Creating a cottage
garden
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One of the great charms of cottage gardening
is that every nook and cranny can be turned into a planting opportunity.
Go for small plants or alpines,
to fill up cracks in paving, wall footings, small spaces at the front of a
border or even allowing plants to develop in the pathways
themselves.
If these are made of gravel, it
should not be difficult to make sure the plants do not spread too
much.
Plants suitable for paving or
pathways
Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus),cushion saxifrages
(Saxifraga), creeping thymes (Thymus) and small stonecrops (sedums). Houseleeks
(Sempervivum) are good too, for cramming into crevices.
Wall footings or by steps or
terraces
Try all the above plus rock roses (Helianthemums), the pink
flowered Gypsophila repens, bellflowers (Campanulas) and creeping
phloxes.
To cover ground more
quickly
Try snow-in-summer (Cerastium) with rock cress (Arabis),
Aubrietas and London pride (Saxifraga x urbium)… but watch for
invasiveness.
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