London Cottage Garden

Blogging about cottage garden style in a town garden

  • Subscribe to London Cottage Garden

    • Home
    • About
    • Contact
    London Cottage Garden Blog

    Tom Stuart-Smith’s new garden at Middleton Lodge Hotel Richmond, Yorkshire

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - August 2nd, 2018 - Choosing plants, Design, Garden visiting, Inspiration from garden visiting, Style, Summer, Trees, Wildlife

    Here are some photos from my recent visit to the new walled garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith for Middleton Lodge Hotel near Richmond in Yorkshire.

    Read Post

    London Cottage Garden Blog

    Six on Saturday 20th January

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - January 20th, 2018 - Bulbs, Choosing plants, Permanent planting, Shrubs, Trees, Wildlife, Winter

    Tree planting, snowdrops showing, decaying leaves, scented shrubs compost and more.

    Read Post

    London Cottage Garden Blog

    Apple tree transparent pruning – great results

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - April 28th, 2017 - Trees

    Last November I described how expert pruner Posy Gentles tackled our tangled old apple tree to improve its look and health.  Here it is before the pruning Posy specialises in transparent pruning, also known as French pruning, which aims to create as much air and light in the canopy of a tree as she can

    Read Post

    London Cottage Garden Blog

    Pruning our old apple tree

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - November 13th, 2016 - Trees

    Our lovely old apple tree had previously been pruned so hard that it now had a tangled mass of new vertical shoots. It was dense, cast too much shade, and hadn’t produced many apples for years. I called in an expert pruner called Posy Gentles who specialises in transparent pruning of trees and shrubs.  www.posygentles.co.uk She

    Read Post

    UK Gardening Blogs

    © 2019 London Cottage Garden - The London Cottage Garden Blog

    Website Design www.beamtwenty3.co.uk