Pansies. How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas. by Brenna Estrada. “This book is a heartfelt plea. Written on behalf of the pansy, and pursued in hope and optimism, it has a single purpose: to elevate the pansy to a reimagined role of elegance and secure its place in at least […]

Dear Lovely Subscribers, The Fairy Wren Cottage Postcard for April was sent out to your inbox on Tuesday. In this latest Postcard I mentioned my wish list for some perennials for our cutting garden, roses and fruit trees. For our Perennial Cutting Garden: Stipa Gigantia. Oakleaf Hydrange ‘Snowflake’. Anenome. Soft pinks. Agastache ‘Lemon Fiesta’. Salvia, […]

The golden afternoon Autumn light, soft shadows, ducks waiting to be fed, Honeybee happy to see me. Did you notice the shape of the afternoon light coming through the apple tree onto Honeybee’s chest? It is shaped like a love heart, how bonkers is that! I nearly swiped past the photo in the camera roll […]

Hello, If you have been following me for awhile, you will already know that beauty and kindness are the central themes to all that I share. We all have plenty of ups and downs in life, none of us are immune. My Instagram account, this website and my monthly newsletter focuses on the beauty, the […]

After years of trial, error and picking through research articles, I’ve finally had great success growing in my own microclimate: Heat Zone 1, Cold Zone 9a Which led to me growing six different Sweet Pea varieties really well last year, and then this year having great success growing fourteen different Sweet Pea varieties! In October, […]

Edit: New website for All Home Renovations and Maintenance, my husband Michael Van Heel’s bespoke carpentry business is now live. Click here to visit www.allhomerenovationsandmaintenance.com  Hello, It’s been awhile hasn’t it! I have been sharing less posts on my Fairy Wren Cottage instagram account and writing fewer blog posts related to Fairy Wren Cottage but […]

A Moment In The Day Series. 10th July 2024. The 6th day of my new series: Our ducks in the Quince Orchard. Midwinter and I’m craving the everyday beauty that isn’t in your face like Springtime blossom, the abundance in the garden during Summer, or the golden light in Autumn. Like I mentioned in my […]

A Moment In The Day Series. 7th July 2024. The 4th day of my new series: Ornamental Apricot blossom. We planted this darling tree when it was tiny, now it is about 6 x 6 metres. The tree that keeps on giving with lots of lovely shade in the warmer months and in the colder […]

A Moment In The Day Series. 7th July 2024. The 3rd day of my new series: Liliana and I sat in front of the woodfire this afternoon, the fog settling in early and listened to this wonderful podcast episode. Growing Pansies for Cut Flower Production with Brenna Estrada @threebrothersblooms on @theflowerpodcast with Scott Shepherd. Brenna […]