Cottage Garden Design Ideas for Any Home
You don’t need to live in a cottage to be inspired by and create a cottage garden. The delightful features of cottage-style gardens are highly appealing to many and, perhaps surprisingly, achievable, whatever kind of property you live in. From charming gates and paths, to colourful plants and the use of reclaimed accent pieces, creating your cottage garden is just a few steps away.
Cottage garden design ideas
The key to creating a cottage garden is making it an informal yet inviting landscape, with variations of colour and textures that celebrate nature. Cottage garden style is relaxed, colorful and fun. Think a blend of picturesque flowering plants against the backdrop of pretty wicket fencing, or a decorative garden wall and pretty rockery stone, bordering a beautiful lawn.
At AWBS we have a fabulous range of products to help you create a cottage garden of your dreams.
Rustic paving and cottage garden paths
A winding cottage garden path is a quaint and charming feature, as demonstrated by this beautiful curved pathway created by AWBS Landscaping, with gorgeous Burnt Oak Brett Antique Alpha block paving. Natural stone paving is both authentic and aesthetically pleasing, and our aged varieties are the perfect way to create a path or paved area for a cottage-style garden.
English Mist offers a fabulous collection of traditional grey shades, while our Autumn Mix has a glorious blend of light and dark brown, beige and pink. Our selection of random cobble and mixed pavers present a glorious time-aged appearance, from the light buff of Pavestone Fossil Sett to the magnificent blend of orange, red and greys in our Coastal Mix. Path edging adds a wonderful finishing touch, and we have selection of beautiful edging that’s just right for a cottage garden design.
We can also help you lay the perfect patio for your cottage style garden, with our handy ‘How to’ guide.
Fencing, gates and cottage garden features
Wicket fencing is a classic and stunning touch, giving an exquisite frame to a cottage garden. We have a wide range of wicket fencing to help you create a truly authentic, fence. And you can add a delightful wicket gate for the ideal accompaniment. Willow panels are another way to create a fabulous period look for your garden, as are hazel panels with the wonderful appearance of tree branches.
A lovely traditional gate can help to give any garden a cottage feel. We have a splendid selection of classic and rustic gates, from the heavy duty Charltons Cottage gate, to the charming Grange Domed Ledged and Braced path gate.
Tall structures, such as arbours can instantly transform your garden into a tranquil – even romantic – place to escape, and offer a beautiful way to showcase climbing flowers and vines. Arches, planters and pergolas all offer visual interest and help to transform a garden, whether as a decorative feature or encompassing essential cottage garden plants, such as roses, wisteria, honeysuckle, jasmine and other scented climbers.
Decorative gravel, rustic walling stone and lawns
When thinking about cottage garden design ideas, it’s worth considering the use of decorative gravel and pebbles, to help create harmony between the landscaping and floral elements. We have a wide range of decorative gravel, including cobbles, chippings, flints shingles and slates, in a fabulous array of colours and sizes, all ideal for breaking up space among beds and borders. We also have a delightful selection of rockery stone – perfect for both cottage garden decoration and water features.
A cottage garden with a stone wall looks beautiful, and rustic walling stone is the best way to create a truly authentic look. Bradstone Madoc walling is a fabulous choice for a traditional setting, while the charming Cotswold building stone is highly desirable. Brick also works brilliantly in a cottage style garden, particularly the Stonemarket Rose Cottage garden bricks, which give the delightful appearance of reclaimed, hand-made bricks.
For the perfect cottage garden lawn you need the very best turf and grass seed, for a rich and lush appearance. We supply high-quality turf, seed and fertiliser from Rolawn, Europe’s largest supplier of cultivated turf, so you enjoy a lawn of outstanding appearance. For help with laying turf, have a look at our ‘How to’ guide.
Inspirational cottage garden design ideas
Not only do we have a range of exceptional products to help you create a stunning cottage garden, our highly talented team at AWBS Landscaping can help you turn your dream into reality. We’ve helped many customers create a cottage garden – you can view some of these wonderful projects in our gallery here, and contact us for a free quote.
If you’re looking for more inspiration, why not visit one of our branches, in Swindon, Oxford or Yarnton, and see our magnificent display gardens. Our branches are open seven days a week, including bank holidays, and we offer free local delivery.
