creating a willow heart wreath for autumn home decor

Autumn Home Decor – Seasonal Styling for the Home

For a few days after the summer ends, I am a little lost as to where to begin first in the home. Of course spiders must be returned to the garden from ceilings which truthfully have been neglected for some time and windows should gleam to filter in Autumn’s glory; Once chores are complete however, […]

assorted diy seed envelopes

How to make DIY Seed Envelopes – seeds to scatter

I had for some time been sitting at the breakfast table trying to separate my harvested seeds from their protective coats when I said out loud “I saw Carol Klein on Gardeners World do something like this.” I gently blew what I hoped to be only the dried waste across the table perhaps with a […]

wooden obelisk in cottage garden

Cottage Garden Plans – Part Two: the wooden obelisk

Please do not misconstrue the following sentence… I have been utilising Mr M and his thing-a-me-jig again. That is to say, once he had read last week’s post it was full steam ahead to create a wooden obelisk. “No, no, pallets won’t work” he insisted “I need to use 2×4’s.” We have more than our […]