Naturalistic gardens give you the feeling of being in nature. Learn how to design a stunning naturalistic garden here.
For gardens that are both stunning and sustainable, designers increasingly are adopting a planting style known as naturalism. Learn how to bring its ideas into your yard.
Captivated by the setting of this farmhouse garden in Virginia, Luciano Giubbilei has overseen the creation of a prairie-style scheme in which native and non-native perennials and grasses blend for a sustainable and yet perfectly painterly effect
Starting a new garden from scratch can be daunting, but it’s also a fantastic opportunity to create exactly what you want. The vision I had for my new garden (two […]
For gardens that are both stunning and sustainable, designers increasingly are adopting a planting style known as naturalism. Learn how to bring its ideas into your yard.
Captivated by the setting of this farmhouse garden in Virginia, Luciano Giubbilei has overseen the creation of a prairie-style scheme in which native and non-native perennials and grasses blend for a sustainable and yet perfectly painterly effect
Naturalistic gardens give you the feeling of being in nature. Learn how to design a stunning naturalistic garden here.
For gardens that are both stunning and sustainable, designers increasingly are adopting a planting style known as naturalism. Learn how to bring its ideas into your yard.
Lottie Delamain considers the characteristic of Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf's famous style of naturalistic planting, and advises on how to get the look at home
Perched far above Chatsworth Estate and surrounded by the wild Derbyshire uplands, Park Farm’s cottage garden is just a few years old and yet feels as though it has always been here, thanks to rustic stone paths and low-maintenance plantings that blend beautifully with the landscape
Captivated by the setting of this farmhouse garden in Virginia, Luciano Giubbilei has overseen the creation of a prairie-style scheme in which native and non-native perennials and grasses blend for a sustainable and yet perfectly painterly effect
Captivated by the setting of this farmhouse garden in Virginia, Luciano Giubbilei has overseen the creation of a prairie-style scheme in which native and non-native perennials and grasses blend for a sustainable and yet perfectly painterly effect
Discover everything you need to know about this trending planting style and how to create it in your yard
Naturalistic gardens give you the feeling of being in nature. Learn how to design a stunning naturalistic garden here.
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Captivated by the setting of this farmhouse garden in Virginia, Luciano Giubbilei has overseen the creation of a prairie-style scheme in which native and non-native perennials and grasses blend for a sustainable and yet perfectly painterly effect
Wild child turned plant whisperer, Lady Tania Compton listens to the land—and looks to history—to create places of informal exuberance
by Larry Weaner This article is reprinted with the permission of the author. It originally appeared in American Nurseryman, Jan. 1996. Photos by Larry Weaner unless indicated otherwise. It was...
A scenery that reminds of Monet's Poppy Field in Argenteuil, where colorful blobs of paint start from a sprinkling of poppies. This casual and impressionistic planting combination is fairly easy to re-create and requires little maintenance. Blooming from late spring to mid-summer, this naturalistic ensemble combines a few wildflowers and herbaceous perennials such as Flanders Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Sage (Salvia nemorosa), Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) and Sweet William Catchfly (Silene armeria).
If you're curious to try out a more naturalistic approach to planting design, here are some practical hacks to help you get the root ball rolling Since many gardeners are likely working with a current gardens vs. the freedom of a fresh canvas, these ideas can help you test out some smaller projects and experiments over time. In Part One of this post, I talked about the concept of seeing plants differently: in terms of beauty and purpose, and the roles they can play within a biodiverse plant community.
This perennial border is brimming with a colorful, naturalistic planting. It is the perfect tranquil setting in which to relax and enjoy a summer day with friends and family. Easy to grow and fairly low care, most plants are attractive to butterflies or hummingbirds!
We reached out to landscape architect Thomas Rainer and garden designer Piet Oudolf to get some answers on naturalistic gardens.
My design is very simple. I like to repeat some flowers in the border, but I also like to use a random planting scheme that gives a naturalistic face for it. I like very much to use annuals, biennials, and tender perennials with the perennials and self-seeding plants.
Andrea Hurd, the founder of Mariposa Gardening & Design creates naturalistic, plant-filled driveways that are beautiful and permeable.
