I have finally finished the craft fair road signs. It was one of those projects that, on paper, looked like lots of fun. I was on day three of what turned out to be eight straight days, and I was starting to wonder what the heck I had taken on. I had not anticipated that one of the paints I was using needed five coats. Gardeners Crafting Diary of Wonderment March 2026

I will discuss the sort of plants that are really easy to grow; mostly they all self-seed with ease and need little care, to create the backbone to an English cottage garden. Whilst it is easy to admire a blooming cottage garden, it is rare to consider how much work is involved and in truth, it should all look after itself for most of the year

I have usually worked throughout the year so that the summer months can be spent reading, thinking about new ideas

As we head towards the summer solstice I like to spend days in the garden planning future planting schemes and researching colour for...