# Blog, page 5 > Older articles on designing, building and looking after your garden. Page 5 of the tuinontwerp.app blog. Canonical: https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/page/5 Last updated: 2026-09-28 Practical guides for every step: laying out, building, planting and looking after your garden. For an ordinary Dutch garden, measured to your own plot. ## Latest articles - [Water mint plant: where to grow it, care and insects](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/water-mint-plant) - Water mint (Mentha aquatica) is a native marginal plant, 30 to 90 cm tall, with lilac flowers from July to November. Where it grows, its price, mint rust. (2026-09-28) - [Water soldier: a spiny native pond plant](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/water-soldier-pond-plant) - Water soldier (Stratiotes aloides): a native pond plant with spiny toothed leaves to 45 cm and white flowers from May to July. How to spot, plant and price it. (2026-09-28) - [Water violet: identify, plant and care for it in a pond](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/water-violet) - Water violet (Hottonia palustris): native pond plant, pale lilac flowers in May and June. Plant it under 20 to 50 cm of water. Identification, price and care. (2026-09-28) - [Wild Chicory: Identify, Plant and Care for It](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wild-chicory) - Wild chicory (Cichorium intybus) grows 0.3 to 1.2 m tall and flowers light blue in July and August. How to identify, plant and care for this full-sun plant. (2026-09-28) - [Wild marjoram: where it grows, care, flowers and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wild-marjoram) - Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) is a native perennial, 30 cm to 1 m tall, with pink flowers from July to September. How to plant it and how to look after it. (2026-09-28) - [Wood anemone: planting and care under trees and shrubs](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wood-anemone) - Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa): a native spring flower 5 to 25 cm tall, white from March to May. Where it grows, how to plant it, and whether it is poisonous. (2026-09-28) - [Wood meadow grass: where it grows, planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wood-meadow-grass) - Wood meadow grass (Poa nemoralis): a native grass 30 to 90 cm tall for partial shade, with airy panicles from June to September. How to spot, plant and fix it. (2026-09-28) - [Woody nightshade: identify, plant and prune bittersweet](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/woody-nightshade) - Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara): a native climber of 1.5 to 2.5 metres with purple flowers from June to September. Where it fits, planting and pruning. (2026-09-28) - [Yellow iris: where to plant it, care and wildlife](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/yellow-iris) - Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) is a native marginal plant, 40 to 120 cm tall, with yellow flowers from May to July. Where it grows, its price, what goes wrong. (2026-09-28) - [Yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea): pond planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/yellow-water-lily) - Yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea): native pond plant with yellow flowers of 3 to 6 cm, May to August. Identification, planting depth, price and problems. (2026-09-28) - [Blackthorn: where to plant it, flowering and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/blackthorn) - Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa): a native thorny shrub of 1.5 to 3 metres, white with flowers from late March, before the leaves. Where it fits and how to grow it. (2026-09-27) - [Chives plant: where it grows, care, flowers and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/chives-plant) - Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are a native perennial, 15 to 50 cm tall, with round pink flower heads from May to July. How to plant and care for chives. (2026-09-27) Page 5 of 7 - [Previous](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/page/4) - [Next](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/page/6) ## Topics - [Garden design](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/tuinontwerp) - How to lay a garden out: dimensions, sight lines, and the order you make decisions in. - [Construction](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/aanleg) - From drawing to garden: groundwork, drainage, foundations, and what you can do yourself. - [Sun & shade](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/schaduw-en-zon) - How much direct sunlight each spot in your garden gets, measured on your own parcel. - [Seasons](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/seizoenen) - What there is to do each month, and when your garden looks its best. - [Materials](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/materialen) - Paving, fencing and hard surfaces: what they cost and how long they last. - [Inspiration](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/inspiratie) - Gardens and styles to take ideas from, with what they ask for in practice. - [Plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants) - Every plant that is native to the Netherlands and fits a garden, species by species: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds it supports. - [Maintenance](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/onderhoud) - Pruning, feeding and keeping up, with as little work per year as possible.