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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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If you like a white daffodil here’s ‘Thalia’

If you like a white daffodil here’s ‘Thalia’, fragrant, pure white. #daffodils #londoncottagegarden #cottagegardenflowers #springbulbs

Supermarket alstroemerias picking up colours in a

Supermarket alstroemerias picking up colours in a very old vintage vase #londoncottagegarden #vintage #alstromerias #cottagegardenflowers

Different colour combinations to enhance the acer

Different colour combinations to enhance the acer #londoncottagegarden #cottagegarden #colourinthegarden #gardenfurniture

Daffodils from the garden in a vintage vase #londo

Daffodils from the garden in a vintage vase #londoncottagegarden #vintage #daffodils #cottagegardenplants #cottagegardenflowers

Crown Derby cup 1910 for coffee in the garden #cro

Crown Derby cup 1910 for coffee in the garden #crownderby #vintage #antique #coffeeinthegarden #springsunshine

Supermarket daffs in a vintage vase #londoncottage

Supermarket daffs in a vintage vase #londoncottagegarden #vintage #daffodils #springflowers

Vase of Sainsbury’s daffodils today #vintagevase

Vase of Sainsbury’s daffodils today #vintagevase #daffodils #narcissi #londoncottagegarden

Today’s vase. I think the daff is”Sweetness”

Today’s vase. I think the daff is”Sweetness”. Not certain #londoncottagegarden #springbulbs #narcissi #vintagevase #daffodils

A few picked from the garden #londoncottagegarden

A few picked from the garden #londoncottagegarden #springbulbs #daffodils #narcissi

New on my blog - how to introduce a new colour in

New on my blog - how to introduce a new colour in your garden

Ultimate bran tub excitement from @bluebellcottage

Ultimate bran tub excitement from @bluebellcottagegardens @sue.beesley with plants wrapped in greaseproof paper instead of pots. Wonderful. #londoncottagegarden #cottagegardenplants #perennials

Front garden colours in spring - yellow, purple, b

Front garden colours in spring - yellow, purple, blue, green @londoncottagegarden #colourinthegarden #narcissi #containergardening

Sun trap chair at my front door where I perch prec

Sun trap chair at my front door where I perch precariously in the sunshine #londoncottagegarden #gardenfurniture #gardenchair #colourinthegarden

Bit over optimistic this morning as it turns out #

Bit over optimistic this morning as it turns out #londoncottagegarden #spring #sunshine #blueskies

Colourful items can save a garden on a dull rainy

Colourful items can save a garden on a dull rainy day #londoncottagegarden #gardenfurniture #fermob #yellow

Just a few feet away

Just a few feet away

Handy tip. Bright sticky tape on handles of hand

Handy tip. Bright sticky tape on handles of hand tools to easily find them #londoncottagegarden

Beautiful lichen on a twig. 2nd pic for scale. Bit

Beautiful lichen on a twig. 2nd pic for scale. Bit geeky I know. #londoncottagegarden #lichen

Mug of morning coffee today - a present from my lo

Mug of morning coffee today - a present from my lovely friend Jazzy #morningcoffee #sittinginthegarden #londoncottagegarden

This bleeding heart/dicentra is showing me it isn’t dead! I had no way of telling since it went underground last summer. #cottagegardenplants #containergardening #gardenpots #londoncottagegarden

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