Cottagekaren22's Blog archive

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...

July is here!

In 10 days time we will have lived in our new home for 5 months! We are really enjoying...

Another step in bringing my vision to reality…

I have added three new Dwarf Pines. The first is Pinus sylvestris Watereri of which...

The Front Garden Developments

Since the back garden is pretty much done, and we are now just waiting for some decent...

The trials that come with new-build homes, Especially for Gardeners!

My poor young Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ is dead! I dug it out today and discovered running...

Today at Stourhead….New Discoveries

It is a real blessing for us to live only about 12 miles from this Iconic English...