Rose Cottage

Q: Are there plants available for sale?

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Rose Cottage , please enquire with the owners for more details.

Rose Cottage is an old fashioned Welsh cottage garden with jumbled flower beds, a herb yard and lots of fruit and vegetables. We borrow ideas from permaculture, no-dig and companion planting but in many ways- apart from a lovely big polytunnel which allows year-round growing. The garden at Rose Cottage is the same now as it has always been: simple, sustainable, pretty and productive.

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Maria & Anne Lalic
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About Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage (aka Scarecrow Cottage) garden has some lawn and areas given to vegetable plots, fruit bushes and herbs. The main path is edged by rose bushes and borders filled with a mix of old fashioned cottage flowers. We have several fruit trees including different varieties of apples and pears, a dalmatian fig and a crab apple which has mistletoe growing on it.

We also have a thriving grape vine in our conservatory. Summer produce is preserved by making jams, chutneys & cordials as well as by freezing & canning (bottling). We choose plants which will attract and sustain bees and other pollinators so borage, euphorbia, foxgloves & perennial cornflower abound. In late June/early July the roadside wall is full of wild roses, clematis and jasmine and we have established a natural hedgerow with hawthorn, hazel, willow, rowan and dogwood.

Since studying Herbal Medicine, Annie has worked hard to create a thriving Herb Garden in one of the yards to the north of the house. In the other yard strawberries begin fruiting in May and carry on into autumn. Our personal philosophy is one of using slow & simple solutions to make our garden a happy place. As far as possible we recycle or make things ourselves, save seed & propagate perennials.

Our NGS days have a 1940s theme. Cakes are home-made and include vegan options but visitors with food allergies (gluten, nut, seeds) may prefer to bring their own snacks.

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https://www.instagram.com/scarecrowcottagewales

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Location details

Rose Cottage,
32 Blackmill Road,
Bridgend,
Glamorgan,
CF32 9YN

Directions to Rose Cottage
Follow A4061 to Bryncethin. Straight on at mini r'about for approx 400 metres. Just past used car garage, turn R & park on grass. Please do not block the track as farmer requires access.