How to create a fairytale cottage garden – 6 ways to make your garden look like it fell out of a storybook

Pretty country cottages and gardens in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bibury.

With tumbling roses, rambling vines and overflowing borders of colourful blooms, there is nothing quite as romantic as a cottage garden. But why settle for a chocolate box when you could have something truly magical?

Fairytale cottage garden ideas should draw on your sense of wonder and encapsulate the magic of those fictional spaces, pulling together practical design elements with a little childhood whimsy.