Beautiful Belle and The Cottage Garden – Part Three

“There is a chandelier on the washing line Mum, why?” asked Little Miss staring at the freshly hosed pretty drying in the spring sunshine. “It’s so odd and not at all normal” she continued. “Huh, I’m only surprised you even needed to mention it” her brother mocked “and we’re not really all that normal anyway, […]

white picket fence surrounding potential small cottage garden in front of painted shepherds hut

Beautiful Belle and The Cottage Garden – Part Two

Recently Mr M called me to say the wonderful decorators he works with had gifted me several pots of unwanted paint. They know of my many furniture up-cycles and hoped these tins would come in handy. I enquired as to colours and quantity and gushed with gratitude and looked forward to Mr M returning home […]

Cottage Garden book by Geoff Hamilton

Beautiful Belle and The Cottage Garden – Part One

We had been thinking a revamp of the Wildflower Garden was inevitable. Well I had. Whilst at the heady height of summer this space looked utterly perfect, it wasn’t particularly pleasing in winter. More bare earth than butterfly and bee haven. We discussed many possibilities and then it was during a conversation about my up […]