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The Contemporary Cottage Garden

Climate-Friendly, Mindful Methods for Growing Flowers and Food

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By Pamela Hubbard

By Rob Cardillo

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On Sale
Feb 10, 2026
Page Count
256 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9781643263755

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$27.99

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$36.99 CAD

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  1. Trade Paperback $27.99 $36.99 CAD
  2. ebook $14.99 $19.99 CAD

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In The Contemporary Cottage Garden, longtime gardener Pamela Hubbard expertly walks the gardener through what it takes to grow in the cottage garden style—where flowers and vegetables are intermingled in a casual display of colorful brilliance—while also meeting the needs of the modern world in an era of increased weather extremes. An abundance of beautiful photos by Rob Cardillo highlights Hubbard’s cottage garden in Pennsylvania, where she has integrated invaluable techniques for cottage gardening in a contemporary way. Gardeners at any stage of their gardening journey will find invaluable insight on:
  • Gardening for increased biodiversity and pollinators
  • Creating a cottage meadow garden
  • Designing a gravel garden for drought-prone areas
  • Creating rain gardens for wet areas and fire-wise gardens for arid regions
  • Gardening to reduce stress and promote healing
  • Instilling a love for the environment in children by creating a children’s garden
  • Creating a sensory garden 
…and more! The cottage garden style has been practiced across time, and Hubbard extends its bountiful possibilities through a modern, ecological lens.

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  • “Hubbard effectively frames the cottage garden as a way to address climate change and the ensuing loss of pollinators, to grow food, to grow flowers, to entice kids to become lifelong gardeners, and overall, to ease stress through fragrance, color, sound, and touch.”
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Pamela Hubbard

About the Author

Pamela Hubbard is a Master Gardener Emeritus. She has been a garden writer and educator for more than 20 years. Pam is a sought-after speaker for garden clubs, garden shows, and horticultural groups throughout the Northeast, other areas of the United States, and internationally. Her lectures are both fun and informative. She illustrates them with beautiful photographs. Pam writes an award-winning blog, and her monthly newspaper article, “Gardening in the Poconos,” earned a GardenComm silver medal. Pam was born in England, where she acquired the love of gardening at her grandmother’s knee. Her gardens were featured in the Summer 2020 edition of Country Gardens magazine and have been awarded three blue ribbons by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. She can be found endlessly pursuing her dream of recreating her grandmother’s cottage garden at a small farm in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

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Rob Cardillo

Rob Cardillo

About the Author

Rob Cardillo has been photographing gardens, plants, and the people who tend them for more than 20 years. Formerly the director of photography at Organic Gardening, he now works for major publishers, horticultural suppliers, and landscape designers throughout the United States. Visit him at robcardillo.com.

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