How to achieve the prettiest contemporary cottage garden style - and why the 70/30 rule will make your planting so much more successful.
Cottage gardens are a delightful blend of romance and practicality, a celebration of nature's beauty and bounty. With their informal, lush style, they offer
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
4 simple ways to arrange flowers and plants in your garden to get that beautiful layered look that you want... even if you're a beginner!
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
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.
Zucchini lasagna with meat sauce is the perfect summer dinner! It's healthy, high in protein, and made with cottage cheese & ground turkey!
Use this guide to find the best shade perennials for your garden, plus get care tips for helping these plants thrive in your landscape.
Explore the concept of modern cottage living and its embrace of minimalism in our latest article. Discover how to create stylish and serene spaces that blend the quaint charm of cottage design with the simplicity of minimalism for a truly timeless aesthetic.
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Les jardins naturels et champêtres ont toujours été mes préférés: j’aime quand les plantes grimpent, retombent et s’étalent, quand les textures et les couleurs se mélangent, quand il y a des fleurs à foison et des parfums qui embaument l’air. Les structures géométriques et symétriques à la française ? Très peu pour moi. Mon truc,Lire la suite…
Create a soft, romantic feel in your yard with these garden design ideas and plans.
Even the smallest garden will benefit from the addition of a tree – but which type to choose?
Learn how to grow ranunculus (even if you live in a hot summer climate like the low desert of Arizona) with these 5 tips.
Sow these flower seeds in fall for beautiful blooms the following spring and summer.
Here's how to get rid of slugs in your garden and yard. 3 ingredients make this homemade chemical free slug tonic. Beer, Yeast and Sugar!
Read our complete guide to Foxglove flowers for everything you will ever need to know! Tips for planting and caring for "Digitalis purpurea"
A cottage is a traditionally small house often found in rural areas or small towns. These early cottages were constructed using local materials like stone,
Having a garden in your home is such a blessing since it could be utilized not only to beautify your outdoor
Design studio Heartly revived this Richmond, Melbourne home with a subtle extension, while preserving its historic charm.
Transforming the walled garden courtyard area of my home into a Mediterranean inspired, romantic space to eat al fresco.. See all the images and my design ideas that turned my tiny courtyard into an Italian-influenced, inviting space.
4 simple ways to arrange flowers and plants in your garden to get that beautiful layered look that you want... even if you're a beginner!
There are many ways to update your garden on a budget. From painting a fence to adding mirrors and lighting, here's a few ideas to get you started
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.
Use these secret garden ideas to design a magical hidden backyard oasis that you'll want to relax in all summer long.
Create an all-season perennial garden so that the blooms just keep on blooming! Enjoy three or four seasons of color and beauty throughout your yard by following our easy guide.
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…
Hillsides could be tricky to landscape and hard to incorporate in the garden design. These hillside landscaping ideas on a budget will help you solve this problem.
With beautiful flowers, low-maintenance plants and blooms that come up reliably every year, these are the best bulbs to plant in the fall.
Gardeners' World's Adam Frost talks to Country Living about garden pests, slow gardening and why we should stop interfering with nature.
But it is the award-winning ‘Granny Pad’ — a DADU in Maple Leaf that’s marvelously modern in design, and purpose.
Easy seaside garden ideas, the best beach garden plants, real-life coastal gardens for inspiration and tips for seaside garden design.
Learn all you need to know about how to keep fall mums alive. These fall plants can be the star of your porches, yard, and patio. It just takes a little care to keep them stunning for months.
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.
Find out which low maintenance front garden tips really work. How to have a beautiful front garden which will (almost) look after itself.
Today, we're comparing two popular plants: Russian sage and lavender. Both share similarities, but they're distinct in their own ways. Like many gardeners, I always strive to select the best plant to ensure longevity and avoid any future replacements. Making the wrong selection can be both a waste of time and money. Lavender exudes a ...
Compost is gold for your garden. Step by step instructions to teach you how to compost plus a troubleshooting guide to help you along the way.
Wondering when to plant wildflowers? I wouldn't blame you! Wildflowers are one of the best-known, best-loved flowers around. They have a way about them, simply by just being free and easy. If you want to try to contain them, I've got all the tips you need to grow wildflowers successfully.
Get ahead of the game and prepare your garden now for a vibrant spring by finding the right seeds to sow in August. Our informative guide will walk you through the top 5 seeds to sow in August for a bloom-filled spring. Discover tips on planting and nurturing, and learn about the ecological benefits these plants bring to your garden
Calendula is a cool-loving flower used in salves and teas with many health benefits. Learn how to grow calendula with these 5 tips.
