Cottagekaren22's Blog archive

Front Garden Potterings with Pests!

The front isn’t really how I would like it to be, but hey ho, I will get there gradually....

Sombre November

It feels like weeks since we had a glimpse of the sun. And here on the top of the...

New Garden and A Challenging Year

Now that we (in the Northern Hemisphere) are all hunkering down, cosying up and dreaming...

Autumn at Stourhead

We both love visiting Stourhead, and we try to go at least every couple of weeks...

Jungle vibes

My Fatsia has grown so tall on its single stem that it is now tree like and about...

Five months after we started planting the Garden

Here are a few photos. It’s a pity the weather has turned rather gloomy again. But...

Acer ‘Jerre Schwartz’

I thought I’d share with you one of my best and favourite plants in my new garden....

The Beautiful Dorset Coast

Well, we finally made it to the coast. Exactly one year since we moved permanently...

4 months on from planting….

Some photos of my new garden today.

Today at Stourhead.

This is the perfect place for a couple of hours of mindful relaxation and gentle...

I love this time of year!

I always enjoy the relaxed feel of the natural world in late summer. Everything has...

Yesterday

I’m trying another blog… Yesterday we went with friends to the vintage Airshow at...