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Garden Plans for Cottage Style

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Front Yard Cottage Garden

Front Yard Cottage Garden Plan

Majestic delphiniums, charming foxgloves, fragrant lavender, and more combine to create a delightful show in your front yard. Garden size: 7x12 feet.

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English-Style Garden

English-Style Front Yard Garden Plan

This mix of annuals and perennials is an ideal way to soften a fence and provide months of color and cut flowers. Garden size: 6x22 feet.

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Cheery Front Yard Garden

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Fill your front yard with color from spring to fall with this flower-filled garden plan. It looks great in winter, too, thanks to structural shrubs such as yew and barberry. Garden size: 18x10 feet.

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Tiny Corner Garden

Tiny Corner Garden Plan

Add elegance to the corner of your property or the spot where your driveway meets the sidewalk. Butterfly bush, cleome, and other favorites look great and attract butterflies to boot! Garden size: 11 by 11 feet.

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A Side-Yard Cottage Garden

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Don't waste the space along the side of your house—even if it's long and narrow. Use this spot to create a colorful cottage garden that will bloom all summer long. Garden size: 26x10 feet.

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A Colorful Side-Yard Garden

Side-Yard Cottage Garden Plan

This garden looks great all year thanks to evergreen rhododendron and the structure of a smokebush, plus plenty of flowers all spring, summer, and fall. Garden size: 15x17 feet.

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A Bold Cottage Garden

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Add interest and drama to your yard with this eye-catching, long-blooming garden plan. Garden size: 20 by 10 feet.

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Summer-Show Cottage Garden

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This low-maintenance, high-color cottage garden plan laughs off heat and drought and still looks lovely. Garden size: 12 by 13 feet.

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Bright Front-Yard Cottage Garden

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Punch up the color in your front yard with this cottage-style garden plan. Garden size: 9 by 11 feet.

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Low-Maintenance Cottage Garden

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Soften a walkway with colorful blooms using this garden plan. Garden size: 6x10 feet.

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All-Red Cottage Garden

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Red makes a bold statement in the landscape. Add drama to your yard with this plan. Garden size: 8x10 feet.

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All-Blue Cottage Garden

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Give your yard a peaceful feeling with this floriferous garden plan. Garden size: 7x10 feet.

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Create Cottage Style in the Shade

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You can enjoy a lush cottage garden, even if you don't have full sun. This combo mixes long-blooming perennials and shrubs like Endless Summer hydrangea for interest from spring to fall. Garden size: 18x9 feet.

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Large, Lush Cottage Garden

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This flower-filled cottage garden packs in old-fashioned favorites for color through the seasons. Garden size: 24x24 feet.

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Old-Fashioned Favorites Garden

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Bring about a touch of yesteryear with this beautiful garden plan. Garden size: 29x16 feet.

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Traditional English Cottage Garden

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This garden plan uses soft pinks, yellows, blues, purples, and whites to create an old-fashioned English cottage garden. Garden size: 20x16 feet.

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Victorian-Theme Cottage Garden

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Full of English charm, this cottage garden plan provides lots of color over a long period. Garden size: 17x25 feet.

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See the best plants, tips, and tricks for creating your own cottage garden.

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