Step into a full year in my cottage garden 🌿 This relaxing garden compilation follows the seasons in my small back garden, from early spring planting and summer cut flowers, to autumn tidying and quiet winter reset.
If you love cottage gardens, small back garden ideas, slow living and gentle garden inspiration, this video is made to be enjoyed with a cup of tea. It’s a calm, cosy garden vlog designed to help you unwind while offering ideas for creating a natural, wildlife-friendly cottage garden in a limited space.
You’ll see:
– A year in my cottage garden
– Seasonal planting and garden changes
– Small garden ideas and raised beds to create screening in my small front garden
– Cottage garden flowers and textures
– Peaceful, slow gardening moments
– Satisfying messy garden clean ups and declutters
This video is perfect if you enjoy relaxing garden videos, cottage style gardens, or simply pottering along with nature through the year.
🌸 Ideal for background watching, mindfulness, or garden inspiration.
Timestamps:
00:00:59 The Before
00:05:20 Spring
00:49:34 Small front garden makeover
01:08:00 Summer Declutter
01:30:12 Summer
02:28:18 Renovation Damage
02:48:02 Autumn
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21 Comments
Tip for sweet pea is seed them now at home. If only see green take them to your greenhouse. After 3rd pair of leaf just pinch top of the plant. They are not scared frost. Plant them out in march❤
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Watching from Tasmania Australia. (probably similar climate) I have a well established fruit/veg garden, but just starting a cottage garden in front. Every garden has it's challenges; ours is coastal salty winds. But our sea views more than compensate.
The perfume that smells of sweet peas is by Ellen Tracy English garden Sweet pea.
I just wanted to say how much I loved watching this video! It was so lovely and tranquil and a perfect antidote to the cold winter weather we are experiencing now in NE England. Many years ago I lived in Sandymount, and I so enjoyed living in Ireland. (Would love to go back but it won't happen now!) I hope you get your new brush and thanks for the review of cordless lawnmowers, as I had been thinking of getting one. The cats are gorgeous, by the way. 😄
I just love your channel and the music you play on this one has me smiling and humming thank you as that what it sounds like to me repeating thank you I’m a happy bunny if it had words that’s they would be lol😅
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Hello from Wyoming, USA… loved the compilation video of the whole year ….Regularly watch and enjoy but this recap was very enjoyable 👍
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Thank you for this much needed dose of joy. I loved watching the past year and wish you a wonderful 2026. ❤
I love this video! It’s great to watch in January, especially when I live in a much colder place! I woke up to 12 degrees F, so -11c! But we do end up getting much colder. It’s just super windy and frozen.
I love your process you kitties are adorable and all the plants and flowers are so well taken care of.
It's Summer here in Cape Town so perfect video for inspiration. Thx. I had seen all the videos before but gladly rewatched.
Catherine, I started off on this video this morning, whilst getting ready for my day, it’s evening now and I’ve continued it. You have worked very, very hard and the results show! I have no excuses! Thank you for sharing what you do, it has been inspiring and you have also given me ideas for managing my own garden. 😊
I absolutely needed this. Thank you
This video was wonderful ❤
The garden and the cats are giving studio ghibli. So beautiful!
Always makes me chuckle when 80 degrees is considered a heat wave. We are used to 110 around here! Man, makes me wish I could come visit and enjoy the beautiful flowers and beautiful weather
Oh my goodness, your climate seems like a dream. Im watching your video from Canadas east coast and we’ve had weeks and weeks of -20 temps. Brr! I’m also envying the stability of your climate. We’ll have winters with -37 temps and then 5 months later it’s +42.
“Some of my viewers say they find these garden videos relaxing”
Me me me ive said that!! Its 21.51 and ive put this on like headspace to fall asleep to. In a good way!! ❤❤❤ 🌼🌼🌸🌸🌸🌻🌻🌷🌷🌷
Love your garden videos! You are such an inspiration! Can I ask what type of heuchera you have in your shade garden that is dark purple with beautiful light pink blooms? I love it so much and would LOVE to know. Thanks!! 🙏🏼❤️