Cottage Garden Makeover | Fixing Design Mistakes & Preparing for a Stunning Spring Display | Glow-up
In this week’s video, I’m taking you along as I revisit one of the newer areas in our garden — the cottage-style border that I’ve been developing over the past couple of years. It’s early spring, and the daffodils, hellebores, and tulips are just starting to bloom… but before this garden can shine, I need to fix a few things that didn’t quite go to plan.
From removing invasive plants and unwanted self-seeders, to transplanting a young peony and reclaiming overgrown borders, I’ll show you the real-life garden jobs that help keep this space beautiful and practical.
If you’re working on your own flower garden, or dreaming of a romantic, pollinator-friendly space filled with colour, I hope this video gives you inspiration (and maybe a few ideas of what not to do too)!
🧤In this video: – Spring weeding & perennial care
– Fixing design mistakes from last year
– Removing invasive plants (like yarrow & crocosmia)
– Soil prep & transplanting tips
– Real-time cottage garden progress 🌿
00:00 Intro & My Cottage Garden Confession
01:26 How It’s Looking This Spring
02:33 The Before: A Space Without Purpose
03:47 Creating Structure with a New Hedge
04:08 The Circle Plan That Didn’t Work
05:00 Flipping the Whole Design Upside Down
06:01 Working with Difficult Soil Conditions
07:01 A Fresh Perspective from the Decking
08:04 What Needs Doing This Spring?
08:51 Tackling Deep Weeds & Hidden Pests
09:49 The Decision to Remove the Yarrow
11:42 Replacing With a Peony & Planting Tips
13:23 Transplanting a Peony in Spring?
16:11 Mysterious Flowering Visitor (Red Campion?)
17:42 Crocosmia Trouble & Colour Clashes
19:18 Poisonous Plants & Safety Note
20:23 Calling in Backup & Final Crocosmia Removal
21:05 Covering Weeds & Final Thoughts
21:35 Outro – Worth the Effort 💚
I’d love to hear from you — are you tackling any garden transformations this spring? Let me know what you’re planting, dividing, or dreaming about down in the comments.
Thanks a million for watching and for being part of this little garden journey. 💚
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Credit to : Spuds & Roses Gardening
