# Blog, page 6 > Older articles on designing, building and looking after your garden. Page 6 of the tuinontwerp.app blog. Canonical: https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/page/6 Last updated: 2026-09-27 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 - [Common holly: where it grows, pruning and berries](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-holly) - Common holly (Ilex aquifolium): a native evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 m, with spiny leaves and red berries. Where it grows well and what it costs. (2026-09-27) - [Crested dog's-tail: where it grows, sowing and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/crested-dogs-tail) - Crested dog's-tail (Cynosurus cristatus): a native grass 20 to 60 cm tall with comb-like spikes in June and July. Where it grows, sowing and what goes wrong. (2026-09-27) - [Ground ivy: where to plant it, care and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/ground-ivy) - Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a native ground cover 15 to 60 cm tall with blue-violet flowers. Where it fits, what it costs and what can go wrong. (2026-09-27) - [Lily of the valley: planting, care and poisonous berries](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/lily-of-the-valley) - Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is a native woodland plant 15 to 30 cm tall. Where it grows well, what it costs and which parts are poisonous. (2026-09-27) - [Royal fern: where it grows, planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/royal-fern) - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis): a native fern 1 to 2.5 m tall in a garden, with rusty-brown spore plumes. Where it grows, what it costs and what can go wrong. (2026-09-27) - [Wild garlic: where it grows, how to plant and recognise it](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wild-garlic) - Wild garlic (Allium ursinum): a native bulb 20 to 40 cm tall with white star flowers from April to June. Where it grows, how to plant it and how to recognise it. (2026-09-27) - [Wild parsnip in the garden: identify, sow and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wild-parsnip) - Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa): a native biennial 60 cm to 1.2 m tall, with yellow flowers July to September. How to spot it, sow it and handle its sap. (2026-09-27) - [Common hazel: where it grows, planting and wildlife](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-hazel) - Common hazel (Corylus avellana): a native shrub 4 to 8 metres tall that flowers as early as January. Where to plant it, what it costs and how to fix problems. (2026-09-26) - [Common yarrow: where to plant it, care and insects](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-yarrow) - Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium): a native perennial 15 to 50 cm tall, white flowers June to November. Where to plant it, what it costs, what goes wrong. (2026-09-25) - [Silver birch: where it grows, planting and what it feeds](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/silver-birch) - Silver birch (Betula pendula): a native tree of 15 to 20 metres with a white trunk and hanging twigs. Where it fits, what it costs, what to do when it fails. (2026-09-24) - [Lesser periwinkle: where it grows, planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/lesser-periwinkle) - Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor): an evergreen ground cover 15 to 30 cm tall for shade. Where to plant it, what it costs and what to do when it goes wrong. (2026-09-23) - [Common ivy: where it grows, pruning and what it feeds](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-ivy) - Common ivy (Hedera helix) is native to the Netherlands, stays green and climbs over 20 metres on a tall support. Where it fits, what it costs, what goes wrong. (2026-09-22) Page 6 of 7 - [Previous](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/page/5) - [Next](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/page/7) ## 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.