Cottage border garden

Cottage gardens are well known for their wide and generous borders full of attractive, flowering plants. Such broad flower beds require tall plants at the back to provide a backdrop for smaller plants. Here I list 10 tall plants for cottage garden borders

Transform your home's exterior with these 10 charming small flower garden ideas. Perfect for foundation plantings and adding curb appeal!

In order for cottage garden borders to look their best they must have a good combination of planting types. Groundcover plants provide low growing delight to the front of borders. Here I list 10 of the best groundcover plants for cottage gardens.

Want a cottage garden but don’t know where to start? Create a charming patchwork of flowers and plants with my 8 garden design tips. These principles apply no matter which cottage garden style or varieties you pick! I have more reels on my profile that focus on different aspects of these design guidelines—including spike flowers, cottage garden pairings, etc., so take a look there for extra info! Here are my guidelines… 1️⃣ Start with foundation plantings. Imagine what your garden looks…

Learn how Heather Thomas of Cape Cottage Garden keeps her flower borders colorful from spring through fall with her 4 "C's" for success!

There’s something magnetic about a true cottage garden. The way plants tumble together, the variety of height and texture, and the soft sense of time slowing

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Herbaceous borders feature in many of our gardens, where space and time allow. They were originally introduced as a garden feature during the Victorian period as new perennial plant species were introduced and the growing and planting out of bedding plants every season fell out of fashion. A mainstream of great country gardens, herbaceous borders have […]

Cottage gardens are a style of gardening that features a mix of flowers, herbs, and vegetables casually and naturally. Easy and fun!

Mixed boarders overflowing with flowering plants seem to be everyone's ideal.

When it came to creating my quintessential English Cottage Garden in Connecticut, there were certain must have flowers and plants that I wanted to have to help me achieve that charming, romantic look. From fragrant roses to the delicate lavender here is the plant list in Old Castle cottage sun loving Zone 6b garden. Roses

I know it's the time of year when many of us start planning and dreaming about our gardens. Some people believe you need to live in England or a cottage to have a cottage-style garden, but that is far from the truth. Whether your house is a colonial, ranch, or split level, anyone can create

Old-fashioned flowers, a custom white picket fence, and colorful containers make this charming cottage garden a spot you never want to leave!