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A Country Garden is what we call a wildflower garden, a perennial garden and probably an American version of an English Garden.

Though interpretation an English Garden would have roses and and lavender, while a Country Garden would have seas of Purple Cone Flowers and Black Eyed Susans.

The two - English Gardens and Country Gardens are very similar yet have subtle differences.

Photo of an English Garden Example - Peonies & Bearded Iris

An English Garden has more elegant flowers like the Peonies and Bearded Iris shown above.  English Gardens have more old fashioned flowers like Iris and Peonies.

 

Phot of a Country Garden Example - Casual Flowers & Perennials

In a Country Garden, such as the one shown above, uses more causal flowers, nothing too fussy, like a rose.  Country Gardens have more casual plants like Daisies, Coneflowers and Black Eyed Susans.

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