Capturing the old-fashioned charm of an English cottage garden, this border planting is lush, colorful, and full of familiar favorites, such as hollyhocks, roses, daisies, and peonies.

In true cottage-garden style, it mixes perennials, shrubs, and bulbs. One section of the garden hugs the house's foundation, and a rose-covered arbor leads to the side yard.

If you place this garden in a corner where there is no need for a walk-through arbor, you may eliminate the arbor and flagstone path and, in their place, plant another 'Annabelle' hydrangea or a 'Miss Kim' lilac. Plant this garden where is receives at least six hours of sun daily.