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Five Traditional Elements of a Cottage Garden
Climbing hydrangea vine has overtaken this tool shed, showing the horticultural bias of its owner. Photo from Landscaping Ideas That Work by Julie Moir Messervy (The Taunton Press, 2014). Design and photo: Suzanne AlbinsonMost Popular
If you want your cottage garden to be truly traditional, you might be surprised to know that up until the 19th century, many cottage gardens boasted little more than potatoes. Nostalgia inspires our image of a typical cottage garden as being beautiful and timeless, but it was also functional. One can’t forget that country homes, especially if they were some way from a town or market, were often required to be self-sufficient.
1. A low fence or stone wall often encloses the garden and is a vehicle for plantings
Some of the perennials are false sunflower, daylilies, sneezeweed, dahlias, coral bells, lambs ears, and red switch grass. Behind the picket fence is a vegetable garden; to the left are gourd vines, and to the right are cucumber vines. Photo: courtesy of Carol Jean KadonskyFences were a given for any cottage garden, and they played a practical role aside from providing structure for plants. Their main purpose was, of course, to keep animals and rodents away from the vegetables. Yards around the cottage were also fenced to keep chickens and other domestic animals in and the predators out. Today the fence still serves this purpose, but its role has been expanded. A low stone wall or picket fence offers a backdrop to flowering garden beds and supports climbing plants.
2. Berry and vegetable plants, as well as fruit trees, reflect an emphasis on self-sufficiency
This garden house overlooks a mixture of herbs, flowers, and vegetables. Photo: courtesy of Karen and Ted HarrisWhen you seek to recreate a traditional cottage garden, incorporating vegetables, berries, and fruit trees is par for the course. From there, add in herbs and fragrant flowers. These plants were picked for their usefulness in addition to their aesthetic value.
3. Common flowering plants, especially fragrant ones, grow in profusion
Spiraea ‘Anthony Waterer’ and lavender behind.Fragrant plants were useful for covering barnyard odors as well as for cooking and making herbal remedies. Sage, lavender, thyme, catmint, and others were typical of a cottage garden. Flowers were included to attract bees and other pollinators, to secure the health of the garden, and to ensure a fruitful season. As cottage gardens evolved—and people began using them less for growing their own food and medicines—so did the look.
4. Abundant and rambling plants grow right up to the house or other structures
A climbing hydrangea vine has overtaken this tool shed, showing the horticultural bias of its owner. Photo from Landscaping Ideas That Work by Julie Moir Messervy (The Taunton Press, 2014). Design and photo: Suzanne AlbinsonThe cottage garden’s signature rambling design was expanded upon. This charming effect was, at least to some extent, an accidental side-effect. Our overworked forebears allowed plants to go to seed and vines to stretch, and the garden naturally grew to overflowing. Plants that characteristically fit into the rambling milieu were adopted into the English garden. Roses were prized for their scent and beauty. Self-sowers and perennials abounded.
5. Self-sowers are encouraged
In the foreground, oh-so-fragrant flowering tobacco (Nicotana alata, annual) self-sows each year in shades of pink and white.![](/800/600/http/i.pinimg.com/originals/7c/c0/7e/7cc07e70fb48d44b740904559c0a8573.png)
A new generation of plants was adopted as pivotal to the cottage garden look. Roses, foxglove, clematis, violets, daisies, and many others began to be associated with the cottage garden. These plants make up the cottage garden as we know it today.
All together, these elements work together to create the “classic” garden of a country cottage that lives in our memories and hearts. With a little elbow grease, plants, sunshine, and time, you can create your very own version of a cottage garden wherever you call home.
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Everything You Need to Know About Cottage Gardens
When the British garden writer Christopher Lloyd declared that “gardening, like living, should be fun,” he must have been thinking about cottage gardens. With their jumble of ornamental flowers, edible herbs, and fruit trees, the best cottage gardens have informal, idiosyncratic layouts that are like fingerprints: Each could belong only to the gardener who designed it.
Thank you, England, for inventing the cottage garden 700 years ago, on tiny plots of land where families crammed in as many plants as possible to produce necessities (food, medicine, and lures to attract bees and other pollinators to crops). The original intent was practical, but the result always has been charming.
Spring is upon us. Maybe you’re planning a new cottage garden. Or scheming to jam a few more flowers in a garden bed where the overflow already is flopping onto the path. Either way, keep reading for our tips on how to design (and accessorize) a cottage garden, how to select flowers and herbs (and help them thrive in nearly any climate), and for a list of favorite cottage garden must-grow plants in our curated Garden Design 101 guides to Perennials, Annuals, Edibles, and Trees.
Layout & Design
Above: Photograph by Clare Coulson.Brick walkways, old walls, rose-covered arbors, built-in benches, and informally rambling flower beds are quintessential design elements in a cottage garden. See more at 10 Ideas to Steal from English Cottage Gardens.Above: Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
Let us not forget the picket fence, the single most emblematic hardscape element of the cottage garden. See more in Hardscaping 101: Picket Fences.
Ornamental & Edible Companions
Above: See more at Walled Gardens: An Organic and Picturesque Plot at Old-Lands in Wales.![](/800/600/http/i.pinimg.com/originals/13/64/2b/13642b09f595cfd06b45f57eedb5a30c.jpg)
There’s nothing out of place about a formally clipped boxwood or two standing sentry at the edge of the vegetable patch. See more design ideas in Edible Gardens 101: A Design Guide.
Perennial & Annual Flowers
Above: Hollyhocks find shelter from the wind, growing against walls, fences, and foundations. Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.This month we’ve added nearly a dozen new plant growing guides to our Garden Design 101 section, including more of our cottage garden favorites: See our field guides for Hollyhocks, Bellflowers, and Sweet Peas. See more in our curated guide to Annuals 101.Above: Sweet peas. Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
OK, sweet peas deserved their own photo. See more in Sweet Peas: A Field Guide to Planting, Care & Design.Above: Foxgloves, the quintessential cottage garden flower. See more in 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from an English Woodland. Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
Where would cottage gardens be without foxgloves? For design and growing tips, see Foxgloves: A Field Guide to Planting, Care & Design.
Herbs & Flowers
Above: In a kitchen garden in Suffolk, England, flowers and edibles are intermingled in raised beds separated by gravel paths. See more in Behind the Hedges: Catherine Horwood’s Hidden Kitchen Garden. Photograph by Clare Coulson.Many ornamentals and edibles are natural companions: strongly scented flowers repel bugs and slugs that would otherwise feast on your favorite crops. See more ideas for companion planting in Everything You Need to Know About Herb Gardens and The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden.
Above: Mint, chamomile, and pansies all make delicious tisanes. See more in Tisanes: Easy Teas You Can Grow, with 7 Tips from Emily Erb of Leaves & Flowers. Photograph by Aya Brackett.Hyssop, Chives, Mint, Parsley, and Thyme top our list of essential herbs for cottage gardens.
Pots & Planters
Above: At a former estate gardener’s cottage in rural Suffolk, in England, galvanized dolly tubs set the tone “for the wild feeling of the garden beyond with brick-edged beds spilling over with roses, Alchemilla mollis, and in midsummer lots of pastel-toned hollyhocks,” writes our contributor Clare Coulson.![](/800/600/http/i.pinimg.com/736x/98/8d/91/988d91fe4b2fd6a761cadd191844728c--farmhouse-kitchens-country-kitchens.jpg)
Vintage pots and planters with a patina (by the way, rust counts) add a casual informality to a cottage garden. See more ideas for vintage (and vintage look-alike) planters in 10 Ideas to Organize the Perfect Potting Shed.
Cold Frames & Greenhouses
Above: Foxgloves for sale at Miserden Nursery. See more at Ridiculously Charming, Even for the Cotswolds: The Nursery at Miserden. Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.Get a jump on your springtime cottage garden by starting seeds now. And don’t despair if you don’t have room for a full-size greenhouse: See 10 Easy Pieces: Cold Frame Greenhouses and 10 Easy Pieces: Portable Greenhouses.
For more inspiration and tours of our favorite cottage gardens, see:
- Garden Visit: A Wildflower Meadow at the Edge of an English Cottage Garden
- Steal This Look: Irish Cottage Garden
- Homeward Bound: My Childhood Connecticut, Only Better, at Dirt Road Farm
- 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from the Cotswolds
- And please, don’t forget Pansies
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