

Posted on 27 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

GARDENING FOR FUN

THAT SOUNDS GREAT ANDREA. A HANDS ON GARDENING CLUB.

Posted on 27 Mar, 2008 0 comments | Read on »

Fighting birds

I witnessed this in my front garden yesterday. 2 female blackbirds were tearing...

Posted on 27 Mar, 2008 9 comments | Read on »

GARDENING CLUB MEETING

GOT HOME ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO FROM MY FIRST CLUB MEETING. THE TALK ON DAHLIAS WAS...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

Competition Time

How about a little fun competition? If enough people get interested, I might even...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 86 comments | Read on »

starting from scratch

i have 7 acres to play with and have never been so excited. i have started quite...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

Hurry up, Spring!

I've been champing at the bit for some time now, just itching to get going in the...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 2 comments | Read on »

GARDENING CLUB

MY THOUGHTS NOW TURN TO TONIGHT AS I AM GOING TO MY FIRST EVER MEETING OF A GARDENING...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 1 comment | Read on »

TACKLING THE PAMPASS

I'M SO GLAD A FEW OF YOU HAVE MANAGED TO GET OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND. WE MANAGED...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 1 comment | Read on »

A Big Thank You

Been a member of GOY since Feb08 now & iv made some great friends& had Fab...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 8 comments | Read on »

"Chainsaw pruners"

Andrewr provided the title for this anecdote. While Andrew spoke of Council employees...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

wednesday

Today it is drizzly and cold so I won't be doing much in the way of gardening. I...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 1 comment | Read on »

Shiny new server - Upgrade complete

Grows on You is getting a present this morning. A shiny new server :) We are basically...

Posted on 26 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

7 Pretty Jars All In A Row

Pop In A Tea Light & Watch Them Glow..... Hang Them High OR Place Them Low....

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 14 comments | Read on »

Private messaging

Dear all, As Grows on You continues to grow we are no doubt going to be the target...

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

To hack or not to hack. That is the question.

I think 'pruning' doesn't always suffice or give the right impression about what...

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 6 comments | Read on »

Sick Ceanothus

Well this hedge is looking pretty sick isn't it? I think it has been the lack...

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 0 comments | Read on »

On a cheerier note

Well, I am super pleased with this!! I have managed to grow these lovely plants...

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

Easter

Hi All, I didn't do a lot of gardening over the holiday because of the cold wind...

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 2 comments | Read on »

Of wind and roses

Mmmm...I had never thought about microclimates within a garden, which Andrewr brought...

Posted on 25 Mar, 2008 2 comments | Read on »

Wasted Weekend :(

Well, as they say all good plans! I had a huge gardening weekend planned-planting...

Posted on 24 Mar, 2008 10 comments | Read on »

Easter Sunday

Had to share my Easter Sunday with you all, woke up to LOTS of snow so went for an...

Posted on 24 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

Does This Daff....

Have a FANCY Name as i think its a little different from all my others&id like...

Posted on 24 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

Most plants will thrive on 'tough love'

All too often a plant which has provided several years of glorious colour will 'suddenly'...

Posted on 24 Mar, 2008 1 comment | Read on »

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Easter and the fox !

Well the fox has had a great easter, he diodn't go for the eggs but the new hens,...

Posted on 24 Mar, 2008 2 comments | Read on »

I am winning!

Way back in June 2007, I bought a beautiful shrub from B&Q and planted it in...

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 7 comments | Read on »

Carrot root fly

Hi, I am at my wits end with the carrot root fly. We have tried physical barriers...

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 7 comments | Read on »

Trying something different this year.

I usually only concentrate on my Double Tuberous Begonias.Last year i grew some foilage...

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 5 comments | Read on »

The gardeners 'skill'

. . . . . Or is it something else? As gardeners we all have varying degrees of skill,...

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 6 comments | Read on »

EASTER SUNDAY

GOOD GARDENING WEATHER TODAY, VERY COLD & WINDY BUT LOTS OF SUNSHINE.LOOKS EVEN...

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 2 comments | Read on »

Non Stop begonias

I saved these Begonias from my neighbours bin last year , I put them in an old wash...

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 3 comments | Read on »

~ Happy Easter ~

To all my GOY friends... Wishing you all a very HAPPY EASTER

Posted on 23 Mar, 2008 11 comments | Read on »

New Address

Having just moved to a new address, I will first build myself a new bush house to...

Posted on 22 Mar, 2008 4 comments | Read on »

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