Cottage Style Flower Boxes

Colorful cottage garden plan.

Cottage style flower boxes. Ignore all the advice of the flower flats suggesting to space them so far from each other etc i did that my first year and they looked so skimpy and never really filled in. See more ideas about window boxes window box flower boxes. When i say cottage style i mean a happy jungle of flowering perennials. Plant the right flowers for your space.

The ones i choose for my garden are suited to my growing zone 6 here in ontario canada which is a cold climate region with real winters. I don t stick with any strict rules that they have to be cottage flowers but it s more of an unconstrained informal type planting. As the sun begins to thaw the earth s cold winter the humble window box brings long awaited vibrancy of spring color. Climbing roses and vines are also favorite features of the cottage garden.

My love of the cottage look is in the small collection of flower beds surrounding our home. The idea is to create a backdrop to highlight the lovely flowers. Looking for some quaint flower box inspiration. You really want nice full boxes i think i put almost a whole flat into each of my larger boxes.

These flowers are allowed to grow tall and wild sometimes overflowing their containers. Flowers for a cottage style garden. Whether you are an avid gardener or making your first attempt at developing a green thumb follow these tips and try your hand at a signature cottage delight the window box. One of the charms of the cottage style garden is a reliance on old fashioned flowers like peonies and coneflowers.

Visit my blog for the full. Traditional cottage gardens often use a picket fence as a backdrop but you can also use a wall or evergreen hedge. Jun 7 2017 explore heather kallas s board cottage window boxes on pinterest. Fill those boxes up.