Gardening blog archive

I Hope It's Dry On Sunday

Hot on the heels of Dottydaisy, I'm opening my garden for the National Garden Scheme...

11 Jun, 2012
Andrewr

Gnomes

Tending to my plants i had a feeling some sinister being was observing me from afar....

11 Jun, 2012
230338

Fern Frond and Babies final part

Back in January at the request of GOY members I layered down in a cool propagator...

11 Jun, 2012
Bjs

Recently flowering plants around the garden on 11th June

We had a good day in the garden today, mowing the lawns and tidying the borders....

11 Jun, 2012
Homebird

Garden entrance

The gate, little wall and Jasmine is coming out and the will be a step up onto the...

11 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

The old pebble fountain

You can't see but under all the dead Hazel leaves is a pebble fountain with gravel...

11 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

Only half decent part of the garden lol

I sit with my back to the rest of it lol. The hedge will be trimmed right back, the...

11 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

The right-hand side of the garden

The fence panel that blew down. The path will be lifted and the planting removed,...

11 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

Next 'before' pic

View from the old patio. The fence panel will be replaced and to add height, trellis...

11 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

The 'before' pics of the makeover as requested

This small patio will be replaced by decking and come further out. There will be...

11 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

Garden makeover

In the past I have had a spring garden full of spring bulbs, followed by my summer...

11 Jun, 2012
Teegee

THE CHANGES ONE GOES THROUGH TO GET TO THIS.....

One of the more unusual flowers in our garden at this time of the year is the Cephalaria...

11 Jun, 2012
Dottydaisy2

CASTLE ASHBY GARDENS

Yesterday, the Castle Ashby Church Fête and Fun Dog Show took place in the beautiful...

11 Jun, 2012
Terratoonie

RAIN

Wont need to water me garden its flooding hope fish stay i pond lol x

11 Jun, 2012
Quackers

Those lazy hazy RAINY days of summer

Thick mist this morning followed by rain followed by more rain perhaps i should have...

11 Jun, 2012
Andiroo

An Early Winter Wander ... On This Queen's Birthday Long Weekend.

Yes I know it's not actually the Queen's birthday this weekend, but here in Australia...

11 Jun, 2012
Bernieh

This afternoon

This afternoon the OH took up the empty (all but soil) raised beds on the top patio...

10 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

A lovely trip out to the peak district.

It was a better day on Sunday than it has been all last week, so we decided to take...

10 Jun, 2012
Homebird

Heuchera - popularity poll!

Since I've become a member of this site-I have noticed that my stock of Heucheras/Heucherellas/Tiarellas...

10 Jun, 2012
Scottish

CROFT HILL

Just a small blog,photos taken in April, started to take grandaughter for walk's...

10 Jun, 2012
Sharnford

Busy day today.......

Lovely sunny day today, Sharnford rang to see if I wanted to go on a bike ride with...

10 Jun, 2012
Poppylinda

The countess of roses

Today I visited baroque manson at the foot of the Carpathian mountains, once famous...

10 Jun, 2012
Katarina

progress in june...all a bit fatter!

Well...here we are in June and the borders are looking fuller! It's all......got...

10 Jun, 2012
Jillwilcock

THEN.....

....AND NOW

10 Jun, 2012
Gee19

Hellooooooooooooo Summer Garden

Hi Goy Peeps. Not been on here for ages. Been busy looking after Grandson who is...

10 Jun, 2012
N3tyy

Quick! It's the sun! Someone take a photo!

Two days without rain! So whilst the sun had done a bit of digging to get out from...

10 Jun, 2012
Pennylane

Garden after much rain

Getting a bit fed up of all this rain now! The winds have died down though but some...

10 Jun, 2012
Pixi25

THE SUN IS OUT

woke up early this morning lot of pain in my legs but the sun was shining so sat...

10 Jun, 2012
Andiroo

Singing in the rain

Gardeners in Central Europe have different problem then wind and rain and wind and...

10 Jun, 2012
Katarina

the flowers in summer

the flowers in summer

9 Jun, 2012
Xcyx

plant shopping, not!!!

We went to a lovely GC today to buy more plants, what did we come home with? a Yankee...

9 Jun, 2012
Booboosmum

WHY DO WE DO IT?

Sometimes we do wonder why we put ourselves under so much pressure, it would be easier...

9 Jun, 2012
Dottydaisy2

Unusual garden visitor

Whilst I was gardening this afternoon, clearing up flattened plants and picking up...

9 Jun, 2012
Shirley_tulip

Some inpirations from today

On my trip back home I stayed in a lovely pension in hills. I liked its garden and...

9 Jun, 2012
Katarina

Escape from the awful weather.

If you live within driving distance of Fotheringhay, Northants do visit their Church...

9 Jun, 2012
Dianebulley

last few days...

The last few days have been dreadful down here, we've gone from no rain to downpours...

9 Jun, 2012
Surreylad

Slug and snail deterrents.

i don't have many problems with the slimies eating my prized plants and veg. I scatter...

9 Jun, 2012
2ndhand

How many chappies?

This is inspired by Kasia´s enigma photo. Yesterday I stopped during my journey home...

9 Jun, 2012
Katarina

Gardening purely by propagation

I have decided I'm going to get as many plants as I can in my garden grown from TLC...

9 Jun, 2012
Magnadoodle

lady in black ...climbing fuchsia

hello peeps has anyone had any joy with the plants from thompson and morgan i'm...

8 Jun, 2012
Andiroo

Rainbows

After the terrible winds for the past 24 hours.....here was something to smile at..................... Just...

8 Jun, 2012
Lulu33

Olivers story & toilet stop ; )

Ok so here's the scene. I was driving back from Devon, a long drive. I was very tired...

8 Jun, 2012
Steviethete..

Sneaking a look at G.O.Y

I'm supposed to be online looking for a new bathroom suite, tiles,taps etc but shhhh...

8 Jun, 2012
Bill_dingsite

Another old church and wild flower blog

The weather is very wet, and I can't take any photos of the garden .... (but I DO...

8 Jun, 2012
Hywel

wastelands

its been a mad couple of months and I have let some of the garden slip, but I will...

8 Jun, 2012
Skipscanda1..

New garden update 2

Since the last update, the main planting area is now "finished"................... This...

8 Jun, 2012
Meanie

Short morning trip in my small garden

I like these months as every week something new blooms. You know it, too :))) I do...

8 Jun, 2012
Katarina

Houseplants are beneficial to our health and the environment by counteracting chemicals and balancing humidity.

Houseplants originated as wild outdoor plants from all over the world dating to...

7 Jun, 2012
Alberta9

Crazy for Hosta's???!!

Well, here you go Simbad. Went around the gardens this morning to count the hosta's.....27!!!!! No...

7 Jun, 2012
Lilcrawford

Standard Roses - be careful !

The GC agreed to change these plants that reverted to Brambles. Seems they came...

7 Jun, 2012
Dianebulley