Anatomy of a Cottage Garden
July 21, 2013
I am a cottage style gardener. My flower gardens are not formal. I like to mix annuals, perennials and garden junk. My only rule is "taller in the back and shorter in front". The junk serves two purposes, vertical interest and visual interest. A flower bed is just far more interesting and pleasing when there is some height, and varying heights.
Plan a garden! Plant a garden! It's fun! I have made mistakes in design and just moved the plants the following year.
Below are labeled photographs of my 2013 front yard border. P=Perennial, A=Annual (Zone 3)
Plant Key:
Just in case you didn't catch the Garden Art, here is a Junk Key:
This photos is from the curb appeal post. The lilies weren't in bloom yet but the nasturiums were gorgeous. After all the rain I had to deadhead almost all of the blossoms off!
Plan a garden! Plant a garden! It's fun! I have made mistakes in design and just moved the plants the following year.
Below are labeled photographs of my 2013 front yard border. P=Perennial, A=Annual (Zone 3)
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| Cottage Style Garden Planting Diagram |
Plant Key:
- Creeping Baby's Breath (P)
- Vera Jameson Sedum (P)
- Stella d'Oro Daylily (P)
- Blue Chips Bellflower (P)
- Supertunia Raspberry Blast (A)
- Asiatic Lily (P)
- Purple Coneflowers (P)
- Dropwort Filapendula (P)
- Purple Verbena (A)
- Ponytail Grass (A)
- Tall Pink Asiatic Lilies (P)
- Globe Thistle (P)
- Whirlybird Nasturium (A)
- Cushion Spurge (P)
- White Chips Bellflower (P)
- Pink Moss Roses (A)
- Russian Sage (P)
- Key Lime Coral Bells (P)
- Red Verbena (A)
- Diamond Frost (A)
- Cherry Star Superbell Calibrachoa (A)
- Angelonia Angelface Blue (A)
- Pincushion Flower (P)
- Shasta Daisy (P)
- Small Marguerite Daisy (A)
- Maltese Cross (P)
- Dark Pink Gaura (A)
- Alyssum (A)
- White Astilbe (P)
- Red Astilbe (P)
- Gardenview Scarlet Monarda (P)
- Butterfly Marguerite Daisy (A)
- Silver Mound (P)
- Liatris (P)
Just in case you didn't catch the Garden Art, here is a Junk Key:
- Old chair and wood garden Angel
- "Garden of Weed'n" sign
- Rusty Milk Can Top
- Step Ladder
- Galvanized tubs
- Funnel on a broom handle (actually it's a double decker funnel)
- Dragonfly "Garden" sign
- Blue Birdhouse
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Just beautiful, Carlene!!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love, love, love it!!! You gave me many ideas. Thanks for sharing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful I am going to share on the From the Farm FB page and my page of course. It is so detailed. You are a one woman gardening guide.
ReplyDeleteCarlene,
ReplyDeleteYou are a girl after my own heart. I love to mix old pieces in with the garden flowers. I love the feel and vibe of old vintage pieces with the flowers too. Oh I love your little angel bird house on the chair. Where did you get her. I love that piece. I hope you bought here somewhere where there are more. I would love to have that for my garden. She is beatuiful. Loved all your pictures. Gorgeous.
Kris
Your gardens are amazing Carlene! When do you move your plants? I've got some taller in the front that need to be moved, but I'm never quite sure when to move them.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your beautiful flowers!
Your garden is absolutely beautiful! You are incredibly creative between the types of flowers and placement as well as the type of "junk" and placement too. It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour gardens are amazing, Carlene! Thanks for the names of your flowers. I'm going to have to go back and look more closely for ideas to use in my gardens.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
Oh wow, I love cottage gardens! Yours is beautiful. I'm working on mine but it will take another year or so. Patience! Enjoy all your time in your pretty space, I can tell you are out there alot and it shows.
ReplyDeleteHi Carlene. You are what a gardner should be!! How gorgeous and well thought out. I've seen her a few times but I never can get over the angel on the chair. So sweet and pretty. It must all be so rewarding and just beautiful in person..Happy Sunday..Judy
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Your gardens are very artistic, fun, colorful, and best of all, inspirational! Thank you so much for putting this post together!
ReplyDeleteI adore your gardens Carlene!
ReplyDeleteYou have created the most lovely cottage garden.
I love how you marked things, I actually don't always remember what I planted, but I am learning.
So much better than our snow views a few months ago.
Cindy
Beautiful, love it.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Carlene! There are so many plants on your list that I didn't even know! You are so good at this...you should be a consultant!
ReplyDeleteHi Carlene,
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us :)
Hugs to you!
What am amazing garden Carlene! You've designed it so beautifully, and love the mix of garden art.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I have to take a closer look to see what I have already and what I can add to my garden!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just don't know how you do it ... lovely ... and you know the name of all the plants ... I can never remember the names. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Audrye Z. @ Timeless Treasures
Great advice, Carlene! Love the 'free form' style to your garden and nice design details...height in the back, height with the help of the ladder. Very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteShawn
So pretty! I'm thrilled that I just got my hands on a 6' wood stepladder for $3. It's now a big feature in my garden :)
ReplyDeleteHappy gardening!
Beautiful! This is my first year spending summers here in Minneapolis area and I'm learning about gardening in this area. I will definitely follow your recommendations. TFS
ReplyDeleteOliva
Beautiful garden! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful garden you have. I can see that it took a lot of planning and I love all the details.
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