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Landscape Theme: Cottage Garden

41 gardens

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

Summer view from back patio

Colorful view from patio

Bee Hive Garden, Wake Co

Bee Hive Garden, Wake Co

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

Bee Hive Garden in the Spring

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

Tall striking flowers

Colorful plant combination

Camellias add fall & winter interest

Illicium leaves glow in late fall sun

Container Gardens

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and cedar.

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and skimmia.

A grouping of various plants in different containers.

Tropical epiphytes on a branch affixed to the container.

Container with tropical plants with variegated leaves.

Container with tropical plants and wooden branch with epiphytes.

Corner Roadside Planting

Corner planting

Contrasting colors

Cottage Garden

Perennial bed in mid-June.

Cottage Garden Perennial Border

Perennial border

Cottage Garden, Storybook

Cottage garden in spring

Cottage garden in spring

Cottage garden in fall

Cottage Style Foundation Planting

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

By Deck, Hydrangeas & Hosta

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Courtyard Entrance Garden

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in spring

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in early summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in early summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in summer (planters)

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in the Summer

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Courtyard Garden in the Spring

Davidson County Extension Demonstration Garden

Something is always blooming

Container of tulips

High planter wall spring

Daylilies Galore, Cabarrus County

Daylily Society Garden sign

Clematis vine in the daylily garden

Daylily and Stoke's Aster

Deck Garden

Early fall view

Early spring blooms

A nice place to watch spring unfold

English Garden Terrace View

Flower Bonanza Garden

Clematis well positioned

Iris Shine in bed

Yellow Iris in spring bed

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Flowers Galore

Flowers in bloom

Late fall, many plants are dormant until spring

Personal garden

Foundation Planting: Back of House

Azalea will bloom soon

Plants beginning to develop new growth

Nandina berries add a pop of color

Four-Season Garden

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Lots of texture

Flowers now and more to come

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Hidden Vegetable Garden

Garden is behind this border

Future green bean garden

Vegetable patch

Bordered vegetable patch

Garden at rest for the winter

Hydrangeas in the Garden

Lacecap Hydrangea

Invincibelle spirit

Annabelle hydrangeas

Endless Summer Hydrangea

‘Little Honey’ Hydrangea in Bloom

Oak leaf hydrangea ‘Snowflake’

Japanese Shade Garden

Path into garden

Japanese shade garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Plants along lake wall

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lush Foundation Planting

Espalier Pyracantha

Pyracantha berries on display

Evergreens remain attractive year round

Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden

Garden in July 2021

Garden in May 2020

Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022

Garden in May 2019

Front pollinator area in fall 2019

Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019

Patio Room

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Paver Pathway

Paver Pathway Garden

Pink and White Garden

Blue and Yellow

Blue and Yellow

A view of pink & white through magnolia tree

Reynolda Garden’s pink & white garden

A lovely late winter view awaits visitors

Relaxed Foundation Planting

Foundation Color

Foundation planting

Foundation landscape

Reynolda Palm House and Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Rock Wall Garden, Scott Arboretum

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

A large evergreen tree provides some afternoon shade.

Sloped Front Yard

View from upper driveway

Summer view from street

Sun to Shade Garden

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

That was then, this is the before photo of the garden in 2011.

This is the garden 9 years later in 2020.

Walkway Garden

Woodland Walk

Which path to take

Great foliage Color and texture

Dancing girls Enjoying their garden

Sculpture trail