35 Charming and Quaint Cottage Garden Ideas We Love

Cottage gardens are charming, quaint, and lush with greenery. English in origin, they are dominated by flowers and foliage. But unlike their formal English garden cousins, cottage gardens are meant to be a compact and casual—and also somewhat chaotic—mixture of flowers, herbs, vegetables, trees, and other plants.

Want to design a whimsy cottage garden but not sure where to begin? We’ve rounded up 35 beautiful cottage garden ideas to get you started.

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