Gardening blog archive

Goodbye Barbara Karst.

I planted her about 30 years ago or more. Over the years she's developed a tree sized...

11 Aug, 2015
Stan510

Siris' New Toy

Got a new app today, so I thought I would have a play with it. Here is my collection...

10 Aug, 2015
Siris

Cucumber Growing

I purchased a cucumber plant that was labelled as a Female Femsport which should...

10 Aug, 2015
Marjories

Rain on the way at long last.

Am just going out to cut the tops off my Potatoes, leaving the stalks about 4"...

10 Aug, 2015
Dianebulley

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head ... and on my Plants ...

If you have your umbrellas handy, come for a walk around my garden ... in the RAIN...

9 Aug, 2015
Hywel

A GLORIOUS AUGUST DAY IN THE GARDEN

July is going out in a blaze of sunshine,so out came the camera to capture some pictures...

9 Aug, 2015
Pansypotter

Open Garden

Well it's been a long time coming this year, but 'Devonia' will be open for charity...

9 Aug, 2015
Andrewr

Inside, looking out!

Just a short blog to show you different views of the garden from each of our windows. There...

8 Aug, 2015
Wildrose

Hall Farm garden visit in August 2015

This garden is the best cottage garden I've seen up to date. It's owned and maintained...

7 Aug, 2015
Homebird

How the Garden has Evolved

I have been looking back at old garden pictures and comparing how the garden looked...

7 Aug, 2015
Oliveoil

A First!

This is the first photo I have ever taken of a Humming Bird. They are so darn fast...

6 Aug, 2015
Loosestrife2

Just A Few Fuchsias More

Fuchsias in the garden today Marinka Paula Jane Pink Ballet Girl Snowcap Heidi...

6 Aug, 2015
Peterathome

Conifers

This is a small part of my front garden. Near the front wall there a selection plants...

6 Aug, 2015
Marjories

Strange weather

It shows just how peculiar our weather has been this year: I have primroses blooming...

6 Aug, 2015
Arbuthnot

My small Hywel border is now complete.

I have removed all my hardy plants from their plastic pots and replanted in this...

5 Aug, 2015
Dianebulley

Sea Lavender

On the coast near here there's a salt marsh, where there's lots of Sea Lavender growing...

5 Aug, 2015
Hywel

My front garden at the beginning of August.

I've been planting some hardy Fuchsias and herbaceous perennials in my front garden. I...

5 Aug, 2015
Hywel

Powis Castle Visit

A small group of us from the local village garden club recently visited Powis Castle...

5 Aug, 2015
Neellan

More Plants

OH had an appointment with the dentist this morning, I went in with him to go to...

4 Aug, 2015
Csarina

Yellow daisies, short and tall

It was the late Christopher Lloyd who penned the phrase “knee deep in daisies.”...

4 Aug, 2015
Andrewr

Will you join me for an evening stroll . . .

. . in the peace of the garden. Geranium Rozanne-a deeper blue than photo shows Rozanne...

3 Aug, 2015
Sheilabub

Pond Before and After...

I hope it was as good a weekend for all of you, our summer has returned, don't know...

2 Aug, 2015
Lincslass

My New Back Garden, Borders/Beds Finished...well, for now!

As many of you know, I have been busy making a new back garden since we moved here...

2 Aug, 2015
Paulspatch

Finished

When we got up this morning G was already hard at it, the garden is finished the...

2 Aug, 2015
Csarina

Weather

What is the weather like where you are. It is absolutely dreadful here in Dublin....

2 Aug, 2015
Johnjoe

Summer garden flowers

Hello everyone, it was so good meeting up with Karen the other day, I realized just...

1 Aug, 2015
Janey

Saturday

Some more plants placed but we had workmen refurbishing the coal shed, replacing...

1 Aug, 2015
Csarina

Another visit to Tatton Park,on the last day..

This is hopefully,to complement the blog and Photo's posted by Siris,on her recent...

1 Aug, 2015
Bloomer

Hello....i'm back !

Hello everyone ...not been on here for a long time after being diagnosed with another...

1 Aug, 2015
Teddygirlja..

Agapanthus

I thought I had lost my Bressingham Blue agapanthus but it has suddenly appeared...

1 Aug, 2015
Marjories

Candid camera at work!

I decided that I'd give some of my bonsai some TLC this morning, as they've lacked...

1 Aug, 2015
Sheilabub

I have now learned from this July experience

to make a plan of my garden space, marking in the area that is 'shade space' or...

1 Aug, 2015
Dianebulley