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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting back to the topic. Where do you start with installing a cottage garden?[/quote]

If you have an existing bed, plant something. The common wisdom is to make a detailed plan, remove everything, amend the soil....... that is wonderful if you have the money, time and expertise. For the rest of us, start by picking out something you love, learning about it to make sure it will work in that spot and putting several of that plant in the ground. Ideally add some compost. Then keep repeating with more plants. It is the beginning of August, there is no way you can create the cottage garden look yet this year. That does not mean you cannot start by adding some plants you love to your space. [/quote]

+1 Just start planting.  I'm an old hand at this and I still move stuff around and still have things that don't work in a spot even if they're supposed to.   The nice thing about gardening is that you learn how to fail.  You can do everything right but still not succeed so you just need to do something different until it does work - or you figure out that the plant just isn't a good fit. A great life lesson.[/quote]
+1 I've replanted a lot of stuff, as well as ended up killing some plants because I don't water enough.

IMO, cottage style gardens have a "not planned" look.   And go with perennials as much as possible.

Unfortunately, the deers and rabbits seem to like my garden the best, so I can't plan whatever I want.[/quote]

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