Gardening blog archive

autumn is upon us!

2 days ago here in the north our family were out in the garden in t-shirts and shorts...

24 Sep, 2010
Petitebabe

日皆さん、こんにちは。

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CANNOT READ JAPANESE........ LOL translated it means 'Hello...

24 Sep, 2010
Dottydaisy2

Some of Derek's stories

I thought I would kick off my account with some of Derek's past stories, as they...

24 Sep, 2010
Jasonf

Major Project Nearly Complete!

Hi, after doing major renovations to our bungalow we turned our attention to the...

24 Sep, 2010
Nana_d

My trip to the garden centre

I feel like I need a ♪jingle♪ to go with it... Flori where are you? So I went...

24 Sep, 2010
Pip_c

Old saying

If you want to live & thrive, let a spider run alive! This was my Dad's saying....

24 Sep, 2010
Rosepetal

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (1)

*On the 14th of September I went to visit the Cambridge Botanical Gardens. I had...

23 Sep, 2010
Balcony

MY BIG LEAVES DID NOT LET ME DOWN.

This was our first year creating a jungle, so we were not sure if it would work but.....all...

23 Sep, 2010
Dottydaisy2

A few tips for fabulous Dahlias.

I love Dahlias they give such a lot of colour to the garden in late summer and are...

23 Sep, 2010
Sueb

Autumn in the air

It's some time since I wrote my last blog, and, basically, not much has happened...

23 Sep, 2010
Kowhai

September colour

I thought there wasn't much going on in my garden in September in fact i was thinking...

23 Sep, 2010
Sewingkilla

And Didnt It Rain oh Chillun.....

I have been driven up to the computer because the heavens opened and I can barely...

23 Sep, 2010
Tetrarch

Greenhouse from scratch

I built this greenhouse in a ruined outbuilding. It took rather longer than I imagined...

23 Sep, 2010
Expats

Toad Lily virus

Over the moon this morning to find that my final Toad Lily (Raspberry Mousse) had...

23 Sep, 2010
Meanie

Peace Lily

Here are some photos of a flower on my Spathyphyllum. One seems to grow out from...

23 Sep, 2010
Hywel

No Wonder

One of my flower borders wasn't doing well, it needed digging over, thugs taking...

23 Sep, 2010
Grindle

The Garden Party at Clarence House

I've been away-did you miss me? I went up to London to help turn some of Prince Charles'...

22 Sep, 2010
Beattie

potatoes

Wahoo 16kg (35lbs) of maris piper potatoes all in a 2.5m x 1m space plus about 12...

22 Sep, 2010
Petitebabe

Summer's Not Over Yet (Part 3) - But It's Green And Calm In The Back !

I posted pictures of my front garden recently to show that summer was well and truly...

22 Sep, 2010
Louise1

Overwintering

The time has come (as it does every year) to make the decision as to when to remove...

22 Sep, 2010
Alocoloman

blue in the garden

Blue seems to be a hard colour to find in the garden but when it does appear it is...

22 Sep, 2010
Stickitoffee

If you want a replacement, you will have to get in line...

Went to the surgery this morning to have a little minor surgery on a growth-nothing...

22 Sep, 2010
Tetrarch

My Downunder Garden In Flower - Winter 2010 (June to August)

I'm catching up with the record of what's flowering in my garden through the seasons....

22 Sep, 2010
Bernieh

solutions to potato scab

I think i have worked out why my potatoes (maris piper) have scab. I checked the...

21 Sep, 2010
Petitebabe

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2011

Spent a lovely couple of weeks looking for plants for next year and planting bulbs...

21 Sep, 2010
Bellflower

Summer's Not Over Yet (Part 2)

There are a lot of other perennials still flowering but here are a few that are a...

21 Sep, 2010
Louise1

Summer's Not Over Yet (Part 1)

There's still so much colour in the garden in the months of September and October,...

21 Sep, 2010
Louise1

My pansies (UPDATE)

the CCTV camera has been set up, and the pansies moved so that they are in full view. the...

21 Sep, 2010
Alextb

Clematis 'Korean Beauty' from Karensusan63

Here are a few pics of my Clematis 'Korean Beauty' that clever Karensusan63 grew...

21 Sep, 2010
Annella

A hard saturdays work!.

We have a saying in germany that roughly translated to: "If you have no work then...

20 Sep, 2010
Rogi

This is for Whistonlass,

This is the rest of what you saw yesterday.

20 Sep, 2010
Stroller

Dreamtime

Just having a morning coffee on the patio.Not to warm at moment but good day promised.Everything...

20 Sep, 2010
Deadhead

Concreting

Hooorrraaayyy ive got part of a good path to my greenhouse at last. But im not going...

20 Sep, 2010
Hijuju

Conservatory phase two.

The water proof membrane is certainly doing its job, after the heavy rain it was...

19 Sep, 2010
Seaburngirl

Naked lady emerging from her bath.

The Victorians called many plants rather racy names. Colcichums were one such plant....

19 Sep, 2010
Seaburngirl

red heads

i love red heads . know hair just red heads lol . i made wooden seats to sit near...

19 Sep, 2010
Noseypotter

Leek maggots

Just had to dig up all leeks planted in my garden, due to maggots eating them from...

19 Sep, 2010
Janp

My pansies are under attack

Every evening, I find that my pansies are pulled up. It is driving me mad. They are...

19 Sep, 2010
Alextb

Recommended a friend

Hello everyone, I've been out of touch for a while, though still love to view the...

19 Sep, 2010
Kiki

A little walk in Laugharne

I don't live far from Laugharne, that place where Dylan Thomas lived for a while-you...

19 Sep, 2010
Hywel

Update on my "foxtail fern"!

The foxtail fern is growing like crazy in its' new home. I was surprised that it...

19 Sep, 2010
N2organics

Cat grass rebounds!

My wife had bought some "cat grass" for the boys and it died after about 3 weeks....

19 Sep, 2010
N2organics

Edinburgh Botanic Gardens - The return visit!

Yesterday I took the train back to Edinburgh. I did a blog about the Botanic Gardens...

18 Sep, 2010
Karensusan63

Cyclamen Hardy Autumn Jewels

Most people are familiar with Cyclamen Hederifolium which is grown extensively in...

18 Sep, 2010
Bjs

This is definitely the last plant purchases I make this year! lol,

Why do friends ask me to pick up plants for them on my way past the garden centre?,...

18 Sep, 2010
Stroller

Crocosmia

I am amazed at the huge range of colour and height available in Monbretia /Crocosmia....

18 Sep, 2010
Scotsgran

my sucess this year or not!

Well as i have already blogged about my potatoes i will talk about my sucess (can't...

18 Sep, 2010
Petitebabe

harvesting maris piper potatoes

My 2 toddlers and i enjoyed harvesting our maris piper potatoes yesterday they were...

18 Sep, 2010
Petitebabe

amazing

What a wonderful day. Sun just came out and all appeared great. ...

17 Sep, 2010
230338

Garlic Slug Control

Crush/ bash a garlic bulb then boil it in a pint of water. Strain the liquid and...

17 Sep, 2010
Treesandthi..