Mushrooms may look cute in a garden, but they can quickly take over flower beds and may even be toxic. Knowing when to remove ...

In an abridged extract from his book A New Cottage Garden, Mark Bolton reveals which plants thrive in his garden at this time ...

THE COTTAGE GARDEN in medieval England was a poor man’s garden. At the end of feudalism former serfs became tenant farmers and paid the landowner for a small plot of land. The garden provided their ...

Traditionally, cottage gardens are known for their colourful and happy mix of flowers, as well as herbs and vegetables, which also provide a bounty of pollen and nectar for birds, butterflies and bees ...

Tired of the same old pollinator-friendly flowers? This lesser-known genus has 46 species to choose from, all with beautiful ...

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 ...

One reason chaos gardening may be catching on is because it sidesteps the rules of garden design. A traditional landscape ...

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 ...

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 ...

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