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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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      They’ve conspired to keep me out of the shed #pa They’ve conspired to keep me out of the shed #passionflower #clematismontana #holdinghands
      And again. And again.
      For goodness sake what’s wrong with your water b For goodness sake what’s wrong with your water bowl indoors!?
      Good morning everybody. #mrgreycat #feralcat #mis Good morning everybody. #mrgreycat #feralcat #missfoxy #tortiesisters
      What climbing plant could work its way up this wil What climbing plant could work its way up this willow screen I wonder? Any suggestions please? Sunny.
      Thrilled to see my first passionflower in the plan Thrilled to see my first passionflower in the plant in a pot , covered in buds but now a flower! Must be thriving! #passionflower #passiflora #climbingplants #containergardening #cottagegardening
      Waiting patiently for breakfast #foxy #urbanfox #b Waiting patiently for breakfast #foxy #urbanfox #beautifulfoxes
      Cut 7 buds from Port Sunlight @david_austin_roses Cut 7 buds from Port Sunlight @david_austin_roses which I haven’t even planted yet! Fantastic scent #roses #cottagegardenroses
      Cut from Port Sunlight David Austin rose that came Cut from Port Sunlight David Austin rose that came today. #davidaustinroses #englishroses #cottagegardenflowers
      Impressed with @sarahraven wallflowers in cardboar Impressed with @sarahraven wallflowers in cardboard packaging and a good size. #wallflowers
      Deadheading my white buddleja nearly every day rea Deadheading my white buddleja nearly every day really pays off. Masses of flowers for months. #buddleja #cottagegarden #pollinators
      An orderly queue for breakfast and her mate is sno An orderly queue for breakfast and her mate is snoozing in the border. #urbanfoxes #feralcat
      Takes a second to see it doesn’t it? Takes a second to see it doesn’t it?
      Miss Popsie Poppit having a wash Miss Popsie Poppit having a wash
      Don’t worry if your grass in a pot gets dried ou Don’t worry if your grass in a pot gets dried out. Half a bucket of water and an hour later it’s just fine. #hakonechloamacra #grasses #containergardening #londoncottagegarden
      Our beautiful creatures here for their breakfast # Our beautiful creatures here for their breakfast #urbanfoxes
      Our regular visitors. Are they siblings or an ite Our regular visitors. Are they siblings or an item? Don’t know. Anyone know about these things?
      New blog about how great grasses are in a small to New blog about how great grasses are in a small town garden. Link in bio. #londoncottagegarden #grasses #ornamentalgrasses #containergardening
      That common and beautiful grass that’s now calle That common and beautiful grass that’s now called Anemanthele lessoniana. You can’t beat it for loveliness. #londoncottagegarden #containergardening
      A grass in a pot. Such a winner. #hakonechloa #co A grass in a pot. Such a winner. #hakonechloa #containergardening #whichfordpottery #londoncottagegarden
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