Gardening blog archive

Playing catch up - part2

More photos taken around the garden yesterday morning: Thanks...

26 May, 2014
Jagienka

Disaster or Opportunity?

My lilac tree is more than twenty years old and twelve feet tall. It has flowered...

25 May, 2014
Andrewr

Vine weevil eats potted Acer roots.

We have had two quite healthy Acers in pots, located in the front garden for about...

25 May, 2014
Alanb

recovering

Hi Everyone. Since getting over the shock of being told that I had Bowel cancer,...

25 May, 2014
Raymando

I'm a Spoilt Brat (Part 1)

25 May, 2014
Gee19

Playing catch up - part 1

How is everyone doing? It's been a while since the last post. With the weather being...

25 May, 2014
Jagienka

Ten Most Fragrant Roses:

was talking in another post about roses and how they don't seem to have scent these...

25 May, 2014
Franl155

The things we say ! :D

A while ago I sewed some thyme seeds, but they have been slow germinating. But this...

25 May, 2014
Hywel

Special visitor to my garden yesterday!

I was enjoying a sunny gardening afternoon yesterday....unlike today I hasten to...

24 May, 2014
Janey

Lovely weather!

Anyone finished their Ark yet? isn't it awful? all my flowers have been flattened...

24 May, 2014
Sewingkilla

Rain stopped play ! So......

I thought it was about time I did my May blog, before its June ! Hahaa! Didn't we...

24 May, 2014
Rose1949

Relaxing in the chair...

What do you do when you need your wellies out just to paddle down the yard.. Its...

24 May, 2014
Lincslass

my garden revisated

heres my garden as of may 2014 . ive had the ivy taken off the wall and poured 3...

24 May, 2014
Noseypotter

My New Water Feature or Can anyone build me a raft?

It has rained and rained and rained, water stood everywhere. Hope that it soon goes...

24 May, 2014
Oliveoil

Iris - From seed

I have been trying to cross pollenate some of my Irises this last fortnight, but...

24 May, 2014
Siris

"A Mishmash of Colour"

Hi just logged into my account and found the saved draft of a blog I had started...

23 May, 2014
Tommyshortl..

Mid May

Soon the mass colour of the Rhododendrons will be over for another year, so one final...

23 May, 2014
Bjs

State of play in May + bonus Anguis fragilis

Just a few pics to record the plants Nice aquilegia The bird box i put up is still...

23 May, 2014
Steviethete..

MAD WOMAN IN FRANCE. Includes Monet's Garden.

Bonjour mes amis, c'est mon court sejour a Paris. In taxi to Walsall by 5am, coach...

23 May, 2014
Bornagain

Has anyone been to Chelsea this year?

I would love to see any picture you have of the smaller gardens. Also what do you...

23 May, 2014
Nannijii

It's Good To Be Back.......Pt 1

Well, I've had a very nice but busy AND expensive week off! As some of you will know,...

22 May, 2014
Oddbillie

Latter half of May in my garden...

At the rate plants are coming into flower now, there won't be anything left to see...

22 May, 2014
Homebird

Granny's bonnets are fantastic this year.

Looking around the garden this week it was lovely to see that so many different Aquilegias...

22 May, 2014
Homebird

Iris germanica - leading me down the garden path

Pictured from left to right- Iris Boss Tweed, Prince Charming, (Laurel Park, Raj...

22 May, 2014
Siris

Plans for the long weekend

I get Friday and Monday off this weekend and apparently tomorrow and saturday are...

22 May, 2014
Mizzle

Spoilt yet again......

My family never find it difficult to buy a gift for me, they just head off to a garden...

22 May, 2014
Lincslass

friday 9th at malvern

bit late with this, but i changed my internet service provider and that has been...

22 May, 2014
Maisiesdad

Update on the Little Owl box

Some of you may remember me mentioning the box built by my neighbour for the Little...

22 May, 2014
Honeysuckle..

Mutilated apple trees and mutated flowers

We recently had a visit from a Rep from the Power Company, those who look after the...

22 May, 2014
Honeysuckle..

Hello from Slovakia

My dear friends on GoY, I know, that you all are busy in your gardens as the season...

22 May, 2014
Katarina

"Thank You Growsonyou and Ispyabird"

Just over four years ago I stopped putting bread out for the birds and put up feeders...

22 May, 2014
Tommyshortl..

Our Judas Tree

We have a small Judas Tree in the garden and, at the moment, it looks very colourful. Some...

21 May, 2014
Eirlys

My first blog

Hi everyone. I have been looking at GOY blogs for a while and really enjoy reading...

21 May, 2014
Daisyj

Part 2 Glasgow Botanical Gardens

Yes it was so nice to meet Linda and Barry again and the chaps got on great never...

21 May, 2014
Scotkat

Pied Wagtail

In February I wrote about a a little wagtail that I had only seen twice. Since then...

21 May, 2014
Linmar

Carex

In 2005 I was given a present of Carex Coman's Bronze. Thought it so attractive moved...

21 May, 2014
Linmar

Bliss

Here I sit under the brolley sipping my ice tea and trying to fathom out which digestive...

21 May, 2014
230338

In the garden

This is just the top part of the garden, I don't have time as yet to go down the...

21 May, 2014
Michaella2014

Kath and Linda at Glasgow Orchid Show

Last Saturday Kath and I met up at the Orchid Show at the Botanic Gardens Glasgow....

20 May, 2014
Linda235

wanted

any person in scotland lookout for two demented women burning up the roads going...

20 May, 2014
Snoopdog

We're poor little lambs who have lost our way, Baa Baa Baaaaa

Along one of our country roads near here last week, we saw these two little lambs,...

20 May, 2014
Hywel

Back at Glamis Castle Walled Garden this afternoon

It was so nice to see the garden again after its winter rest its looking wonderful. Shame...

20 May, 2014
Scotkat

Unusual plants at Solent Gardeners Fayre

It is nice to be sure of what you are buying particularly Iris as they are usually...

20 May, 2014
Siris

Planter project

About ten years or more ago, I bought some wooden planter kits online: I lived on...

20 May, 2014
Franl155

Summers here

Summer is officially here saw my favourite birds today a small mob of them 19/05/2014...

19 May, 2014
1pop

greenhouse veiw episode 2 today

Blooming heat made it very uncomfortable . Is,nt it odd how our climate fluctuates...

19 May, 2014
230338

here comes sumner

The weather as suddenly gone sunny and warm been busy cuttin back overgrown shrubs...

19 May, 2014
Jackiejenkin

Chelsea flower show.

Watching the flower show last night and Raymond evison and his grandson showing off...

19 May, 2014
Old_twig

Wildlife moving in!

I like to think that the garden will be a haven for some wildlife in the sea of mono-crops...

19 May, 2014
Honeysuckle..

Flying Swifts...?Can you help in I.D.

My shortest blog ever Had swallow, house martins and swifts flying pretty high over...

19 May, 2014
Tommyshortl..