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How to introduce a new colour in a cottage garden

A new colour in early Spring Here's a way to introduce a new colour in a cottage garden in early Spring. Plants can't always provide…

How to use colour in the cottage garden style

How to have colour in the cottage garden style town garden without it being too much work for one person to manage. Well I would…

Daffodils in a small garden – tips on how to grow them.

If you have a small garden like a town garden and want to grow daffodils, here are my tips on how best to do it,…

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Sixty seven on Saturday February 2nd 2019

It's my 67th birthday today and here is a very short story of my gardening life through six decades. [caption id="attachment_1756" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mum and…

Tulips, daffodils and forget-me-nots

“Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance……

everybody thinks it's true" - Paul Simon 2007 We gardeners think about and work towards the future - we are assuming a future. We are…

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Just one plant of one simple grass in a good pot #

Just one plant of one simple grass in a good pot #hakonechloa #grasses #whichfordpottery #terracottapots

Wet trouser time down our front path. Pity the po

Wet trouser time down our front path. Pity the postman. #londoncottagegarden #frontgarden #cottagegarden

Breakfast time for 3 cubs

Breakfast time for 3 cubs

In a beautiful pot I love just one simple plant -

In a beautiful pot I love just one simple plant - here a golden oregano or marjoram (not certain). So simple and to me just lovely. #londoncottagegarden #containergardening #whichfordpottery #herbsinpots #oregano

Seed distribution on a furry tortie kitten Miss Po

Seed distribution on a furry tortie kitten Miss Popsie Poppit doing her bit for Nature. #londoncottagegarden #naughtytortie #tortiekitten

Isn’t Mind your own business a wonderful plant.

Isn’t Mind your own business a wonderful plant. Here at #sezincote in the Cotswolds

Another so simple yet so lovely little plant. Ore

Another so simple yet so lovely little plant. Oregano Kent Beauty. Isn’t it lovely. #oregano #cottagegardenplants #londoncottagegarden

I’m amazed how lovely birdsfoot trefoil flowers

I’m amazed how lovely birdsfoot trefoil flowers are. #cottagegardenflowers #wildaboutweeds #londoncottagegarden

It makes me happy to see the feral cat I feed ever

It makes me happy to see the feral cat I feed every day having an afternoon snooze on his comfy bed in our shed that he now calls home. He doesn’t like me to go in when he’s there, hence the awkward photo. He hisses me but we have an understanding. He makes me happy. #feralcat #straycat #mrgreycat

Front garden is a jungle. Massive lush growth. #l

Front garden is a jungle. Massive lush growth. #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #hardygeraniums #cottagegardenflowers

A wonderful flower bed in Crouch End Broadway for

A wonderful flower bed in Crouch End Broadway for everyone to enjoy #wildlife #meadowflowers #flowersforbees

Something did this to my one and only strawberry p

Something did this to my one and only strawberry plant. Didn’t even bother to eat them. Who dunnit??

Dill flowers. Aren’t they lovely. #londoncottage

Dill flowers. Aren’t they lovely. #londoncottagegarden #herbs #cottagecore #cottagegardenflowers

So much lighter than grit. Really useful clay peb

So much lighter than grit. Really useful clay pebbles especially to part fill big pots so I’ll still be able to lift them. #terracottapots #whichfordpottery #londoncottagegarden #containergardening

Sitting in the rain at dusk dry under the umbrella

Sitting in the rain at dusk dry under the umbrella. Lovely sound of rain. And so much cooler.

I don’t mind blackfly on my white borage because

I don’t mind blackfly on my white borage because blackfly are food for something aren’t they? #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #cottagegardenflowers #biodiversity

I rather like negotiating the trachelospermum when

I rather like negotiating the trachelospermum when going in and out the front door #londoncottagegarden #frontgarden #cottagecore

A word to the wise. Don’t plant your only rose

A word to the wise. Don’t plant your only rose in the middle of a crowded border so you can’t get near to smell it. 🙄

A wonderful delivery of bee friendly plants from m

A wonderful delivery of bee friendly plants from my favourite nursery Rosybee.com

New on my blog, no more power washing here @london

New on my blog, no more power washing here @londoncottagegarden

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