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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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      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
      Ants eating blackfly and a bee buzzing in white bo Ants eating blackfly and a bee buzzing in white borage. Fantastic! Londoncottagegarden #insects #cottagegardenplants
      @markboltonphoto came to take photos of my garden @markboltonphoto came to take photos of my garden for a book on #cottagegardens and they’ve made me see the garden with a new appreciation of all the details. Thanks so much Mark. #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #cottagecoreaesthetic
      I stopped power washing in 2019 and I love the way I stopped power washing in 2019 and I love the way the old brick paving looks #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #cottagegardenstyle
      Sun and rain #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #co Sun and rain #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #cottagegardenstyle
      A self seeded fennel is growing outside my shed do A self seeded fennel is growing outside my shed door so I have to squeeze in and out thru a half opened door not to squash it 😊
      How the love for #cottagegardenstyle all began for How the love for #cottagegardenstyle all began for me #geoffhamilton #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore
      My daffodils at last absorbing the sun to dry off My daffodils at last absorbing the sun to dry off before being stored for next year #londoncottagegarden #daffodils #narcissi #cottagecore #springbulbs
      The last tulip Apricot Parrot looking like it’s The last tulip Apricot Parrot looking like it’s spent the night out on the town. #londoncottagegarden #tulips #parrottulips #springbulbs
      My latest blog is about the realities of growing t My latest blog is about the realities of growing tulips in pots. Link in bio #tulips #londoncottagegarden #cottagegarden #containergardening
      Look at my compost. Isn’t it wonderful. A veri Look at my compost. Isn’t it wonderful. A veritable triumph. #londoncottagegarden #compost #homemadecompost #citygarden
      Sitting in the garden at last #londoncottagegarden Sitting in the garden at last #londoncottagegarden #cottagecore #citygarden
      Self seeders @gravetyemanor , red valerian and tel Self seeders @gravetyemanor , red valerian and tellima growing out of a lovely old wall. #gravetyemanor #londoncottagegarden #selfseeders #cottagecore #cottagecoreaesthetic
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