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

billyporter wrote:
Prairie, that was a wonderful story to tell your daughter!! Your flower bed sounds very pretty! I do think constant bloom is cottagy. Isn't that what we strive for no matter what ?

Critter, they are a pretty flower even if they aren't ''chocolate.'' I absolutely love Gaura! It's too touchy to live for me very long. Drat zone 5a sometimes!

Knautia, I loved it! A beautiful red, reseeded, then it reseeded some more and now I've had to dig out the crowded ones. It's airy too. I also have Wormwood, Guizho. It's tall and has small white flowers like babys breath but it's tall and skinny. It's a late bloomer too. Bachelor buttons, till they take over.

Tammy, I wouldn't change a thing! Its beautiful! The second picture is better. I love your entire yard! I agree with Prairie and Suzy!

This Knautia with Verbena and Shasta Daisies. The Daisy is Sonnenschein and starts out pale yellow fading to white. It doesn't like hot sunny sandy soil tho. It wilts a little.