Inspiration for home, garden, and sustainable living
Designing a wildflower cottage garden can turn an otherwise wasted yard space into an oasis of blossoms. Wildflowers provide a safe haven for pollinators and wildlife while bringing joy to all who look upon them. With minimal effort, you can plant a wildflower patch this year to enjoy for generations to come.
The best way to achieve all summer color in your garden beds is to choose perennial flowers with the longest possible bloom time. This list highlights the most eye catching perennial flowers that bloom for 8-12 weeks and come back to life every year to fill your garden with low maintenance beauty.
There is nothing like a hot cup of tea to cure what ails you! Growing a medicinal tea garden is an incredible resource for making herbal tea and medicines at home. Buying bulk herbs can be quite expensive, whereas garden plants and seeds are a one time purchase that will keep producing for years to come.
The beauty of a cottage garden transports you to a bygone era with its old fashioned flowers and classic charm. Flowers abound with endless blooms in a sprawling, haphazard manor that makes you wonder if they all happened there by chance. But designing and selecting flowers for a cottage garden is anything but random.