- 5 days ago
EARLY SPRING & WINTER BLOOMERS | Bye bye dreary days
Today it's all about those glorious early blooming plants that make winter feel that bit shorter and give us a pre-spring burst of color.
- Jan 9
SWEET PEAS | Happiness & the scent of summer
The world doesn't just need love, it also needs more sweet peas! At least, I think so. And it seems like it’s not just me. In England,...
- Nov 14, 2022
QUINCE CHEESE, QUINCE JELLY & QUINCE JUICE | 1 batch of quince, 3 delicious recipes
Quince juice, quince jelly and quince cheese. Three delicious recipes with quince, perfect to sweeten up autumn.
- Aug 30, 2022
SPECTACULAR SPRING | All you need to know about planting spring bulbs
It’s that strange in-between time of year where summer is not quite ready to say goodbye yet and fall is slowly starting to sneak in....
- Jul 29, 2022
A DRY TOPIC? | How to water your garden
Bright sunshine, beach weather and long balmy nights sitting outside – it's a summer right out of a picture book. As lovely as it all is...
- Feb 12, 2022
AGEING FLOWER POTS | Terracotta with a sprinkling of Homemade Patina
What an utterly lovely new flower pot: beautifully clean, orange, smooth – and sterile. Is that really what we want in a cottage garden?...
- Oct 29, 2021
AUTUMNAL HAPPINESS | Or 10 perfect reasons to fall in love with fall
It grows each year: my love for fall. Not to go too dark on you here but it shows us that life is somewhat fleeting. Autumn's arrival can...
- Oct 5, 2021
110,000 EURO FOR ONE TULIP | The tale of Tulip Mania
Once upon a time… Isn’t that how all good fairy tales start? Only this one isn’t fiction but actually happened all the way back in the...
- Sep 17, 2021
COOL KIDS | When the going gets tough, the tough get going
Have you heard of cool flowers? They're hardy annuals that can already be sown in the fall (autumn) or very early spring. Find out more?
- Jul 29, 2021
THE JOY OF UNAPOLOGETIC SIMPLICITY
I imagine most people think of France as a modern country with all the amenities one has come to expect. Is that true of everywhere in...
