Cottage Garden

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• Hi

  :p I just joined and am looking forward to my time spent here. I grow roswes here in Albuquerque and currently have 42 in my yard and have evey shape and size. One on my favorites is the Queen Elizabeth but, I've never seen or smelled a rose I don't… More

• Flowers for Veggies Anyone?

  Hi, I had fantastic luck with my veggie seeds this season, and now I'm left with a lot of seeds I don't need. Would anyone be interested in trading their leftover flower seeds/bulbs for them? Some are commercial and packed for this year, some are gathered from last years harvest.… More

• Ladyhawthorne's Canterbury Trails

  ... decided to call my little mobile home Canterbury Cottage beacuse I love all things medieval, so naming the… More

• I need advice on a pathway/patio

  ...lp. My backyard is a mess! I live in an small old cottage style house. In the backyard, there was a garden path put in at some point but it was done with concrete cut similiar to flagstone. Photos are attached. I am… More

• Moose

  ... saw this beautiful girl on our way home from the cottage on Monday. This is the very first time I've finally been successful in getting good moose photos! They are usually very timid but this one was very intent on getting her lunch. More

• Help! fix my jungle!

  ...n some lilies for a romantic effect. Look at your garden objectively - see if there are plantings that would look better together than apart.… More

• This is my first picture. Hope it works

  ... years ago from a feline rescue site called Kitty Cottage. She is a wonderful addition to the family. More

• Newbie from GA

  Hi there. Glad to find an active garden board. I live in extreme north GA on the TN border. This is my first year trying a veggie garden, so we'll see how this adventure goes. I've been working on my flower garden for awhile now. But have been bad and… More

• Newbie from VA

  Hi there. DH and I have been gardening off and on for over 25 years. I retired last January due to health reasons. Now I have more time to play in the dirt! We have a little over 3/4 of an acre. We have decided we are going to start… More

• septic an plantings...

  We bought our house about 6 months ago. We knew it had a septic and thought we would be able to figure out where the drain field and everything were since we had the diagrame and copy of the permit. HOWEVER. The company who put it in won't get back… More

• one acre and dont know where to start

  ... cottage in north aberdeenshire, with one acre of garden. This is mainly grass with a couple of beds. My plan is to split it between veg and grass for my children to play on. Problem is that the house was vacacant for a whole… More

• Garden Design

  I have read about a million garden books and enjoyed every one of them. They are full of great ideas. However, I have never had much of a plan when I start making beds. If I find a plant irrestistable, I will buy it and squeeze it in. I plant… More

• Mitzilou's Secret Little Getaway Cottage!

  I was thinking about having a similar place (my own ideas however) like the Herbal Teapot and Biscuit Nook place (for one reason---I visited over there in their establishment recently and it was vacated, or they were all on vacation, or just ignored me all together !----so the idea came… More

• Pictures of the *Magic Cottage*

  ...t know why it is I have been calling it the magic cottage - it isn't a cottage at all, but more of a cabin. :) When we first moved in -- we needed quite a bit of plumbing work and they ripped out the back driveway entirely. Here… More

• My own little magic cottage

  I grew up spending a few weeks each summer in this cabin... My Pap built it in 1980 as a retirement home for him and Gramma; unfortunately, he passed away in 1985 and didn't get to enjoy many summers here with Gram. My Grandmother and her mom continued to spend… More

• Looong front garden

  ... new home and I'd like to add some blooms to our 'cottage' garden. I have ordered a Blaze Rose, a PeeGee Hydrangea, a Bristol Ruby Weigelia,Giant Phlox and 3 Mockorange. Where to put them though?? If anyone can give me suggestions or feedback I'd… More

• Hi

  ...w to gardening; I have a beautiful little English cottage rose garden, it's now three years old. When I moved in, the outside was completely paved and concreted, with an old air shelter - now it's a mass of blooms. It's addictive,… More

• Kinda New

  ... and on for several years. I have always wanted a cottage garden, but don't know… More

• Saying Hi Hoping to make friends.

  ...go, we have managed to build up a secret garden a cottage style… More

• I'll be away this weekend!

  Going off to the family summer cottage for the weekend...should be back sometime on Sunday! More

• Strolling in an English cottage garden....

  awesome pics, thanks for sharing More

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