Cottage Garden

Nurseryman's Choice Perennial Cottage Garden

Add our Nurseryman's Choice Perennial Cottage Garden Collection to your order and you'll receive our choice from our wide range of hardy herbaceous perennials at a fantastic price! These garden classics will fill your borders with long-lasting summer colour. Planted in a sunny location, these hardy…  More Info

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Calendula 'Crown Orange'

Perfect for growing in large swathes of bright colour in your summer borders, Calendula ?Crown Orange? is an extremely robust variety of this cottage garden favourite. Vibrant orange blooms, each showing double crested characteristics to really create a wow factor. Alternatively, sow in containers…  More Info

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Geranium pratense var. striatum 'Splish Splash'

…splashes and streaks are set against a backdrop of moss green foliage. This uniquely patterned variety will grow almost anywhere with minimal maintenance to quickly form large clumps. A delightful hardy geranium for cottage garden borders. Bare roots supplied. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Limelight'

…and will flower throughout the summer from May to September. It is a perfect cottage garden shrub, and also looks great planted in a rockery. Potentilla fruticosa 'Limelight' has been awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. Height: 1m (39). Spread: 1.5m (59).  More Info

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Buddleja davidii 'White Ball'

…is highly attractive to pollinating insects, particularly butterflies. It's compact habit makes it perfect for blending into mixed borders, cottage gardens or large patio containers. As with most Buddlejas, this variety thrives in hot, sunny positions where it tolerates drought well. Height and…  More Info

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Veronica 'Inspire Blue'

This easy and versatile Veronica makes superb groundcover or leave it to spill over border edges and create that ‘cottage garden’ look. Veronica ‘Inspire Blue’ produces elegant spires densely clustered with star-shaped, deep blue flowers above spreading mats of lance-shaped…  More Info

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Delphinium 'Pacific Hybrids'

…of beautiful colours. These stately perennials make a dramatic focal point for adding height and structure to the back of summer borders. Delphinium 'Pacific Hybrids' is a ?must-have? plant for cottage garden planting schemes with good resistance to mildew. Also makes a truly magnificent cut flower!  More Info

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Lavender 'Munstead'

A cottage garden classic! Brush past its evergreen foliage to release the intense perfume of this compact lavender. Its delicate purple blue flowers held on stiff stems, attract bees and other insects; they also make excellent cut or dried flowers. Grow Lavender ?Munstead? in containers, as a low…  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Mckana Hybrids'

Commonly known as Columbine, these dainty hardy perennials are a cottage garden essential! Nodding flowers with long spurs are held aloft attractive foliage on tall wiry stems. Reliable and easy to grow, these classic perennials are perfect for traditional borders. Aquilegia flowers make an adorable…  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Pretty Bonnets Mix'

These cottage garden beauties will fill your borders with their jewel-like colours in late spring and early summer. The tall, slender stems are topped with flamboyant blooms that resemble old fashioned bonnets. Aquilegia 'Pretty Bonnets Mix' is a reliable and easy to grow mix, returning year after…  More Info

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Aquilegia caerulea 'Mrs Scott-Elliott' (Garden ready)

…midsummer above clumps of elegant, feathery blue-green leaves. The nodding flowers on slender stems are a charming addition to cottage garden borders and woodland gardens, where they attract pollinating insects. Columbine flowers are also superb for cutting for a vase indoors. Height: 60cm (24).…  More Info

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Geum 'Lady Stratheden'

…or cottage garden style. It has semi-double buttercup-yellow flowers, above a spreading clump of coarsely hairy, dark green foliage. The nectar rich flowers, make it a good choice for a wildlife friendly planting scheme. The RHS awarded this plant its Award of Garden Merit for its exceptional garden…  More Info

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Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum'

…of bold violet petals creating full double blooms between June and September. They grow over finely trimmer foliage creating a beautiful show which is great for softening borders or pathways. The perfect bold edition to a cottage garden and easy to care for. Height: 45cm (18?). Spread: 45cm (18?).  More Info

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SUPA Cottage Wild Bird Seed Feeder

Encourage a wealth of stunning birds into your garden with this cottage wild bird seed feeder. Constructed from plastic, the feeder features 2 long adjustable feeding ports and is perfect for seed mixes, sunflower seeds and sunflower hearts. Large and adjustable perches let birds stand to the side…  More Info

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Alstroemeria 'Garden Hybrids'

…Alstroemeria 'Garden Hybrids Mixed' will provide a colourful display in your cottage garden borders and patio container in summer and into autumn, and also make superb cut flowers for the home. Easy to grow, these Peruvian Lilies are hardy and compact, and will continue to grow in your garden for…  More Info

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Campanula medium (Mixed)

Masses of bells in an astonishing range of blues, whites and pinks. A gentle reminder of the cottage garden days. Flowers summer. Height 90-120cm (3-4ft).  More Info

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Foxglove 'Camelot Cream'

…are the perfect cottage garden plant. Foxglove ?Camelot Cream? has the traditional appearance of usual wild Foxgloves, but with blooms all around the stem, giving even more impact.?Camelot? Foxgloves are superior, F1 hybrid quality plants. Digitalis are ideal for cottage garden borders, are easy…  More Info

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Lupin 'Band of Nobles Mixed'

With an exciting and colourful range of robust, densely packed flower spikes produced in early summer, this traditional lupin will enhance any garden scene and looks particularly at home in the cottage garden. Height: 90-120cm (3-4ft).  More Info

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Geum 'Blazing Sunset'

* New in 2013* Good addition to cottage garden* Excellent cut flowerThis free-flowering perennial produces large, double, bright crimson flowers in early summer, above attractive scalloped clumps of foliage. A popular plant for the front of cottage garden borders where its fiery flowers make a bold…  More Info

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Nigella 'Moody Blues' (Start-A-Garden™ Range)

…of Love in a Mist, bringing together some spectacular double blooms in a delightful blend of blue shades followed by intriguing seed pods. A cottage garden favourite which creates a soothing drift of colour in borders and makes a dramatic cut or dried flower. Culinary note: The seeds have a strong…  More Info

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Leucanthemum x Superbum Lacrosse

Every sunny border needs a Shasta Daisy! Perfect for the front of the border or containers, Shasta Daisy 'LaCrosse' is a compact cultivar that flowers prolifically even its first season. A profusion of single daisy flowers with unusual tubular or spoon-shaped white petals surrounding yellow centres…  More Info

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Lupin 'The Governor'

…pea-like flowers are tightly packed on tall architectural spires. Carefully bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance. This traditional cottage garden perennial creates a strong impression in borders or planted in groups at the edge of woodlands. Height: 90cm (36). Spread:…  More Info

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Delphinium 'Dark Blue & White Bee'

…Bee' makes a majestic statement at the back of summer perennial borders. This classic cottage garden perennial produces towering spires of indigo blue flowers which attract pollinating insects to the garden. Group Delphiniums together to create a dramatic impact, but spare a few for a vase indoors…  More Info

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Lupin 'The Governor'

…?The Governor? are tightly packed on tall architectural spires. Carefully bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance. This traditional cottage garden perennial creates a strong impression in borders or planted in groups at the edge of woodlands. Height: 90cm (36). Spread:…  More Info

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Lupin 'The Page'

…Lupin ?The Page? are tightly packed on tall architectural spires. Carefully bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance. This traditional cottage garden perennial creates a strong impression in borders or planted in groups at the edge of woodlands. Height: 90cm (36). Spread:…  More Info

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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow'

…petals tipped with yellow-green. A reliable, easy to grow, classic perennial; Aquilegia ?Nora Barlow? holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Perfect for traditional cottage garden borders, and aquilegia flowers make an adorable cut flower for indoor displays too! Height: 80cm (31) Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Geranium 'Reflections'

An increasingly popular cottage garden and border plant now available from seed in this exclusive designer mixture. Only large flowered, border varieties have been selected in shades of blue, purple, pink and white, including 'Splish Splash', a striking blue and white bicolour. Without doubt the…  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Magpie'

The striking black bonnets of Aquilegia 'Magpie' make a superb contrast with the white corolla. The exquisite blooms of this classic cottage garden perennial are carried on wiry stems, set above pretty ferny foliage. This hardy Columbine is perfect for en masse in borders and shady woodland edges,…  More Info

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Dianthus barbatus 'Excelsior Mixed'

Often grown as a biennial, this short lived perennial is ideal for cottage garden borders, beds and containers. Culinary note: Use the clove like tasting petals for adding to cakes, either for flavour or decorating, suitable for soups, salads and sauces too. For more details about edible flowers…  More Info

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Dianthus plumarius 'Sonata'

Flowering all summer with very double, fragrant classic cottage garden pinks. Flowers 16-18 weeks from sowing. Culinary note: Use the clove like tasting petals for adding to cakes, either for flavour or decorating, suitable for soups, salads and sauces too. For more details about edible flowers…  More Info

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Clematis montana 'Elizabeth'

An old cottage garden favourite for smothering walls and twining through trees. Masses of fragrant pale pink flowers contrast beautifully with the purple flushed mid-green foliage. This vigorous climber is suited to any aspect and ideal for brightening up a challenging north facing wall. Supplied in…  More Info

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Delphinium Mixed

…a beautiful range of colours. These stately perennials make a dramatic focal point for adding height and structure to the back of summer borders. A must-have plant for cottage garden planting schemes, and a truly magnificent cut flower! Height: 170cm (67) Spread: 90cm (36) Bareroot plants supplied.  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Chestnut Brown'

…eye-catching at the back of summer borders. The tall flower spikes gradually open from bottom to top, giving a long-lasting flowering period. This magnificent hardy perennial is ideal for a cottage garden scheme and can be cut for summer flower arrangements. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' (Hardy)

…mauve-pink flowers with contrasting yellow centres. This double hardy geranium has a tall branching stems with deeply cut foliage. Undemanding and easy to grow, Summer Skies makes an eye catching perennial for cottage garden borders. Height and spread: 60cm (24). Supplied as bare root plants.  More Info

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Geranium 'Birch Double' (Hardy)

…perennial geranium blooms persistently from May to September above a mass of delicately lobed foliage. Less vigorous and more compact than many varieties, Birch's Double is ideal for woodland ground cover and cottage garden borders. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 60cm (24). Bareroot plants supplied.  More Info

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Lupin 'My Castle'

…blooms bringing height and grandeur to summer borders. The intense colour of this robust variety makes a real statement when planted in drifts, or dotted among other perennials to add bright accents to cottage garden planting schemes. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 75cm (30). Bareroot plants supplied.  More Info

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Aquilegia caerulea 'Mrs Scott-Elliott'

…The pretty blooms, in a range of attractive colours, are carried on delicate wiry stems and will quickly naturalise to form a crowd of spring flowers. These magnificent hybrids are perfectly suited to cottage garden borders and also make fabulous cut flowers.'Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 40cm (16).  More Info

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Cichorium intybus 'Electric Blue'

The wild form of the vegetable Chicory makes a beautiful addition to a cottage garden border. Electric blue flowers are produced on the many, breezy stems throughout summer. Be quick to enjoy their beauty, as the flowers always close by midday! Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible.…  More Info

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Delphinium hybridum 'Magic Fountains Mixed'

…blend of no less than seven colours. Some pure colours; some with white bees. Their dwarf habit eradicates the concern for flower damage caused by windy and wet conditions. They look great at the front of the perennial border, cottage garden or even in containers. Flowers summer. Height 90cm (36in).  More Info

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Calendula 'Orange Flash'

…each petal having a bronze underside, Calendula ?Orange Flash? is definitely a variety to create a stunning visual display. These easy to grow, hardy cottage garden favourites will create a stunning display in the summer months, especially if grown in large drifts. Height: 45cm (18). Spread 20cm (8)  More Info

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Dianthus barbatus 'Purple Crown'

Sweet William are always a cottage garden favourite, easy to grow and look after and yet incredibly rewarding too. Dianthus barbatus ?Purple Crown? bears large clusters of very fragrant deep purple and white bicolour flowers that are greatly appreciated by pollinating insects as well as ourselves!…  More Info

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Peony 'Karl Rosenfield'

…ruffled blooms in deep raspberry red that makes an opulent display. Peony 'Karl Rosenfield' is one of the finest of the double-red herbaceous peonies. This free flowering herbaceous peony is the perfect addition to cottage garden borders and makes a fine cut flower too. Height: 80cm (31). Spread:  More Info

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Foxglove 'Camelot Lavender'

…grow, stunning F1 hybrid Foxglove is certain to bloom in its first year of planting and last for many years to come. With tall spikes of flowers appearing all around the stems, Foxglove ?Camelot Lavender' is a superior plant, ideal for cottage garden borders. Height: 120cm (48). Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Lupin 'Chandelier'

…summer on this delightful herbaceous perennial. The architectural, palmate leaves form bushy clumps and are the perfect addition to billowing cottage garden borders. Lupin 'Chandelier' look stunning grouped together, where the blooms attract bees. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 75cm (30). Supplied in 2…  More Info

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Penstemon 'Pensham Czar'

…of tubular lilac flowers with broad satiny white throats. Blooming all summer long and well into autumn, Penstemon Czar perseveres through rain or drought, and is slug resistant too. A classic cottage garden plant for well drained borders and patio containers. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Sidalcea hybrida 'Party Girl'

…a more compact variety of prairie mallow with stunning cerise pink flowers. This undemanding perennial will grow in all but the wettest of soils and makes a lovely upright accent in an informal cottage garden border. The tall stems also make a pretty cut flower. Height: 90cm (36) Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Phormium 'Black Velvet'

…grass which loves an exposed location. The jet-black swords of 'Black Velvet' can be used to great contrasting effect with your favourite cottage garden plants and seasonal bedding. For a really contemporary look, grow this black New Zealand flax in aluminium pots or white glazed containers.…  More Info

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Malva moschata 'Rosea'

…saucer-shaped blooms throughout summer and early autumn, Malva moschata ‘Rosea’ is a fabulous and hardworking perennial for the cottage garden or mixed border. The musk-scented flowers contrast with the attractive, deeply divided dark green foliage, which is also fragrant. This bushy…  More Info

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Geranium pratense var. pratense f. albiflorum 'Laura'

…blizzard of fully double, dazzling white blooms above a mound of finely cut foliage. This showy Cranesbill will certainly attract attention at the front of borders. Like all hardy Geraniums it is reliable and easy to grow, mingling into cottage garden borders with ease. Height and spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Globe Artichoke 'Purple Globe'

…you with a tasty, purple, globe-shaped head towards the end of the summer. Its foliage is a gorgeous silvery colour, and they are wonderful in any allotment, vegetable plot or even a cottage garden border. The unharvested flower head attract the bees. Height 180cm (71?) and spread 75cm (30?).  More Info

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Nepeta 'Neptune'

Loved by bees and butterflies,'Nepeta 'Neptune', is a great plant for wildlife friendly cottage gardens and'herb gardens. This dwarf catmint has 'spikes of purple-blue flowers and mint scented leaves. It flowers early, and has a bushy, compact habit. Height and spread: 30cm (12).'  More Info

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Dianthus 'Vlada Wyatt'

…pink above greyish, strap-like evergreen foliage. The clove-scented blooms are produced over a long season and make wonderful cut flowers. This drought-tolerant hardy carnation is ideal for cottage gardens, sunny borders, gravel gardens and ground cover. Height: 35cm (14in). Spread: 50cm (20in).  More Info

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Lychnis chalcedonica Dusky Pink

…clusters of dusky pink star-shaped flowers atop stiff, upright stems that are ideal for cutting. The delicate flower colour is perfect for cottage gardens and pastel colour schemes. This reliable herbaceous perennial is also attractive to bees and butterflies. Height: 90-120cm (48). Spread: 30cm…  More Info

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Geranium sanguineum var. striatum

…veins which blossom between June and September over finely trimmed foliage. These Cranesbills make ideal ground covering plants so are therefore perfect for borders, pathways, even rockeries and gravel gardens. A delicate flower ideal in any cottage garden. Height: 50cm (19?). Spread: 50cm (19?).  More Info

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Geum flore-plena 'Blazing Sunset'

…breeding. Classified as a perennial but from an early sowing it acts like an annual! Prolific, early flowering, fully double scarlet flowers up to 50% larger than other varieties, over a long period. Fantastic in the border and cottage garden, and a dazzling cut flower. Fleuroselect Quality Award.  More Info

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Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Mixed'

Delphinium ?Magic Fountains Mixed? is a stately but compact plant so, unlike taller varieties, it grows without the need for support. Always a favourite in the cottage garden, delphiniums give a second flush of flowers if they are deadheaded after flowering. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Cirsium 'Pink Blush'

…thistle blooms, unusual in white with their intriguing purple tips, appear throughout summer on tall stems above low growing rosettes of spiky-looking foliage. A relaxed, airy habit makes this cirsium a perfect plant for anyone looking to add a modern twist to their classic cottage garden. Ht. 75cm.  More Info

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Centaurea nigra

…This British wildflower will light up your garden borders with its glowing pink-purple blooms from June to September and is particularly attractive to butterflies. Common knapweed is a fabulous addition to informal borders, cottage gardens and wildlife gardens. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Icicle'

A classic cottage Hollyhock. Spectacular, large, crystal white, fully double, powder-puff blooms grace tall strong stems from mid summer until autumn. Adds height and a touch of style to the back of perennial or cottage garden borders. Especially effective when planted in groups. Height 1.5-1.8m…  More Info

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Veronica 'Inspire Pink'

This easy and versatile Veronica makes superb groundcover or leave it to spill over border edges and create that ‘cottage garden’ look. Veronica ‘Inspire Pink’ produces elegant spires densely clustered with star-shaped, pink flowers above spreading mats of lance-shaped…  More Info

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