Cottage gardens are having a revival. annuals and perennials are jostling for attention in riotous borders up and down the country. plants are spilling over winding paths. but there�s something different about this new wave of cottage gardens.. A single, narrow path would be fine in a small, rectangular back garden. wider walkways or swathes of grass are more suitable for a larger plot. find out how to design a chelsea-style garden at home. architectural features of a cottage garden. garden structures are an important part of a cottage garden.. Every issue, the english garden magazine features the most beautiful gardens from all across the uk and ireland - both town and country plots, big and small. inside, you will find invaluable practical advice from real gardeners, plantspeople and designers..
Cottage gardens often are a dense mix-and-match jumble for a practical reason: if you have small clumps of many kinds of plants, you will limit loss to pests and diseases. informal design above: photograph by clare coulson for gardenista.. This garden plan uses soft pinks, yellows, blues, purples, and whites to create an old-fashioned english cottage garden. garden size: 20 by 16 feet. download this free garden plan.. Cottage gardens traditionally have plant beds by the house packed tight with plants. this informal crowding of a wide variety of plants is a signature feature and the mix of perennial and annual flowers with vegetable and foliage plants, twining around each other and competing for attention, is what makes a cottage garden so fascinating..