The Cottage Garden Flowers That Actually Thrive (Not Just Look Pretty!)

Not all cottage garden flowers are as easy as they look. These are the ones that really earn their place.They are the flowers I've grown myself year after year or the best long-flowering cottage garden plants from the gardens I've visited. So if you're looking for easy cottage gardening, then here's a realistic idea of which cottage garden flowers are - or are not - low maintenance! Watch this for timeless garden charm and practical evidence-based advice. 00:00 Welcome 00:20 General 'cottage garden' planning ideas. 00:30 Cottage garden style doesn't have 'rules' 01:00 Should you grow native plants in a cottage garden? 01:38 Asters and symphyotricum 02:06 Honeysuckle 02:45 Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) 03:40 Catmint (Nepeta) 04:23 Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro) 04:55 Hardy geraniums 05:51 Which cottage garden plants are high maintenance? 06:03 Sweet peas 06:29 Lupins (Lupinus) 06:55 Delphiniums/larkspur 07:07 Tulips. See how to grow tulips video:    • How to choose, plant and grow tulips   07:55 Best cottage garden bulbs 07: 57 Daffodils. See how to grow daffodils video:    • Growing Daffodils - Plant Now for Months o...   08:28 Alliums 09:23 Alstroemeria. See how to grow alstromerias video:    • Growing Daffodils - Plant Now for Months o...   09:52 Best cottage garden shrubs 09:59 Lavender 10:35 Roses. See how to grow roses video:    • Grow Your Best Roses Ever - Tips From Heve...   11:23 Hydrangeas. See how to grow hydrangeas video:    • Hydrangeas - everything you need to know a...   12:15 The easy way to prune hydrangeas video:    • The Easy Guide to Pruning Hydrangeas   12:20 Best cottage garden perennials 12:41 Monarda (Bee Balm) 12:57 Verbena bonariensis 13:21 Stonecrop/sedum, now known as Hylotelephium 14:26 Best cottage garden annuals and biennials 14:38 Foxgloves (Digitalis) 15:23 Hollyhocks (Alcea) 15:44 Cleome (Spider Flower) 16:04 Cosmos 16:30 Mix classic cottage garden plants with native plants for a 'cottage garden mash-up'. See cottage garden mash-up tips video:    • How to adapt English cottage garden style ...   16:50 Salvias. How to grow salvias video:    • Salvias - Expert Tips on How to Grow These...   17:12 Best cottage garden trees 17:30 Crab apple tree 18:04 What Is Cottage Garden Style - and How to Achieve It video:    • What is cottage garden style - and how to ...   18:07 Cottage Garden Playlist:    • Best cottage garden tips and ideas   For garden ideas, gardening advice, garden design and landscaping ideas for your garden or backyard, subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel here:    / themiddlesizedgardencouk   Whether you love English garden style, cottage gardens or contemporary urban gardening, The Middlesized Garden has gardening advice and garden ideas for you. Weekly videos cover gardening advice and garden design - from small space gardens to middle-sized garden landscaping - plus garden tours and tips for container gardening. The Middlesized Garden practices sustainability, wildlife gardening and no till methods. If your garden backyard is smaller than an acre, join us and enjoy your garden even more! The Middlesized Garden Complete Guide to Garden Privacy is available in Kindle or paperback in 13 countries (in English only). If you'd like your garden to feel more private, click here for availability in your country: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.u... #gardening #gardendesign #backyardgarden For small and middlesized backyards and gardens.... See The Middlesized Garden blog: http://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/ For Amazon storefront see: https://www.amazon.com/shop/themiddle... Note: links to Amazon are affiliate which means I get a small fee for qualifying purchases. It doesn't affect the price you pay and I only recommend things I use myself or really think you'd like! More garden ideas on Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.co.uk/midsizega... Twitter:   / midsizegarden   Facebook:   / themiddlesizedgarden