cottage garden cottage garden distinct style uses informal design traditional materials dense mixture ornamental edible plants english origin depends grace charm formal structure functional gardens connected working class cottages centuries stylized occurred 1870s england reaction structured maintained estate gardens formal designs mass greenhouse earliest cottage gardens practical today emphasis vegetables herbs fruit trees livestock flowers fill spaces gradually dominant traditional cottage garden usually enclosed rose gateway flowers common early cottage gardens included traditional flowers flowers household use herbs richly old fashioned roses year simple flowers like time cottage garden sections added large estate gardens modern cottage gardens include countless regional personal variations embrace plant materials ornamental grasses native plants seen rural gardens traditional roses lush foliage continue cottage garden modern disease resistant varieties retain traditional attributes informal climbing plants traditional modern hybrids common self freely spreading favoured traditional gardens history origins cottage gardens emerged times appear originated local source herbs fruits theory arose death laborers land available small cottages personal gardens according late 19th century legend origin gardens originally created workers lived cottages villages provide food herbs flowers planted decoration analysed historical origins cottage garden garden style rigorous historical analysis ornamental garden concluded origins gardens 19th century classes discovery simple hardy plants writings helped design estate great farm workers provided cottages architectural quality set small garden acre grow food pigs chickens authentic gardens included livestock frequently pig peasant medieval times interested meat flowers herbs grown medicinal use cooking beauty times prosperity room grow flowers early cottage garden flowers typically practical use spread floor pleasant scent keeping attractive cooking sweet william grown entirely beauty development informal design began noticed developed british class early proponent formal gardens calling article gardens simplicity nature writers 18th century encouraged formal natural gardens included lord evolution cottage gardens followed issues edited emphasis flowers fancy varieties originally cultivated highly competitive blue collar hobby helped formal gardens books magazine articles robinson wild garden published contained edition essay garden british wild flowers eliminated later editions english flower garden illustrated cottage gardens somerset kent surrey remarked lesson little gardens pretty good effects simple materials 1890s lifelong friend applied cottage garden principles structured designs large country houses colour print today robinson arts broader movement art architecture crafts late 19th century advocated return informal planting style derived romantic tradition actual english cottage garden arts began movement natural country garden style garden designs robinson associated arts crafts style houses influenced leaders arts robinson quoted morris views condemning carpet morris mystical view nature drew floral designs style morris built kent influenced new ideas architecture old fashioned garden suddenly fashion british artistic middle class cottage garden began america early 20th century term cottage garden applied large sophisticated garden described cottage garden scale colour harmonies carefully contrived controlled famous red borders taken similar models cottage garden garden rooms castle idea cottage garden place plants grow flowering shrubs roses plants subjects coming chosen cottage garden ideal spread artists water influence garden survives cottage garden france development early 20th century garden prominent example garden varied rich colors water gardens modern times term cottage garden describe number informal garden styles design plants different traditional english cottage garden origins examples include regional variations grass prairie scheme american midwest california cottage gardens design classic cottage garden built cottage cottage style gardens created houses estates intimate garden rooms cottage garden design based principles informal look seemingly casual mixture flowers herbs vegetables packed small area spite appearances cottage gardens design help grace charm space limitations small rectangular plots practical functioning paths fences plants layout materials chosen impression country feel modern cottage gardens frequently use local flowers materials traditional cottage garden share tradition look use square inch rich variety flowers herbs vegetables cottage garden designed appear contrived instead artistic curves grand geometry designed borders right house replaced grass flowers beds wide needed instead discipline large scale color schemes simplicity color combinations neighbouring plants overall appearance vegetable garden taken flowers method planting closely packed plants supposed reduce required planted stone pathways turf paths cottage garden features requiring timed maintenance materials paths fences use traditional antique looking materials wooden fences gates paths covered locally bricks stone natural materials casual formal look feel cottage garden ornaments furniture use natural looking materials traditional finishes chosen impression old fashioned country garden plants overview late 19th century cottage gardens mainly grew vegetables household consumption typically half garden potatoes half mix vegetables wrote extensively cottage gardens book wrote seldom observe thing cottage garden potatoes beans french beans instances seldom issue noted ireland highlands scotland potatoes thing grown cottage garden modern cottage garden plants typically flowers chosen old fashioned informal appeal modern day use old fashioned plants varieties authentic traditional cottage garden plants addition modern varieties flowers fit cottage garden look example modern roses developed chosen cottage gardens old fashioned look multi form shaped flowers combined modern virtues repeat disease resistance modern cottage gardens use native plants adapted local climate trying force traditional english plants grow incompatible environment old favorites thrive cottage gardens world roses cottage gardens associated roses roses climbing roses old garden roses lush foliage contrast modern hybrid tea roses old cottage garden roses include cultivated forms form dense shrubs high wide pale pink purple flowers single form double form include ancient rose flowers preserved solely old cottage garden rose rose grown europe use cultivated forms grow higher gently help informal look garden taller generally roses white bloom partial shade rose fat rose famous dutch masters 17th century paintings roses grow tall wide habit aided training arch pillar roses produced descendants cottage garden favorites including varieties moss rose roses attractive growth flower flower unlike modern hybrids older roses bloom previous year wood aren severely year don bloom continuously share branches later flowering use rose branches support rose cottage garden segregated roses bare earth underneath blended flowers introduction china roses derived late 18th century hybrids introduced repeat nature china roses maintained informal old rose shape flower included rose rose added rose repertoire cottage garden recently hybrid english roses introduced climbing plants old roses grew long tied walls older varieties called climbing plants traditional cottage garden included european traveller modern cottage garden includes hybrids old appeal sparse foliage allows grow roses trees fences species modern cottage garden including popular cottage gardens include japanese plants traditional cottage garden served fences perimeter livestock privacy practical uses leaves tea flowers making wine fast growing addition creating provided food wine flowers fried batter wood uses including toys fishing poles holly plant useful quickly spread self seeded convenient fast growing time ornamental plants popular cottage garden including laurel flowers herbs popular flowers traditional cottage garden included flowers grown enthusiasts grown practical purpose example grown today entirely bright orange flowers primarily valued eating adding color butter cheese adding kinds healing preparations like old cottage garden herbs freely self making easier grow share popular cottage garden included stocks largest group traditional cottage garden flowers long cottage garden history include sweet williams solomon seal evening lily valley varieties roses today herbs typically thought plants traditional cottage garden considered plant household uses herbs medicine cleaning products herbs spread floor rushes cover herbs traditional cottage garden herbs included sage sweet fruits fruit traditional cottage garden included apple pear 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