Garden Styles

Cheerful, informal, exuberant: That’s a cottage garden. But there is a method to the joyous madness.

Create a colorful, flower-filled cottage garden that looks lovely but isn’t laborious.

Get a plan for a Colonial-style cottage garden. Orderly on the outside, wild in the inside.

Use easy-care, colorful shrubs in landscapes and gardens. They are so versatile!

Is your garden an award winner? Find out by entering the Country Gardens magazine Garden Awards contest.

Get inspired by touring the past award-winning gardens in the Country Gardens magazine Garden Awards contest.

Plant the most romantic cottage-style plants in your garden. Here are the must-haves!

Do you love romance? Create a romantic cottage garden with these simple tips.

Canadian garden designer Brian Minter shares these easy tips to up the style in your garden.

Bring your garden indoors! Here are 27 fresh bouquets you can build and enjoy yourself.

Who knows bulbs better than the Dutch. See inspired designs from the famed Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, Holland.

Four years in the making, see how Lark Kulikowski created a color-packed 150-foot-wide perennial border.

Plant placement can create some garden drama. See seven ways to create some excitement.

Formal landscapes never go out of style! See how to get this clean and classic look in your yard.

Transform your yard into a private paradise with these secluding tips.

A self-taught gardener shares design tips for amping up the style in any yard.

Decorate an outdoor dining or seating area with easy-care plants.

What are the elements of a brilliant garden? Use these ideas in your own yard.

Add the element of scent to you garden with flowers that exude fragrance.

Minimize your water usage by choosing drought-tolerant plants as well as water-wise gardening methods.

Cut flowers add life to indoor decor. Plant a perennial garden that looks great outdoors and in.

Easy-care rock gardens add natural, rugged beauty to your yard as well as solve slope problems.

Rocks add natural structure to any garden. Discover the allure of rock gardening.

Gardening doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby. Here are ways you can save some cash.

Chocolaty-brown flowers and foliage make a beautiful theme for gardeners who can’t get enough chocolate.

Garden design made easy. Here are some artistic principles that make garden design less of a mystery.

Get planning! Our tips will help you have the best gardening ever this year.

Following established garden design elements will help you create a gorgeous garden.

Learn how to combine colors and textures to create a lavish garden with these tips from an Alaska garden.

Discover seven fun ways to share your love of gardening with the kids in your life.

Strike a balance in your garden between out of control and too tidy.

Our readers share their garden ideas. See what your neighbors are growing.

Here are 12 tips that will transform your flower garden into something special.

Become a garden designer with this FREE, easy-to-use garden design tool.

Green and water-friendly rooftop gardens come alive with color from groundcovers and shrubs.

Plan for a burst of color in autumn with an assortment of fall favorites.

Soften hardscape edges around walkways and patios with the right edging plants.

Add glorious scent to your garden with the right flowers, shrubs, trees, and vines.

A cut-flower bouquet lights up a room. Grow your own cut flowers.

Perfumed paths and patios! Grow romantic scents by planting the most fragrant flowers.

Ensure your yard and garden look good all year with these design and maintenance tips.

Plan for a garden that looks good all year long with our winter garden tips.

Combine natural elements of plants, water, and rocks to create the tranquil feeling of a Japanese garden.

Attain the simplicity and Zen of an Asian-inspired garden by combining the right elements of nature.