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Making compost is so easy – give it a try
The satisfaction of throwing your own homemade compost onto your borders is a great feeling especially as it takes no work whatsoever – just an ability to chuck loads of stuff into a heap.
Real flowers and artificial flowers – both fabulous
Discovering some really lovely artificial flowers has transformed my arrangements around the house – now I can have a mixture of a supermarket bunch filled out with artificial stems of all kinds. I hope you like them too.
Real flowers and artificial flowers – both fabulous
I’ve recently discovered some online artificial flowers from Alex James that I think are beautiful and look wonderful either on their own or mixed with a fresh supermarket bunch. I aim to have a few flowers in the hall, living room and kitchen all year around and do that by having just two or three
Making changes in my cottage garden
Exciting new ideas for next year. By digging up several spreading clumps of perennials I’ve now got a few big open spaces of lovely soil to plant something NEW, something DIFFERENT.
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.
A little touch of colour in the garden – October
Small spots of late summer colour amongst the green in the garden making them all the more treasured
My view of cottage garden style
On my new blog here is my personal view of a cottage garden style which I aim to create here in my North London city garden.
Tulips for colour in pots and borders
You need a bit of a budget for tulips but if you want a cheery splash of colour in April and May then tulips are your best bet and some can be used for more than one year. They really are part of the cottage garden tapestry.
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Sixty seven on Saturday February 2nd 2019
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