First, What is a companion plant? Plant society members often think of their ‘pet’ plants as the stars of any border: flowering perennials, shrubs, trees and climbing plants that are gu…
Mix and match a wide variety of plants with different colors, shapes, and textures to create an informal-yet-inviting cottage garden.
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.
A cottage garden is an informal planting where flowers take centre stage. Get tips on creating a beautiful, long-blooming perennial garden with a list of cottage garden plants.
Find out how to plan a cottage garden, the most quintessential English garden style, with tips on designs to choosing the right plants
In her new book ‘Grow 5’, Lucy Bellamy sets out easy planting schemes for year-round displays, all of which involve combinations of just five plants. Here we look at a border scheme designed to look its best in June, inspired by the way flowers arrange themselves in nature
Which plants are essential in a traditional English garden? Roses, hollyhocks, foxgloves, lupins, pinks, and more, with a sprinkling of fruits and vegetables.
Have you ever wondered how to create a beautiful, English cottage garden? Here, I'll provide lots of inspiration for doing just that!
These hardy perennials can thrive in part sun, full sun or shade, high heat or freezing temperatures, and still bloom beautifully every year.
Get inspired by this post on cottage garden planning as well as ideas on how you can get this beautiful cottage look yourself!
Looking for a fuss-free perennial that's attractive, dependable, deer-resistant, multiseasonal and extremely long-lived? Meet baptisia-a prairie native whose beautiful spires are reminiscent of the beloved lupine, minus the maintenance.
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.
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.
Sarah tells us why Erigeron karvinskianus is one of her favourite all-round garden plants.
In her new book ‘Grow 5’, Lucy Bellamy sets out easy planting schemes for year-round displays, all of which involve combinations of just five plants. Here we look at a border scheme designed to look its best in June, inspired by the way flowers arrange themselves in nature
Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla mollis: "Gentle Alchemy" Alchemilla mollis is ubiquitous in English cottage gardens for good reason. Lady's mantle is an unfussy,
A list of my favourite plants that work well in partial and full shade.
It's often hard to know what to grow in a shady area. Here's a list of beautiful, shade-tolerant plants, including astilbe, hostas, anemone, aquilegia, epimedium, and trillium. Photographs & descriptions of these shade-loving plants.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Design a peaceful and zen space in your backyard. - by Charlie Albone
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.
The best plants, screening solutions and ideas for a windy garden. Easy ways to enjoy your garden more and how to make better plant choices.
A few combinations from around our garden this weekend, all with a little pink...
Just today I was able to go out into the garden and cut flowers for our dining table (photo above). It's comfort to my soul to be able to grow flowers for our own home.
Find creative solutions for landscaping sloped areas of your yard. Get ideas for the best plants and hardscape elements to enhance a slope.
Most gardeners are familiar with daylilies, peonies, hostas, and iris, but other perennials can add color and interest.
Here are 28 eye-catching cottage garden ideas to inspire you:
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Even the smallest garden will benefit from the addition of a tree – but which type to choose?
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Perched on the top of a windswept hill in the Hunter Valley, this Australian native...
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Design a peaceful and zen space in your backyard. - by Charlie Albone
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The site: A medieval nobleman's summer retreat, a palace in ruins, in the Piedmontese hills of northern Italy. The challenge: Create a modern garden to com
Most gardeners are familiar with daylilies, peonies, hostas, and iris, but other perennials can add color and interest.
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.
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