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When thinking of a home flower garden, many of us have the image of a traditional cottage garden in our head: a lovely border and a profusion of colorful and scented blossoms, all in a casual and seemingly effortless arrangement. Don’t be fooled; that cottage garden takes some hard work.

It takes a while to build up a variety of plants and plant or display them in that signature informal style. At that point, you still will need to stake, divide, deadhead and cut back your plantings to maintain the garden at its best.

Short on time? Try setting up a cottage-style border. You can fill in other areas with easier-maintenance plants. You’ll want to include at least one or two areas filled with the cottage staples: roses, columbine, daisies, hollyhock, etc.

You could try incorporating a cottage garden-type feature, like a pergola, a lovely wooden gate or brick path, arches covered with blossoming climbers. In this way, even a casual gardener can get that old-fashioned, rustic garden cottage feel.

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