Cottage gardens have become somewhat of a trend at the moment.

They are a beautiful, informal way of adding different heights, colours and pollinators to your outdoor spaces.

Usually a cottage garden would be full of both functional and physically appealing plants, so there would be herbs or edible flowers mixed in with ordinary plants, however nowadays a lot of people are foregoing the edible plants and just filling their beds with florals.

Below is a list of some of the plants we would recommend for a cottage garden:

• cosmos
• daisies
• foxgloves
• lavender
• lupins
• peony’s
• penstemon
• rosemary
• roses
• scabious
• sweet pea
• zinnia

Fruit bushes or trees are also a good way to add in some height, while still having beautiful flowers:

• blueberries
• raspberry
• plum
• cherry