Gardening blog archive

Hello, I'm a "Newbee"

Hi Everyone, I've just joined this site after reading the lovely conversations going...

15 May, 2009
Poppiegirl

Slugs and Mare's Tail - Who would be a gardener?

I'm a Mum of two and a gran to one. With the youngest at Uni now I have a little...

15 May, 2009
Evy

Finally they arrived...yippee

Finally the 'Dig In' seeds have arrived. Repotted the 9 Tomatoe plants yesterday...

15 May, 2009
Mrsmelon

Previously answered questions

Hello, All of you are doing such a wonderful job answering each other's and new members'...

15 May, 2009
Ajay

Im so glad its Raining today & so are The Newly Planted Borders:)

Iv been Popping Baby Plants into my garden all wk & the soil has been like Dust...

15 May, 2009
Jacque

A Visit to our Capital City's inner city Botanic Garden - Part 2.

The riverside City Botanic Gardens are Brisbane's original botanic gardens and are...

15 May, 2009
Bernieh

escaping to the garden

Life stresses getting heavy right now. Adult children making wrong choices but I...

15 May, 2009
Kmccue07

tomato flowers

i'm amazed at the different flowers on our tomatoe plants. this huge one is ...

14 May, 2009
Sandra

A LITTLE MIRACLE (or three)....

Rain. Yep, the rain was a little miracle. After weeks of wind (not that it's gone...

14 May, 2009
Llew

What Makes This Gardener Tick :)

My New Border Filling Out.. All the new growth.. And 10 new fronds on my TF.. Woohoo.. May...

14 May, 2009
Youngdaisydee

The new bunny is doing great

Went to the vets and had his jabs jabs done also a wormer.He is now a her so the...

14 May, 2009
Donnah

I love the dusk

The garden looks great just as it is going dark Did lots of Hoeing today and...

14 May, 2009
Donnah

sunny alex

thanks for help in searching for sunny alex,i found some at st.giles nursery,i told...

14 May, 2009
Avril60

Summer is only a short 90 days long.....

Memorial Day is the traditional "kick off" for the summer in NJ. Time to clean...

14 May, 2009
Regina

Our own automatic watering system.

Roger is pleased with himself today. He has finally managed to arrange for water...

14 May, 2009
Chrispook

Red alert on Wisteria

Item on the news tonight-RHS reporting on the spread of large wisteria scale-originally...

14 May, 2009
Wagger

Where is summer?!

Where is summer? Or even Spring?! The good news is my runner beans have hatched....

14 May, 2009
Fionab

Community Garden 2

new pic of the garden Thanks to everyone for their kind comments-the community garden...

14 May, 2009
Genuisscuffy

Oh dear more plants!

Well the door bell went this morning and when i opened the door the postlady was...

14 May, 2009
Sewingkilla

My Mother is Revolting!

My mother is revolting-she moans all the time about the state of my room and the...

14 May, 2009
Gardenmad1

Paradise Found!

Grows On You Member, Janey, introduced me to this site-and I love it! I have viewed...

14 May, 2009
Mildred

Leeks are important

Tuesday 12th May Despite the fact that countryfile has said it’s going to be wet...

14 May, 2009
Muddy_knees

Harry Potter has finished filming at our beach....

we've had such an exciting week watching the filming of Harry Potter on our beach....

14 May, 2009
Sandra

mystery solved about slow to bud hibiscus

I took a branch from my hibiscus to local garden centre, it has no buds this year,...

13 May, 2009
Zamaureen

Hanging baskets planted up

Last Saturday, 9th, I bought 20 little pots of Fuchsias in the local market as I...

13 May, 2009
Balcony

Back Again

Hello everyone.... I havent been here for a couple of days because the sun has been...

13 May, 2009
Motinot

rain rain come this way...

I like many others am praying for a good session of rain. The wind is as drying round...

13 May, 2009
Mookins

Golden Robinia.

I asked question about my robinia on Tuesday 12th May and recieved a reply the same...

13 May, 2009
Margaret69

Stupid windy weather

I am sooooo fed up of this wind!!! Its knocked some of my Nelly Moser buds off and...

13 May, 2009
Sewingkilla

The Brick Shed Border 08/09

In June 2008 i gave a Revamp to The Shed Grassed Area Seen In Pic Below This is...

13 May, 2009
Jacque

honeysuckle

The winds the last few days have broken alot of my honeysuckle , i have tried to...

13 May, 2009
Polo27

Duckys' new Ducky

Yesterday we gained a new family member. After picking my girlies up from school,...

13 May, 2009
Ducky

Look what i found!

Last Thursday i visited The Malvern Spring Show. I shall upload the pictures soon,...

13 May, 2009
Marksbegonias

Horse tail, cat tale.

Tuesday: Old Dan, my horse who thinks he’s a dog came to hustle me for treats this...

13 May, 2009
Weeds11

'THAT FENCE' again!!

Well, you may remember that I had to get my husband to make some wooden boxes to...

12 May, 2009
Spritzhenry

Cannon Hall Museum, Gardens and Farm

Had a fantastic day out with my sister and niece..A day off from the gardening... Cannon...

12 May, 2009
Mrsmelon

Living Life in the fast lane

Monday 11th May Today I took a risk based on what the police call “information received”...

12 May, 2009
Muddy_knees

happy days ha ha

have had a fab couple of days weather has been wonderful got loads done.one thing...

12 May, 2009
Mamaizzi

A walk around Llanymynech Lime Works Heritage Area

For several weeks now I have not been feeling well. I had 'flu which took me off...

12 May, 2009
Pottygardener

I've been booked!

Recently I was telling my daughter how I had loads of plant labels and nowhere to...

12 May, 2009
Gee19

Breakfast by the sea

The weather man said it would rain for most of the week, so I decided to make the...

12 May, 2009
Sueb

Seedlings when to plant out ?

This is my first year of really getting into my garden – last year was getting it...

12 May, 2009
Angiedoherty

ITS SO WINDY..........

It has been so windy here on the south coast the last few days.... My plants have...

12 May, 2009
Hollyeves

Planting Up The Wishing Well

Today i got 2gether 1 Very Long Ivy ,1 Perfume Leafed Pink Geranium & 3 Blue...

12 May, 2009
Jacque

New wishlist feature

Hello all, I hope you're all well and enjoying the fine spring weather we've been...

12 May, 2009
Ajay

Hello all

Thankyou for the lovely comments you left, i really enjoy looking at all the amazing...

11 May, 2009
Cosmos23

First entry

It was so exciting to find some comments on my photos already. I don't know very...

11 May, 2009
Nanamags

Quick update on my new 20 girls

They are all doing well and Im amazed how quick their feathers are growing. Most...

11 May, 2009
The_norfolk..

Coming on nicely

I have taken a few photos of a couple of my flower beds so you can see how they are...

11 May, 2009
Donnah

new firsts

hi everybody, a good day for firsts, first rose to bloom this year, rhapsody in blue,beautiful...

11 May, 2009
Lemondog