The English Cottage Garden

A garden with allure

Cosy seating areas, scintillating views and lush flower beds full of bright and colourful roses, and lots of classics: that’s the ‘English Garden’! If you enjoy the romantic and natural atmosphere of the English cottage garden, read on. This characteristic garden can be perfectly achieved in your own garden with just a little bit of gardening know-how. By using the right garden plants you can create a soothing blend that characterises the English cottage garden. The diversity of garden plants with varying colours and scents is there to enjoy from early spring through to autumn.

This example of an English cottage garden can be used to pick up a lot of gardening ideas that are also suitable for the smaller garden or decking.

In our example, romantic English cottage garden borders are generously brimming with a mixture of perennials, annuals and biennials. Perennials that fit well with English traditions: roses and geraniums; lady's mantle; lavender; catnip and sage mustn’t be forgotten. Beautiful biennials like foxglove and sweet William also enhance an English cottage garden. The pergola in the garden illustrated is adorned with a white flowering rambling rose and a wisteria in blue. A fragrant honeysuckle would also fit perfectly into the image of the English cottage garden. Garden accessories in suitable shades reinforce the English cottage garden ambience even more – try outdoor cushions in a floral print, hanging baskets full of summer flowering annuals, a pink rose arch and lots of plant pots, either in terracotta or ceramic.

Need a landscaper? Of course not!