Cottage Garden Design Masterclass - Plant Selection

CORRECTION!!!!! Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily) is not a native plant to Maryland (eastern seaboard). It is classed as an invasive species. It appears so often in natural settings here that I mistook it for a native.

What the hell is this channel ?? I randomly clicked on the thumbnail expectiong a boring gardening video and ended up slapped with unbelievable filming, editing and a gentleman with spotless taste. And that house is unbelievable !!

Wow, I live in England, the birthplace of Cottage Gardens, and I’m also RHS qualified (Royal Horticultural Society) but I have to tell you that I have NEVER, EVER, seen such a spot-on presentation on how to achieve the cottage garden look! Your video is without a doubt the best I’ve ever seen on the subject. Grant it, you didn’t go into much detail about including edibles, herbs etc, but there’s only so much content one can cover in a short video. I even took notes on the Plant Forms, because it’s so beautifully condensed ! Uma apresentação maravilhosa!

I really enjoy the new format, Siloe. The combination of your artistic background with your greenthumb skills makes this series much more informative than other gardening shows. Keep it up!

I’m always impressed with your productions Siloe. Soooo many different angles and good photography. Another masterpiece…and sometimes barefoot! 💚🙏🏻👍🎬🎥✌️💪🏻Thanks for all your work and passion.

This series has by far the best cottage garden information that I have found on YouTube. I have a lot of bare root perennials ordered, lots of seed packets on standby, fence pickets and posts piled up, and an arbor waiting around to get started with my own cottage garden as soon as the ground is workable in MA. The rendering of what looks like a climbing rose over your steps looks fantastic. You should go with that, or if that location doesn't work out, an arbor with a climbing rose on one side and a clematis on the other over a path/entry somewhere would really complete the look and feel inviting. Looking forward to the next episode!

Congratulations! As a Brit with my own cottage garden in rural Wales it's a treat to see a US gardener with a firm understanding of how cottage gardens work. One notable absence (although you might have covered this elsewhere) is edibles. True cottage gardens with the purely decorative plants are interspersed with vegetables, e.g. chard, spring (green) onions, broccoli, globe artichokes etc., as well as edible flowers to sprinkle over salads, such as pot marigolds (calendulas), violas, chive flowers and marjoram/oregano flowers. That said, few UK gardeners do that now so you're actually on trend. Great video, beautifully filmed and edited!

We all have to look after our pollinators, this type of planting is a real help.

This really should be one of the most popular gardening channels. Absolutely beautiful graphics and visuals in these videos convey a mood that no one else is offering here on YouTube

Siloe, thank you! Last Saturday I discovered your YouTube channel , and it came at the most incredibly perfect time. You see, my Father passed away last week, and I found your video on how to plant a cottage garden when I was looking for migraine remedies after crying so much. I watched your video, then another, and another, and it lifted my spirits so much. I was already in debate whether or not to turn our front yard grass into a meadow, but your advice on how to do it and make it functioning and beautiful seemed to be a sign that in doing so it would be a perfect tribute in my Papa’s memory. So thank you good sir, you are a treasure! How I describe you to people about how wonderful you are- you are the Bob Ross of gardening. Eternally grateful!✨

This was a MASSIVE effort on your part. Expertly done with amazing visuals breaking down the different forms of plants and what purpose they serve in a cottage garden. I didn't even think about parallax... but of course that's what creates intimacy. Like a camera trying to focus on a subject, your eye ends up doing the same thing, darting between a lacy cosmos and a panicle of rose blossoms or the seed head of a blue gramma grass. BRAVO! I will direct my customers to this video and your channel. It may highlight the cottage aesthetic, but these concepts can fit any style.

Siloe, you never disappoint! This was amazing. I love how you also shared some of the history of cottage gardens and compared them to different art styles. I've had the pleasure of visiting Anne Hathaway's Cottage garden in Statford-Upon-Avon. It was incredible. Such a wonderful contrast to the typical "lawn" front yard. Thank you for the gift of this video! ~Jennifer

Wow this is incredible! Just so impressed by all the content, graphics, editing and the formatting details of the video! Better than all the TV programs!

Congratulations, you found a niche topic that you're very knowledgeable in, has little information online, and presented it masterfully. That's the YouTube formula, in less than a year you'll hit a million subs. Keep up the good work!

I’m always knocked out to see your new uploads. The visual storytelling is seriously the best and you have a great way of sharing information that people can use to make their spaces lovely. Love seeing the house interiors, it’s dreamy and can’t wait to see your garden evolve this year. Thanks for another great video! ✌🏼

An outstanding video on creating a cottage garden and the drawings are superb.

you have no idea how much i've been waiting for this! i've been checking to see if you've uploaded a video almost every day 😂 thank you! now off i go to watch~

I've been binge watching all of your gardening video's and I don't even have a garden 😂! It's just so calming and relaxing to watch...

You are a true artist. In your home, your life style, and your gardening. Thank you for sharing this beautiful content with us!

Impeccable! I've often read that in the third year, cottage gardens really start coming into their own. This year should be very exciting in your gardens! They are quite lovely already, and your home interior is also exquisite. Everything together creates quite a beautiful picture! Thank you for sharing it with us all. It is quite a gift!