Five must-have plants for a cottage garden
The English-inspired cottage garden is a wonderful way to create a loose, flowing, eclectic landscape that attracts lots of wildlife, especially various bird and beneficial insect species. While this type of landscape screams variety, there are five plants that are especially desirable in the cottage garden.
- Written by: Mary E
How to trim a topiary tree into a spiral
Spiral topiaries lend a classic, upscale look to formal gardens, or a bit of playfulness to less structured gardens.
Purchasing a pre-pruned topiary, however, can be quite expensive - usually doubling or tripling the price of the plant. So why not learn how to prune and do it yourself?
- Written by: Mary E