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Small tulips for pots in the cottage garden style
Species tulips are tiny and perfect for pots in the cottage garden style for people who don’t have space for pots of big tulip bulbs.
The reluctant gardener- tips for autumn
Reluctant gardeners might be thinking of staying indoors till the Spring but here are 6 tips for easy things you can do to help your garden look even lovelier next year.
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 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.
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