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Grasses – they look great in a small town garden
This blog is about how lovely and simple grasses can be in a small town cottage garden, bringing greenery which can turn to red, gold and bronze through the year, as well as movement in the wind and sparkle in the rain.
No more power washing brick paving – did it work ??
I had hoped to leave my brick paving to go along with Nature, weeds moss and all. Unfortunately with warm wet weather it became a slippy slimy assault course and I had to eat my words and resort to the dreaded power washer.
Lovely old brick paving without power washing
This blog describes how old brick paving can look if you stop power washing it, letting it naturally age and change with the seasons. I love the result.
Cottage garden style in a heatwave
My south facing front garden looks fabulous through spring and into June but it has totally collapsed now, leaving great gaps of parched bare soil. My favourite style will have to adapt for future dry and hot seasons.
Cottage garden planting – why am I dithering?
Cottage garden planting means beds, borders and containers crammed full of plants you love just because you love them. Let some weeds in, let in the wildlife and sit back and enjoy the mad profusion of the seasons.
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