Florida Cottage Gardens - what plants and why?
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Comments (16)Goldenpond ~ I sure hope we don't have a drought like we did a few years ago, where even if you have a well you had to be on water restrictions. Sheesh! Gardens did survive though. It would be awful if your pond dried up. We had a T-storm blow over rather quickly yesterday afternoon, got some rain here at work, but DH said there was hardly any at home. Darn! It is perfectly gorgeous here today a bit of a cool stiff breeze blowing and it feels great! Hope tomorrow will be the same. Enjoy your bit of paradise. FlowerLady...See More12 plants you have to have in your Cottage Garden...
Comments (52)Thanks everyone, I'm sure these lists are going to be of help to others as well as myself. It's really nice seeing what everybody is growing, different zones different plants, some I can't grow in the ground but some I can grow in a container for a punch of color then put in the greenhouse for winter protection. From all the contributions Nell has done a survey of what the top 12 plants for a cottage garden are, the ones with the most votes seem to be the favorites, this will be a big help to anyone starting out with a blank slate. It also helps those of us that are still looking for good choices to add to our cottage gardens. If anyone thinks of more to add to this list feel free to do so. I have got some of the plants mentioned above, I'll be selecting more from these lists to add to my garden. I'll post a picture if and when it looks half decent. Annette...See MoreWhat to plant behind my cottage garden bench?
Comments (19)Cameron- It's a really nice and so far, very well behaved, climbing rose. Your garden is so pretty! Mytime- I love that little rose, too. When the truck hit our house last fall, it moved the porch over to within a few inches of the rose. My contractor and his guys lived in fear of bumping into, or otherwise damaging it, while they rebuilt our front porch. I was determined that my rose would still be there this spring! I'll post a picture, when it blooms :)...See MoreShould you see dirt/mulch between the plants in cottage garden?
Comments (21)Hi LL, nope I don't think the Blue Mist would make it, it's good to 0 Degrees. This picture I've shown way too many times, but shows the mulch, won't last much longer with the way things are growing. I'm with girlgroupgirl, try to keep water bill down, it just seems a must here in the south if we want any kind of garden or growth. I'll be getting more this month. I'm glad your husband is doing better, will say a prayer that he'll be home for Christmas with you! (No, I don't miss Montana a bit except for the beauty!) ogrose...See Moreimagardener2
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