If you need help in planning your layout, you will appreciate her chapter with sample garden descriptions and illustrations. She includes plans for corner pollinator, cottage, cutting, and drought-tolerant gardens.<\/p>\n
Here are a few of her ideas:<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Cottage garden layout from HOW TO GROW FLOWERS IN SMALL SPACES by STEPHANIE WALKER. Copyright \u00a9 2024 by Simon & Schuster, LLC. Illustrations by Nicola Cunneen.<\/p><\/div>\n
Cottage Garden<\/h3>\n
Cottage gardens provide the opportunity for imagination and creativity. These enchanting gardens should look like they planted themselves and evoke a sense of romance. Arranging plants by height, color, and flowering season draws interest and invites curiosity. Often, herbs are incorporated into cottage gardens, lending themselves to the overall visual and aromatic experience. A cottage garden\u2019s less formal, curving lines are an invitation to wander and follow its paths, often ending with a bench or sitting area to provide respite.<\/p>\n
In cottage gardens you will find soft, romantic plants with lots of petals along with antique accessories, like well-worn gates and arbors. Along with these elements, decorations such as gazing balls, sundials, armillary spheres, and signs are often included. Of course, if you are planting in a smaller space, individual adaptation will be necessary if there is no room for these architectural objects.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Illustration of Calla Lilies Illustration of Cosmos from HOW TO GROW FLOWERS IN SMALL SPACES by STEPHANIE WALKER. Copyright \u00a9 2024 by Simon & Schuster, LLC. Illustrations by Nicola Cunneen.<\/p><\/div>\n
How to Grow Calla Lilies<\/h3>\n
WHEN TO PLANT<\/strong><\/p>\n In zones 1\u20137, plant rhizomes in spring when all threat of frost has passed. In zones 8 and higher, plant in fall.<\/p>\n DAYS TO GERMINATION<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 weeks for shoots to appear.<\/p>\n VARIETIES TO TRY<\/strong><\/p>\n Apricot Lady, Black Magic, Black Star, Crowborough, Flame, Odessa.<\/p>\n GROWS BEST FROM<\/strong><\/p>\n Rhizome.<\/p>\n CAN BE GROWN IN<\/strong><\/p>\n Ground or 8\u201d or larger container. Can also be successful indoors in a sunny spot in your home. The variety Z. aethiopica can be grown in ponds.<\/p>\n HOW TO PLANT<\/strong><\/p>\n Plant rhizomes 4\u201d deep and 12\u201d apart. Once planted, water well and keep the soil moist.<\/p>\n LIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n Full sun in cooler climates and partial shade in warmer climates.<\/p>\n WATER<\/strong><\/p>\n Water regularly, keeping the soil moist.<\/p>\n FEED<\/strong><\/p>\n Responds well to liquid fish emulsion applied monthly during blooming season.<\/p>\n CUT FLOWER<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes.<\/p>\n WHEN TO HARVEST<\/strong><\/p>\n Harvest when flower unfurls and is mostly open.<\/p>\n Tips<\/em><\/p>\n Plant in well-draining soil to avoid disease. If lifting rhizomes for the winter, store in peat moss in a cool, dry place to overwinter. For container-planted calla lilies, stop watering and move the container to a dark place once the foliage begins to fade.<\/em><\/p>\n