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- To make a farm garden beautiful
- Make the right plant selection
- fruit
- vegetables
- Herbs
- Design paths and beds in the farmer garden
- The fine extra: The fence around the cottage garden
- Bring in decorative elements
A cottage garden is colorful and wild
To make a farm garden beautiful
A cottage garden looks a bit wild, romantic and dreamy. In addition to vegetables and fruits, flowers and herbs are a central element in the cottage garden. Below you will find nice ideas for the design of your cottage garden.
Early article Bauerngarten: Build a fence yourselfMake the right plant selection
The most important thing for the farmer garden design is the plant selection. Cottage gardens usually have a variety of different fruits, vegetables and flowers. Colorful is the pase adjective for a cottage garden. A selection of the 20 most beautiful flowers we have put together here for you.
Which fruits and vegetables you can grow in your cottage garden depends mainly on the orientation. In the sun, almost everything thrives very well, from tomatoes to strawberries to zucchini. But what else grows in a garden that only gets sun for a few hours?
fruit
vegetables
Herbs
Design paths and beds in the farmer garden
Typical for the cottage garden is the crossroads, a symmetrical structure, in which four ways run crosswise from the middle. The beds are arranged symmetrically around it. If you put all the beds together, they would make a perfect square.
The paths are usually not fixed, but covered with grass, gravel or bark mulch.
The beds are either open or covered with natural flower borders such as limited with bushes. Even a border with natural stones is conceivable.
The fine extra: The fence around the cottage garden
Wooden fences are almost part of the cottage garden. Not only do they look attractive, they also serve a practical purpose, e.g. Exclude wild or cats. For the farmer's garden are especially natural lattice fences or Staketenzäune. You can easily build both yourself. You can find out how to do this here.
Bring in decorative elements
Who wants to beautify his farm garden even further, can provide it with decorative elements. Again, the more natural the better. Sculptures and figures made of stones, wood or roots, if possible without painting give the garden a plus and fit into the peasant scheme. Vintage elements such as an old bicycle or a rusty watering can can add to the romantic touch. A home-made scarecrow peps up the vegetable garden and keeps greedy birds away.