Specialty Gardening: What flowers are NOT typical of a cottage garden?, 1 by cactuspatch

cactuspatch wrote:
I would agree with not having evergreens all lined up in a row like soldiers. But I think tropicals would certainly be included. Some of the prettiest cottages I have seen have palm trees around them. Of course they also have a wild mix of roses and other flowers. It depends on where they are located as to what plants would thrive there. I have succulents under my roses and my yard is pretty "cottage". One of the reasons I like the cottage garden look and gardening in general is that there are no hard and fast rules! Other than sunlight and water of course. LOL!