Dream team with a wild cottage style

What are the best plants for a cottage garden? Sam, Stoke on Trent DAVID: Roses should be planted in abundance in a cottage garden, especially fragrant shrub roses. Or use climbing or rambling varieties – try ‘Madame Alfred Carrière’ (pictured). Plant swathes of lupins, foxglove, delphinium and hollyhock close by in beds and borders, plus climbers such as honeysuckle and wisteria to cover fences.