Cottage
Cottage Garden Profile
A colorful cottage garden, curated with low-water plants, offers a charming and vibrant landscape that is as sustainable as it is picturesque. This garden style captures the essence of whimsy and abundance, featuring a mix of flowering perennials, fragrant herbs, and soft grasses that together create a seemingly spontaneous yet aesthetically pleasing arrangement. Despite its lush and intricate appearance, this garden type is designed for ease of care, utilizing drought-tolerant species that thrive with minimal watering. The rich tapestry of colors and textures, combined with the functional beauty of the plants chosen, ensures that the garden is both a visual delight and an environmentally conscious space.
Opting for our landscape company to design and install your cottage garden guarantees expert guidance in creating a space that embodies both elegance and ecological sensitivity. We specialize in selecting the perfect blend of low-water plants that will flourish in your local climate, reducing the need for intensive maintenance. Our approach not only enhances the visual appeal of your property but also promotes biodiversity and water conservation. Let us help you craft a captivating garden retreat that is as easy to maintain as it is beautiful, providing a continuous display of color and life that enhances your outdoor living experience.
Features:
Full, Colorful, English Garden Feel.
This garden requires the most water of all our gardens. But don't let that dissuade you, it still only uses around 100 gallons a month, That's about five 30 minute showers!
Plant Palette
These are our top selections for a cohesive and thriving Desert garden
Fruitless Olive Tree, Shoe String Acacia, Pearl Acacia, Weeping Acacia, Sydney Golden Wattle, African Sumac, Catalina Cherry, Pearl Acacia, Weeping Bottle Brush, Fern Cloud Pine, Naked Coral Tree, Cockspur Coral Tree.
Large Trees:
(15 - 25'ft mature growth)
Small Trees/Large Shrubs:
(8- 15'ft mature growth)
California Sumac, Purple Hopseed Bush, Pineapple Guava, Pride of Madeira, Pomegrante, Rhus Integrifoiolia Lemonade Berry, Arabian Lilac, Coast Rosemary, Tecoma Stans
Shrubs
Wax leaf privet, Lion’s Tail, Mexican Marigold, Coast Rosemary, Rosemary, TX Ranger, Natal plum, Lantana, Gold splash Mirror plant, Myrtus compacta, Dwarf Yedda Hawthorne, Rhapiolepis Indica
Grasses
Flowers
Ground Covers
Vines
Shade Plants
Agaves
Cactus & Succulents
Palms
Dieties, Dianella, Society garlic, Mulemberia (all kinda, Lindermeria, Rigens, Deer Grass), Purple fountain grass, Bulbine (succulent grass), Cape Rush Grass, Lomandra, Hesperaloe
Gazania, Osteospermum, Santa Barbara Daisy, South African Flower
Ice plant varieties, Myoporum, Kurrapia, Blue Chalk Sticks, Drosantheum
California Grape, Star Jasmine, Pink Jasmine
Clivia Minata, Aspargus Fern Myersii, Clivia, Nandina, Crassula, Liriope, Dianella.
Foxtail Agave, Desmetianna Agave, Coral Aloe
Golden Barrel Cactus, Calendabra Cactus Tree, Aeonium Cyclops, Aeonium Dinner plate, Narrow Leaf Chalk Sticks
Mediterranean Fan Palm, Medjool Date Palm, Queen Palm, Pygmy Date Palm