Cottage Garden Plants and Companion Herbs, What Are They?
When we think of romantic country gardens, a garden full of Cottage Garden Plants comes to mind. Many do not realize that many of these plants are also herbs and help each other grow and thrive. Cottage Garden Plants and companion herbs are synonymous. The different properties of companion herbs turns the garden into an organic garden; one that doesn’t require toxic pesticides. What is a Cottage Garden? • These were the gardens of the commoners or poor in England and contained everything the family needed for food and medicinal use. • Informal garden of a rambling nature that is interplanted with flowers, herbs, vegetables, berries, etc. • All space is used and plants are crowed in together to form a living mulch and conserve moisture and cut down on weeding • The beds are wide and paths are narrow What are Cottage Garden Plants? (The flowers are also herbs) • Flowers: Asters, Baby’s Breath, Bachelor’s Buttons, Clematis, Cosmos, Dame’s Rocket, Delphinium,Cranesbill Geranium, Hydrangea,
