Cottage Style Flower Boxes

The bed measures approximately 8 x4 and should be placed in full sun.

Cottage style flower boxes.

The idea is to create a backdrop to highlight the lovely flowers. Visit my blog for the full. Looking for some quaint flower box inspiration. Ignore all the advice of the flower flats suggesting to space them so far from each other etc i did that my first year and they looked so skimpy and never really filled in.

Whether you are an avid gardener or making your first attempt at developing a green thumb follow these tips and try your hand at a signature cottage delight the window box. One of the charms of the cottage style garden is a reliance on old fashioned flowers like peonies and coneflowers. See more ideas about window boxes window box flower boxes. Colorful cottage garden plan.

I don t stick with any strict rules that they have to be cottage flowers but it s more of an unconstrained informal type planting. When i say cottage style i mean a happy jungle of flowering perennials. As the sun begins to thaw the earth s cold winter the humble window box brings long awaited vibrancy of spring color. I define cottage style as a loose informal grouping of classic annual flowers reminiscent of times gone by.

You really want nice full boxes i think i put almost a whole flat into each of my larger boxes. Plant the right flowers for your space. Fill those boxes up. My love of the cottage look is in the small collection of flower beds surrounding our home.

Flowers for a cottage style garden. Jun 7 2017 explore heather kallas s board cottage window boxes on pinterest. Today i m sharing exactly what i plant in my diy flower boxes for a cottage vibe. Climbing roses and vines are also favorite features of the cottage garden.