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 are charming, quaint, and lush with greenery. They are dominated by flowers and foliage, and—unlike their formal English garden cousins—cottage gardens are meant to be a compact, ...

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 ...

Heather Benbow grew up with plenty of space to garden on a farm in New Zealand. But creating a cottage garden within the restrictions imposed by the lack of space of an inner city Sydney block posed ...

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 ...

Interior design guru MaCenna Lee designs a cottage landscape and creates a DIY paved walkway.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Experts share advice for achieving this minimalist garden style in your own yard. Just as minimalism in interior design has become popular over the last few years, minimalism in landscaping follows ...

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 ...

“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 ...