Peter Dowdall: The many reasons to love cottage gardens

For Peter Dowdall, the. cottage garden is the quintessential informal garden. File pictures

A cottage garden is a style of garden that originated in England, characterised by informal, romantic, and abundant planting schemes.

When designing any garden, you can decide to create a formal or informal garden. There is no right or wrong way to go at this point as it is a matter of taste and choice. For me, the. cottage garden is the quintessential informal garden.