If you're hoping to transform your garden with a romantic, country aesthetic this year, you'll need a list of the best ...

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 ...

Cottage gardens in England are thrifty, charming and filled with gorgeous and useful plants. What more could we want? A whole generation of gardeners in the Northwest rediscovered what gardening could ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last week I wrote about revamping my cottage garden. This is a popular garden style that is pleasant looking, informal and seemingly easy to create and maintain. I guess if you’re a purist, they are ...

Something special is growing in my garden, an unexpected treasure. I love seed packets for their retro beauty, so I'm often extracting the seeds (without damaging the package) and planting them in my ...

Landscaping my cottage garden was a full-on task after renovating my house a few years ago. It involved mini diggers, moving countless tonnes of soil and endless dumper truck movements back and forth ...

My garden is a work in progress and, sometimes, seems to take on a life of its own. For many years I wanted a "Cottage Garden" themed yard. I envisaged friends and family and me walking the paths to ...

There is nothing more beautiful than a Pocono autumn exemplified in my garden by maple trees with their colorful foliage, from the huge golden leaves of the big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) to the ...