A Gardener’s Guide to a Cottage Garden

Many people dream of a cottage in the country, with roses growing around the front door and a feast of color in the garden. Well, that's the good news is you do not need to move the country or even create a house as a beautiful garden. What is a cottage garden? It is very difficult to define a cottage garden. We all know, if we see one, it describes is not the easiest thing to do. In general, they have an old-fashioned look. The real trick in creating a successful cottage garden is to look like the design limits, as if they were not even drafted. There is not much in the way of the paved areas only flowerbeds, and these are full to the brim with colorful plants. Traditionally, the plants would be tough, hardy ones, which requires little maintenance. Most would plants grown for generations, such as primroses, hollyhocks, foxgloves and aquilegias. Today, many hybrids are considered suitable, especially when bright and bold. So, what cabin plants? For a cottage garden plants tend, as already mentioned, are old-fashioned plants that have been around for years. Many of them are annuals, biennials, that even sow, so the gardener does not have to think up new plants, they appear simple. One reason for the use of these old favorites, aside from their appearance is that they tend to be less susceptible to pests and diseases and more robust than many modern varieties (which is why it for a long time) have been around. In other words, they need little care. Unfortunately, some of these traditional crops such as lupins and hollyhocks, designed to have diseases and pests, which makes them less reliable than they once were, although they are still cultivated with great success as a short-lived plants. Here are some examples of plants that are used for a cottage garden. There are Alcea rosea, Anemone x hybrida, Aquilegia, Aster novi-belgii, Lupinus, Viola, Primula, Pulmonaria, Lilium candidum and Geum rivale.

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