My Wonderful Cottage Garden / Mein wunderbarer Cottage-Garten
Happiness in Harmony with Nature
A gardening dream between tradition and modernity
When Isabelle Van Groeningen took up her first job with the National Trust, she moved to the countryside, to the picturesque village of Coleshill. There, she not only took over a charming cottage, but also the unkempt garden that went with it. Using the knowledge she had acquired during her training, she transformed it into a lush, blooming, buzzing paradise that not only delighted visitors, but also provided space for nature.
Romantically enchanted and yet designed and cultivated...
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When Isabelle Van Groeningen took up her first job with the National Trust, she moved to the countryside, to the picturesque village of Coleshill. There, she not only took over a charming cottage, but also the unkempt garden that went with it. Using the knowledge she had acquired during her training, she transformed it into a lush, blooming, buzzing paradise that not only delighted visitors, but also provided space for nature.
Romantically enchanted and yet designed and cultivated with love: having your own cottage garden is still the dream of many gardeners. In this richly illustrated book, gardening expert Isabelle Van Groeningen explains how you can make this dream a reality. And above all, she explains why this particularly sustainable and approachable way of gardening is not only timeless but actually provides a model for the future.
2025, 252 pages
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Isabelle Van Groeningen
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Isabelle Van Groeningen grew up in Antwerp and studied Horticulture at the renowned Kew Botanic Gardens in London, followed by a PhD in garden history from the University of York. She has decades of experience working as a garden designer around the world. In 2008, she became the director of the Garden School at the Royal Garden Academy in Berlin-Dahlem, which she co-founded with Gabriella Pape that same year.
Isabelle Van Groeningen
Author
Isabelle Van Groeningen grew up in Antwerp and studied Horticulture at the renowned Kew Botanic Gardens in London, followed by a PhD in garden...
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