Gardening blog archive

back from holiday

Hello everyone, sorry I have been away, what with hols, and poor doggy been ill....

20 May, 2011
Patriciacha..

Just a few Cacti...

Hi All, on hols in Plalma Nova, Majorca the week before last we ..well i.. had to...

20 May, 2011
Joanella

Hippeastrums

I have just stepped in to the fascinating world of Hippeastrums. For 11 years I have...

20 May, 2011
Sanandreyas70

Glendoick Gardens 19th May 2011

Yesterday Kath (Scotkat) and I went to visit Glendoick. The plan was to have lunch,...

20 May, 2011
Karensusan63

my other garden - at DITO

DITO is a not-for-profit company run for and by disabled people in Tower Hamlets...

20 May, 2011
Franl155

Wall Baskets for front of house

Just replanted my half wall baskets with each with . Viola Rebbeca and Columbis . Calibrachoo...

20 May, 2011
Scotkat

Browsing my Photos of France.

Just been browsing pictures of my holiday in France with my friend, and wondered...

20 May, 2011
Cinderella

Hills and wild flowers (part one)

One day last week we went to see what wild flowers we could find in the hedgerows...

20 May, 2011
Hywel

Pleasure

Weather today great. Time to weed and feed both lawns. Fed all my outside...

19 May, 2011
230338

Crarae and Arduaine.

Here are a selection of photographs of a recsent visit to Crarae and Arduaine gardens....

19 May, 2011
Linda235

My little friends.

I was busy this afternoon putting in bedding plants-I was wonderfully lost in my...

19 May, 2011
Kfunsters

Garden Today

Been a lovely day today... sunny and warm with a sea breeze... the sea smells wonderful...

19 May, 2011
Hollyeves

IN 10 DAYS TIME..........

We open our small garden on May 29th for the NGS......this will be our first opening.....

19 May, 2011
Dottydaisy2

From Rose to Cheeseplant 'overnight'....

We've been spraying this rose as it wasn't doing well. However, this afternoon I...

19 May, 2011
Expats

All this in 6 weeks.

Afternoon all Hope you have enjoyed that VERY brief sunspell this morning lol. As...

19 May, 2011
Sensei89

The Slope 19.05.11

I took these photos before I left for work this morning, we had rain last night and...

19 May, 2011
Annella

gardening

Today started at 8:30 a.m. in the morning. I decided to tie back my climbing roses...

19 May, 2011
Gardenforlife

Roses and Clematis

I am captivated by the large perfect rose blooms , now fully open and basking in...

18 May, 2011
Muscadet

new feature in garden

I got this circle of slabs as a birthday present so set OH on the task of lifting...

18 May, 2011
Helen60garden

And so I cheered myself up & went shopping :)

We had some paint to return to B&Q today for refund, which they processed for...

18 May, 2011
Whistonlass

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Its happened :'( My Oriental Poppies have started flowering and I'm not there to...

18 May, 2011
Jennyfer

composting for newbies?

I was determined, when I got my garden, that the first things I’d get for it would...

18 May, 2011
Franl155

Rain, rain?!!

Though despite a day of dark cloud, we still haven't had any rain for months now....

18 May, 2011
Aneagillis194

A rose ... or clematis ... by any other name ...

Rose "Handel" ... ... a climber with pretty petals ... ... on my north-facing...

18 May, 2011
Terratoonie

garden in need of yet more plants

have been busy planting out lots of plug plants over the last few days attempting...

18 May, 2011
Hchristy

Coleus arrived today, Very Pleased with them :)

Some of you might remember my blog about not being able to find coleus in any GCs...

18 May, 2011
Youngdaisydee

Day to Night & Gettin'g better at using my Camera...

Been experimenting today and tonight with the Camera, I tried a lot of different...

17 May, 2011
Youngdaisydee

Open Patios In Cordoba, Spain

My pictures of the open patios and courtyards in Cordoba in Spain...... I was surrounded...

17 May, 2011
Louis

Plant theatre

I recently posted a picture of all my geranium seedlings, this is what we made to...

17 May, 2011
Kfunsters

Vandalism..Council Style

This was the Allee de Palouty on the 20th April 2011, a lovely traditional french...

17 May, 2011
Troddles

Save Oaken Wood

I have just had an urgent e mail from the Woodland Trust about Oaken Wood which is...

17 May, 2011
Arlene

Opportunities?

People said "Look on it as a planting opportunity" when I bemoaned the number of...

17 May, 2011
Spritzhenry

Aftermath

Some of you will have seen the recent forest fires in Berkshire on the news. At...

17 May, 2011
Lily2

From Spring to Summer

A couple of tubs that have mad the transition from Spring to Summer, with a lot of...

17 May, 2011
Alextb

Rose finally flowers

Some of you who have read blogs and questions from me, may know that I was cencerned...

17 May, 2011
Alextb

Disappointment and Delays :(

Well...the waiting continues! We've had a phone call from our lady gardener to tell...

17 May, 2011
Whistonlass

decking oil or water based

well i have just finished oiling my decking and hope it does well —says on can good...

17 May, 2011
Deckingman

Growing, growing...

Hello all :) I've not been on for a while, but I hope you've all been having a fantastic...

16 May, 2011
Jennyfer

Visit to Kew

I've wanted to go all my life, so it was fantastic, even though I was too late for...

16 May, 2011
Steragram

garden pics

well i ve been out again buying plants .and yes i brought another clematis lol i...

16 May, 2011
Mrrottie

Seed Swap.

I was just thinking today, i've got maybe 20 wallflower plants, each with another...

16 May, 2011
Sensei89

Trying to fit it all in

Well, I have a new computer, the garden is SLOWLY getting underway. My walking duties...

16 May, 2011
Cliveanne

Rainy day work... Planning Sector 1.

It's wet out there, so it's time to catch up on my blogging. After many different...

16 May, 2011
Lori

Bang!!

As I walked into the kitchen, BANG a pidgeon hit the window and left this .... I...

16 May, 2011
Kfunsters

Non-Blooming Liriope

I have read several entries about liriope an the fact that they don't bloom for many...

16 May, 2011
Flowerlady2..

Four Years On

When we first moved to our new house in Spain we had quite a lot to do to the garden....

16 May, 2011
Nariz

A visit to Sizergh Castle & gardens

On one of the nicer days (weatherwise) last week hubby and I decided to have a drive...

16 May, 2011
Whistonlass

A Meadow Walk

Having recently-and annoyingly-been diagnosed with tennis elbow (I wouldn't mind,...

16 May, 2011
Nariz

Clematis Photographs in Garden at the moment

It is cold, windy, very light rain on and off, so thought I would cheer myself up...

16 May, 2011
Oliveoil

Thank you

Thanks Hywell and Sixpence for your wishes will do Sheil:

16 May, 2011
Sheil15