What is happiness? Is to plant flowers in your own yard.

Everyone who loves flowers must have dreamed of having a country garden of his own; the grass is delicious and colorful all the year round.

In real life, there are many such "Xanadu", but Cotswolds definitely belongs to the famous one.

Country huts made of honey-colored stones are scattered on the grassy hillside

The gurgling stream gurgles down with flowers, and the elegant fragrance comes slowly with the breeze.

And the white clouds drooping in the distance and the round flock of sheep become one.

"the ideal life of the great harmony of the world

Is to live in the English countryside. "

-- Lin Yutang

Cotswolds, located in the hinterland of England, is not a formal administrative district, there is no title of "county", but a general name of a region.

It stretches more than 160 kilometers from Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford to the world-famous spa Bath since Roman times.

In the meantime, the rich rural amorous feelings and the continuous Cotswold hills scenery together, once people step into it, they seem to be in a poetic picture.

The old honey-colored stone house is covered with dense vines dotted with colorful flowers, with a fresh, sweet but not greasy smell of wild mountain flower honey.

Every family's garden is full of flowers, and the gentle Oyue in the tender green is swaying in the breeze, looking up and merging with the countryside hundreds of meters away from the village.

In Cotswold, there are many English private estates and parks that are very elegantly trimmed.

Highgrove Gardens

Bourton House Garden

Sudeley Castle & Gardens

However, what is more fascinating to flower lovers is the country gardens on their doorstep.

"the cottage garden Cottage Garden

Natural serenity, refinement and elegance. "

The cottage garden began in England, so it is also called English Cottage Garden. It is an informal garden that belongs to the homes of ordinary people.

People often plant vegetables, herbs and fruit trees in front and back of the house, then plant annual flowers in the cracks, plant some old-fashioned roses, and decorate lawns and small water features.

The cottage garden does not pay attention to layout and structure, but only cares about the beauty of practical and plant matching. High planting density is one of its important characteristics.

Trees and flowers show natural soft lines and strive to maintain the diversity and richness of plants.

Today, the cottage garden has developed a complete set of color knowledge and spatial aesthetic skills, combined with specific plant matching, so that the garden 360 °bloom dazzling beauty all the year round.

Create your own cottage garden

What should we do?

Step 1 layout

No matter the size of the garden, the lawn is an essential part of the English garden. In order to avoid boring design, but also with brilliant flowers and plants.

In traditional English country gardens, old-fashioned flowers are usually planted, such as hollyhock, chrysanthemum, lilies, violets, lavender and so on. Many varieties of fragrant roses are also very suitable.

Step 2 Color

Rendering with color is also an important feature of the English garden. We can enjoy the colorful garden, which is the visual impact brought by flowers and plants.

The most classic English garden is monochromatic-decorating the garden with a specific color and setting off the main color with other colors.

Therefore, when decorating your garden, you can first determine the main color of the garden, which can be more reasonable collocation and layout of plants.

Step 3 framework

The frame is an important part of the English country garden, which is usually made of natural and old-fashioned materials, and the simpler the better.

Fences are often used to add rural flavor to the garden, and arches are another common decorative structure. Wooden or iron arches are used to greet guests. Plant some brightly colored climbing plants on the arch to light up the space.

Some people say that the garden is closer to the art made by God than poetry.

So, gardeners, come on and build your own works of art.

If you have a chance in the future, remember to sign in at Cotswold!

A happy life

Probably planting flowers in the garden & drinking tea

Don't you think?

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