Summer Garden Refresh: Vibrant Colors and Beautiful Cut Flowers | Cottage Garden Vlog 🪴

Hey there! I'm excited to share this week's cottage garden vlog with you. I've been busy refreshing my containers and pots with vibrant Summer colours - think bright oranges and terracotta shades.
But that's not all - I also cleared out one of my raised beds to make room for gorgeous cut flowers. I planted Zinnias I grew from seed, along with some cosmos and dahlias. And, of course, I couldn't forget to cut back my daffodil foliage!
Tune in to see what else is growing in my garden.

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[daymonv]

I swear, you wear some of the cutest jumpers. Just adorable.

[bridgetphillips]

The sound of the rain and the birds is magical. So peaceful and relaxing.
Garden is looking gorgeous. ♥

[patriciamoore]

Good work on the vinyl vs mirrored glass, looks good. Garden is buzzing with life. Looking forward to hearing how the telly/tv appearance went....hope you had a great time and that your slot was not shortened!

[vickinoeske]

The garden looks lush and lovely. Your overalls are always so cute.🩷

[tonileigh]

We here in Michigan in the U.S. went a month with no rain. Then 3 days of downpours! I have several 30 gallon barrels that I filled with rain. Now another 2 weeks of no rain so it's coming in handy. More rain coming starting Friday for a few days and will be collecting it again. My flower and veg gardens are behind due to the never-ending winter we had, followed by a hungry groundhog, and now a hot, dry period. Oh well, the joys of gardening. I loved hearing the sounds of rain and birds in your video. The mirrors look lovely.

[yvette]

I quite like the mirrored vinyl. You get the flowers at the bottom in focus and then a borrowed view higher up. Adds dimension to the garden. 🌸😀

[thelilacmum]

O Catherine. Your garden makes my heart sing. A beautiful person and a beautiful garden. I need a cup a tea. 💜

[leslieweber]

We are suffering a mild drought here in Midwest USA. I have two rain barrels and they have been a God-send! I highly recommend catching the rainwater. Plants are happier with that water as well versus the tap…who knows what is in that water!!😅. Love your (and miss Karen’s) garden video’s 😊

[dedestephens]

The mirror frames look great and it's better than worrying about broken glass. It gives the effect you wanted and it's safer. The reflections are nice and hopefully the rain won't ruin them. Well done! All that soil! Lol you got work to do!

[little_misscrafty]

Aaaah the abundance and glory, your garden looks magical Catherine ✨️🌹🌻🌷🪻🌱✨️

[ShauntelleHamlett]

I love that you are willing to try planting things that might not be “perfect” for the season. It helps me to feel better about experimenting for my tiny garden!

[connieholcomb]

I so enjoyed your video. I love seeing all of your flowers, You are such a beautiful lady inside and out with such a sweet personality. And so talented in everything you do. I will keep watchin and you keep smilin.. Love from over the sea.🐞🦋🐝

[anasmith]

Rain ☔️ blooms 🌸🌺 happy birdies 🐤🐦 n B’s 🐝🐝🐝 = Happy Place 😌🙏🙏🙏

[Carlyjadeocean]

Aaaa loved this 🤍🫶🏼 I met a lady on a walk the other day and she took me back to her garden and gave me some of those orange flowers near to your sweet peas! How lovely I’ll have to get the planted 🧡

[donnamullins]

Garden is beautiful. Love hearing the rain on your umbrella. Everything tidy. Pots are so pretty. Can't wait for your "barrel garden". Enjoy your week.

[tonyaclaxton]

Your yard is so beautiful. Peonies are my favourite

[ehpeachylove]

My dear Catherine your garden looks amazing.

Loved the rain, sounded wonderful. Loved the song as you pulled weeds.

You’ve inspired me to do more in my courtyard even though the sunlight is not a full 8 hrs, I’ve planted squash, tomatoes, bell pepper and burp-less cucumber in pots and on Plant dollies for easy movement. Tomatoes and one squash plant seems to be doing ok…lots of herbs, they do well …

I just watched a gardener said Sterling from the bottom in pots is better as watering from the top doesn’t get water to the roots… some I e put pot saucers on some of my plants.

Well great video as usual. I saved a honey bee today so it oils not get stepped on, plus I have a shallow plate that they can land on and get a drink. My water fountains are a haven for finches, doves, blue jays and a few others. Hummingbirds love them too.

Have a great weekend.❤❤❤❤

[danalynge]

Your garden is beautiful! Seeing your nasturtiums reminded me of when one of my sons was about four. Our neighbor asked him what he ate for dinner. He replied, “Bones and flowers.”. I had to explain we ate spare ribs and salad with nasturtiums in it. It gave me a chuckle.

[kathibrowneyes]

Wow! Im impressed with the "glass". See how long it lasts.good job for now.❤

[Joy-zplv]

RAIN .. Can you send it my way? I collect water but it is already gone. We had 5 minutes of rain today (about 7 drops 😅). So the barrels are still very empty. My roses are blooming at the moment. Your front garden bed is so beautiful - I love it! And all those barrels - it will be amazing! Love from Germany 🤗