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, ...

Every neighborhood has a few gardens that are impossible to pass by without stopping to admire a dense tapestry of beautiful plants. These are the gardens that really make you go ‘wow!’ because they ...

Cottage gardens can be achieved on a budget by planting perennial clusters and sourcing decor from garage sales. Reach out to local gardening communities or your neighbors for plant divisions to save ...

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 ...

Pristine and perfect? No, thank you. Tracie Fish has long championed a more relaxed, authentic approach, filling her family's cottage-style garden in Washington with nostalgic plants, rusted flea ...

If you follow trends, you’ve probably noticed photos of cottage gardens floating around the internet in recent years. Characterized by abundant, mixed plantings that burst with color and texture, this ...

To those of you who gaze with envy at glossy pictures of English cottage gardens, longing to turn your front lawn into a riot of flowers but wary of their watering needs, I say, "Pine no more." By ...

The first garden I actually designed was inspired by a book: “English Cottage Gardening for American Gardeners” by Margaret Hensel. Hobbled by a leg cast for six months, I spent the winter of 1992-93 ...

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 ...

Just because English cottage gardens don’t blanket the landscape of Central Texas doesn’t mean you can’t create one in your own garden. If you’ve yearned for the delicate blend of creative color and ...

Springfield banker Nicholas Ridgely turned his love of plants and gardens into a business in 1849 when he started the Cottage Garden and Nursery in the area roughly bounded by 13th, 15th, Washington ...