No. 01 · August 2026

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Flora & Field

Gardens

Design ideas and plant combinations for spaces large and small.

  1. Overhead patio plan grouping six separate herb pots by dry-side and steady-moisture care with mint isolated

    container herbs · Aug 11

    A Container Herb Garden Grouped by Watering Needs

    Compose several compatible herb pots as one small garden, preserving separate root zones while repeating container finishes, forms, and access paths.

  2. Dry herb border plan mapping sun and runoff, mature lavender and rosemary footprints, and a clear service route

    herb border · Aug 10

    A Dry Herb Border with Lavender and Rosemary

    Design a dry herb border as one sunny, free-draining hydrozone, using lavender repetitions, rosemary anchors, mature footprints, and an accessible edge.

  3. Late-summer border study paired with a bloom calendar that exposes a gap and overlapping candidate bloom periods

    pollinator garden · Aug 9

    Late-Summer Pollinator Border: Bloom Gaps and Repeated Drifts

    Map the border's actual August-to-fall bloom gap, then compose regionally appropriate drifts that fit the site, mature scale, and maintenance route.

  4. Oblique plan of a compact enclosed cottage garden with a continuous gate-to-door path and separate service access

    small gardens · Jul 28

    A Cottage Garden for a Small Plot

    Give a small cottage garden a legible path and a restrained plant palette, then build abundance through repetition, layers and seasonal succession.