Chapter 3 - Cottage Plants
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What is a cottage garden plant? In this chapter, we discover which commonly available, easy to grow perennials are key to creating the effusive look so characteristic of cottage garden style. I divide these plants into Features, Fillers and Edgers.
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Though not mutually exclusive, these terms give us a framework for selection and placement, with lots of ideas for plant combinations in borders, under roses and along path edges.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword: By Tasha Tudor
Chapter1:Cottage Gardening
Chapter2:Doors and Dooryards
Chapter3:Cottage Plants
Chapter4:Durbans: A Weekend Cottage Garden
Chapter5:Cottage Style
Chapter6:Roses Cottage Style
Chapter7:Gables: A Woodland Cottage Garden
Chapter8:Yew Tree Cottage
Chapter9:American Cottage Gardens: City and Country
Chapter10:Spontaniety, Combinations and Magic in my Garden
Conclusion
Appendix
Plants for Cottage Gardeners: Perennials, Roses and Spring Bulbs
Cultural Chart
Bibliography
Index
Foreword: By Tasha Tudor
Chapter1:Cottage Gardening
Chapter2:Doors and Dooryards
Chapter3:Cottage Plants
Chapter4:Durbans: A Weekend Cottage Garden
Chapter5:Cottage Style
Chapter6:Roses Cottage Style
Chapter7:Gables: A Woodland Cottage Garden
Chapter8:Yew Tree Cottage
Chapter9:American Cottage Gardens: City and Country
Chapter10:Spontaniety, Combinations and Magic in my Garden
Conclusion
Appendix
Plants for Cottage Gardeners: Perennials, Roses and Spring Bulbs
Cultural Chart
Bibliography
Index