Specialty Gardening: So what makes a Cottage Garden, well, "Cottagey"?, 1 by Illoquin

Illoquin wrote:
Al -- That looks cottagey to me. I think the close planting is also a signature...yup, it's in the first paragraph of what fancyvan posted. I didn't realize you had anything besides dahlias -- or is that your neighbor's? The house on the other side of the fence looks sort of familiar.

Fancyvan -- Great place you've got. The curve of it is stellar -- and the grass, too. I would say those (plus the white picket fence) would also be key elements. I like the grass the most. Hahaha, that's not what I meant, but I think the grass sets it off so well, better than if the whole thing were all flowers, I mean.

I have a picture from 2005, but it was showing off the new house addition, not the garden. Naturally after 2 growing seasons things have changed a bit. On the leftis about 400 different kinds of daffodils (all named). The marigolds are used in Holland to kill nematodes, so I thought it would be a good idea to grow them. After 5 years, any nematodes are either killed or have built up a resistance. LOL!

Suzy