{"id":298,"date":"2025-10-16T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pglotus888.com\/gardening\/?p=298"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:00:27","slug":"25-best-cottage-garden-flowers-and-which-ones-are-easy-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pglotus888.com\/gardening\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"25 Best Cottage Garden Flowers (and which ones are easy-care!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dXI5_bPSdQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The best long-flowering cottage garden plants from the gardens I&#8217;ve visited. And if you&#8217;re looking for easy cottage gardening, then here&#8217;s a realistic idea of which cottage garden flowers are &#8211; or are not &#8211; low maintenance! Watch this for timeless garden charm.<br \/>\n00:00 Welcome<br \/>\n00:20 General &#8216;cottage garden&#8217; planning ideas.<br \/>\n00:30 Cottage garden style doesn&#8217;t have &#8216;rules&#8217;<br \/>\n01:00 Should you grow native plants in a cottage garden?<br \/>\n01:38 Asters and symphyotricum<br \/>\n02:06 Honeysuckle<br \/>\n02:45 Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)<br \/>\n03:40 Catmint (Nepeta)<br \/>\n04:23 Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro)<br \/>\n04:55 Hardy geraniums<br \/>\n05:51 Which cottage garden plants are high maintenance?<br \/>\n06:03 Sweet peas<br \/>\n06:29 Lupins (Lupinus)<br \/>\n06:55 Delphiniums\/larkspur<br \/>\n07:07 Tulips. See how to grow tulips video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6RXmpk7ks8w<br \/>\n07:55 Best cottage garden bulbs<br \/>\n07: 57 Daffodils. See how to grow daffodils video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZqtKfZKqlrI<br \/>\n08:28 Alliums<br \/>\n09:23 Alstroemeria. See how to grow alstromerias video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZqtKfZKqlrI<br \/>\n09:52 Best cottage garden shrubs<br \/>\n09:59 Lavender<br \/>\n10:35 Roses. See how to grow roses video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/CsOAr8mZrnA<br \/>\n11:23 Hydrangeas. See how to grow hydrangeas video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/kCt4LOnTm2E<br \/>\n12:15 The easy way to prune hydrangeas video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/SX8KCNUAQWA<br \/>\n12:20 Best cottage garden perennials<br \/>\n12:41 Monarda (Bee Balm)<br \/>\n12:57 Verbena bonariensis<br \/>\n13:21 Stonecrop\/sedum, now known as Hylotelephium<br \/>\n14:26 Best cottage garden annuals and biennials<br \/>\n14:38 Foxgloves (Digitalis)<br \/>\n15:23 Hollyhocks (Alcea)<br \/>\n15:44 Cleome (Spider Flower)<br \/>\n16:04 Cosmos<br \/>\n16:30 Mix classic cottage garden plants with native plants for a &#8216;cottage garden mash-up&#8217;. See cottage garden mash-up tips video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/dZoaPY86hnY<br \/>\n16:50 Salvias. How to grow salvias video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/2zOkpJ52T40<br \/>\n17:12 Best cottage garden trees<br \/>\n17:30 Crab apple tree<br \/>\n18:04 What Is Cottage Garden Style &#8211; and How to Achieve It video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/u0Me96RiM5c<br \/>\n18:07 Cottage Garden Playlist: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmAdYXNUS42-3tR1A-3_-M0z <\/p>\n<p>For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ThemiddlesizedgardenCoUk<\/p>\n<p>Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you.<\/p>\n<p>Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design  &#8211; from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping &#8211; plus garden tours and tips for container gardening. <\/p>\n<p>The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more!<br \/>\nThe Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you&#8217;d like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: https:\/\/www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk\/books\/the-complete-guide-to-garden-privacy\/<\/p>\n<p>#gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden<\/p>\n<p>For small and middlesized backyards and gardens&#8230;.<br \/>\nSee The Middlesized Garden blog: http:\/\/www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk\/<\/p>\n<p>For Amazon storefront see: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/themiddle-sizedgarden<br \/>\nNote: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. 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