How to use colour in the cottage garden style
My garden is 95% green planting and I get colour from pots and furniture – I don’t have the big blowsy flowers that would fill the borders full of colour. Maybe you don’t either. All is not lost.
Daffodils in a small garden – tips on how to grow them.
In a small garden daffodils look great in pots but here is what to do when they are over and you need the pot for other things.
Cottage garden seating for all gardeners.
In my small garden I have light colourful folding chairs here and there so I can sit where I like anytime of year.
Gardening advice for the reluctant gardener
I’m often asked by non-gardeners for advice on what to do with the patch outside their back door. Where do you start?
Cottage garden daffodils – my favourites
Here are lessons I’ve learned about how best to grow daffodils in a small cottage garden – which varieties look right and how lovely they look in pots.
Wildlife gardening – Ha!
Squirrels destroyed my pot of tulips within minutes this morning – very disappointing but I can’t think of any way to stop them. As soon as I take the chicken wire protection off, they dig up and eat the shoots and bulbs.
Scented shrubs in your garden right now- plant soon for next year
I’m lucky to have fabulous scent in my front garden right now because I’ve planted shrubs which flower now, when days are dark and colour is scarce. Here are some suggestions for you.
Feeding your garden birds
Please think about feeding your garden birds this year. Once you hang up a birdfeeder you will be amazed how quickly word gets out and they come to feed on and off all day every day. I buy the feeders and the bird food from RSPB shop. Different birdfeeders This feeder below is for suet
Lovely colourful touches in the garden this week.
There are many ways to have autumn colours in your garden at this late time of the year. Furniture, shrubs, leaves, decorations and plants like grasses give a burst of colour going into the winter.
Allotment life – fantasy and reality
My enthusiasm at getting an allotment didn’t translate into any hard work to keep on top of the bindweed and couch grass. The potatoes tasted nice though.
September cottage garden plants – What’s looking lovely right now
In the low September sunshine some plants shine out more than others. Here are the loveliest in my garden right now.
If you get a chance to be on TV –
I was lucky to be invited onto live TV to talk about colour in the garden and how gardening is all about sharing.