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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Other people’s gardens – the cottage garden border

Sometimes I am stopped in my tracks when I’m travelling around, by examples of really good garden design and maintenance. Last month I was struck by the simple beauty of this tiny front garden – less than a yard wide and fronting onto a fairly busy village street, the owners have managed to create a perfect cottage garden feel despite the constrained space and the difficulties of location and access.

What makes it work so well is the combination of plant height, colour and texture that will provide year round interest despite the minute area within which the gardener is working, even the effect of plants spilling over paths with haphazard charm has been accomplished without affecting the access of pedestrians to the pavement. I’m not sure I could have put together so effective a scheme, but I’m learning from it for my own front garden.

Labels: cottage garden border

The All Seasons Gardener at 5:54 AM

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