When planning a new garden, getting the layout right pays dividends immediately and over the long term. A good garden layout makes the space more attractive and functional and can help reduce time ...

It may not be made of gingerbread but Southdown Cottage is just as sweet, writes Nick Galvin. It's a wild night outside Southdown Cottage but inside, it couldn't be more peaceful. There's Miles Davis ...

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, ...

Pristine and perfect? No, thank you. Tracie Fish has long championed a more relaxed, authentic approach, filling her family's cottage-style garden in Washington with nostalgic plants, rusted flea ...

Using reclaimed bricks for a cheap DIY garden path will add character to your space as well as allowing you to tie in the new walkway with other parts of the exterior of your house. To create a ...

A garden path has many functions. It keeps your shoes clean and lures you out into the garden. It prevents damage to garden beds, directs traffic and divides up an expanse of space to help you order ...

Anyone who is drawn to the romantic charm of an English cottage garden likely has delphinium (Delphinium elatum) on their radar (or planted in their borders already). These tall, elegant flower spikes ...

Blossoming in popularity during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603), English or cottage gardens are marked by a tangle of informal, free-flowing ornamental and edible plants. Think charming plots of land ...

Erin Clark doesn’t know much about carpentry, but she has a green thumb and a knack for laying out a garden. Her husband, Dan, doesn’t know much about plants (he jokingly identifies everything Erin ...

Garden paths are a key component of your garden’s design. Not only do they serve a practical function, they also help define your garden’s style. You should first determine the type of garden style ...