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 ...

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 Sandy Mangel is an artist, as the neighbors who stop by her yard often tell her, then her canvas is soil and her medium flowers. Following the principles of art and design, she paints her garden ...

What’s this, garden theater? It’s like one act of perennials follows another, spring through autumn, in the front and backyards of this Eugene cottage smothered in plants. Carole Carlson leaves no ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TIME FOR SUNDAY GARDENER. AND WE’RE ON A ROAD TRIP TODAY. WE’RE HERE AT THE LADUE TOPIARY GARDENS. I’M TALKING HERE WITH EMILY EMERICK, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND CARRIE ANGEL. HELLO. THANK YOU FOR ...

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On March 18, the UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Okaloosa County will provide a lecture titled “Creating a Beautiful Florida-Friendly Cottage Garden.” This will be the first of eight ...