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Author Pamela Hubbard Visits Bountiful Gardens! 🖋️🌿

  • Jun 25
  • 3 min read

Bountiful Gardens just hosted Pamela Hubbard, author of 'The Contemporary Cottage Garden'! In this video, you'll learn some of her principles for a proper cottage garden. We're SO much more than your typical nursery--we offer a wide variety of events!


Key Points:

  • Bountiful Gardens is your go-to spot for all things horticultural, including socializing with fellow gardeners!

  • Pamela Hubbard's book, 'The Contemporary Cottage Garden' explores the history, principles and purposes of cottage gardening.

  • Pamela's love of gardening began with her grandmother, and she hopes to pass the love of gardening on to future generations

  • Cottage gardens include old-fashioned plants like Echinacea, Hollyhock, Evening Primrose, Garden Phlox, and of course…Roses

  • A proper cottage garden must have wide curvy borders, dense plantings, a riot of color and a focal point.

  • Learn all about future Bountiful Gardens events by signing up for our newsletter on our home page!


Woman in sunhat speaks to a seated group in a lush flower garden, with hanging baskets and bright greenery on a sunny day.
Pamela Hubbard speaking to eager gardeners at Bountiful Gardens, Ewing

Looking for something to do, surrounded by avid gardeners just like you? 

People making terrariums at a garden workshop in a lush greenhouse, leaning over plants and glass bowls, focused and busy
A terrarium class led by Ike at our Ewing greenhouse

Welcome back to Bountiful Gardens, where not only do we sell plants—we offer all sorts of events and workshops too! 

Pamela Hubbard in a sunhat speaks with a microphone to seated listeners at a lush garden center, surrounded by potted plants and ferns.
Pamela speaks to a sold-out crowd at Bountiful Gardens, Hillsborough

This past week, we were excited to welcome author, speaker and garden coach Pamela Hubbard to our Ewing and Hillsborough stores to talk about her new book, The Contemporary Cottage Garden. 

Sunlit flower garden with heart-shaped stone statue, giant planters, and Bountiful Gardens sign; a woman stands at right.
The Garden Love Statue is a constant reminder of the magic of gardening.

Pamela’s talk was unique in that it centered on one of the core values here at Bountiful Gardens—the idea that the love of gardening can be passed through generations, and evoke cherished memories and feelings of nostalgia. 

Framed black-and-white photo of a woman and girl in a flower shop display, surrounded by colorful potted plants and PW labels
Pamela Hubbard (left) with her grandmother, Gilly, circa 1950

As Pamela said, “I learned to garden at my grandmother’s knee, and her cottage garden was amazing. I have spent the last twenty years creating a cottage garden as I had always dreamed to do—just like my grandmother’s—all about memories. It’s all about passing that heritage on to my children and grandchildren.”

Book display of The Contemporary Cottage Garden by Pamela Hubbard on a rustic table, with promotional cards and painted stones
Pamela was signing copies of her new book, The Contemporary Cottage Garden!

Her book touches on the essentials of the perfect cottage garden, utilizing old fashioned gorgeous plants like Echinacea, Hollyhock, Evening Primrose, Garden Phlox, and of course…roses! She also provided guidance on how to structure these plants cohesively:

Colorful wildflower meadow with orange, purple, white and pink blooms in lush green foliage, bright and cheerful
Cottage gardens MUST have "A riot of color"!

“So what do we mean when we talk about a cottage garden? A cottage garden has wide, curvy borders. There is always dense planting. There is an abundance of flowers, a riot of color, and there is always a focal point.”

People gather at an outdoor garden market; women in sun hats sign books at a table amid flowers and greenery.
Attendees were excited to have their books signed after Pamela's talk.

The event was a hit! Attendees gave glowing reviews, got their books signed, and felt excited and motivated to start their very own cottage gardens! 

Teens and an older man lean over potted plants in a sunny garden, smiling and studying the greenery together.
Ross teaches a class how to pot up their own planters!

We also offer all sorts of other events like group terrarium classes, birthday parties, and a variety of other talks to help you learn and grow on your gardening journey. 

People making terrariums at a garden table in a greenhouse, concentrating on plants and glass bowls amid lush greenery.
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The joy of gardening is something we’re always excited to share, and the best way to stay in the loop on our events and workshops is to sign up for our mailing list either here on our site, or when you come into any of our stores!


 
 
 

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