Cottage garden style is widely recognised as being essentially English with a tiered mix of summer flowering perennials, but today's interpretation is slightly different. While the floral richness, wealth of color and sweet perfume remain, a quietly energised and more confident natural charm is taking over.
While many cottage garden ideas center around displaying standout varieties such as towering delphiniums, foxgloves, lupins, lately garden designers are seamlessly mixing these favorites with tactile grasses, sprawling ground cover and foliage. Often displaying a more harmonious color palette rather than the traditional riot of pick-and-mix florals, the latest borders often appear to be more of a natural extension of the landscape than a deliberately cultivated garden.
