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Karen B

I am a Cottage Gardener with a passion for Cornflowers. Poppies and Delphiniums. I grow and sell old-fashioned, often scented flowers from a little blue shed. I also run creative Workshops. Why not come and colour, stitch or craft yourself happy in my studio which is full of vintage treasures, haberdashery and treasured finds?

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I have been gardening hard. I am sure you know what that feels like. Every bed needs weeding, feeding and to be turned over. The lawns need mowing and there are a million teeny tiny seedlings to tend. So here I am again, pushed to the limits, wondering if a husband (or two) would lighten my burden 😂. But every evening, with the fire lit and Daisy-Mae and Harry on my knee, I treat my weathered, tired hands to some lovely hand cream. My moisturiser of choice is @crabtreeandevelyn and these small tubes, in a variety of gorgeous fragrances all came in a delightful tin (which you can see in the background) with a fabulous Toile style design, featuring happy, busy gardeners. When the tin is empty, I will use it for storing packets of seeds 😊. #gardening #springgardening #crabtreeandevelyn #handcream #muscari #toile #toile #happygardeninglife #myplaceisinthegarden #happyinthegarden #vintagechina #vintagejug #bee

My flowers for you for the weekend are very close to my heart. Always grown by my Grandmother and affectionately known as 'Gillyflowers', these fragrant Cottage Garden flowers are always part of my Spring garden. This gorgeous pink one is from @chilternseeds and is called Erysium cheiri 'Giant Pink'. It's a classic English Wallflower which grows tall, (45cm) but provides long stems for cutting. And oh.... that colour!!! #wallflowers #englishwallflowers #cottagegardenflowers #wildforflowers #gillivers #gillyflowers #flowergram #flowersmakemehappy #inspiredbypetals #botanicalpickmeup #slowfloralstyle #justbefloral #flowersandotherstories #myfloraldays #moodforfloral #idreaminflowers #mymomentwithflowers

I collect 'Magic City' china. Designed in 1966 by Susan Williams-Ellis of Portmeirion Pottery and made in Stoke-on-Trent, the design has a style which chimes in with the beat of my slightly hippy heart. Too young to join in 'The Summer of Love', I was still so drawn to the whole movement through the music and 'Flower Power'. And to this day I still hold close to my heart the knowledge that peace and love all stem from San Francisco 😊My new coffee cups and milk jug came from the lovely @judytdenton. Judy herself is a little bit magic because she sources all kinds of treasures which make a house a home. So if I invite you round for coffee be prepared to embrace your inner bohemian ! And to do it in style with my gorgeous china. 🌸. #magiccity #portmeirion #susanwilliamsellis #stokeontrent #thepotteries #1966 #coffee #coffeeset #sixties #thesixties #bohemian #macro #macrophotography #photography #stilllife #stilllife_perfection #milkjug #mystyle #tulips #coleandsonwallpaper

My heart 💙is in the garden, but the rain is keeping me indoors. So I have brought the outside in and filled the house with pots of Muscari 'Artist'. These beautiful blue flower buds are my gift to you for the weekend 💙 #stormyweather #spring #heart #myheartisinthegarden #stilllife_perfection #wildforflowers #muscari #jparkerbulbs #muscariartist #stylingtheseasons #mystyle #fabricheart #blue #euphorbia #green #springbulbs #potsofbulbs

Think of this as a Spring tonic! I do appreciate that the artificial pink birds in the glass dome are not to everyone's taste, but they bring great cheer to me everyday in my studio. And even if you don't like the birds, just allow the colour rush in this scene to give you a boost! Let's have more fun with colour! #tulips #springflowers #spring #stylingtheseasons #glassdome #artificialbirds #euphorbia #wildforflowers #cottagegardenflowers #flowers #colour #colourrush #pink #green #stilllife #stilllife_perfection #vintagejugs #vintagechina #pinkandgreen #prettyinpink

I made some little nests. I gathered moss, lichen and little feathers from the Meadow and bound them together with beautiful linen thread from @ayarnstory in Bath. I then made some teeny tiny eggs from air-dry clay and painted them a soulful shade of blue and nestled them safely inside. Altogether a perfectly lovely thing to do on a stormy day on Dartmoor. #nests #birdsnests #moss #lichen #linen #linenthread #stilllife #stillifephotography #stilllife_perfection #macro #celebratetheseason

It's only one Tulip bud (and it's not even the variety written on the label) but its pink with a flash of green (surely Viridiflora, not Parrot) and it's very close to flowering and it's such a sweet sign of Spring! #tulips #parrottulips #viridiflora #springflowers #cottagegardenflowers #cutflowers

Harry wanted you to know that he did most of the work! And he is tired out 😓 According to Harry all Daisy-Mae did was swish her tail over the window sill and it was him who did the heavy work. Funny thing is Harry I saw you flat out on your electric cat bed most of the day 😻😂. #cats #catsofinstagram #instagramcats #blackcats #catagram #rescuecats #catsatwork #springclean #tidyup #tiredcats

It has taken me ALL DAY to tidy my studio! I make such a mess and couldn't even see the tops of the tables 🙈. But I had help. Here is Daisy-Mae tidying the window sill and looking pretty! #catsofinstagram #catagram #tigercat #rescuecat #lovemycats #stylingmystudio #tidyingup #springclean #studio #artistsstudio #cats #catshelping #catsatwork

The flowers I send to you for this weekend are ones which I have stitched and embroidered onto some felt bunny, egg-cosies. They feature little Bluebirds flying over the flowers. Have a lovely weekend and may the Bluebirds of Happiness visit your garden very soon! #felt #slowstitching #embroidery #sewing #easter #decorations #eggcosies #bunnies #makingbunnies #felttoys #flowers #bluebirds #craft #bunnygram #easterbunny

Here's Daisy-Mae with her special friend, Harvey, the Easter Bunny! Harvey is named after the Knightsbridge store ( Harvey Nichols) where I bought him from the @kennethturnerfloristry in house store, many years ago. He is formed from straw and with his soft curves, characterful ears and gentle expression he is so easy to love. (I think he loves Daisy-Mae a little bit too). #easterbunny #easter #easterdecorations #styling theseasons #catsofinstagram #catagram #stripeycat #tigercats #kennethturner #harveynichols

Narcissus 'Ice King', showing off her purity and beauty amongst the soft, moody mauves and pinks of Hellebores and Bergenia. . . . #wildforflowers #stylingtheseasons #flowergram #flowersmakemehappy #inspiredbypetals #botanicalpickmeup #still_life_gallery #slowfloralstyle #justbefloral #flowersandotherstories #petalsandprops #botanicalpickmeup #myfloraldays #mymomentwithflowers #idreaminflowers #exceptionalstilllife #stilllifephotography #stilllife #still_life_perfection #stillife_perfection

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