Specialty Gardening: So what makes a Cottage Garden, well, "Cottagey"?, 0 by Illoquin

Illoquin wrote:
I skipped ther 2nd patio picture -- this is the backyard, with the patio in the background. On the left is my dormant daffodil collection with annuals growing over it -- you can see the green zinc markers. That will be where the poppies will be next year, I hope. On the right is a new perennial garden. I got rid of a lot (most) of my perennials because I was sick of them and I bought a lot of things new to me, but I don't really like them (those Mexican Hats), so instead of it looking more filled in next year, it's going to be a lot of dahllias instead. I still have more old perennials to get rid of.