Sunday, August 30, 2009

Cottage Garden Design Elements

Here's a short list of ideas I've gathered from my research so far:
Style: informal or traditional materials
Dense plantings reduce areas where weeds form!
Flowers, herbs and veggies are planted together
Cutting flowers, and hedging
Rectangular plots (formal)
Practical paths featuring local brick or stone
No lawns (informal), instead use tufts of grasses and/or ground cover
Natural looking materials
Focal points, such as arbors, traditional or antique
fencing,  and gates
Even an unexpected addition such as this clay pot purposefully turned on it's side and filled with Lobelia add to the garden's serendipity.