Creating a cottage garden style mixed border
COTTAGE GARDEN STYLE
TWO PLANT
cottage garden
Plant with abundance a combination of English Roses and English Lavender for an easy upkeep cottage style garden. Simplicity in a narrow selection of plants should not be underestimated. This combination will provide colour and fragrance all summer long.
COTTAGE GARDEN STYLE
Mixed Borders
in a Cottage Style
Mixed borders are not only the core of what makes an intimate and informal cottage garden but they are also the easiest way to use roses within a garden. There are no rules when it comes to mixing - combine textures, colors, styles and heights. Select what you like and plant freely, ideally grouping multiples of the same plant to create swathes of contrast and avoid a speckled look. Remember to place smaller plants towards the front and for a cottage kitchen garden touch, be sure to mix in a few herbs.
COTTAGE GARDEN STYLE
TWO PLANT
cottage garden
Plant with abundance a combination of English Roses and English Lavender for an easy upkeep cottage style garden. Simplicity in a narrow selection of plants should not be underestimated. This combination will provide colour and fragrance all summer long.
GET THE LOOK
Here 'Boscobel' has been used for it's warm pink tones but any rose will work, select your tow plants and run with it.
FAVORITE
Roses for Mixed Borders
Mixing well in a crowd, these roses will combine and complement other plants while standing their ground and making a valuable contribution to a bed or border.
featured roses
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