Cottage Garden Companion Planting

Cottage gardens are romantic relaxed free flowering and fun.

Cottage garden companion planting.

Great companion plants for your japanese anemones japanese anemones windflowers anemone tomentosa grapeleaf anemones anemone x hybrida companion plants. Besides all of the benefits outlined above if you are short of space or time companion planting could be the answer to your gardening dilemma. Avoid planting vegetables in large patches or long rows and interplant with flowers and herbs. Companion planting vegetables herbs and flowers is how the original cottage garden style evolved.

Cottage gardens were the beginnings of companion planting. Stross grows cukes up a trellis and lets the nasturtiums which have a unique scent that seems to repel pests grow in a colorful tumble. Sectioning off gardens for specific types of plants was a luxury of the rich. Proper spacing with companion planting.

They can be planted with pastel tones or brighter hues that you love. Plant society members often think of their pet plants as the stars of any border. As with city planning the way your lay out your vegetable garden is crucial. Flowering perennials shrubs trees and climbing plants that are guaranteed to turn heads.

Astrantia first what is a companion plant. Companions help each other grow and use garden space. Alternatively the planting of disruptive plants can quickly bring your garden to ruins. Blue hydrangea with a geranium companion.

Great companion plants for a cottage garden. Geraniums this post about hardy geraniums popularly called cranesbills not the pelargoniums is the second in my series on companion plants. Cottage gardens were usually small closely planted gardens where vegetables were mixed with flowers and herbs. Cottage gardens started through necessity centuries ago because vegetables were needed to feed the family and herbs for medicinal purposes.

Advertisement in contrast to a more carefully manicured herbaceous border a cottage garden is an informal affair a mix of closely but informally planted brightly coloured flowers. Take a look at our garden design guide to get you started. Well suited for borders cottage gardens coastal gardens or naturalized areas such as prairies or meadows japanese anemones put on a spectacular show in the late summer garden and. Apart from the visual prettiness there is the added bonus with cottage gardens of bio diversity with plants rarely suffering from diseases and pests due to the wide choice available and many varieties.