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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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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

@alstroemeriaben Your wonderful @alstroemerias fro

@alstroemeriaben Your wonderful @alstroemerias from lovely @floraandherflowers My weekly treat - Thankyou. #britishflowers #alstroemeria

Acer leaves still hanging on! Despite wind and rai

Acer leaves still hanging on! Despite wind and rain all night. Amazing. #acer #containergardening #whichfordpottery #terracottapots

Earlier today but in this huge storm will there be

Earlier today but in this huge storm will there be any leaves left tomorrow?

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