Cottage gardens?
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Anonymous
Anyone into cottage gardening? What are your thoughts?
Other examples here: https://www.google.com/search?q=cottage+gardening&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwig_veS54zOAhWGeT4KHaeZApMQ_AUICSgC&biw=1182&bih=782 |
Anonymous
| Hadn't heard that term before, but I LOVE this style of garden/landscaping. Absolutely beautiful. |
Anonymous
I want. |
Anonymous
| Great for anyone who has plenty of time on their hands or the means to hire help. |
Anonymous
I've been transforming my front yard into a cottage garden for the last few years, and I work full time. The established parts of my garden are very easy to take care of. There's no mowing (no grass!), no weeding (plants starve out light for weeds). There is the occasional deadheading to do, but I only get to that a few times a year, and even then it's not completely necessary. Definitely the best decision I've ever made, and the butterflies and hummingbirds love it too. |
Anonymous
beautiful. there are two in our neighborhood and I absolutely love walking past them - they look amazing. |
Anonymous
| Yup, I am. I have a little cape cod that is covered with pink roses in the spring - looks like a cottage from a fairy tale for a couple of weeks. Rest of the year it's just a nice-enough little cottage garden. I work full time, but spend a few hours in the garden every week all year long with maybe a monthly day long garden binge when I can get it. |
Anonymous
This is Lucinda Hutson's garden in Austin. You can find her on Facebook. She has a big garden and a bigger personality. |
Anonymous
Thank you for the name! She has lots of wonderful photos on her Facebook. |
Anonymous
| I wish I could do that! I have corner lot and a half so I think it's just too big. |
Anonymous
Lots of cottage gardens are contained along the borders. That makes it more manageable and allows you to keep most of the grass. Cottage gardening is more about a diversity in plants / colors than the absence of grass. 
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Anonymous
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Into this style, but have no idea where to begin. I feel like this climate isn't that conducive to cottage gardening, as I associate this style with New England or English gardens.
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Anonymous
| I have a cottage garden in the front/side yard of my bungalow. I get lots of compliments from people walking by. It is a fun style because it can be constantly evolving. I can always find a spot for a new plant to try or move things around. It is a work in progress. |
Anonymous
| I think they are really cute, but can get untidy and unsightly very quickly if you aren't on top of everything or if the design doesn't account for the seasons well enough. |
Anonymous
| I once moved into a house with this kind of garden. A horticulturist had lived there before us. It was so beautiful, but a lot of work to keep up with, especially in our climate with the heat and crazy amount of weeds. |