Arts & Crafts Bungalow Style
- Arts & Crafts garden 1900-1925
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These bungalows are typically 1-1 1/2 stories, with strong horizontal lines, low-pitched roof and a wide porch. They become popular when house plans by Gustav Stickley are published, and house kits made available from Sears. The Victorian now seems ostentatious and distasteful. New homes are smaller, on smaller lots, and made of local materials by local artisans. Outdoor living space is extended by terraces, and sleeping porches. Interiors feature unpainted oak or mahogany built-ins, and stained glass windows (often with a plant motif). Furnishings include ceramics and textiles in muted colors. The interior layout is open, allowing for more family interaction (although kitchens are still in the corner of the house). This house and garden style is enjoying a revival, due to the emphasis on relaxed style and easy-to-grow plants.
Garden plan
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Paths
Wood mulch, grass or flagstones paths are informal, winding between plantings. Dry, stone walls are characteristic. Fences are eliminated, creating a natural looking landscape.
Garden structures
Various structures extend the living space. Water features or fountains near seating areas provide pleasant sounds and attract birds. Japanese inspired arbors and rough-hewn pergolas are especially characteristic of the Arts & Crafts garden. Often covered with climbing roses, clematis, moonflower, morning glory or scarlet runner bean, or other vine, they provide shade for outdoor summer relaxation.
Annuals, perennials
Many of the old favorite annuals and perennials are suitable in this style garden. Native perennials, requiring less care, and especially suited for a bungalow garden are bee balm, coneflower, Joe-Pye weed, little bluestem, prairie dropseed and switch grass.
Foundation plantings, and minimum lawn
With the reduction or elimination of lawn, garden plans begin to incorporate a mix of naturally shaped evergreen and deciduous shrubs next to the foundation.
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Arts & Crafts Style Garden Plant List
| Scientific name | Common name • Native plant | Height | Spread | Texture | Seasonal interest |
| Trees | |||||
| 1. Amelanchier laevis | • Serviceberry | 15'-25' | 12'-20' | Medium | Spring-Fall |
| 2. Malus floribunda,Van Houtte' | Japanese Flowering Crabapple | 15'-25' | 10'-20' | Medium | Spring |
| 3. Picea pungens | • Colorado Spruce | 30'-60' | 10'-20' | Coarse | Evergreen |
| 4. Populus maximowiczii | Japanese Poplar | 30'-100'' | 15'-30' | Medium | Spring-Fall |
| 5. Thuja occidentalis ,Techny' | • Cedar | 10'-15' | 4'-6' | Medium | Spring-Fall |
| Shrubs | |||||
| 6. Berberis koreana | Korean Barberry | 4'-6' | 3'-5' | Fine | Summer |
| 7. Cornus sp. | • Dogwood | 15'-20'' | 15'-20'' | Medium | Spring-winter |
| 8. Forsythia ovata | Early Forsythia | 6' | 8'-10'' | Coarse | Early Spring |
| 9. Hydrangea paniculata | PeeGee Hydrangea | 5'-6' | 5'-8' | Coarse | Summer |
| 10. Juniperus squamata ,Blue Swede' | Singleseed Juniper | 5' | 5' | Medium | Evergreen |
| 11. Pinus mugo | Dwarf Mugo Pine | 3' | 5' | Medium | Evergreen |
| 12. Rhododendron schlippenbachii | • Royal Azalea | 6'-8' | 6'-8' | Medium | Spring |
| 13. Spirea x bumalda | Bumalda Spirea | 2'-4' | 3'-5' | Fine | Late Spring |
| 14. Taxus canadensis | • Canadian Yew | 3'-6' | 6'-8' | Medium | Evergreen |
| Groundcover | |||||
| 15. Ajuga reptans | Bugleweed | 6"-9" | Matting | Medium | Spring |
| Perennials | |||||
| 16. Alchemilla mollis | Lady's Mantle | 18" | 24" | Coarse | Late Spring |
| 17. Aster novae-belgii | • New York Aster | 12"-36" | 12" | Medium | Fall |
| 18. Boltonia asteroides | White Boltonia | 36"-60" | 36" | Fine | Late Summer |
| 19. Echinacea angustifolia | • Pink Coneflower | 12"-36" | 24" | Medium | Late Summer |
| 20. Euphorbia corollata | Flowering Spurge | 12"-36" | 12"-36" | Fine | Spring-Fall |
| 21. Hemerocallis lily | Lemon Daylily | 30" | 36" | Medium | Summer |
| 22. Paeonia tenuifolia | Fernleaf Peony | 36" | 36" | Fine | Early Summer |
| 23. Panicum virgatum | • Switch Grass | 36"-60" | 24"-36" | Fine | Summer-Winter |
| 24. Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage | 36"-48" | 36"-48" | Fine | Summer |
| 25. Sedum spectabile | Showy Stonecrop | 18"-24" | 18"-24' | Medium | Late Summer |
| 26. Yucca glauca | • Yucca, Soapweed | 24"-72" | 24"-36" | Fine | Midsummer |
| Annual | |||||
| 27. Lobularia maritima | Alyssum | 3"-12" | 8"-12" | Fine | Spring-Fall |
| Water Plants | |||||
| 28. Iris virginica | • Blue flag | 24"-48" | 12"-30" | Fine | Spring |
| 29. Alisma plantago aquatica | Water Plantain | 12"-36" | 18" | Medium | Late summer |
| 30. Ranunculus longirostris | Water Buttercup | 12" | 48" | Medium | Summer |
| 31. Nymphaea | • Marliac Water Lily | 6" | 36" | Coarse | Summer |
| 32. Lemna minor | Duckweed | 2" | spread | Fine | Summer |
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• Beaux Arts influence in rectilinear pool, terrace
• Minimized lawn
• Asymmetric plantings
• Japanese influence in stone placement
• Winding paths of wood mulch, grass, flagstones
• Plantings and grade change used instead of fences for privacy
• Native perennials help to minimize maintenance