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Hello everyone! Today we are so excited to be planting our front flowerbed in my favorite gardening style ~ English cottage garden! We invite you to “virtually” join us through our time-lapse video as we plant ~ enjoy! Watch our very first English cottage gardening VIDEO! We started by collecting some proven favorites and some …

May 3, 2021  ·  1 min read
Create a Cottage Garden Entry ~ Easy Curb Appeal
Overhead view of pots and a planter of colorful flowers, red flats on a brick and concrete courtyard

Hello everyone! Today we are so excited to be planting our front flowerbed in my favorite gardening style ~ English cottage garden! 

We invite you to “virtually” join us through our time-lapse video as we plant ~ enjoy!

Watch our very first English cottage gardening VIDEO!

We started by collecting some proven favorites and some new flowers. 

Brick house front with a white door, black iron railing, potted plants and mounds of green ground cover

From the courtyard the flower bed stretches along the side of the house beside the driveway.

Brick courtyard corner with black scrolled iron railing, terracotta pots and a bare flowerbed before planting
Overhead view of pink, white, yellow and purple flowers ready to plant beside terracotta pots on brick

To begin with we have a healthy row of oxalis along the edge of the bed that returns as a volunteer every year. Under the window is a row of my great-grandmother’s pink roses. Lastly, there is a lone Bella Roma rose in the corner of the bed. Now for a cottage garden makeover. Matt & I worked together & couldn’t have ordered a more perfect morning!

All planted! The bright, cheerful colors are such a welcoming sight every time we come home. Over time the plants will grow and fill in creating more of the abundant, full cottage garden feeling.

Pink daisies and white alyssum growing in the cottage garden flowerbed beside brick and river rocks
Close-up of bright pink double daisies with yellow centers among green leaves in a cottage garden bed
Purple and yellow pansies with dark centers growing among green leaves in the cottage garden

Early the next morning I snapped some “after” pictures of the flowerbeds covered in fresh morning dew. So lovely!

Pink and white geranium blooms with red streaks covered in morning dew drops
Tiny pink oxalis blossoms hanging over green clover shaped leaves dotted with morning dew

Sweet Oxalis, just like my grandparents had.

Lavender and white columbine flower with long spurs, softly blurred green leaves behind
Purple and white columbine bloom seen face on with a yellow center in a cottage garden
Side view of a purple and white columbine with long curved spurs and yellow stamens
Two pale blue vinca flowers with pink centers covered in dew drops, green leaves around them

Fresh red-eyed white Vinca ~ how they love the heat of summer!

Overhead view of a white and pink geranium pot and a planter of coral flowers, red flats on brick pavers

We enjoyed sharing our garden with you & hope you can stop by again soon! Leave a comment below with your garden plans or dreams ~ I’d love to hear about it!

Happy Gardening!

Warmly,

Rachel

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  1. Ilene K Phillips April 27, 2020

    Outstanding video!!! I love all the gorgeous flowers and the way you have them arranged. I wish I had more sunny areas around my front door to plant such beautiful flowers but I do plan to put those two beds we talked about out by the street on both corners of my yard maybe next Spring.

    1. Rachel April 27, 2020

      Hello Miss Ilene,
      I’m glad you enjoyed the video ~ we had fun making it! I look forward to seeing what you come up with in for your bed design ~ it’ll be lovely!
      Happy Spring!
      Rachel

  2. Mary Lou Miley April 27, 2020

    Rachel, Your flowers are beautiful. Love the rod iron/brick area. I have no green thumb but I love the admire other people’s talent along that line.
    God Bless You.

    1. Rachel April 27, 2020

      Good morning, Miss Mary,
      Thank you for stopping by! I agree, the wrought iron & brick create a great cottage feeling as a backdrop for the plants. I’m glad you enjoyed the post, blessings to you too!
      Warmly,
      Rachel

  3. Kathy S April 27, 2020

    I love the video, Rachel! It’s great to see you and Matt “in action”. The flowers are lovely, especially the close-up pics with the dew. I can’t wait to smell the jasmine 🙂

    1. Rachel April 27, 2020

      Hello Kathy,
      So glad you enjoyed the video ~ we got many a laugh at our rough videography! We are enjoying the flowers more & more as they fill out. The dewy pictures were an unexpected bonus ~ so lovely.
      Happy Spring!

  4. Rosemary Knippa April 27, 2020

    Love all of your beautiful flowers.

    1. Rachel April 27, 2020

      Thank you, Meme!
      The columbines make me think of your lovely pots last spring.
      Warmly,
      Rachel

  5. Joanna F. April 27, 2020

    Love the video! YouTube channel maybe? You go, girl!! You and Matt did a great job!

    1. Rachel April 27, 2020

      Hi Joanna,
      Glad you enjoyed the video! We enjoyed experimenting with the camera a few weekends ago & thought we’d share. 🙂
      Happy Spring!
      Rachel

  6. Robin Totten May 4, 2020

    Rachel,
    Lovely flowers! I like the stacked pots, and the mixed plants/flowers in the containers. Makes me think of pattern mixing! ????
    Blessings! Robin

    1. Rachel May 4, 2020

      Hi Miss Robin,
      You’re right, it is like pattern mixing ~ I’d not thought of it that way! Glad you enjoyed the post, thanks for stopping by.
      Warmly,
      Rachel

  7. SMS June 27, 2020

    I love looking through a post that can make people think. Also, many thanks for permitting me to comment!

  8. Rosemary Knippa May 8, 2021

    Rachel, love the flower dress you are wearing while planting your beautiful flowers. Everything looks so colorful and pretty. Matt did a good job helping you plan your flowers. Your flower beds will look so pretty for summer, know you will enjoy them.

    1. violetgrey26 August 20, 2021

      Hello Meme!
      Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed watching us planting the flower bed, Matt is such a blessing to me!
      Happy summer,
      Rachel

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