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Post by emmsmommy on Jun 3, 2020 9:43:14 GMT -5
I think a cottage garden is one of the most beautiful things there is. I love the hodgepodge look of flowers, herbs and vegetables growing together. Once the garden area is finished, I hope to start on my own this year. Does anyone else share my love for this style?
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jun 3, 2020 11:04:09 GMT -5
I want wildness-- the unexpected, the unmechanical. I grow plant that volunteer.
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Post by lisaann on Jun 3, 2020 12:02:53 GMT -5
I have what I refer to as a controlled Vietnam. I like structure, and hubby likes it more. I like things in their spot, and that's how it all starts out.
By the end of August, it ends up as a controlled Vietnam.
Smiling at you and your cottage garden!
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 3, 2020 12:57:48 GMT -5
I love cottage gardens. Some elements of mine are cottage garden style and others are a little more structured. I like both.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jun 3, 2020 13:14:02 GMT -5
For most of my life, my work has been bookkeeping, accounting or management related in which I cannot function without structure and organization. I guess that's why I prefer cottage gardens over formal gardens. lisaann, Right now areas that were formerly flower beds look like uncontrolled Vietnam. Too many years of not enough time to tend them. At least now I know which plants can survive neglect.
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 5, 2020 6:31:05 GMT -5
Wanted to put a picket fence around the front yard and put in a cottage garden. The city highway department did an inspection of the sidewalk out front and said that since city trees cracked it, they would replace it for free. Sent in the paperwork. Can't put in that fence or they will tear it down replacing the sidewalk. After I waited for three years years, the Parks Department, which does the sidewalks, started working in my area, but skipped us. Called and they said the inspectors didn't send the inspection report over. Asked them if they could request it. No, it's a different department, so they will need to start over with another inspection and several years wait time. So stupid. They said if I wanted, I could pay for it myself. Ha, ha, ha, I said back. Hope I get the cottage garden before I am too decrepit. Maybe they will speed it up for the joy they'll get telling me the garden will need to be dug up to remove the oil tank or replace pipes or something. I know if I go ahead and put up that fence, they will be right there to tear it down, somehow.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jun 5, 2020 6:41:53 GMT -5
gardendmpls, That has to be frustrating. I've always loved the look of a picket fence too, but that would be many years down the road.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 6, 2020 5:19:55 GMT -5
Every year my garden takes on a new look. It's a hodgepodge of organized scatterings. Flowers here and there among the veggies. I just do it as I go, never any real planning. Some volunteers get to stay, others are irradiated. I have cardinal vine coming back after 4 years! Cleome can be another nuisance. Last year I tried to keep up with cutting off the spent blooms to prevent seed drop. It worked somewhat. This year I'm only letting a couple of those grow. I also have feverfew still popping up here and there after 10 years of not letting it grow. Chamomille is another one that self seeds, which I didn't know it would!
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jul 10, 2020 15:33:22 GMT -5
It would be nice to see some pictures of your cottage gardens.
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Post by centralilrookie on Oct 21, 2020 7:04:46 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Oct 24, 2020 16:54:09 GMT -5
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Post by desertwoman on Oct 24, 2020 22:14:21 GMT -5
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Post by emmsmommy on Nov 3, 2020 6:38:47 GMT -5
centralilrookie, That's beautiful! I had a great-great-aunt who was still mowing her yard at 97, and her sister was still putting out a full garden at 93.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Nov 3, 2020 15:12:46 GMT -5
centralilrookie, somehow I missed this thread, but I too am impressed and in awe of what your mother does! The last picture is really stunning. I think that would be a lovely place to sit and nurse a cool glass of lemonade while losing oneself in the beauty of the flowers. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by breezygardener on Nov 7, 2020 17:19:38 GMT -5
What lovely photos of a lovely garden. I love "cottage" gardens, & they're one of my favorite parts when watching British tv shows & films. They seem to have such a knack for putting those together - rambling, but still with a sense of order. I have a feeling I'd just end up with a tangled mess.
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