It was a year of valuable lessons, beautiful new varieties of flowers, and the most incredible dreams that came true. I can't wait to share the best of my cottage and cut flower gardens in 2021.
Welcome to Dale Coulter’s garden in Sutton, Massachusetts. I have always wanted a greenhouse to be my next gardening challenge. I have been an avid gardener for years, starting simply […]
Tall perennials add vertical interest and height to your borders and flower beds—and return year after year. Flowers that grow on tall stalks add a level to your borders, for example. Their varied colors, eclectic foliage
Want to make your cottage garden more fairytale? Here are some ideas to transform your garden into afFairytale English cottage garden!
Bursting with blooms and a sophisticated French-inspired style, this rose garden is made for getting away without leaving the comfort of home.
Style your garden with these cottage decorations and arrangements and create a magical atmosphere to chill and relax in lush greenery.
Are you thinking about starting a cut flower garden, and have no idea where to start? I'll show you the process I go through when planning my cut flower garden each season.
Walking through sprawling fields of blooming flowers is the perfect way to celebrate Spring. I had been looking forward to visiting these fields for months and it was such a gorgeous day when we arrived. The fields are located in Carlsbad in Southern California, about 40 miles north of San Diego.
Style your garden with these cottage decorations and arrangements and create a magical atmosphere to chill and relax in lush greenery.
Barbara Worl's life was one long, joyous love affair—with gardens and garden makers, with plants and roses, with her dear neighbors, with her Indiana family and the Bell family, with the cats who sunned themselves on the paths, and with the songbirds who swooped and chirped all through the garden.
This clever garden achieves the seemingly impossible – luxuriant lawns and flourishing flower beds on a windswept and once-barren site.
Looking for tips and ideas about growing a cut flower garden? My new garden blog series, "Growing a Cut Flower Garden" shares everything about how you can grow your own cut flower garden.
Good old-fashioned hard work and choosing hardy plants that can withstand drought and frost has seen this garden in Pipers creek, Victoria, Transformed into a true beauty.
With their diversity of spectacular blooms in summer gardens and cut-flower displays, dahlias achieve what few other plants can. Growing from humble tubers, they put on a petal-powered show in vibrant and pastel hues. Just as summer reaches its sizzling peak and many plants fizzle, dahlias rise and shine, flowering until the first frost. They
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Who's with me on converting ordinary backyard into a romantic garden of your dreams? In this post I'm sharing my favorite backyard garden design and ideas that are just too beautiful to pass on. A
Have you ever wondered how to create a beautiful, English cottage garden? Here, I'll provide lots of inspiration for doing just that!
Mix and match a wide variety of plants with different colors, shapes, and textures to create an informal-yet-inviting cottage garden.
Brighten up your yard with these perennial planting combinations for colorful flower garden ideas.
The trees around here are literally bursting at the seams with blooms and I am falling head over heels in love with Spring. It just feels like everything is coming alive again and there is so much hope and anticipation in the air. Now I know this may seem obvious to some, I mean I think I just wrote some of the most glaring Spring cliches but, hear me out, this is my first traditional Spring since 2000. Not to dis Florida or anything, I loved living in Florida, but Spring in Florida was more like a last breath,...
Feast your eyes on the English countryside, gorgeous gardens, and beautiful blooms.
A vertical garden makes excellent use of garden space. So, read on these amazing vertical gardening ideas to help you grow upwards in style. Find it here!
Go inside the beautiful gardens and lush landscapes at four of Martha Stewart's homes, from her first residence (Turkey Hill) to her current estate in Bedford, NY. Here, she shares how she designed each garden at every property.
We have been planting up a storm over here- from peonies to garden roses to sage and lavender and more. And it is all part of a big overall garden area expansion that involves creating a cutting garden area with lots of blooms and pretty on repeat. We are working on planting and pathways and…
Brighten up your yard with these perennial planting combinations for colorful flower garden ideas.
With height, bloom time and color in mind, you can create an enchanting cottage garden with ease. Your hard work will be repaid with a low maintenance masterpiece you can enjoy year after year. Plus your vegetable garden will thank you for all the added pollination it receives from the bees and butterflies that flock to your flowers.
Does the idea of planning and preparation put you off gardening? This sustainable planting trend could be for you
Which plants are essential in a traditional English garden? Roses, hollyhocks, foxgloves, lupins, pinks, and more, with a sprinkling of fruits and vegetables.
Embarking on a journey to transform your backyard into a dream garden? Picture this: a lush oasis that doubles as a sanctuary for your mornings and a
Easy ideas for giving your garden a refresh any time of year. Check out these simple tips on how to take your garden from drab to fab!
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High 86 F Low 62 F For anyone who hasn't visited Longwood Gardens I would highly recommend a visit. Longwood is a great family destination with masses of bedded annuals, walking paths, formal gardens, fountains, and now, even tree houses....
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Good garden design and planning is key. Half the interest of a extraordinary garden is in the constant exercise of the imagination.
Find out how to improve drainage in soil so that you can grow your garden plants. Or, if you can't, learn how to fix the soil that doesn't drain so that you can still enjoy colorful flowers.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Petworth is known for its Capability Brown parkland, open to the public, but in the private gardens, Caroline Egremont has created an exquisite and intimate sanctuary within a series of garden rooms.
Who's with me on converting ordinary backyard into a romantic garden of your dreams? In this post I'm sharing my favorite backyard garden design and ideas that are just too beautiful to pass on. A
