Cottage Style Flower Boxes

Looking for some quaint flower box inspiration.

Cottage style flower boxes.

Traditional cottage gardens often use a picket fence as a backdrop but you can also use a wall or evergreen hedge. The idea is to create a backdrop to highlight the lovely flowers. See more ideas about window boxes window box flower boxes. My love of the cottage look is in the small collection of flower beds surrounding our home.

As the sun begins to thaw the earth s cold winter the humble window box brings long awaited vibrancy of spring color. The bed measures approximately 8 x4 and should be placed in full sun. The ones i choose for my garden are suited to my growing zone 6 here in ontario canada which is a cold climate region with real winters. Flowers for a cottage style garden.

You really want nice full boxes i think i put almost a whole flat into each of my larger boxes. Visit my blog for the full. Jun 7 2017 explore heather kallas s board cottage window boxes on pinterest. 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.

Colorful cottage garden plan. Today i m sharing exactly what i plant in my diy flower boxes for a cottage vibe. When i say cottage style i mean a happy jungle of flowering perennials. Plant the right flowers for your space.

One of the charms of the cottage style garden is a reliance on old fashioned flowers like peonies and coneflowers. I define cottage style as a loose informal grouping of classic annual flowers reminiscent of times gone by. Fill those boxes up. Climbing roses and vines are also favorite features of the cottage garden.