2. A Lavender Field Out Front
Here is the thing about a lavender cottage: the garden matters as much as the house. I planted rows of purple flowers in front of mine — alliums, purple tulips, cornflowers — in neat beds edged with stone, with a gravel path running right through the middle. From the front door it looks like a purple sea, and at sunset the whole field glows. Bees wander through it all day, and I love it.