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I’ve dubbed my style “Organized Cottage Garden” because I love the look of cottage gardens but I also want my gardens to look neat and tidy. I like to see spaces between my plants and I like to have repeating patterns that draw the eye down the perennial borders. I add annuals to cover the foliage of spent perennials and to fill in gaps left behind from spring-flowering bulbs like tulips and daffodils! • • Follow along for more Cottage Garden inspiration 💗🌸😊 • • #organized #cottagegarden #cot

My garden dream come true…💗🌸 It’s fun to see the cottage gardens from above! I think it might be helpful for some of you trying to lay out your own gardens. You can see I didn’t crowd everything in. I allowed space for the plants to grow. If you are patient, it’s possible to have your own garden dream come true! You can start with a few favorites and expand from there! My favorites to divide are lady’s mantle, nepeta and hardy geranium! • • #garden #gardendreams #cottagegarden #cottagegardenlo

The secret is simple. Plant your plants in repeating patterns-It draws the eye along the border. Plant colors that compliment each other-choose brights or pastels and stick with a cohesive look. Plant plants with different foliage textures along the border for interest when blooms are spent-smooth leaves, silver fluffy leaves, grass-like leaves. Plant tall plants at the back of the border and shorter plants near the front. Allow some taller plants to infiltrate the middle for a pop of fun-allium