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    BBC ONE Sunday Morning Live – 18th August – I’ll be on TV!

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - August 17th, 2019 - small garden ideas, Style, what is a garden for?, Wildlife gardening

    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.

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    In the garden on 21st March 2019

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - March 20th, 2019 - Popular posts, Spring gardening, Wildlife gardening

      In the garden on 21st March 2019. The first time I’ve sat and had a coffee in the garden this year – it’s a milestone and felt a real treat.   These lovely Epimedium flowers only look so nice because I remembered to cut off all the winter foliage in February before the flowers

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    Six on Saturday December 29th 2018

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - December 29th, 2018 - Six on Saturday, Wildlife gardening

    I’ve taken the offer of sharing an allotment with a neighbour – a totally new challenge for 2019 and very exciting. I’ll be asking my fellow bloggers for lots of advice please

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    Six splashes of colour in the sunshine – Saturday October 20th 2018

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - October 21st, 2018 - Pots and containers, Six on Saturday, Style, Wildlife gardening

    Six simple photos taken in the October sunshine in our London cottage garden

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

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - August 2nd, 2018 - Style, Wildlife gardening

    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.

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    Cottage garden survivors and sacrifices – Six on Saturday July 7th 2018

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - July 7th, 2018 - Pots and containers, Style, Wildlife gardening

    In this weather I’ve had to sacrifice the look of some plants to protect them and I have some plants that are surviving quite well.  I’ll show you both. Re: watering, I give pots a gallon or two each every few days and I don’t water the rest of the garden. I’ve cut to the

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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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    Six on Saturday 10th March 2018

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - March 10th, 2018 - Wildlife gardening

    An exciting frog invasion, frogspawn, snowdrops, red berries and more

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    Six on Saturday 24th February 2018

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - February 24th, 2018 - Pots and containers, Wildlife gardening

    Today’s Six on Saturday looks at the changes in my cottage garden after I’ve been away for a week in coldest Norway. As I write it’s snowing though……..

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    Six on Saturday 20th January

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - January 20th, 2018 - Wildlife gardening

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

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    Six on Saturday – January 6th

    Posted By: Julie Quinn - January 7th, 2018 - Pots and containers, Wildlife gardening

    I spent today in the garden – here’s what I did. These stumps are what’s left of salvia Amistad which flowered 5ft high from June to Christmas.  The snow and storms finished it off.  I suppose I could sit and look at these sticks for 6 months and see if they burst into life next

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