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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]

NP.  The picture contains a mix of annuals (definitely see impatiens and maybe petunias) and perennials.  The annuals grown from seed will bloom within a few months of planting - and can be planted/germination in succession so there are constantly new blooms if you don't want to deadhead.

I seek perennials from neighbors, FB groups and the distressed plant rack at Lowes where they're at least half off.  I might splurge and buy harder to find plants but it doesn't have to be expensive at all.  And, unless you've got a ton of money, absolutely every single gardener must have patience for the plants to mature or settle in.  That's just nature.

As far as what's in the photo being high maintenance, it's not.  I've got almost the same set up as what's in the photo and it's not intensive at all.  I'm in my upper 50s, overweight, have 3 teenagers, work FT and don't like sweating in the heat.  Certainly, there's some effort involved but it's not like I'm slaving over or bound to my garden.

I understand if this isn't your thing or if it's more effort than you want to put in - but you are way off base in your assertions.  My beds have at least 3 inches of wood chips, don't have a harmful levels of bugs/molds/weeds and I don't use any pesticides.  I occassionally use a fungicide for the peonies/camillas (which are prone to mildew).  I don't even use fertilizer.[/quote]

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