GardenDesign

I’ve written lots of pages full of information gleaned from my years of gardening in Ohio. One thing about gardeners: they love to share info and help others along the way to horticultural success!
I hope you are inspired to combine ideas and find the plants most likely to give you the environment you envision. Our home gardening is our landscape environment. It is our touching base with nature, and with our own selves. It is our physical place of touching some of God’s love and goodness. A place of calm and a place of expression. A place of of work and place to just be.

dragonfly

“She is the glimmering damsel of the wetlands. She is the sophisticated cousin of the butterfly. She is the color that silently darts about the water lilies on a warm summer evening.” ~author unknown

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Garden Site Map

seasons

|winter
celebrating the winter season.
| winter garden tips
there is gardening in the winter!
| autumn, and gardentips
all things autumn- and lots going on in the garden.
| summer fragrance
focusing on planting for the senses.
| spring blooms
highlighting the best plants and bulbs in this burgeoning season.

plants by type

| minor bulbs
all those little spring flowers that make such a difference.
| tulips,etc
lipstick of the garden
| roses
what is a garden without roses?
| roses 2
so many choices- here is my list for cold climate gardens
| rose poetry
gardens and poetry go together

general plants

| annuals
bright all season blooming
| annuals 2
more info and suggested color schemes.
| perennials
borders full of exciting combinations.
| perennials list
some of the perennials I grow

garden styles

New Articles Onsite
How to plant cell packs of annuals
Container planting
Create a Garden: Begin
English Garden Style
Style and Design

| cottage style (1)
the informal beauty of the cottage gardens
| cottage garden plants
plant suggestions for the cottage style,more on creating the cottage garden style
| country garden
finding the “genius loci”, spirit of the place.
| midwest garden
gardening in my climate, zone 5
| butterfly
attracting butterflies and being hospitable to them.
| hummingbird [coming soon]
| birds welcoming birds into your garden

garden details

| fragrance
the summer fragrance page
| color
color schemes,planning your design

gardening tips

|autumn garden tips
general season guidance- also check out the month by month feature.
|winter garden tips
helpful tips for the season, also check the month by month feature.
| about catalogs
my opinion and experience with ordering from garden catalogs.
| garden tools
experienced advice on supplying your garden toolshed.

the gardener

| about me

other places

| garden links-coming soon

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  • This page is to collate everything "Cottage Gardening" on the site and in my bookmarks. So many of us love
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  • A Serenity Garden -making a peaceful place
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