Cottage Gardens

The cottage garden may have its roots in merry old England, but it is possible to create that same colorful, whimsical design in your Florida garden. Butterfly bushes, salvia, coral vine, roses are just a few of the many Florida-friendly plants that would lend cottage feel to your garden.

UF/IFAS Publications

• Basic Principles of Landscape Design
• Cottage Industry (PDF)
• Creating a Florida Cottage Garden (PDF)
• Summertime Cottage Gardening (PDF)

Other Sites

• Designing the Country Cottage Garden--Texas Cooperative Extension
• The Early Cottage Garden--Colorado State University Cooperative Extension