English cottage flowers

This reader's garden style is English Cottage with colors of pinks, purples, and whites. See her New England cottage garden, here.

When it came to creating my quintessential English Cottage Garden in Connecticut, there were certain must have flowers and plants that I wanted to have to help me achieve that charming, romantic look. From fragrant roses to the delicate lavender here is the plant list in Old Castle cottage sun loving Zone 6b garden. Roses

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The legendary gardens of England have long influenced residential landscapes worldwide. These garden styles are admired for their lush, green lawns, hedges, drifts, and borders of breathtaking flowers, grasses, and herbs.

With an abundant mix of informally planted of flowers, foliage and climbers overflowing from beds and borders, a cottage garden is utterly charming haphazard

Bring your cottage garden to life with flowers that thrive in spring, summer, and fall. Explore these seasonal blooms and enjoy vibrant color all year—click to read and follow us for more ideas.

Creating an English cottage garden is like painting with nature, where each flower adds a unique element to your living canvas. Far from being overly ordered or structured, the cottage garden is full of texture, varying heights, a myriad of colors, and unpredictable choices.