Gardening blog archive

Sunny Hallowe'en!

Just couldn't resist taking a few more "reds" in bright sunshine today . . . in spite...

31 Oct, 2015
Sheilabub

Tintern tapestry of colours.

Wanted to share this colourful end of journey with you in the following photos.We...

31 Oct, 2015
Meadowland

Large narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris)

large narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) I posted this as a 'none question' but...

30 Oct, 2015
Seaburngirl

Flower ball

I have been looking for something to do in the garden and came across the idea of...

30 Oct, 2015
Richardpeeej

Ring out the bells, for party time !

In autumn, the early morning sunshine wraps the silver birch in a cloak of gold .. .............................................................................. Blue...

29 Oct, 2015
Terratoonie

Autumn Borders

It's a sign my work in the garden is calming down as I've been blogging, here I go...

28 Oct, 2015
Dawnsaunt

My pond.

Hallo all. 3 or 4 years ago I thought I would like to have a pond in the garden...so...

28 Oct, 2015
Rogi

Rainy autumn morning.

What a torrential downpour we had this morning! As I'm looking after my daughter's...

28 Oct, 2015
Janey

Crete - flowers and butterflies

A visit to Crete last week was memorable-we have never visited in the autumn before-so...

28 Oct, 2015
Janelloyd

The Heuchera collection.

I probably have about 10 different Heuchera and am trying to put possible names to...

27 Oct, 2015
Siris

Erddig in Autumn

Late October a beautiful sunny Sunday so what better than a walk in the grounds of...

27 Oct, 2015
Neellan

Heucherella collection

The first 2 have a habit, which is described as ground cover. I think it just looks...

26 Oct, 2015
Siris

Tiarella collection (of 1) sorted!

This is the easy collection. I have only 1. The first 'Neon Lights' still has it's...

26 Oct, 2015
Siris

My Garden in October

I can't believe the flowers I have in the garden in the month of October, I'm sure...

26 Oct, 2015
Ladyessex1

First Autumn Frost

So the first morning after the clock went back we had our first proper frost. Over...

25 Oct, 2015
Dawnsaunt

Colourful plants No.2 . . .

. . . these are just three that I forgot about yesterday! Cercis siliquastrum Loropetalum...

25 Oct, 2015
Sheilabub

In the garden this week.

Finally we have our new iMac computer and I am able to use the camera instead of...

24 Oct, 2015
Linda235

S-P-I-D-E-R!

This isn't the biggest I've seen but it wasn't a bad size. It stayed put while I...

24 Oct, 2015
Eirlys

Our Pond Area

We are still working on our pond area, or at least thinking about it. My Other Half...

24 Oct, 2015
Eirlys

Such a colourful time of the year!

I was struck by the wonderful reds in the garden when looking out of the window this...

24 Oct, 2015
Sheilabub

Powys Castle in Autumn

It’s National Fungi day so my fun guy and I drove to Powys Castle to take in the...

23 Oct, 2015
The_white_h..

Amaryllis Planting and Care

Amaryllis Planting and Care Amaryllis flowering on living room table Amaryllis Quick...

23 Oct, 2015
Balcony

Good service - fastest ever?

As some of you may know, I use 6X concentrated chicken fertiliser here at Devonia....

22 Oct, 2015
Andrewr

Hergest Croft in Autumn

As we were enjoying the longest and most colourful autumn ever, I and my partner...

22 Oct, 2015
The_white_h..

Hello!

Apparently it's six months since I was on here! Where does the time go? Soooo thought...

22 Oct, 2015
Sewingkilla

Vesuvius

We wanted to go up to see the crater of Vesuvius on a sunny day, but it was not to...

22 Oct, 2015
Siris

Finally Fall in Vermont

Perhaps this is the Fall that everyone has waited for many years. It was a photographer's...

21 Oct, 2015
Wells

Works of Art

I'm not a lover of spiders but I have to admire their skill when it comes to creating...

21 Oct, 2015
Eirlys

Hemerocallis - Then there were none.

Some of you out there might know that earlier this year I took over a nursery which...

21 Oct, 2015
Thorneyside

Still Warm and Sunny. Also,dry.

Its still about 80f per day. The weather people say that all the big El Nino's never...

21 Oct, 2015
Stan510

Autumn Trees and Things

We've enjoyed yet another sunny day, the garden is not ready for Autumn :-) Fuchsia...

20 Oct, 2015
Dawnsaunt

A sunny Autumn day

I have just had three hours outside tackling some of the Autumn jobs. It is a beautiful...

20 Oct, 2015
Melchisedec

An interesting month

I am not always as observant in the garden as I might be especially with things high...

19 Oct, 2015
Bjs

building tunnels in my tunnel...

Most of my babies are inside the tunnel now for the winter and are loving life. they...

19 Oct, 2015
Sandra

Collecting apples 19th October 2015

Always a bit undecided about our apple tree and when is the best time to pick. So...

19 Oct, 2015
Tomdevlin18

Autumn Hues

The sun shone for a few minutes today after a dull day and off I went to get some...

19 Oct, 2015
Dawnsaunt

My Very Berry Blog

While my garden prepares for dormancy, another part is coming into glory-the fruiting...

18 Oct, 2015
Bathgate

Butterflies and bees....

There are still butterflies and bees around although we haven't seen many this year....

18 Oct, 2015
Lindak

Going on much as usual

OH is digging in manure into the bed for the spuds next year. The green beans, although...

17 Oct, 2015
Csarina

A little bit behind!

I have popped on from time to time, using my tablet, so I know what...

17 Oct, 2015
Gee19

Who knew the mexican hat plant flowered!

I have had kalanchoe daigremontiana —-Mexican hat plants for years. It has...

17 Oct, 2015
Sandra

??A DISASTER MADE GOOD??

WHEN WE CAME BACK FROM HOLIDAY, I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OF OUR PIERIS PLANTS LOOKED...

15 Oct, 2015
Dottydaisy2

In our local paper they are reporting

its going to be the worst winter we have ever known. Am fetching my Winter Pansies...

15 Oct, 2015
Dianebulley

CROCUS SATIVUS ........ Saffron Crocus ... 2015

Its that time of the year again when I eagerly dash out into the garden each morning...

14 Oct, 2015
Amy

October garden.

I am waiting to put the garden to bed for the winter but it doesn't seem to want...

13 Oct, 2015
Homebird

October Colour 2

Another sunny day today here in the East Midlands and lots of plants still in flower. Osteospermum Tanacetum...

13 Oct, 2015
Dawnsaunt

Last Colours..

Tidying up in the garden over the weekend I was tempted to take out my camera and...

12 Oct, 2015
Waddy

Conch sisters Garden (Beijing)

Like flowers and grass is a small matter, began to tinker with gardening is that...

12 Oct, 2015
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Conch sisters Garden (Beijing)

Like flowers and grass is a small matter, began to tinker with gardening is that...

12 Oct, 2015
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海螺的妹妹花园

喜欢种花种草是打小的事，开始鼓捣园艺却是这几年才开始的事业。7年前的一天，我先生带我到了一栋建筑物门前，给了我一堆钥匙，一摞厚厚的图纸，两张银行卡。告知：这是咱们的新家，开工吧”。

12 Oct, 2015
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