![]() ![]() #POPULAR MAGIC FLOWERS FULL#Instead of flower repeatedly through summer and fall, rambling roses tend to only flower once a year, but when they do, they do it in full force! That means around June your garden is chock full of roses! Rambling roses come in different colors and sizes. Rambling roses- While rambling roses do climb over trellises and arbors, they’re different from climbing roses in how they flower.Foxglove- If foxes wore gloves, would they look like pretty Foxglove flowers? That’s a cute idea! Tall, with tons of flowers, Foxgloves are a must-have for any garden!.Lavender- If you grew lavender in your cottage garden, not only would you have a gorgeous purple flower to enjoy, but you wouldn’t have to buy dried lavender buds to use in DIY projects or cooking!.Delphinium- I love tall flowers, and delphiniums can get pretty tall (supposedly, up to 8 feet high)! They also make great cut flowers for your vases indoors.Just don’t get one of the invasive varieties, or soon you may see Morning Glories taking over your garden! The Ipomea tricolor variety is a safe one to grow. Morning Glory- If you want a vining cottage garden flower, then you need to get some morning glories.Peony- While they look a lot like aroses, peonies are a different type of beautiful flower! I love their frothy, delicate petals!.And they come in a large variety of gorgeous colors! Poppies- One of the easiest to grow flowers your grandma used to grow in her garden is the poppy.Sweet Pea- The easiest way to give your garden an old-timey cottage garden feel is to plant some Sweet Peas! They’re delicate climbers, but they smell so sweet!.Rose of Sharon- Rose of Sharons look great, smell great, and are so easy to grow! In fact, we have a whole post on 7 Reasons to Grow Rose of Sharon!.Pansy- With a simple, but pretty appearance, it wouldn’t be surprising to find pansies in your grandma’s garden.Hollyhock- Because they grow so tall, Hollyhocks make great background flowers for cottage gardens.Daylily- Anyone creating a 1950s garden has to include daylilys! In fact, daylilys started becoming widely popular back in the 50s because they tend to be adaptable and heat resistant.I really hope to be able to get my garden to look like Grandma’s one day! Old-Fashioned Flowers Your Grandma Used to Grow in Her Garden If you were afraid of bees, it certainly wasn’t the place for you! But I didn’t mind the bees, and besides, there were so many pretty butterflies to look at instead. It was overflowing with flowers of all colors and shapes! You would step outside and be struck with the glorious smell of so many flowers mingling in the air. Please see our Disclosure Page for more information.īecause my grandma’s garden was a cottage garden, it wasn’t some trim and proper little thing. And I hope to do it by including some of the beautiful flowers she used to grow! If you also like cottage gardens, or are just curious to see what flowers were popular back in the day, then check out these Old-Fashioned Flowers Your Grandma Used to Grow in Her Garden!ĭisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon and/or Etsy, which means that I may earn a small commission from some of the links in this post. My garden isn’t at her garden’s level of beauty just yet, but I’m trying to get it there. ![]() But I especially love old gardens! My grandma had a wonderful cottage garden, full of gorgeous flowers. I love old homemaking tips, old recipes, and more. ![]()
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