Gardening blog archive

My ideas of containers grouping of flowers

I am so pleased that weather is permitting us to enjoy the garden.Here are some of...

12 Jun, 2014
Shahida

AT LAST! FIRST FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN THIS YEAR.

Finally some of my roses have started blooming and hope to have more soon. Below...

12 Jun, 2014
Kokkinotria..

tis has been such a good day, i wanted to share with you....

there were a number of happy events today, none of them planned [which always makes...

12 Jun, 2014
Odaatpat

A little look around my garden

Which has a lot of different shades of green in it but I like it the photo's are...

11 Jun, 2014
Kidsgran

Been a beautiful hot day

Biked 16 miles Then came across a new family Thursday just biked 14 miles lots...

11 Jun, 2014
Scotkat

Visits to nurseries in Suffolk and East Anglia

We went to Suffolk 1st week of June, after visiting friends in the vicinity. Woottens,...

11 Jun, 2014
Siris

Binley Woods Open Gardens

Hello fellow gardeners. I'd like to tell you about the OPEN GARDENS I'm organising...

11 Jun, 2014
Lynniec

After The Rains Had Gone

We had some very heavy thundery showers today, so when the rain stopped and the Sun...

10 Jun, 2014
Pansypotter

Victorian Garden at Abergavenny Castle

Recently I went to see an Abergavenny Castle. There is a tiny little garden-looking...

10 Jun, 2014
Kasy

Glamis Walled Garden this morning before the rain

I decided to pop down for a wee while this morning as it was dry and really wanted...

10 Jun, 2014
Scotkat

Oh Joy! (2)

And the blackbird sings.

10 Jun, 2014
Digginfit

Battle of the Bindweed - Round 2

How things looked in the beginning: And how Round 1 ended: As I continued cutting...

10 Jun, 2014
Franl155

Oh Joy!

As with a lot of other folk, we had a couple of hefty thunder storms here overnight...

10 Jun, 2014
Digginfit

Before and during...

When we first came here, there was a wonderful bed of Osteospermum jucundum-the only...

10 Jun, 2014
Spritzhenry

Welcome to our garden.

Hi we are Sarah and Adrian and we garden in our small garden on the Northern outskirts...

9 Jun, 2014
Sera_n_ade

Two weeks in the life of a Kiwi

Under our carport I have a "self fertile" Actonidia deliciosa which has just started...

9 Jun, 2014
Siris

June Garden

Near the middle of June So I thought I would do the record now as everything is still...

9 Jun, 2014
Dorjac

AM to PM

Picture taken this morning: Picture taken this afternoon: I have never seen rain...

9 Jun, 2014
Oliveoil

lilys not right this year

ive always got a nice show of lilys but this year they are a bit spindley,and then...

9 Jun, 2014
Ladybug47

My Primula Beds

Have been busy re potting and tidying inside the Primula house, Thought I would show...

9 Jun, 2014
Bjs

Blackbird -Colour coded

I recycle my snails by putting them on the stepping stones in the grass and then-stepping...

8 Jun, 2014
Siris

Garden Up Festival - Sheffield Botanical Garden

The Garden Up festival is a new event to Sheffield. The idea is to have show gardens...

8 Jun, 2014
Littleoldman

A selection for early June

Rhododendron all but over a slight lull until the summer plants get going. Still...

8 Jun, 2014
Bjs

What a pleasant suprise...

Hi all, Having used some plants in my hanging baskets that I have never used, or...

8 Jun, 2014
Alias

Some of my garden in June

Its so nice to stroll around my garden . And now I feel its just how I want it. Maybe...

8 Jun, 2014
Scotkat

My Garden June 2014

Nothing much to do now. Everything have grown so much. Spending a lot of time thinning...

8 Jun, 2014
Michaella2014

Woodpecker Chicks (Big Bro and Titch).

A week or so ago, Wendy and I were lucky enough to see two Greater Spotted Woodpecker...

8 Jun, 2014
Alanb

Climbers - using every available space. Clematis

This is a daughter of Clematis Miss Bateman. She is growing on the north east aspect...

7 Jun, 2014
Siris

Finnerty Gardens University of Victoria BC Canada

The Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria, Victoria BC has Canada's largest...

7 Jun, 2014
Nancym

Butchart Gardens Victoria BC Canada

The Butchart Gardens in Victoria BC is a National Historic Site of Canada which began...

7 Jun, 2014
Nancym

Red Poppy

Barbara This is the first flower on my red poppy.I took the photo in the pouring...

7 Jun, 2014
Marjories

Spoilt Brat Part 3

It has taken me a week to come back down to earth after...

7 Jun, 2014
Gee19

An evening view

Took these from the patio window the other evening as the sun went down.

7 Jun, 2014
Hollyeves

Pots, Containers and Hanging Baskets....How many do you have?

By my reckoning there are approximately 39,000 GoY members. I wonder how many pots,...

7 Jun, 2014
Alanb

a quick update on puns etc

well im putting the final lines and hairs,highlights etc . nearly there . im really...

7 Jun, 2014
Noseypotter

Gardening

Thank you for your advice on the plum tree

7 Jun, 2014
123gardening

Lily Beetle.

I was on lily beetle patrol yesterday and found 6. I knock them off into a yellow...

7 Jun, 2014
Homebird

Poor Hostas

Well my lovely Hostas are being shredded no matter what I do ,although the ones on...

7 Jun, 2014
Nanjo

Veg patch gettin goin

the Raised bed has finally come together (cue trumpets) and is starting to look good, Still...

6 Jun, 2014
Steviethete..

GODDARD'S (National Trust Head Office) YORK. With Cafe & Gardens.

This is the former home of the Terry family in Dringhouses, York. It is well worth...

6 Jun, 2014
Jbardet

shrub with right-angled stem??

while clearning up the corner of the back garden, I found htis shrub huddled at the...

6 Jun, 2014
Franl155

Local bluebells in nearby woods recently.

So pretty I just wanted to show you.

5 Jun, 2014
Louby

My other older bird bath

I love having purple draping flowers from my other cherub birdbath, next to the bench...

5 Jun, 2014
Louby

Additions to my garden.

I have wanted a pretty birdbath for a while as it always brings back memories of...

5 Jun, 2014
Louby

I found another Clematis...

It must be 4 years since I planted a Clematis in the border beside the Spirea and...

5 Jun, 2014
Homebird

Mirrors Experiments

We acquired three mirrors from friends garages recently. We mounted them around the...

5 Jun, 2014
Alanb

Ridiculous, February Blues in June...

Well what else can you say, I did get my lawns and front hedge cut on Monday between...

5 Jun, 2014
Lincslass

Herbaceous border-early Summer.

This is supposed to be set up for late Summer/Autumn but plenty in flower now. Plants...

5 Jun, 2014
Pcw

A DAY IN THE GARDEN AT SPINDLES HAMPSHIRE...

THE GARDEN HAS HAD MANY CHANGES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND NO DOUBT WILL HAVE MANY...

4 Jun, 2014
Dottydaisy2

**EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES...**

HELLO ALL, I HAVE NOT BEEN ON OF LATE, FAMILY WEDDING, THEN SPENT A FEW DAYS AWAY...

4 Jun, 2014
Dottydaisy2