A garden design expert shares how to create beautiful mixed borders and other classic cottage-style details.

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 ...

Every traditional cottage garden has an area for growing vegetables. For a true cottage garden feel, try growing produce in amongst the flowers in whatever space you have. You can even grow them in ...

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, ...

From plant maps to fall planting tips, here’s how I used ChatGPT to design a lush, deer-resistant cottage garden in my specific Zone, without hiring a landscaper. You know that feeling when you get a ...

It can take years for a cottage garden to reach maturity - particularly if you are training a climbing rose against the house or waiting for a boxwood hedge to grow - but your patience will be ...

Thinking about taking your garden to the next level? The cottage gardening style could be just what you are looking for. Danish author Claus Dalby is known the world over for his breathtaking garden ...

Cottage gardens break all the usual rules of garden design, which in any case are only guidelines. In a cottage garden, plants are grown very close together, and they are meant to look as if they were ...

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 ...

“Designing Your Own Cottage Garden — Blame it on the Bridgertons” runs from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the St. Louis County Depot. An arbor frames the main pathway in Gina Socha's cottage ...

Adorable is an adjective we don’t often associate with an architectural style, but it is the perfect description for the English Cottage. One of the several between-the-wars styles, the English ...