Garden Gallery | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Landscape Theme: Cottage Garden

25 gardens

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

View of flowers from patio

Summer view from back patio

Beehive Garden, Wake Co

Beehive Garden, Wake Co

Masses of Trifolium incarnatum provide nectar for bees

Beehive Garden in the Spring

Beehive Garden in the Summer

Bird-Friendly Spaces

Birdbath garden

A birdhouse on a post, surrounded by orange and magenta flowers.

Late fall bird bath

Border Garden, Upcycled

Early Spring Border

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Tulips mirror the color of gazing ball while upcycled china plat

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Tulips mark the full swing of spring.

Butterfly Garden at Rob Wallace Park

Flowers in early spring

Garden dedication plaque

Flowers in early spring

Mid-spring blooms

Mid-spring blooms

Butterfly garden- late spring

Cabarrus County Poolside Garden

Hardscape Planting

Poolside garden

Poolside garden

Coastal Shade Garden

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Collector’s Garden

Climbing Hydrangea

Tall striking flowers

Colorful Combination

Colorful plant combination

Container Gardens

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and cedar.

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and skimmia.

a group of carnivorous pitcher plants.

A grouping of various plants in different containers.

Tropical epiphytes on a branch affixed to the container.

Container with tropical plants with variegated leaves.

Corner Roadside Planting

Corner planting

Contrasting colors

Cottage Garden in Shade

Cottage garden in spring

Cottage garden in spring

Cottage garden in fall

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Davidson County Extension Demonstration Garden

Something is always blooming

Container of tulips

High planter wall spring

Flower Bonanza Garden

Clematis well positioned

Iris Shine in bed

Yellow Iris in spring bed

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Foundation Planting: Back of House

Plants beginning to develop new growth

Azalea will bloom soon

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Bee balm in bloom

Hydrangeas in the Garden

Lacecap Hydrangea

Invincibelle spirit

‘Little Honey’ hydrangea

Lime colored leaves of hydrangeas add contrast

Annabelle hydrangeas

Endless Summer Hydrangea

Paths & Walkways

Concrete walkway softened by plantings and a strip of lawn.

Border against turfgrass.

A path flanked by azaleas.

An inviting pathway through the woods.

A path flanked by blue and white hydrangeas.

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Pollinator Haven Garden in Sanford, Lee County

pergola in early spring, just as plants are starting to emerge

A landscape view of the Pollinator Haven Garden in mid-summer

Yellow daisy flowers with orange centers.

Wheelbarrow with pots & trays near planting bed.

A landscape view of the Pollinator Haven Garden in early winter

View of the Garden looking to the east w/ winter perennial bones

Relaxed Foundation Planting

Foundation Color

Foundation planting

Foundation landscape

Reynolda Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Rock Wall Garden at Scott Arboretum

Rock wall at the back of a small lawn area frames the space.

A large evergreen tree provides some afternoon shade.

Sun to Shade Garden in Craven County

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

Vegetable, Herb and Mostly Native Pollinator Garden

Garden in Summer 2024

Gardens in early summer 2023

Garden in May 2020

Garden in April 2021

Some produce from summer 2024

Garden in April 2021