Fancy growing your own vegetables this year? There’s nothing quite like it – you can be absolutely sure there’ll be no nasty chemicals added, and you’ve got all the benefits of eating very fresh, very seasonal foods which are packed with nutrients. The only downside is that you might find…
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Finally, the days are lengthening and the weather’s improving. Outside, plants are waking up after their long winter sleep and starting to respond to the mixture of sunshine and showers we get at the time of year. It’s time to get outdoors and start the spring jobs, ready to reap…
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Your eyes may glaze over as they regale you with every step in the life cycle of their prize winning dahlias from root to flower – but there’s one thing about the keen gardener in your life, they’re easy to shop for! We’ve rounded up a few of our perennial…
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Summer’s the time to enjoy the garden, and sit back and relax with your feet up and a cup of tea. Autumn is the time to pay for it though, and put some work in to get garden ready for winter and give it a flying start for next year.…
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According to the song, how many kinds of sweet flowers grow in an English country garden? Well, as far as we’re concerned, the answer is ‘lots’! If you want a cottage garden look, ‘organised chaos’ is the theme – forget plants in neat, serried rows and plant as much as…
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Lavender has to be one of the most versatile plants we know – you can use the flowers, both fresh and dried, for decoration; you can eat it; make drinks with it; fill scent sachets and you can even plant it in the garden. As lavender essential oil, it’s also…
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We all love to see birds in the garden, from robins in the winter to cheeky blue tits hopping around the bird feeder. Depending on where you live, you might also see some more unusual avian visitors if you’re on a migratory path. If you live in the country, you…
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We love our outside space here at Cosy Home, and we’re particularly fond of a traditional cottage garden. This is a look you can recreate in pretty much any size or shape of garden by putting in the right plants – you could even use planters or pots to transform…
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