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Beneath the Ivy
Beneath the Ivy is a seasonal living journal about routine, rhythm, and choosing a slower pace in an anxious world.


Romantic Blooms: Creating a Garden in Renoir's Style
A garden in Renoir’s style is soft, abundant, and brimming with life. It is a space designed not just to be admired, but to be lived in—a setting for long afternoons, slow conversations, and simple pauses among the blooms. Step inside to discover how to bring his signature warmth and soft colour palette into your own green space.
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Jul 13 min read


How to Recreate a Monet's Giverny Garden in Any Space
Step into Monet's world of colour and light. Discover the flowers that inspired his paintings and learn how to bring the timeless beauty of Giverny into your own garden.
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Jun 266 min read


The June Garden: A Season of Steady Care
June carries a fuller kind of energy in the garden. The days stretch long, growth quickens, and suddenly there is more to tend, harvest, and notice all at once.
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May 274 min read


Why Lily of the Valley Belongs in Every Cottage Garden
There is a quiet kind of beauty in lily of the valley — one that doesn’t announce itself, but gently returns each spring beneath soft green leaves. In this post, we explore its meaning, growing tips, and place in the cottage garden, along with the comfort found in its smallness, fragrance, and quiet persistence.
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May 194 min read


Tulips for Cottage Gardens: Growing Tips and the Beauty of Brief Seasons
Tulips arrive with such confidence in early spring — bright, upright, impossible to ignore — and then, almost as quickly, they begin to fade. Petals loosen. Colours soften. A windy afternoon can scatter them across the garden before you feel fully ready to let them go. And maybe that’s part of why they matter so much: tulips remind us that not everything beautiful is meant to last a long time. Some things are here to wake us up after winter. To bring colour back into our live
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May 134 min read


Flower-Filled Books to Read This Spring: A Bouquet of Stories, Poems, and Petals
Spring books filled with flowers, gardens, and gentle inspiration—whimsical fiction, nature memoirs, and beautiful reads to enjoy in the quiet in-between season.
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Apr 75 min read


Hellebores: Where the Garden Begins Again
Hellebores bloom at winter’s edge, bringing quiet beauty to the garden. Explore their meaning, folklore, and place in a slower, more reflective garden.
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Apr 24 min read


Red Drumhead Cabbage: From Victory Gardens to Your Cottage Garden
Explore the Red Drumhead cabbage, a heritage heirloom once grown in Victory Gardens, cherished for fall flavor, pickling, and winter storage.
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Jan 243 min read


Stunning Purple Flowers to Put in Your Garden!
Whether you’re sipping tea under an arbor or gathering bouquets for your kitchen table, these violet-toned blossoms invite you to slow down and savour the season.
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Jul 8, 20245 min read
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