Gardening blog archive

International Dawn Chorus Day

"An annual International Dawn Chorus Day is held on the first Sunday in May where...

8 May, 2012
Franl155

Grandma Fuchsia

I like to buy fuchsias with names that 'mean' something to me, and if I see one with...

8 May, 2012
Hywel

My Favourite Tree.

Père Armand David was by all accounts a nice chap. He started out as a Catholic Preist...

8 May, 2012
Fractal_cat

An eyesore repaired ...at long last !

I have always hated this manhole cover from the day I moved into my bungalow 18 yrs...

7 May, 2012
Nanjo

Storm !!

Hi everyone, we have had a wet and miserable BH Monday, such a change after the last...

7 May, 2012
Nanjo

Planting up Gloriosa 2012

Thought you might like to see the size of my Gloriosa tubers, and I thought I'd have...

7 May, 2012
Petaltracey

Animal, vegetable ....or MINERAL!

I love ornaments, objects and various artefacts in the garden. It always fascinates...

7 May, 2012
Melchisedec

moving still

im realy so tired but my hubbys a jem we making head way my gaedan plants...

7 May, 2012
Ladyroseella

feelin chilly

hi everyone bank holiday monday but realy cold here. the blue tits havent used the...

7 May, 2012
Jackiejenkin

Wolk through a hill to go to work

Sometimes, i will wake up early,then go to work on foot. there are many beautiful...

7 May, 2012
Xcyx

The garden in May 2012

Thought you might like a walk round the garden as it was at the beginning of this...

7 May, 2012
Owdboggy

The Daffodil / Narcissus season

Well thats another Daffodil/Narcissus season more or less over for another year! I...

7 May, 2012
Teegee

New garden update

The weather has been rather lousy for the last couple of weeks, so the digging has...

7 May, 2012
Meanie

Hope for the Hanging Baskets!

Potted up some Lupins (2 different types) the stray thats yet to be named-i hope...

7 May, 2012
Leighleigh

Getting There!

Another update on the allotment which is beginning to look more like a garden instead...

7 May, 2012
Rose1949

Harlow Carr Plant Fair

We had a lovely day out today at Harlow Carr, and even though it was chilly the sun...

6 May, 2012
Simbad

Photo Contest....

This is sort of garden related kind of. I'm entering a photo contest....The theme...

6 May, 2012
Jem_2002

Dee's Diary

Dee is the name given to my grandmother by my children. She adored gardening, and...

6 May, 2012
Melchisedec

Girl Power!

After much pondering about what to do with my leaky pond I decided to use the stone...

6 May, 2012
Suzywonkles

Egypt for Hywel

As you probably remember hubby and I had a week in Egypt. There are not too many...

6 May, 2012
Linda235

Under a permanent cloud :(

6 May, 2012
Gee19

Help! I need some ideas!

I've been working on the long side garden today...virtually everything in the ground...

6 May, 2012
Karenfrance

SPALDING FLOWER PARADE

I would think some of you have been to the Spalding flower parade,i went on sat very...

6 May, 2012
Sharnford

moving going ok

been tagging all my garden stuf with help from hubby saurprising wat u want i ...

6 May, 2012
Ladyroseella

gardening express

hi . i ordered plants from this company without reading the reviews about the place....

6 May, 2012
Sparkychick

I love a bargain

I saw The Daily Telegraph had a Special offer for 100L water butts with stand, tap...

6 May, 2012
Drc726

Just a little look

Just a little look around the garden, early May. Plenty of leaf colour, not a lot...

6 May, 2012
Cinderella

A visit to my hometown of Napier, in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand

The photos below, were taken in my hometown of Napier, which is a picturesque small...

6 May, 2012
Dwyllis

Erddig Hall

Today it was Erddig Hall's Spring Fayre, it is my nearest National Trust property...

5 May, 2012
Neellan

Curious Plants from France & Small Garden After the Rain

Potted in an old candle jar, Pleiospilos, found from a plant fair in Normandy, France. There...

5 May, 2012
Cedille

Zion on a Rainy Winter Day

I took another opportunity to visit the Zion National Park, US, a winter visit, when...

5 May, 2012
Greenthumb

Project

Tiny had a mood on him this am and just would,nt be quiet so i confronted him with...

5 May, 2012
230338

Cannae catch up!!!

I've just looked at today's list!!! ...and what with me having to keep going... ...please...

5 May, 2012
Karenfrance

Arboretum Tesarske Mlynany - rhododendron season

How was the weather today in the UK? I hope you had sunny day, as we do today. This...

5 May, 2012
Katarina

lovely sunny day for gardening

Hi Guys, hope your all having sunshine like we are in blackpool, at least for today...

5 May, 2012
Sanbaz

All change at La Fontaine

So what do you do when you come back after seven months to a garden disaster? Why,...

5 May, 2012
Karenfrance

Virginia Water Lake

Virginia Water Lake lies within Windsor Great Park. It was created from a body...

5 May, 2012
Stripes

For Pansypotter.

Hi Pansy, you wanted a close up of the selection in the bed in front of the g'house.. ...

5 May, 2012
Lincslass

pound shop plants

I know I said I wouldn’t buy any more till I sorted and settled what I already had,...

5 May, 2012
Franl155

Trip to the supermarket....can't resist the bargains...

We decided to go to do a big shop yesterday and get party food for T's birthday on...

5 May, 2012
Homebird

open day in Ranworth Tomorrow

We are having an open day in my village of Ranworth tomorrow 11 till 5 It would be...

5 May, 2012
Donnah

To Do List

Wandering round the garden this morning, thinking about what needs to be done. There...

5 May, 2012
Melchisedec

While I've been away......

I've spent a very happy week (and a bit) in the UK, but got Sooooo cold and wet and...

5 May, 2012
Gattina

My Poor Lawn

As you can see from my lawn it looks very sick There was loads of moss and weeds...

5 May, 2012
Garry40

GETTING THERE

well we doing well my son ronnie took some boxes down to bungalow yeterday wish...

5 May, 2012
Ladyroseella

Moving plants

Some plants, it is often said, resent being moved. In some cases that is true, and...

5 May, 2012
Fractal_cat

Bedding plants

Isn't it difficult to resist the summer bedding in the garden centres? Years ago,...

4 May, 2012
Melchisedec

My "garden" if that's what you can call it!! update

Well the 1st & 2nd picture is one side of the garden when we moved in , the...

4 May, 2012
Teddygirlja..

All kinds of (nearly) everything

If you should ever chance to visit Bromsgrove, north Worcestershire; these are two...

4 May, 2012
Stickitoffee

Getting ready for summer.

I think we have had our summer, two gorious weeks in February but trying to make...

4 May, 2012
Scotsgran