A diary of a Scottish country cottage garden.Well established, with trees and shrubs but only planted in the Cottage style in 2013.

please comment and any advice welcome.

Aerial view of garden shown in red.

This border was only planted in the summer of 2013 is was a small lawn.

Crocus under one of the Horse Chess-nuts.

Balloon Flower

Crocosmia Lucifer

 Snow last year taken from the back garden looking towards Auchterhouse Hill.

 Lilly 

 Panoramic of the back garden and patio,with Mickey

 Digging out the grass for the cottage planting

 Front of the house looking at the cottage garden

 Front lawn with the Horse Chess-nut catching the morning sun

 Crocus this year

 Front lawn

 Dry stone wall at the front of the garden

 Wildlife pond in the back garden

 The woody,small wood with bird boxes

Most of the pictures above were taken last year, I've planted lots more so far this year and can't wait to see the results.