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Six on Saturday – The March Cottage Garden
The weather, as we move from March to April has been challenging to say the least and the only plants that seem truly happy at the moment are pansies, roses and tulips. I thought this week I would celebrate new growth in the cottage garden, the promise of what is to...
Six on Saturday – Bulbs of Colour
I love this time of year when the garden starts to come back to life with exotic colours. Last October I started planting bulbs for Spring as the cottage garden didn't have a lot of bulbs. For the last month I have had fresh daffodils all over the house and garden. I...
Six on Saturday – January Veg Patch
This week we are taking a look at the vegetables that are currently growing here at the cottage. It's been an odd winter and milder than most so everything is currently looking a bit leafy here. I confess that in December my lack of constant care in the greenhouse had...
Six on Saturday – January Colour
First of All a Happy New Year to you all. I took quite a break there and my blog is going to look a little different to all of you as I slow down and pull back but the one thing I'm continuing is sharing the cottage garden. I keep a log of how the garden is doing so I...
Grow | Plant Lust
Have you ever walked by a plant and been so overwhelmed by its beauty you had to have it in your garden? This probably only happens to gardeners but this happened to me quite a lot over the last two weeks resulting in some rather beautiful new additions to the cottage...
Grow | Six on Saturday – Preparing for Spring
Put down that cuppa and try not to gasp too loudly but this week I have tackled the land that time forgot i.e. our front garden. This Saturday's post is all about preparing for Spring with bulb planting, weeding mulching and dealing with a few, er...let's call them...
