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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I could do that! I have corner lot and a half so I think it's just too big.  [/quote]

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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[img]http://i.imgur.com/OJQJbOH.jpg[/img][/quote]

You are going to stress yourself out trying to achieve a garden like this. One, many of the plants in this pic bloom only a few weeks a year, not months. Also, there are a lots of plants in the ground in the pic: I know this is a silly statement, but hear me out, someone had to put all these plants in the ground and pay for them $$$$$ plants have become expensive after COVID. In addittion, plants are subject to bugs and diseases and fungi, a garden like the one in the pic doesn't get that way without a lot of chemicals. Lastly, weeds will get in they way unless you mulch, and this style doesn't really accommodate mulching. [/quote]
That’s actually an easy garden to put in and maintain. The bed is very neatly mulched. And plants aren’t that expensive if you know where to buy them.[/quote]

or grow from seeds. [/quote]

For some of these plants (some of the ones that are perennials that is), it will take at least three years to look like plants in pic if grown from seed.[/quote]
That’s fine. I bought plugs and small starter plants and just waited for them to grow. Much cheaper than buying big containers from garden centers. [/quote]

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