A cottage garden is full of gorgeous flowers without a perfect manicured lawn or landscape. These perennial and annual ...

Cottage garden flowers never go out of style and are easy to grow, with a simple charm. Once upon a time, gardeners would have sown whatever they could get their hands on in small plots of land.

They’re the perfect plant for bringing height and intense colour to a wild or cottage garden - often creating a whole wall of flowers - and sometimes with the bonus of a delicate fragrance.

Cottage gardens have a timeless appeal, and even more so in 2025 with the trend towards an informal, lived-in look. Here’s how to move away from pristine, clipped gardens to more romantic ones ...

“A cottage garden planting style is relaxed, creating a tapestry of colour year after year from flowering and foliage plants, including annuals and cut flowers,” explains Marcus Eyles to ...