These English garden ideas from a design expert will infuse your yard with vibrant hues and a timeless cottage charm. Ed Gohlich English cottage gardens have grown in popularity as people look for ...

Whether you live in the city or the suburbs, look to this idyllic, sustainable landscaping trend if you want to bring romance and drama to your yard. meldayus / GETTY IMAGES A perfectly manicured lawn ...

Carefree and flowing, the English cottage garden boasts an informal design and a plethora of flowers. Exuding grace and charm, it’s the antithesis of the formal French garden. “Gertrude Jekyll ...

The cottage garden as we know it today became popular in the Victorian era, when famous gardeners Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson translated the idea of the simple cottager's garden into the ...

You don't have to be from England to have an English cottage garden, but it helps. Master gardener Pamela Hubbard grew up in England helping her mother and grandmother in their cottage garden. With a ...

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 ...

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 ...

You don't need to move to the countryside to get a picture-perfect yard. Imagine walking into your yard and being surrounded by picturesque flowers, plants, bushes, herbs, and fruit trees. Butterflies ...

Some plants just sort of arrive. Open the trunk and out they pop, innocent reminders of the last garden center on the errand tour. Despite worried looks and the eternal query ”Where are you going to ...

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