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    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…


    Ideas from an Adam Frost Garden School Masterclass

    After attending Adam Frost's September Masterclass,  I wrote in a previous post about his ideas for thinking about designing and using your garden space. Adam’s…




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    Lovely snow. Lovely snow.
    This is what happens when you let adults play with This is what happens when you let adults play with snow #highgatewood 🙄
    Amazing light in the back garden today #londoncott Amazing light in the back garden today #londoncottagegarden #londongarden #wintersun
    Collecting local leaves for my compost again #leaf Collecting local leaves for my compost again #leafmould #londoncottagegarden #compost #lovelyleaves #organicmatter
    Into my pot of tulips it goes! Eat that and weep y Into my pot of tulips it goes! Eat that and weep you pesky squirrels! #londoncottagegarden #tulips #squirrels
    Garden looks golden today #londoncottagegarden #gr Garden looks golden today #londoncottagegarden #grasses #hakonechloa #japanesegrasses
    Tiny species tulip bulbs from @blomsbulbs perfect Tiny species tulip bulbs from @blomsbulbs perfect for a small pot #tulips #containergardening #cottagegarden
    Strongly scented soap grated is supposed to stop s Strongly scented soap grated is supposed to stop squirrels taking tulip bulbs. Hmmmm we shall see #tulips
    Some tulips are apricot size and some species tuli Some tulips are apricot size and some species tulips are grape size. #speciestulips #blomsbulbs
    Treat yourself or a gardener friend to these wonde Treat yourself or a gardener friend to these wonderful bronze trowels from Implementations.co.uk #cottagegarden #gardentools #gardentrowel
    Species tulips are the size of a grape compared to Species tulips are the size of a grape compared to usual tulips so good for small pots and small gardens #cottagegarden #tulips #blomsbulbs
    This epimedium in a @whichfordpottery pot looks go This epimedium in a @whichfordpottery pot looks good all year. Such a great plant #evergreenplants #cottagegardenstyle #terracottapots
    Cosy bed for our timid stray Mr Grey Cat and him h Cosy bed for our timid stray Mr Grey Cat and him having his breakfast #straycat #greycat
    This stray fellow comes for his meals and now he’s sleeping in a comfy bed in our shed #straycat #mrgreycat
    This one tiny flower fills the garden with the sce This one tiny flower fills the garden with the scent of honeysuckle #winterhoneysuckle #lonicerafragrantissima #scentedshrubs #wintershrubs #cottagegarden
    These leaves I’m collecting are ALSO the colour These leaves I’m collecting are ALSO the colour of my hair! #niceneasy
    Get colour in your garden any way you can. ! New Get colour in your garden any way you can. !  New blog about winter colour - see link in bio #cottagegarden #londongarden #citygarden
    This magnificent conifer in Regent’s Park is sor This magnificent conifer in Regent’s Park is sort of the same colour as my hair! Vain? Fickle? Shallow? #autumncolour #niceneasy
    I like to leave this blanket of fallen leaves on t I like to leave this blanket of fallen leaves on the border as a bed for bugs #autumnleaves #leavetheleavesalone
    Better a red watering can than a green one I think Better a red watering can than a green one I think. #cottagegarden #colourinthegarden
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