Specialty Gardening: Eco friendly cottage gardens, 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
Is anyone else interested in a cottage garden that uses mainly native plants and grasses with an added use of non-native annuals, herbs, and exotics that are non threating to native eco systems? What about the importance of attracting birds, butterflys,etc.? I love the full rich look of the cottage garden but find myself continually rethinking my choices as I become more informed about the consequences of some of the more invasive plants.