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Small tulips for pots in the cottage garden style
How can you grow tulips in a small pot? You might think you don’t have room for pots and pots of tulips as they take up a lot of room. By small tulips I don’t mean short ones, I mean small dainty species tulips. Not all tulip bulbs are apricot-sized. Some are the size of
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?
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.
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.
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.
BBC ONE Sunday Morning Live – 18th August – I’ll be on TV!
BBC One asked me to take part in a gardening section of their programme Sunday Morning Live on Sunday 18th August 2019. It was all very exciting and great fun.
Early July in my cottage garden
Today July 6th I’m posting some photos of what’s happening in my cottage garden this weekend plus one pic at the end of my Mum who at 103 yrs old is still gardening; summer bedding now and planning bulbs for next year.
What is a garden for? Further thoughts.
I often think about what a garden is for. In this third blog I suggest that having an outdoor space to think about, daydream about and be out in is a great distraction from harsh reality, worries and niggles.
Cottage garden plants doing well right now
A small town cottage garden can look wonderful with simple, common and ordinary plants that earn their keep by growing away nicely and providing colour, scent, movement, food and shelter for wildlife and year-round interest.
London Cottage Garden in April
I’m sitting here in my London cottage garden enjoying the silence of the city today so here are six garden photos with no chat in between. London has been strangely quiet today – no one cutting the grass or having a party nearby. One of those rare magical days when
What is a garden for? Some thoughts.
I’ve been thinking about what a garden is for and will present one idea in each short blog over the next few weeks. By garden I want to include any space outside your home where something grows. It could be a window box, balcony, pot by the front door or a garden of any size.
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