Cottage Gardens

Cottage Gardens: Everything You Need to Create a Garden (2000) by David Squire

Covers the history of cottage gardens.

Explains how to create a cottage garden: vertical elements, boundaries, decorative features, paths, water features, etc.

Lists flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, trees, etc. for cottage gardens.

The star plants on the herb list are:

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Caraway (Carum carvi)
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Spearmint (Mentha spicata)
Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Common thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

For attracting butterflies:

Buttterfly bush
Lavender
Spearmint
Sedum