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Forbidden romances and scandals may keep viewers coming back to Bridgerton season after season, but fans have also been swooning over something else: The show’s classic, English-style gardens. The Regency-era landscapes that form the backdrops for its gossip-fueled garden parties may be opulent, but many of the plants are well-suited to the average backyard. To celebrate the show’s fourth season, we’ve rounded up 7 plants that bring all the romance and drama of the show to your backyard.
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Wisteria
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The series’ most signature plant may be wisteria, which drips from the facade of the Bridgerton family home. To recreate the same romance in your yard, you’ll need a sturdy arbor or pergola. Choose a native wisteria variety, like American or Kentucky wisteria; avoid species like Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda, which are invasive in some parts of the U.S. and can quickly take over your yard.
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Boxwood
Boxwood sculpted into crisp-edged hedges, balls, cones, and spires forms the structural backbones for the gardens throughout the show, especially the Livingston estate. ‘Greenmound’ (shown) retains its bright green color all year and is particularly hardy.
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Hydrangea
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Fluffy white hydrangea flowers look especially magical by moonlight—as seen in Benedict and Sophie’s season 4 evening garden waltz. For a similar look, choose varieties of smooth hydrangea such as ‘Incrediball’ (shown), or the new ‘FlowerFull’.
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Climbing Roses
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Roses that clamber up the side of a house or gazebo are an English garden classic. Take a cue from Danbury House and opt for climbing roses in pink and white, like ‘Climbing Snowbird’ or ‘Eden’ (shown). Provide them with lots of space and a strong support for their canes to climb. In return, they’ll reward you with plentiful flowers and charming fragrance.
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Lavender
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Benedict’s cottage makes a gorgeous case for adding lavender to your yard en masse. Inside his kitchen garden, the shrub is used to create formal, fragrant borders. Its purple flower spikes pair well with roses, too. The plant is easy to grow and drought-tolerant; English lavenders like ‘Munstead’ (shown) and ‘Hidcote’ are especially tough.
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Delphinium
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An English garden staple, delphinium has been a guest at many a Bridgerton garden party. (You may have also spied the flowers in Colin’s wedding boutonniere in season 3.) In the garden, they provide strong vertical interest, reaching up to 7 feet tall, with pink, white, purple, or blue blooms.
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Petunias
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Throughout the series, flowers overflow from urns and window boxes at every turn. To achieve the same romantic cascade, try petunias, an easy-care annual that can bloom for months. Another option is calibrachoa, a petunia cousin with slightly smaller flowers, but equally floriferous and able to achieve a similar cascading effect.
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