English garden border ideas

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Cottage gardens are well known for their wide and generous borders full of attractive, flowering plants. Such broad flower beds require tall plants at the back to provide a backdrop for smaller plants. Here I list 10 tall plants for cottage garden borders

Use this summer cottage garden plan to fill your yard with flowers during the warmer months.

How to achieve the prettiest contemporary cottage garden style - and why the 70/30 rule will make your planting so much more successful.

English gardens are celebrated for their generous flower borders and historical elegance. English garden groundcovers provide fine visual textures and also help to suppress weeds. In this article I list and summarise 10 of the best ground cover plants for

Learn how Heather Thomas of Cape Cottage Garden keeps her flower borders colorful from spring through fall with her 4 "C's" for success!

Spring is on the way, and today I’m sharing our plans for turning our backyard garden bed into a beautiful English country border garden with a modern twist! Happy Friday, friends! Spring is on the way and we’ve got lots of plans over here for our outdoor spaces this year! The biggest project outside is […]

Use this summer cottage garden plan to fill your yard with flowers during the warmer months.

Just as an interior house design has various styles, a garden also has its own. One of the most inviting ones is the English garden.

Mixed herbaceous border containing Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton', Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland', Nepeta, Buddleia and clipped Box balls, Town Place, late June.

Plan a Cottage garden today and enjoy a spring floral show. Planning a Cottage Garden does not take a lot of work, but will take any inspiration and creativity. A Garden Cottage is whimsical and naturalistic, and it speaks to you, “Come, stroll, stay awhile.” A good cottage garden plan will incorporate many elements, including a butterfly garden, a small water feature, curved paths, quiet sitting areas, seasonal plants and a herb garden. Cottage Garden’s tend to clutter plants, and they have…

Mixed borders are landscaping arrangements that mark the border between two plots. English gardens, plants ands flowers ideas

Delicate blooms in pink, white, and purple nearly cover the antique urn in this English garden at Wollerton Old Hall. Photo by Clive Nichols Garden Photography.

We recently visited the wilder corners of Tattenhall Hall, a Jacobean manor house in Cheshire owned and gardened by two couples—Jannie Hollins and Chris Ev

Create a soft, romantic feel in your yard with these garden design ideas and plans.