My best cottage plants in early summer

I think, we are many who love cottage gardens and cottage plants. Right?
In this little video I will show you some of my easiest and beloved cottage plants.
Do like them?
I'm also pleased to tell that my book Cottage Gardens wil be published in September. You can preorder here: geni.us/TheCot...

[@Orientalbackyardgarden]

Master! What a beauty, what a garden, is it a dream?? Am I dreaming?? I love everything everything of this heavenly dream garden! 🙏Thank you Claus 🙏 Please come back soon💓💚💓💚💓💚💓

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so, so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@Orientalbackyardgarden]

@@ClausDalbyEnglish Thank you!

[@JG-vn5fe]

I am so impressed you know all the botanical names ~ Thank you for writing them down, in the video ~ LOVE your cottage garden!!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@topaz3468]

Wonderful tour, with such a knowledgeable host! Such a good example of a natural looking cottage garden that is not forced into a contrived landscape 👍

[@Holly_at_gypsyhollergardens]

I enjoy these garden walks so much ! Thank you !

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I am so pleased to hear it. Thank you and thank you for being here.

[@pcnews4858]

So delightful to listen to you Mr Dalby.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I am pleased to hear ot - thank you so much.

[@ТатьянаСкрипаль-щ5л]

Это рай на земле😍😍😍не могу налюбоваться этим восхитительным садом😍🥰Браво замечательному садоводу👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@123FishFood]

Love your garden so much! And your apron with shorts underneath makes me laugh every time. I'm grateful to you for sharing your knowledge.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@lindas5964]

Too bad KZbin was not a thing when you were building your garden. I would be very interested in the process of your hard scape, structural plantings etc… All those beautiful flowers are the last step in a well thought out garden.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your very kind comment, it is much appreciated.

[@rogehnimunoz4327]

I always enjoy your garden. Nice collections of plants. Thanks.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much and thank you for being here.

[@jenifergorman1223]

Your garden is stunning!!! I can’t imagine anyone not seeing the beauty in it. Thank you for showing it to us.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind - thank you so much and thank you for being here.

[@debraenston4164]

Joyful! Yours is a happy garden. Thankyou!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

That is such a lovely comment - thank you very much.

[@bettygotschall4504]

Beautiful gardens!!!!!! I enjoy your videos so much and love your beautiful, stately white house!!!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind! Thank you so much and thank you for being here.

[@lisacarbone7792]

Thanks so much Claus! I love your garden and your videos. ❤🌸🪴

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I am pleased to hear it - thank you very much.

[@patrickdempsey9886]

In the words of the great Christopher Lloyds their is no such thing as a cottage garden it's a cottage border God bless love ❤️ you garden

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@gardeninggrandma5247]

Your cottage garden is so beautiful! I think it's okay to combine styles, cottage with formal gardens, as it would be too predictable and boring otherwise! You have such an eye for creating a lovely garden, Claus! It is wonderful to learn from you and find new ways of combining plants!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment - it is much appreciated.

[@dollyrocker40]

Absolutely beautiful reminds me of when I was a little girl in my grandparents cottage garden 🪴 thank you for sharing with us💐

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

The pleasure is all mine - thank you for being here.

[@justjacqueline2004]

WOW! Love the clarity in the naming of the plants.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@itsmewende]

Hello Hello...so happy to see your cottage choices. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

The pleasure is all mine - thank you for watching.

[@KimatRevAcres]

Enjoyed the tour of your beautiful cottage garden it inspired me to add more whimsical and airy plants to mine.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - I am pleased to hear that you were inspired by what you saw.

[@tammielpowell]

Your property and garden are truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

The pleasure is all mine - thank you for being here.

[@katiedc8239]

Thank you. Most beautiful cottage garden I've ever seen. God bless.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind indeed - thank you so much.

[@imeldamayer-taylor2783]

A beautiful garden you have got. I like the informality of the cottage style part of your garden , furthermore the formal elements are eyecatching and interesting. The diversity of your flowers, plants and colours are really appealing. Thank you for sharing.😍👏👏😍😍

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your very kind comment - it is much appreciated.

[@pjj1988]

Dear Claus. Again, you are great inspiration for us. Your garden and your personality are amazing. Best regards from Stettin (Poland), Aga ❤ and Peter😊.

[@karolinakeske3532]

So ein schöner Garten, könnte stundenlag zuschauen💚💚👍👍

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Vielen Dank - thank you so much.

[@AmericanaGardens]

Love the wild natural look. Very lovely ❤

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@elizabethwentz8211]

Just lovely! 🥰When he pulls up plants, I wish I could be there before he tosses them away. I would gather them all up! ☺️

[@risalangdon9883]

Thank you Claus. Always such a joy to see what's happening in your garden.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind - thank you so much.

[@RuthieP67]

Utterly gorgeous as always Claus! Exactly what I’m planning for my garden: wild, airy, natural & a gift for pollinators! 😊🌹🪴🌸👏🏻

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - I am leases that you like my way of gardening.

[@laurelsayer7557]

Totally stunning, and your description of all the flower varieties is really helpful in informing us viewers of what we might like to try in our own gardens.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@bewoodford2807]

Thank you so much, Claus for showing us your beautiful cottage style plantings. I also love cottage style and at the moment my garden is spilling over with beautiful frothiness. You have given me lots of ideas for plants to buy to fill gaps in my borders, due to the hot summer and really unusually cold winter. I especially liked the airiness of of the Anthriscus Sylvestris.I had a lot of ground elder in my lupin bed and i pulled it up- I would have left it had i known it had such a beautiful flower head. I adore the rose 'Odyssey'. What a stunning bloom. It is now on my wish list! Watching your videos of your stunning garden is costing me a fortune- my wish list is ever growing, ha ha. Thank you again- your garden brings me so much peace and happiness :-)

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thanks. You are so kind

[@Kay-qt2id]

Yes more like this please

[@ellie.l6585]

Really beautiful, Claus. Everything looks so lush, loved and healthy. I love cottage gardens and the informal style with frothy flowers tumbling everywhere as though they've all just happened naturally. Another gorgeous cottage garden is at Hardy's Cottage here in UK - the former home of novelist Thomas Hardy and where he wrote Far From the Madding Crowd. So beautiful and heavenly 🌷🦋🌷xxx

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your very kind comment.

[@petramckean5041]

What a beautiful garden! I enjoy your videos just as much as BBC’s gardening world with Monty Don. 😊

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

That is high praise indeed - that you so, so much and thank you for being here.

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Claus . Wonderful tour in your garden it looks amazing with these flowers . Have anice day

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much and a lovely day to you too.

[@cindym6065]

The wildness of the cottage plants is beautiful. Thank you for another inspiring video.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

The pleasure is all mine - thank you for watching.

[@patpaul6299]

I look forward to each of your posts. I love your garden, and the way you share your information. Thank you for sharing.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind. Thank you so much and thank you for being here.

[@isabelleolikier]

The combo between Aïcha and Silene fimbriata is just amazing !

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - I am pleased you like it.

[@smoothsailingmp]

To set off the more contemporary look and also Candy Tuft which is more of a stark white and a little more firm or able to hold up better flower. We had years of a very nice garden. Then one year a very cold winter about 3/4 of the garden froze and died, then having drought for many years now we have a huge transition to our garden because we have all had to remove our lawns...so having lived here for 47 years...not much is left of the original garden ad we are 81 and myself 79., But we keep trying and once a garden lover, always a garden lover. I pray that the Good Lord will allow me to work in His garden in heaven one day😊

[@upnorth21]

Beautiful! I think the formal accents the cottage garden perfectly!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - I am pleased to hear it.

[@leacruz7311]

Lovely and charming cottage garden. I'm sure it's lots of work to make that happen.

[@christinepops5100]

Thank you for sharing your incredibly beautiful garden! You have so many interesting and special plants, i really love the silene! I hope you will share more of your roses when they bloom.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - and yes, I will be sharing lots about my roses.

[@lianelindsey1407]

Your garden is awesome 👍👍👍 I just love it!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🌺🌸🌹🌷🌺

[@evergreen8965]

Cranesbill is my favorite perennial. I plant natives here in my US garden, but supplement with cranesbill. Greetings from Maine, USA. Hi to Mabel!

[@laneinlife1229]

Dear Claus, Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us. The way you pronounce the botanical names and the smile you have each time you share with us is so refreshing. All the best! 😊

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind words - they are much appreciated.

[@camicri4263]

Such a gorgeous garden! I say that every time but every time it's more gorgeous! Thank you Claus, you are such an inspiration! God bless you 🙏❤️🤗

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so, so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@Anitasingh-ui8yg]

Such a beautiful garden I like very much

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I am so pleased to hear it - thank you.

[@Michelle-wh4jb]

We love it too

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I am happy to hear it - thank you.

[@hedykarim3614]

I wish I would inherit a garden like this ! I’d spend do much time just gardening and loving all these plants .

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

What a lovely comment - thank you.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Your formal garden fabulously frames the cottage garden. The effect is stunning. You make the world a more beautiful place and share your knowledge with us. Thank you.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

What a lovely comment - thank you so much and thank you for being here.

[@emanuelad3534]

Beautiful Soft romantic look The colors are healing Did I say u have a dream garden dear Claus!!!🥰

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind - thank you so much.

[@8Gammie]

I love the way you plant!!! It is my style for sure!! Just beautiful... I never want to leave. Thank you, Claus! love,hugs,prayers to you

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so, so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@marianhintz9981]

Love the mixture of all the plants all the different pedals of the blooms are so pleasing to see together!! You have a wonderful eye to mix these!! I love it!!❤️

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind - thank you so much.

[@cathrynkolkman1811]

Beautiful!☀️

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@freckles2437]

Everything looks so lush and healthy and all in my favourite colour palette of mauves and pinks with white and cream highlights ❤. Jo UK 🙂

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - I am pleased you like it.

[@gericaruso3378]

Your garden is, of course, very beautiful... could you consider a discussion about how you fertilize to get such healthy plants. Do you have a regular schedule... beautiful but your obvious knowledge of this kind of issue would be so useful.

[@majcik2354]

I love watching your garden, hearing your expert explanations and advice, and listening to Chopin.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment and for being here.

[@sac1303]

As always, your garden tours are so impressive and informative. Stunning garden! Thanks, Claus.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for watching my video.

[@Meredith36]

What an amazing garden! 💚🪻🌷

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@erwinroodt1245]

Thanks so much for sharing your garden on video, absolutely amazing, such a talented man, not only are you able to grow plants, but your understanding of texture , shapes, height and colour are phenomenal. I watch a number of other gardeners videos. None come close to you. One only has to read the comments below to realise how respected you are.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so, so much for all your kind words - they are much appreciated.

[@virginiaramirez4214]

I always look forward to your videos. Everything is absolutely gorgeous and inspiring! Thank your for giving us a tour. 🤗 Happy Gardening 🪴

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

The pleasure is all mine. Thank you for being here and happy gardening to you too.

[@lynnfern2116]

Thank you for your beautiful videos. They are a joy to watch, & we love the planting style of your cottage garden plants. We live in very damp, very rural mid-west Wales so cannot plant too densely if we are to avoid fungal outbreaks.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I am pleased you like my videos - thank you for watching.

[@ximenaisabeljimenezgalindo9044]

Muchas gracias a usted por tan magnífico vídeo con tanta belleza,aquí en mi país hace muuucho frío así que creo que tomaré un café tenemos en estos momentos 7 grados 🌷🌷🇨🇱

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much and thank you for being here.

[@awizenwoman]

Love your colour co-ordinated planting combinations - I must be a bit wild too.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - I am pleased to hear it.

[@sandrapersaud3105]

Love your garden ❤. Watching from 🇨🇦.

[@grannygarden5887]

Wow so very lovely. Cottage gardening is my favorite. The Aisha rose is spectacular with the blooms close , abundant and delicate all at the same time. It has been very dry in pittsburgh pa USA . I do see some rain in the future so fingers crossed. Thank you for sharing.

[@rachelgamer3363]

So beautiful!!! Very much appreciated watching from wintery Melbourne. \

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much - and thank you for watching.

[@cgdpaz]

So beautiful garden! It will be amazing walking through it, the colours, the smell, the birds sounds...Hard work but wonderful results. I envy you😊🤢 in a cool way👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Lovely, and love the Chopin at the end!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much and thank you for watching.

[@joycepeters3226]

Charming.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you very much.

[@Sweetiepie032510]

Hesperis matronalis self seeds and comes back for years ! Beautiful gardens !

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment.

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

So beautiful!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you very much

[@christinezarvis4761]

My absolute favorite of all your videos!! Thank you.

[@veronicafossa]

Your garden is amazing in every season, I can't stop to watch your videos. Thanks for sharing, now I'll have a look at your peonies because I want to add some in my borders.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so, so much for your very kind comment - it is much appreciated.

[@EnolaElorie]

Dear Claus, do you have any problems with watering your garden? Maybe you could talk about that topic in one of your next videos. Will there be a ban on using water when it gets too hot and dry in your area? What would you do if that happens? I love your garden so so much...the abundance is so woderful.

[@ruralangwin]

Yes, this is a question many of us are facing in the western US. I typically mow my cottage garden down completely at the end of June. The ongoing drought is changing how we garden in California.

[@Karincl7]

I think a ban in Sweden is not something that comes easy, also the abundance works great for keeping the ground covered and not dry out

[@juusoblomqvist363]

​@@Karincl7 The garden is in Risskov Denmark.

[@daiseegray9110]

What a stunning garden, excited for your book 🌼🐝

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

You are very kind - thank you so much - and thank you for your interest in my book. My second book will be out this September, this time about cottage gardens.

[@gwendearling4139]

A wonderful tour! I appreciate your information on cutting back flowers so they will bloom a second time. I have bleeding hearts that don’t bloom a second time. I am trying to follow your suggestions and plant cleome and amaranth is in the same section to keep the garden interesting through the summer. Thank you for sharing your garden and all your knowledge.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

The pleasure is all mine! Thank you so much for watching my videos - I am pleased to hear that you are inspired by what I do.

[@kirstensenior4542]

Tak for endnu en dejlig tur rundt i haven. Jeg kan så gode lide det vilde ind imellem dine bed. 👍💕💕🇩🇰🇩🇰🇬🇧

[@mmelven8558]

Beautiful garden. I am looking forward to the roses in a couple of weeks.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@tomasacreyes6701]

bello jardín 🌱🌷🌼🌸🪴💚

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@nicoletagheorghe2738]

Truly, Mr.Dalby, you are a model and an inspiration to me. You bring so much joy in my heart when I watch your videos and hope to be one day an inspiration myself to others. And not forget, to have a garden as beautiful as yours. Greetings from Romania.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so, so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@FranciscoCruz-fd3pw]

Applause.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you very much.

[@soniaespada1366]

Hermoso jardín!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much.

[@juliabinford6500]

I love these garden tours. The plants you showed were beautiful:) I also like the way the boxwood hedge behind you 12:15 was pruned to step down so gracefully.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for watching my video. The hedge is yew - not boxwood.

[@bjbrown]

Your garden is so beautiful and so well cared for. I am in Florida, my cottage garden looks different from yours, as we are now in deep summer. Chores must be done before the sun is up now! A cloudy day is a reprieve but we have no rain. Thank you for showing us your garden. ☺️

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for being here. The situation is the same here - no rain for almost three weeks and none forecast either.

[@asianangie7209]

Amazing garden!

[@beckyscheller9358]

Love your garden. I have several of the flowers you showed. ❤

[@cerridwencottagediary9194]

I also have a perennial hesperis (a white one) that I have had for at least 10 years but don't know the name but would love to get more. Your garden is magnificent

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@gwenwade6059]

Wonderful. My Grandmother is from the Danish family name of Wissing.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much and thank you for watching my video.

[@paddlegal3097]

Stunning! How does one overwinter a rose in a pot? Green house of course, but I only have an unheated garden shed.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much and thank you for watching.

[@firesidefairytale]

So lovely and informative. My cottage garden has poppies, aquilegia, cranesbill, peonies and roses, with some lavender. However the ground elder continually attempts to take over! Many thanks for your presentation.

[@small.or.nothing0417]

New subscriber from New York! Mr. Dalby, I’m a new gardener and would be so happy if my garden looked even one tenth like yours! Thanks so much for the great videos ❤

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind words and welcome to my account. I hope you will find lots of inspiration here.

[@hosanna_garden]

Very nice

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you very much.

[@1luckychica1]

I was thinking of your beautiful garden and there just happened to be a new video! I'm so glad to hear someone call Peony a Pe-ony. Here in the States we have this battle of Pe-ony vrs Pee-on-Nee ugh! Let's have the name sound pretty

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for being here.

[@charismabambina5747]

Fantastic

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you very much.

[@charismabambina5747]

@@ClausDalbyEnglish 😀

[@JillBretherton]

Geranium Patricia! That’s the name I was looking for. i have bistorta but did not realise they will flower twice if cut back (which geraniums do also) so thank you for that valuable information.

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@kathygunderson2204]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Amazon UK 🇬🇧 only has your book 📖 in Danish . ❤

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

I have just checked and they have both of my English books - both The Cottage Garden and Containers in the Garden.

[@krismatson2137]

So much inspiration to aspire to! Last year I started my first cottage garden and I enjoyed it so much although I did get a bit impatient waiting for everything to fill in. My favorite is container gardening however, and you are the king of containers. I do a much scaled down version of your container groupings! Thank you for all you share with us!

[@ClausDalbyEnglish]

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and for being here.

[@coccinellebleue818]

Luxuriant comme un jardin anglais 😃🖐️

[@philshaw439]

Thank you for your charming videos.