An excerpt from the January newsletter called Fairy Wren Cottage Postcards. Gardening is my gentle form of activism. If you have been following Fairy Wren Cottage for awhile you most likely know that I garden with physical limits due to an accident I had.  It’s been thirteen years now since the prong of the metal […]

  Hello, You might have already seen that I am growing 35 different Sweet Pea varieties this year and calling it my trial year. Welcoming back some lovely varieties to the garden and it’s wonderful to be meeting new to me Sweet Pea varieties like: Spring Sunshine ‘Nancy’ Spring Sunshine ‘Champagne’ Spring Sunshine ‘Peach’ Spring […]

Hello, Welcome back to Fairy Wren Cottage, it has been a while hasn’t it. I’ve slowly but surely been working away at creating a new website and happy to say that it is now finished. It’s packed with all the things I had thought of sharing in a book. It’s been a cool Summer here […]

Hello, You may or may not have seen my latest Instagram story: It’s been a year of re injuring my injured hand and I’ve done it again. Michael and Lil are taking very good care of me. I don’t take for granted their love and support and nothing is too much for them. I consider […]

Please excuse any glitches, I’m in the middle of a website update and some links  (especially to do with my ebooks) keep falling in and out. See you soon, Jude x

  Hello, A new growing season, the same planning book for my sweet peas, a new potting bench on the Garden Studio verandah. Everything feels very Spring like a little early here, what about you? I’ve been spending some time going through my photo archive checking on when everything was blooming last year. Yes, some […]

Day 31. Thursday. 31st July 2025. Liliana’s study break in between a Uni class and course work. Debriefing, fresh air, checking on the garden, time spent together. Flowers. Lots of little Springtime flowers appearing. Honeybee escorting us, the dogs watching on dutifully, I treasure these moments with our Liliana. Picking jonquils and arranging them in […]

Day 30. Wednesday. 30th July 2025. Rebel Duck! The joys of living with a defiant duck. Honeybee was in full form. Out for our morning walk around the garden she snuck into the Back Orchard and would not leave. Nothing would work, not the usual soothing call of pet names or the enticement of treats. […]

Day 29. 29th July 2025. A visit to the Garden Cottage to compost the flowers that had gone over, collect the empty vases that need washing and wipe down the table and benches. Michael emptied my compost basket and returned with this beautiful single rose for me. I often wonder if this Garden Cottage is […]