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    Joys of a wildlife garden

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - June 23rd, 2023

    Summer gardening, Wildlife gardening

    The joys and benefits of wildlife in our gardens benefit not only us but also every living creature in our space, deep in the soil and up in the air. Wildlife in a garden brings LIFE and that brings joy.

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    Where do you put all your garden stuff?

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - September 1st, 2022

    Popular posts, Summer gardening, Tips and inspiration, town gardens

    In a designed garden or a pristine perfect garden I wonder where they keep all the stuff that anyone pottering in their garden will need every few minutes? Where do they chuck stuff they don’t know what to do with?

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    Cottage garden hedgehog

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - July 27th, 2022

    Summer gardening, Tips and inspiration, Wildlife gardening

    Suddenly we have a nightly visiting hedgehog coming for food after years of not seeing one. They are such lovely little creatures – and mean there is a chain of Life in the garden from beetles to foxes all living and munching and having a lovely time.

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    Cottage garden alstroemerias for a vase

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - June 19th, 2022

    Summer gardening, Tips and inspiration

    I’ve discovered mail order fresh alstroemerias and am so happy to support Sussex grown flowers from @alstroemeriaben of Crosslands Flower Nursery. Supermarkets are full of them but his are something special.

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    Cottage garden wildlife tips – the reality

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - June 9th, 2022

    Summer gardening, Tips and inspiration

    Here are my tips for having wildlife in your garden to make it a lively and joyous place for you and all the other creatures we have to share our space with. We can all find our own balance.

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    Grasses – they look great in a small town garden

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - August 25th, 2021

    Summer gardening

    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.

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    Cottage garden planting – why am I dithering?

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - July 31st, 2020

    cottage garden plants, Summer gardening

    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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    Cutting back in a cottage garden – the reality

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - July 29th, 2019

    cottage garden plants, Summer gardening

    Here is a short practical blog showing how cutting my perennial plants back to the ground now will be good for the garden and good for the soil. I can spread compost in the new spaces and new growth will be up within a week or so. It takes a spurt of courage to hack away at growing plants but do it now and your garden will look for for months.

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    Early July in my cottage garden

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - July 6th, 2019

    small garden ideas, Summer gardening

    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.

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    What is a garden for? Further thoughts.

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - June 18th, 2019

    small garden ideas, Summer gardening, what is a garden for?

    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.

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    In London Cottage Garden what happens when……

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - August 4th, 2018

    small garden ideas, Summer gardening, Wildlife gardening

    This blog shows what happens when action is taken or is not taken – one only learns by trial and error so my blog may help you make those big decisions and avoid making the same mistakes.

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    Compromises in a town cottage garden

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - June 23rd, 2018

    small garden ideas, Summer gardening, Wildlife gardening

    Six small samples of having to accept things as they are when you have a small garden

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