In the Cottage Garden, a foundation of perennials is the backbone of your design. Cottage garden flowers are hardy, fragrant and no fuss. I have grown some unusual ones over the years and have never been disappointed in their year after year performance.
Now is the perfect time to plant these beauties for an outstanding floral display next spring. Many online garden companies are having some mighty awesome sales right now, even more incentive to get out in the garden and dig.
Lily
Oriental, Stargazer
Gorgeous
in the garden; prized as a cut flower.
Even in the colorful, fragrant, enchanted realm of oriental
lilies, Stargazer is a stunning standout. Ever popular in the garden, and
prized as a cut flower, this gorgeous variety boasts bright crimson blossoms
distinctly edged in white and a spangle of pink speckles. This dwarf hybrid's
large, richly colored 4-5" blossoms impart deep, sensuous fragrance. Showy
beauties add color and contrast to the border or cottage garden and excel in
pots. Stargazer naturalizes readily and has 16-18" stems that bloom July
to August.
lifecycle: Perennial
Height: 28-36
inches
Spread: 8-10
inches
Sowing Method: Direct
Sow
Bloom Duration: 12
weeks
Commonly known as a spiderwort, Tradescantia Blue & Gold
is a good plant for novice gardeners because it's so easy to grow and the
flowers and foliage are so attractive. It grows in many soil types, even wet,
boggy sites, but it thrives in moist, well drained soil. Cut back after the
first blooms in July and August, and it reblooms come fall!
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lifecycle: Perennial
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full
Sun, Part Sun
Height: 24
inches
Spread: 15-18
inches
Uses: Beds,
Borders, Container
Bloom Season: Spring,
Summer
This delectable niger variety has pure white semi-double
blooms embossed with yellow stamens. A profusely flowering clone, it is early
to flower and perfect for a winter garden. Pot Size 4"
lifecycle: Perennial
Zone: 5-9
Sun: Part
Sun
Height: 10-12
inches
Spread: 10-12
inches
Uses: Beds,
Borders, Container
Bloom Season: Spring
Echinacea, Paradiso Mix
Stunning,
long-blooming perennial.
Our blend of the full spectrum ofechinacea colors and bloom types brings divine color harmony to the garden.
We've included several different species so that you get bursts of pink,
purple, wine, yellow, cream and orange. A range of delightful bloom forms, too,
some with full upright petals and others displaying spooned or recurved petals.
Makes for a carnival of color, ideal as a backdrop for a mass planting of
purple petunias or pink vinca.
lifecycle: Perennial
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full
Sun
Height: 24-36
inches
Spread: 18
inches
Uses: Beds,
Borders, Cut Flowers
Sowing Method: Direct
Sow/Indoor Sow
Bloom Season: Summer
Lychnis,
Abbotswood Rose Hybrid
Dazzling MalteseCross beauty thrives in poor soils and both sun and partial shade.
Wow! Brilliant, 2" wide electric-pink blooms jump off
the wooly silver gray foliage and transform this old-time cottage garden
favorite into a dazzling runway fashion model. Prized for its adaptability to
all garden conditions, our Abbotswood Rose is the most versatile Maltese Cross
of all. Growing only 18-24" tall, and hardier than other varieties, it
will give you years of high-wattage beauty. Thrives in poor soils and both sun
and partial shade.
lifecycle: Perennial
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Full
Sun, Part Sun
Height: 18-24
inches
Spread: 15-18
inches
Uses: Borders
Sowing Method: Direct
Sow
Bloom Season: Spring,
Summer
Fall Gardening - garlic, bulbs, fruit, perennials and more! Extend the home gardening season by planting second season vegetables and flowers, garlic and shallots, as well as Fall planted bulbs and Perennials.
Fall Gardening - garlic, bulbs, fruit, perennials and more! Extend the home gardening season by planting second season vegetables and flowers, garlic and shallots, as well as Fall planted bulbs and Perennials.
Fall Gardening - garlic, bulbs, fruit, perennials and more! Extend the home gardening season by planting second season vegetables and flowers, garlic and shallots, as well as Fall planted bulbs and Perennials.
Lavender, Provence Blue
Dazzling and unique.
Silvery leaves grace
tightly branched plants, topped with traditional blue spikes and make compact
Provence Blue unique. Loves hot weather and is easy to grow.
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lifecycle: Perennial
Zone: 5-9
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 18-20 inches
Spread: 18-20 inches
Uses: Beds, Borders, Container, Cut Flowers, Dried Flowers
Bloom Season: Spring, Summer Resistant To: Deer, Drought
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