Get inspired by this post on cottage garden planning as well as ideas on how you can get this beautiful cottage look yourself!
A story from our archive (2001), by Bridget Bodoano. Chef, restaurateur and writer Antonio Carluccio and his wife, Priscilla, allowed the atmosphere of their weekend cottage to dictate its restoration.
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.
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…
Create a soft, romantic feel in your yard with these garden design ideas and plans.
Within their smallholding on the Hampshire Downs, landscape architects Kim Wilkie and Pip Morrison have created an idyllic garden designed to be part of the wider picture, where wildlife, livestock and humans can exist harmoniously side by side in nature
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…
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Design a peaceful and zen space in your backyard. - by Charlie Albone
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
From rural cottage to grand estate, country gardens should be tailored to the house and landscape they occupy. Clare Foster talks to three garden designers about the elements that give a garden that all-important sense of place and we've included loads of inspiration to help you design your English country garden to perfection
Cottage style gardens are wildly popular today and tend to be lower maintenance than their formal counterparts. See how easy it is to add cottage style.
A couple of weeks ago, tucked away down the longest driveway ever, we found our favourite NGS garden so far. Rolf’s Farm is a magically wild and rambling place, a place where roses tumble over walls and fences, where deep red and pale pink scabious dance atop the long grasses in the waist height meadows
Panting roses in a mixed border is one of the easiest ways of enjoying roses in your garden. Combine shrub roses, other shrubs, perennials and annuals to create a tapestry of different colours and textures - find inspiration in our image gallery and tips and tricks for planning a rose border.
Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla mollis: "Gentle Alchemy" Alchemilla mollis is ubiquitous in English cottage gardens for good reason. Lady's mantle is an unfussy,
Create a beautiful yard with these creative landscape ideas with big impact.
Some of my favorite cottage gardens are filled with blooming beauties tall and small- blooming in shades of whites and pinks mingling with sages and silvers and pretty little apricots. And one of my favorite plants for a pop of color, drama and beauty is foxglove. Foxglove is an often misunderstood plant. It doesn’t bloom…
This laid-back garden style is colourful, charming, practical and a cinch to plant. Bonus: It's easy on your wallet too! Here's how to create a beautiful cottage garden.
Brunnera has been captivating gardeners in recent years with a bevy of new varieties that have incredibly colorful foliage.
Old-fashioned flowers, a custom white picket fence, and colorful containers make this charming cottage garden a spot you never want to leave!
Chelsea Flower Show 2019 promotes gardening for a sustainable future
Country Garden Ideas: Country Style Gardens can be greatly improved by using hedges to divide large areas. Wind blocking hedges are important.
Camilla Jørvad is a mother and self-taught photographer who is deeply in love with gardening. Her time tending to her land helps foster a close connection to nature and the changing seasons — something she identifies as crucial for her mental and physical wellbeing.
Splitting perennial plants in your garden keeps your plants healthy and can save you money too. This guide shows the process of dividing perennials, the right timing, and the benefits to the garden.
Mix and match a wide variety of plants with different colors, shapes, and textures to create an informal-yet-inviting cottage garden.
Welcome to the garden in July. This post is part of 2021 collaboration series with Rhino Greenhouses creating a cottage garden.
Is cottage garden your style? If you want a casual, whimsical garden packed full of flowers of every shape, we have what you need.
Random thoughts on a brilliantly sunny yard saling Saturday: 1. The twins had senior prom last night. It all seems surreal. I remember when I carried them upstairs in this […]
We took standard-looking shrubs and exchanged them for unique shapes that allowed this home garden in Maplewood, NJ, more room to breathe.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
From the wildflower meadow to the walled kitchen garden, the American owners of this expansive country garden have brought new life to its every corner, filling it with visual interest and productive planting at every turn
my review on favorite cottage garden roses: Earth angel rose, eden climbing rose, moonlight in paris rose... must haves country garden roses!
Advice on how to achieve English country garden style from head gardeners and experts. Plants, features and tips that work in smaller gardens, even in town.
With an abundant mix of informally planted of flowers, foliage and climbers overflowing from beds and borders, a cottage garden is utterly charming haphazard aesthetic at its best. In fact, if you want a natural
Create a soft, romantic feel in your yard with these garden design ideas and plans.
