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Periwinkle Cottage
Their English Country Cottages I fell in love with the quaint of it Lisa, her husband and their Cocker Spaniel Ruby moved into this dreamy cottage 20 years ago (so that’s why these roses are so stunning). They were searching for the holy grail of a character cottage in a village location so when the estate agents telephoned to say they had a new cottage just come onto the market,…
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Getting the best out of your flowers
There’s nothing quite like fresh flowers in the home. In fact, they are probably my favourite ‘accessory’. It is just unfortunate they don’t last forever. However, there are a few things you can do that will help maximise the life of your blooms and, with Valentine’s day just around the corner, I thought it was good timing to share my tips – just in case those hints have worked and you are on the receiving end of getting some flowers over…
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Starre Corner
Their English Country Cottages The minute I walked through the door I knew it was the one. Despite knowing that I shouldn’t show my hand to the estate agent I don’t think I kept a very good poker face Louisa and her husband Mark searched the length and breadth of the country to find the perfect renovation project “I had a list of requirements which felt totally unachievable on our…
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Encouraging Wildlife into your garden – Three things I’m doing
Did you do the RSPB birdwatch last weekend? I decided to do it after reading about it on Instagram. To be honest I wasn’t familiar with it but after doing some research I was amazed at how much information has been collated already and how it has helped our understanding of the challenges faced by wildlife. As a result, I thought I would focus on doing three additional things to help encourage wildlife into my garden.…
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Buttercup Cottage
Their English Country Cottages I walked into the main bedroom and fell in love – even with its leaky roof, peeling wallpaper and old tatty carpet, my sixth sense told me that this was right. The deeds to this whippersnapper of a cottage (1865!) mention numerous single women living in the cottage over the years and given it’s location, it was thought to have been built for single young females…
