Texas Cottage Garden

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The cottage garden is a unique style emphasizing informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings, and a blend of ornamental and edible plants. Originating in England, it relies on charm and elegance rather than grandeur and formal structure. Homely and functional gardens associated with cottages have existed for centuries. However, their stylized revival took place in 1870s England as a response to the more structured, meticulously maintained estate gardens characterized by formal designs and mass plantings of greenhouse annuals. Here is our selection of Texas natives to create your own Texas hardy cottage garden.