Cottage Garden

The cottage garden is a distinct style that uses informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings and a mixture of ornamental and edible plants. English in origin, it depends on grace and charm rather than grandeur and formal structure.  

Cottage gardens are known for their welcoming design, featuring a rainbow of plants of varying colors and heights; an aesthetically pleasing combination of perennials and annuals. Typically cottage gardens are nestled between a white picket fence and a stone pathway or sidewalk.

Cottage garden design dictates that there are no straight lines and plants and colors are frequently repeated to create flow and harmony. Winding paths and a “bench for two” to sit and view the splendor are commonly found within these lovely gardens.

Plant list

A	wisteria – Wisteria macrostachya ‘Blue Moon’
B	tickseed – Coreopsis verticillate ‘Moon beam’
C	honeysuckle vine
D	speedwell – Veronica longifolia ‘Giles Van Hees’
E	black-eyed Susan Vine – Thunbergia alata
F	sedum – Hylotelephium spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’
G	meadow sage – Salvia pratensis ‘Caradonna’
H	purple coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
I	spintop red blanket flower – Gaillardia aristata
J	ornamental onion – Allium senescens ‘Glaucum’
K	New England aster – Symphyotrichum novae – angliae
L	musk mallow – Malva moschata
M	liatris blazing star – Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’
N	lady’s mantle – Alchemilla vulgaris
O	Japanese anemone – Anemone hupehensis ‘September Charm’
P	Canada goldenrod – Solidago canadensis
Q	garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Eva Cullum’
R	foxglove beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Mystica’
S	clematis – Clematis ‘The President’
T	clematis – Clematis ‘Pink Champagne’
U	clematis – Clematis ‘Henryi White’
V	blue mirror delphinium – Delphinium grandiflorum
W	black-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
X	bee balm – Monarda didyma
Y	yarrow – Achillea millefolium
Z	blanket flower – Gaillardia grandiflora ‘Arizona Sun’
AA	Asian virginsbower – Clematis florida
BB	anise hyssop – Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
CC	Becky shasta daisy  – Leucanthemum superbum
DD	grape leaf anemone – Anemone tomentosa

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