The cottage garden projects a sense of relaxation often including shady corners where a gardener can take a break.
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Cottage gardens are also likely to make use of self seeding plants such as foxgloves and aquilegias which pop up spontaneously around the garden or in cracks in paving adding to the informal look.
In a cottage garden self seeding plants with bright bold and vibrant flowers are best.
Dripping with flowers and heady with scent these gardens are based on an idyllic view of countryside life and with a cottage garden you can bring a breath of the country to any space.
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Apart from the visual prettiness there is the added bonus with cottage gardens of bio diversity with plants rarely suffering from diseases and pests due to the wide choice available and many varieties.
Take a look at our garden design guide to get you started.
Grow a mix of these charming old fashioned favourites and the cottage garden effect can be yours.
These cool weather lovers start in spring and often bloom again in fall.
Combining generous flowers with traditional designs your cottage style garden.
Dining areas and seating are often included in the cottage garden.
Partial to full shade and well drained soil.
Lavandula angustifolia hidcote agm is a compact hedge growing up to 60cm 2ft in height with purple flowers.
Here are our top 10 plants for achieving an attractive cottage garden design.
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X intermedia sussex agm flower later and are taller at around 90cm 36in.
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They can be planted with pastel tones or brighter hues that you love.
Cottage garden style is relaxed colorful and fun says darrell trout avid gardener writer and lecturer whose own garden reflects his passion for easy growing beauty.
Your friends and family will enjoy the pretty old fashioned look of your garden.
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While formal gardens thrive on order and well defined spaces cottage gardens bubble in cheerful tangles of flowers that form a kaleidoscope of hue and texture.
Many gardeners crave the cottage garden look and the secret is in the plants.
With their edible and fragrant blooms violets are among the most charming flowers for the cottage garden.
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Helleborus garden red pictured bears single red flowers.
Traditionally cottage gardens had an emphasis on practicality mixing livestock vegetables and fruit as well as flowers which were mostly grown.
A winter flowering staple in the cottage garden hellebores thrive in dry shade bearing large clusters of saucer shaped flowers with white pink green mauve or smoky purple flowers.
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