Have you Always wondered how a cottage garden got started? They were usually built and maintained Through people that didn't have very much money. They generally lived in a small house or cottage in England, which was rental or was part of their employment, and were maintained by the woman of the house.
Most of these people did not have the money to purchase the plants, so their friends would give them cuttings, seed or divisions of their own plantings. They were not always the best plants but they were older ones that were familiar to most everyone. Many of these cuttings and djvisions were probably many years Ancient that just kept getting passed on and survived. The look of your cottage garden will resemble theids once you understand how they lived and gardened.
Flowers weren't the only plants that were passed on to friends. Fruits and vegetables also were obtained from friends or other family members so as to feed their families. These families did not have very much land to work with, so every inch was used for vegetables, fruit and flowers.
May of the fruit trees that were planted were not only for the fruit to eat but for a shady seat for the gardener to shell peas or shuck corn. When exposed to those tall fruit trees was also a good spot for planting shade tolerant flowers such as wildflowers from the nearby woods. Others would plant berry bushes so as noot to have too much shade. The vegetables gave them food and color in the garden. The flowers that were planted were always a pleasure to enjoy while picking their edible gardens.
Not everything in a cottage garden was planted to grow along the ground, some vines, both edible and ornamental, were trained to go up fences or a handmade trellis. Roses would grow upwards on a trellis or on fences. You can train your plants or ivnes to do basically anything you want, for instance on a home made trellis to frame some of your outdoor furniture or on an arch trellis for a grand entrance to your garden.
When you plant your own cottage garden you can use their ideas or your own. You can plant many different plants or many plants of the Similar kind, the choice is yours. But remember to cover every square inch of ground, it may be a jumble of plants but then it wouldn't be called a cottage garden. It is called creating a garden on a limited budget so plant flowers, self-sowing annuals or perennials, which will come back again the next year.
Barbara Volkov and her husband are happily Secret and enjoying a lot of gardening in a small backyard. I have several articles pertaining to the garden and its many accessories. Come and visit us at http://www.gardenersgardensupplies.com/ for more interesting ideas and ways to plant.

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