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.
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Perennials are a must for cottage gardens.
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Try a pretty picket fence or a trellis drenched in climbers.
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.
A cottage garden has perhaps less regard for rules than for doing what you really love he says.
The mini cottage garden for city dwellers.
Whether it s a small garden long and narrow garden cottage garden or courtyard garden you should observe where and at what times of day different parts of the garden gets light and sun.
Delphiniums verbascum and hollyhocks will provide height at the back of borders while foxgloves lupins phlox achillea and bellflowers will help to bulk out the middle hardy geraniums lady s mantle and shorter types of geum are perfect at the front of displays.
They can be kept wild and in keeping with their natural surroundings or be ordered into something structured with different sections for a cutting garden kitchen garden manicured lawn and wildflower meadow.
The call of a cottage garden filled with a profusion of flowers and smelling of roses dianthus and lilacs is alluring indeed.
Take a look at our garden design guide to get you started.
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You can have a mini cottage style garden even if you live in a town or city you just need to pick plants that epitomise the soft informal feel typical of that sort of garden.
Cottage gardens are romantic relaxed free flowering and fun.
Rustic stone walls are also a good choice but again just remember to embellish with pretty climbing plants or perhaps a fan trained or apple or pear.
They can be planted with pastel tones or brighter hues that you love.
As cottage gardens are often fairly small the style of fence you choose will have a big impact on the look of the entire garden.
It s the low box hedging and spiral box topiary that makes the statement here.
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Ideas for an enticing cottage garden by jan johnsen.