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Any good gardening blogs?
honeyandeggs
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Hi all!
I'm quite new to gardening, and 2017 is going to be my 'get stuck in' year. (Just this last Sunday I got some chickens, and last week I joined this marvellous forum!).
I thought I'd start a wee blog to document the progress I make in the garden. For me, this will also be especially useful when looking back and reminiscing about what it was like. I really welcome any feedback on it: www.honeyandeggs.co.uk
At the same time, does anyone else have a gardening blog, or favourite gardening blog they like to read? (I'm in Scotland, so relish a good read during cold stormy days when gardening is just a wee bit harder!) Apologies in advance if this is already a thread elsewhere! 
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Your blog looks amazing Maria, really professional-looking.
One of my favourite gardening blogs is 'A Gardener's Weather Diary' http://ossettweather.blogspot.co.uk/
Hi Pansyface, oh, not sure that's my site you've landed on - I'm a born and bred Geordie! Although I am half Scottish... Anyway Plantsman's Corner looks great, lots of detailed information that's for sure.
And thanks for the feedback Tesni, it's early days so I'm still finding my feet. A Gardener's Weather diary is brilliant - everything I look for in a blog: up-to-date with lots of photos to accompany the text. A very helpful blog with the weather data too - exactly what a gardener needs!
Good luck with your blog Maria - it looks very attractive and contemporary and I like your style of writing. The photography is excellent
I love the journal from Eggleston Hall in Northumberland. Sadly no longer updated but some of it is very very funny to read. The personality of the writer shines through
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http://www.egglestonhallgardens.co.uk/journal/
Strongly recommend a visit to the gardens and superb nursery for anyone visiting the area
You might also like to look at our very own HappyMarion's thread. She's a very active 'senior' member on here who puts most of us (slightly) younger ones to shame with her energy and enthusiasm for all things horticultural. Not a blog by name - but certainly by nature
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/the-potting-shed/2017-in-my-bristol-garden/990956.html
Hyperlink to Honey and Eggs is here:
https://honeyandeggs.co.uk
Really enjoyed reading you blog Honeyandeggs. Looking forward to catching up again and seeing how you are progressing. Love the chickens
I have found it hard to find bloggs that are current or up to date. Im not great with tech anyway and don't do Facebook and twitter stuff anyway but when Ive googled info on bloggs they are either full of adverts and are hard to navigate or the last post appears to be around 3 years ago! :-) anyway I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how you get on. Keep up the good work.
Hi Copperdog, know where you're coming from with adverts, they really distract from the content. I use an adblocker to remove them from all websites which is handy, but I understand if you're not too technical this may be too much faff. Anyway, thanks for your kind words
Also, thanks so much Top Bird - couldn't get the hyperlink to work the first time for some reason, which is maybe why Pansyface reached a different site. I can't believe I haven't been to Eggerton Hall, it's close to my old neck of the woods and the gardens look divine!
Thanks also for the link to HappyMarions thread. I currently feel like a big sponge just soaking up all the info from those with experience. You can only read so much after all. Listening to people and actually doing some gardening is the best way of learning about gardening I think.
Just had a peek and really enjoyed it and pics are beautiful.
im not really sure what or how blogging works but will look at your site often. Is there a way we know when you have updated it?
Two that I have enjoyed are 'the middle sized Garden' and dogwooddays.net (not sure how to make links). I often struggle to find blogs which are to my taste and frequently updated. I think those blogs also link to other similar blogs. I also look at gardenista which isn't really a blog. I'm not sure what it is, but I like it. It seems to be an American site but often features british garden tours. Lastly, I recently downloaded an app called gardentags. I don't fully get it yet, but that has an accompanying blog and seems to have many users.
I like dogwooddays too Splandy
. She used to post on here last summer but I've not seen her around for a while.
Found her
https://dogwooddays.net
https://heroutdoors.uk/