5 Easy Ways to Grow a Cottage Garden

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Looking for ways to grow a cottage garden?

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Here are 5 quick ways to get started.

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Choose an area in your yard that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight..

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Start with some structural plants like small evergreen and flowering shrubs and trees

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Add a focal point, such as a birdbath, birdhouse, arbor, bench, chair, fence, paths, or some sort of hardscaping element to plant around.

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Plant flowers in clumps with lots of color, texture, dimension, and different bloom times.

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Repeat plants and colors so the garden flows and your eye is drawn fluidly throughout the bed.

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To grow a garden is to believe in tomorrow. --Audrey Hepburn

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