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El English cottage It is a style of garden that children and adults like. The planting of a large number of plants, combined with the use of rustic materials, make this wonder is, in addition to being very beautiful, a very cozy, very homely place.
It is as if nature were given permission to see itself in all its splendor, discarding the idea of using materials more typical of modern gardens, such as plastic or PVC, aluminum or concrete. But, what are their characteristics?
The English Cottage is a type of garden of which we could affirm that It is the maximum expression of the rustic. The house is made in the traditional way, with stones, rocks, wood, and is surrounded by plants that are carefully cared for. Primroses, Violets, marigolds, roses y clematis They are the main protagonists of this particular paradise, but indigenous plants cannot be absent, that is, those that grow naturally in the area where they live.
It is not unusual for the family to raise cattle and / or chickens, of course as it was done before: leaving the animals to lead a life more or less in freedom, and not keeping them locked up. In fact, at the end of the XNUMXth century, the century in which it is believed that it began to originate, the peasants also had a beehive and a well, because at that time meat and the uses they could make of plants that were not company of one or the beauty of the other.
All in a garden designed in the English Cottage style It must be harmonious and respectful with nature. One of their first defenders, Alexander Pope in 1713 even said of them that they were the "gentle simplicity of unadorned nature." So now you know, if you want to have a garden like this, you may find an idea that I had a long time interesting:
- Acquire a developable land that has electricity and water (in the north and south of the peninsula, as well as in the Canary Islands they are sold at affordable prices).
- Buying a wooden house: they only need maintenance every 4-5 years. Its price is not very high. If it is for a single person, for about 6 thousand euros or even less you can have a house of about 20 square meters.
- Divide the land into different sections: orchard with fruit trees, garden, area to keep chickens.
- And enjoy the countryside and all that it has to offer.
What did you think of the English Cottage?
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Orly