Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
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
How to achieve the prettiest contemporary cottage garden style - and why the 70/30 rule will make your planting so much more successful.
This is a project I thought I’d never get to the end of. It’s not like I haven’t made lots of picket fences or gates before. But this project was a stinker. I say that because I was replacing a whopper-jawed chain link fence. You can see how it leans and nothing lines up. The ... Read More about finally, finally finished
I am so excited to start doing DIY projects to go in our outdoor spaces for the season! I had the idea to create a cottage garden obelisk for our garden and Jose was kind enough to build one for me! While we have many structural supports for our garden plants, an obelisk is one that I have been wanting to add, as I love their unique shape so much! A garden obelisk is a tall structure with a pyramid-like shape used as a decor and also plant support. An obelisk can vary in style but each has a common
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.
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
Here are 28 eye-catching cottage garden ideas to inspire you:
Have you ever wondered how to create a beautiful, English cottage garden? Here, I'll provide lots of inspiration for doing just that!
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
The most beautiful garden path ideas can be DIYed or created on a budget using a variety of landscaping materials. Transform your yard, big or small, using bricks, gravel, wood and more.
[Inspiration Pinterest] Romantique et champêtre, le jardin anglais est facilement identifiable. Quelques grands principes et plantes incontournables permettent en effet de l'adopter. Contrairement à son cousin français, il apprécie les formes plus floues qui laissent place au naturel. Exit donc le buis bien taillé et les allées droites, auxquels il faut préférer les "mixed-borders" et autres sentiers sinueux. Bosquets, roses odorantes et pelouses verdoyantes peuplent cet extérieur de charme aux accents oniriques. Derrière son apparence sauvage, le jardin à l'anglaise cache pourtant une organisation et des caractéristiques précises. Toujours très vert, il intègre aussi une grande palette de fleurs colorées et odorantes, avec une préférence pour les variétés anciennes. Découvrez comment faire un jardin anglais chez vous à travers 15 inspirations.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Read our complete guide to Foxglove flowers for everything you will ever need to know! Tips for planting and caring for "Digitalis purpurea"
Even the smallest garden will benefit from the addition of a tree – but which type to choose?
Find out which low maintenance front garden tips really work. How to have a beautiful front garden which will (almost) look after itself.
These gorgeous winter plants and flowers are perfect if you have harsh cold weather late in the year. Stand out from the neighbors this year!
Wondering what to do with that untouched corner of your yard? Check out amazing corner garden ideas here to spruce up that neglected space!
Create a soft, romantic feel in your yard with these garden design ideas and plans.
Design studio Heartly revived this Richmond, Melbourne home with a subtle extension, while preserving its historic charm.
I was going to write about Verbena bonariensis to sing its praises in long periods of drought and then I heard something odd. I was at a talk at the Garden Museum in London and an audience member asked/stated: "What would you say to all the male designers who always plant V. bonariensis and grasses?
Want to create a charming French pea gravel patio or garden look in your own backyard? Here are 10 inspiration pictures to save.
Early spring is the season of hope: for the most beautiful garden ever. And you can have that. You also can lay the most charming front path in the history
These hardy perennials can thrive in part sun, full sun or shade, high heat or freezing temperatures, and still bloom beautifully every year.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
If you have a flower garden, you are most likely already familiar with clematis. It has about 300 species and is part of the buttercup family. The clematis plant is one of the most popular
Everything you need to know about building and starting a raised garden bed! This post will help you begin with confidence!
Learn how to grow hollyhocks with step-by-step instructions, from sowing seeds to successful growth, and enjoy their beauty all season.
I am excited to share that The National Garden Bureau has chosen the allium as the bulb of the year! They pick one annual, one perennial, one bulb crop and one…
This post explains all the elements of English cottage garden design! Where do these charming romantic garden designs come from and how do you achieve the look?
Want a garden fence that wows? Look through our top garden fencing ideas and find your perfect match. Check it out now!rn
Which garden style is right for you? Explore a variety of garden styles (naturalistic, cottage, traditional & more) plus tips for pulling off each look at home.
'No Dig’ gardening, the ingenious, increasingly popular method pioneered by Englishman Charles Dowding, lets you make the most of your vegetable garden—without spending all your time weeding.
Recreate garden designer Piet Oudolf's planting schemes with 10 tips for selecting flowering perennials and grasses that will create year-round interest in your landscape.
Discover the secrets to growing stunning foxgloves, even if you've struggled for years! Learn about planting, care, pest control, and propagation from a gardener who finally cracked the code after 30 years. Your dream foxglove garden is within reach.
Traumhafte Sträuße aus dem eigenen Garten. Die besten Schnittblumen selber ziehen.
25 best vegetable garden design ideas & easy layout plans for beginners & pros to grow your own food in a front or backyard edible landscape.
Even a small garden can enjoy a beautiful mini meadow with wildflowers. It's easy - but not as simple as just letting your grass grow. Find out here!