Creating a cottage garden with a whimsical and inviting atmosphere can be challenging in shaded areas, but it's certainly ...

If you're looking for a low-maintenance garden design that looks lovely, you may want to try a cottage garden style. Cottage gardens are all about creating a natural look and feel. You will need to do ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Cottage gardens are charming, quaint, and lush with greenery. They are dominated by flowers and foliage, and—unlike their formal English garden cousins—cottage gardens are meant to be a compact, ...

Bellflowers (also known as campanulas) have long been associated with cottage gardens, and for many of us, they are a non-negotiable for garden paths and naturalistic borders. They truly are a ...

Today’s cottage garden design is a modern interpretation of a long-established practice. Colonial settlers and homesteaders relied on their gardens for survival. They tightly planted fruits, ...

In the 1930s and ’40s, inspired by the British fairy tales of their youth and the natural beauty around them, Harriett, Brenda, Mildred and Wilma Moody designed and built a series of fanciful ...

Do you prefer a small, cozy home? Do you cram your garden beds full of as many flowers as possible? Do you actually like it when plants escape their spots to creep across a pathway or mingle with ...

Foodscaping is a nifty word for creating gardens that are beautiful to look at and are tasty as they make their way to the table. Landscaping with edible plants is a charming way to grow your own ...

By late February, many UK borders still look lifeless and grey. Starting columbine seeds indoors now could turn that lull ...

Larry and Wilma Rettig don't agree on how to spell all the features in their garden - she is from South Amana and he is from Middle Amana, and the 'Amana German” spellings from different villages ...