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  • Back Garden Transformation (Part 2 of one thousand probably)

    I have been procrastinating on making another back garden transformation post because I am constantly working on it and can’t actually keep up to write something. My last post was here. It looks so different than it did months ago,… Continue reading

    Back Garden Transformation (Part 2 of one thousand probably)

  • Pond Residents and Hanging Baskets

    It’s been the loveliest weekend, <<<Scotland won their world cup game>>> and I got lots of new flowers for the garden. 😍 I have so many pots and baskets that need filled and I got a banging start on it… Continue reading

    Pond Residents and Hanging Baskets

  • What Two Weeks of Sunshine Will Do (Front Garden)

    We are baaaack and it has been a boiling two weeks while we were away, and the evidence is in the garden. Nearly everything shot up and filled out. The mulch really did it’s job in suppressing nearly all of… Continue reading

    What Two Weeks of Sunshine Will Do (Front Garden)

  • Last Garden Update in May

    I’m back home to America for the rest of the month and I’ve tried to set all of my plants up for success while I’m away, but I am nervous to see what the garden will look like two weeks… Continue reading

    Last Garden Update in May

  • Back to the Pond

    We finally got a few plants to start filling our murky little pond. 🙂 Andrew and I picked out a couple, just to start adding some life to it and hopefully encourage some wildlife. I’ve always dreamed of having a… Continue reading

    Back to the Pond

  • Mulch Madness

    The moment I’ve been dreaming of has arrived- I have mulched the front garden. I know it’s not for everyone, but I love a tidy mulched look. 🥹 I opted for strulch because a.) it’s cheapest and b.) it will… Continue reading

    Mulch Madness

  • Back Garden Transformation (In Progress) (Part 1)

    We have done so much more in the back garden than I was even expecting this winter. It was basically a disaster and now it is only half a disaster. We have had waste removers come out THREE TIMES to… Continue reading

    Back Garden Transformation (In Progress) (Part 1)

  • The Gang Builds A Pond

    My little robin friend joined me for our big dig project in the front garden this autumn. My ideas for the front are always changing, but the driving force is that I want it to feel like a secluded world… Continue reading

    The Gang Builds A Pond

  • Getting Stoned

    The last project we took on in March, before I briefly returned to America, was to extend our walkway with gravel on either sides. The grass and mud had buried our path to the house and we wanted it to… Continue reading

    Getting Stoned