Garden Culture Magazine

Garden Culture Magazine

Garden Culture Magazine

Garden Culture Magazine

Six small samples of having to accept things as they are when you have a small garden The post Compromises in a town cottage garden appeared first on London Cottage Garden.

This blog shows what happens when action is taken or is not taken - one only learns by trial and error so my blog may help you make those big decisions and avoid making the same mistakes. The post In London Cottage Garden what happens when…… appeared first on London Cottage Garden.

I often think about what a garden is for. In this third blog I suggest that having an outdoor space to think about, daydream about and be out in is a great distraction from harsh reality, worries and niggles. The post What is a garden for? Further thoughts. appeared first on London Cottage Garden.

Today July 6th I'm posting some photos of what's happening in my cottage garden this weekend plus one pic at the end of my Mum who at 103 yrs old is still gardening; summer bedding now and planning bulbs for next year. The post Early July in my cottage garden appeared first on London Cottage...

Here is a short practical blog showing how cutting my perennial plants back to the ground now will be good for the garden and good for the soil. I can spread compost in the new spaces and new growth will be up within a week or so. It takes a spurt of courage to hack away at growing plants but do...

Cottage garden planting means beds, borders and containers crammed full of plants you love just because you love them. Let some weeds in, let in the wildlife and sit back and enjoy the mad profusion of the seasons. The post Cottage garden planting – why am I dithering? appeared first on London...

This blog is about how lovely and simple grasses can be in a small town cottage garden, bringing greenery which can turn to red, gold and bronze through the year, as well as movement in the wind and sparkle in the rain. The post Grasses – they look great in a small town garden appeared first on...

Here are my tips for having wildlife in your garden to make it a lively and joyous place for you and all the other creatures we have to share our space with. We can all find our own balance. The post Cottage garden wildlife tips – the reality appeared first on London Cottage Garden.

I've discovered mail order fresh alstroemerias and am so happy to support Sussex grown flowers from @alstroemeriaben of Crosslands Flower Nursery. Supermarkets are full of them but his are something special. The post Cottage garden alstroemerias for a vase appeared first on London Cottage Garden.

Suddenly we have a nightly visiting hedgehog coming for food after years of not seeing one. They are such lovely little creatures - and mean there is a chain of Life in the garden from beetles to foxes all living and munching and having a lovely time. The post Cottage garden hedgehog appeared...

In a designed garden or a pristine perfect garden I wonder where they keep all the stuff that anyone pottering in their garden will need every few minutes? Where do they chuck stuff they don't know what to do with? The post Where do you put all your garden stuff? appeared first on London...

The joys and benefits of wildlife in our gardens benefit not only us but also every living creature in our space, deep in the soil and up in the air. Wildlife in a garden brings LIFE and that brings joy. The post Joys of a wildlife garden appeared first on London Cottage Garden.

An old print of women harvesting violets in the south of France. (Harvard Papers in Botany, Vol 18 No. 2) Great confustion exists not only amongst us gardeners about what is and what isn’t a scented violet, but also with botanists. Luckly, with recient DNA sequencing the problem seems to...

I know that people find it fascinating that I live and now garden in the house where I was born and where my father was born (he died in 2014 at a healthy 100). It not all that unusual, I think, in much of New England, and oddly enough, it’s not that odd for my neighborhood for some reason. In...

On the left in early April the driveway is nearly ready for landscape material. On the right just after planting in mid May. If you’ve been following along regarding the first phase of our big driveway reinvention project, I’m thrilled to share that we are nearly complete. The last of the...

The annual vine known as the Cup and Saucer vine is beloved by many gardeners. Their large, cup-shaped purple or white blossoms and their distinctive flaring corollas look very much like teacups. Many of us never really think about that, like. Like so many familiar garden flowers, the Cup and...