Cottagekaren22's Blog archive

Front Garden

The front garden is overflowing with colour and growth. I’ve put up some metal fencing...

Shade lover

This is one of the very best plants for shade I have ever grown. In the winter it...

Marvellous May

May began with the creation of Fairy Gardens with Niamh (who was 3 at the end of...

Winchester Visit

I didn’t take many pics, but we had a really lovely time. Winchester is beautiful....

Visiting Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire

Hello friends. This week we had an overnight stay in Winchester and on the way home...

Shaftesbury Abbey Gardens

Here are a few photos taken on my shift yesterday. I volunteer as a guide in the...

Easter week at Stourhead

I think I much prefer a late Easter to an early one don’t you? We have bluebells...

Steam Train Adventure

This week we had the pleasure of Niamh for a whole day on Thursday. Can you believe...

Almost 11 months since we started planting now…

And this week I have been reminded why I choose to garden largely in pots here. Trying...

This week’s adventure

For my pre-birthday treat we explored Exeter Tuesday and Wednesday and had a night...

Another Adventure…

Our first visit to Bradford On Avon. A beautiful old Town near Bath. Gorgeous soft...

Tidy up time!

It’s been a miserable winter in my house. Three really nasty chest infections on...