Gardening blog archive

Gardening blogs from Jun 2009

Walking to work ...and a few odd shots

I'm lucky enough to be able to walk to work (when I'm not running late and disorganised-but...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 20 comments | Read on »

Eucomis leaf cuttings

I thought I would try this last year after finding out that you can propagate Eucomis...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 20 comments | Read on »

A little light gardening

Oh my aching knees! It feels as if infirmity isn’t so much creeping up on me as...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 4 comments | Read on »

My Travels With A Ladybird !

Whilst i was deadheading the Scabiosa the usual buzzing visitors were working around...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 19 comments | Read on »

A Bee & Borage Poem !!!

Pretty Blue Borage against A Lovely Clear Blue Sky So Qiute & Peaceful Until...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 23 comments | Read on »

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE

THE GIANT NATIVE BRITISH BIG BLADDERED LION!!! I recently asked advice on GOY regarding...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 19 comments | Read on »

THE VILLAGE POND............

Our village has a lovely pond.......with lots of wildlife......i took a walk up...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 15 comments | Read on »

Village Open Garden Day

Last Sunday our village had the annual Open Garden Day, with ploughman lunches and...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 12 comments | Read on »

acer tree

having carried out instruction to water the plant it subsequently rained heavily...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 6 comments | Read on »

Kamloops Plant Hospital...or...The Unexpected "Perks" of the job.

This past winter was so unusually long and cold that quite a few trees and perennials...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 27 comments | Read on »

Broad Beans

I grow Aquadulce broad beans and have just finishing harvesting my crop. I notice...

Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 3 comments | Read on »

turnips!

this smart chap weighed 350g and we have had larger we are enjoying them so much,...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 9 comments | Read on »

Busy in the garden

I just thought you might like to see what I've been upto in the last couple of days.I've...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 44 comments | Read on »

all spritz's fault!

After reading Spritz's blog on her secret project I thought, why not? Why not what?...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 26 comments | Read on »

Scorching hot bees !

Here in my front garden it reached 40 degrees at lunchtime. Honestly !The front garden...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 9 comments | Read on »

Thursday 25 June 2009 Me & Summer Visted a Garden Called ALBY GARDENS & CRAFTS

The Entrance to the Garden Good thing i had some Change 4 the Box :) A Map Full...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 32 comments | Read on »

Growing Mistletoe

I have grown Mistletoe (Viscum album) now for quite a few years with very good success....

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 19 comments | Read on »

Gardeners World

hi all am sitting in garden reading Gardeners World monthly very warm and humid.Got...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 18 comments | Read on »

More about Baxter

29th June ......I have just taught Baxter to jump our Box hedge. You have no idea...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 6 comments | Read on »

too hot !!!!!!

too hot but i'm not moaning really as it could be raining.....Just popped to garden...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 4 comments | Read on »

STANDARD ROSE THANKS MIKEC

Last year i wrote a blog about my standard rose that i'd had for about 25-26yrs,...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 19 comments | Read on »

Garden Update.

very pleased with the garden this year.Raised beds have been productive, Broad Beans,...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 1 comment | Read on »

"Weather comes and goes so quickly here!"

(Sorry Dorothy, rehashed your quote from Wizard of Oz). So there we were yesterday,...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 7 comments | Read on »

Aqua globe-d! When it hits 104 F (40 C) you know

it's time to take out the aqua globes, fill 'em up and give each container plant...

Posted on 29 Jun, 2009 17 comments | Read on »

Poppies We Dont Wear?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope U enjoy the next Photos as i took them with War Heroes in mind?? It was Armed...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 55 comments | Read on »

The melon progress

Well just an update on my husbands melon..that and the strawberries are the only...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 4 comments | Read on »

so endeth our week off

well, the last night has finally arrived but we have had a great week off. Managed...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 10 comments | Read on »

After All That Driving, I Deserved A Break, So We Visited Hyde Hall (RHS Gardens)

As some of you will already know, I've been doing an awful lot of driving recently....

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 21 comments | Read on »

plants in the Algarve

this is a few pics i took while having my morning walks, baz was still sleeping,...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 53 comments | Read on »

Algarve garden centre

hi guys just got back today from our two week break in the Algarve, the first week...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 26 comments | Read on »

Pine Grove Pocket Wilderness

In Canada, although we have federal, provincial, regional and municipal parks, we...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 12 comments | Read on »

over coming contstraints of a motorcycle at a garden center

Ok, I have had a few ask about specifics on the motorcycle so here they are. I...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 10 comments | Read on »

To feed or not to feed

That seems to be a question often asked. My favourite saying is preparation...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 48 comments | Read on »

Is it just me?

A few weeks ago I received a plant order from a well-known supplier, * and *.I potted...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 22 comments | Read on »

a kingfisher, or to put it another way, my front garden.

hi all, back again. nearly finished painting!!!!!!!!!the ceiling is "white", the...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 2 comments | Read on »

One Strike - and you're OUT!!

Have you missed me?? I've missed you! On Thursday evening, we had a horrendous...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 30 comments | Read on »

Blackbirds

Our bossy blackbirds have had another family in a different nest. This means a lot...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 3 comments | Read on »

The lavender outside the Palm House

The lilium regale were at their peak this week along with the lavender outside the...

Posted on 28 Jun, 2009 8 comments | Read on »

a little, well-done place

we have some little traffic-places in Kassel, Germany, which are well-planted. (We...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 7 comments | Read on »

An evening stroll around the window box.

Just had to get some fresh air this evening so went out armed with my camera to shoot...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 5 comments | Read on »

leisurely day

Started the morning with a long motorcycle ride on a charity "poker run" didn't draw...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 6 comments | Read on »

Deleting favourites.

I know this is going to sound like a really strange thing to do, but I think by not...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 14 comments | Read on »

New Camera.

Well this is a first for me, just learned how to order stuff from the internet, so...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 13 comments | Read on »

It's a Family Affair

At the risk of preaching to the converted, let's talk 'taters' et al; or, to quote...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 17 comments | Read on »

sticky day!

Been in the garden most of the day (supposed to be wallpapering ho hum!) and its...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 10 comments | Read on »

update on the garden

Dear All My husband has decided to grow some carrotts, broccoli, and chives this...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 2 comments | Read on »

What Shall I Name It?

As some of you may have seen I just did myself a little garden to keep me happy all...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 19 comments | Read on »

Overly enthusiastic?????

Was it Elvis Costello who sang 'It's a good year for the Roses'? He was quite right,...

Posted on 27 Jun, 2009 17 comments | Read on »

In Praise of our Parks : Part Five

Last August, I wrote a four-part series of blogs on the history of municipal parks,...

Posted on 26 Jun, 2009 11 comments | Read on »

Praying for no rain.

Well at least for tomorrow during the day, and especially around the Lincoln area...

Posted on 26 Jun, 2009 7 comments | Read on »

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