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Cottage Garden Plants


Cottage gardens encompass all sorts of plants, from herbaceous perennials to shrubs and annuals, all planted closely together to create an informal, random appearance. They are often valued for their attractiveness to wildlife and informal growth habit. Try growing climbing plants over arbours and throw in a few herbs and fruit plants for a genuine look! We have a fabulous range of cottage garden plants, all representing excellent value for money. For tips and advice see our guide to growing perennial plants and view our informative video.

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock'

  • NEW in 2012
  • Multi-coloured flower heads
  • Ideal specimen plant
This outstanding hardy shrub produces the most exhilarating coloured blooms imaginable. From summer to early autumn Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock' will burst into a psychedelic frenzy of multicoloured flower heads, that will create a real 'wow factor' in your garden. Like many Hydrangeas, this striking variety produces slightly different colour tones depending on the soil pH. An ideal specimen shrub for your borders or a large container on the patio. Supplied in a 9cm pot. Height and spread: 120cm (47").

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    • 1 X 9cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of October 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 2 X 9cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of October 2013
    • SAVE £5  
    • £24.98

Spectacular Perennials Collection

A collection of 12 stunning hardy perennials - just perfect for creating a cottage garden or filling in gaps in your borders! These popular perennial plants are exceptional value for money and will get bigger and better each year, filling your garden with colour as well as attracting bees and butterflies. Supplied as plug tray plants.


  • Collection comprises:
  • Aquilegia 'Swan Mixed' - Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 25cm (10").
  • Carnation 'Ever-blooming Mix' - Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 40cm (16").
  • Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunray' - Height and spread: 45cm (18").
  • Delphinium 'Pacific Giants' - Height: 150cm (60"). Spread: 75cm (30").
  • Echinacea 'Magic Box' - Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 45cm (18").
  • Foxglove 'Dalmatian Peach' - Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 40cm (16").
  • Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot' - Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 45cm (18").
  • Heuchera villosa 'Palace Purple' - Height and spread: 60cm (24").
  • Lavender 'Munstead' - Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 60cm (24").
  • Poppy 'Pizzicato' - Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 30cm (12").
  • Scabiosa 'Blue Jeans' - Height and spread: 45cm (18").
  • Silene 'Jack Flash' - Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 30cm (12").
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    • 72 plug tray plants - 6 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
    • SAVE £55  
    • £16.88
    • 144 plug plants - 12 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
    • SAVE £118.78  
    • £24.98

Clematis 'Fantasy Collection'

(Old Man's Beard)

The fairytale blooms of these magical clematis will transform a dull fence or trellis. The exquisite blooms flower throughout summer, followed by whorls of silvery seed heads. With a compact habit, Clematis 'Fantasy Collection' are perfect for growing in a patio container or training over obelisks in cottage garden borders. Height: 300 cm (10'). Spread: 2.5m (98in). Pruning group: 2. Supplied as young plants or 35mm plugs.

  • Collection comprises:
  • Clematis 'Josephine' - Soft pink blooms and flamboyant pompom centres - in shadier positions the petals take on a fascinating green hue.
  • Clematis 'Empress' - Spectacular sugar pink double blooms of up to 10cm (4") across.
  • Clematis 'Crystal Fountain' - Large mauve flowers with contrasting white anthers and a brilliant lime green centre.

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How to grow Clematis

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    • 3 plants - 1 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • 2 plants + 1 FREE PLUS save £5 extra  
    • £14.98 £9.98

Penstemon 'Symphony Mixed'

For outstanding colour in your border year after year, look no further than these hardy perennial penstemons, our large pack sizes will ensure your garden is brimming in gorgeous colours from June right through to October, and the bees will love you for it! Leave them in over winter and watch them grow again the following year. Height 30-45cm. Supplied as plug tray plants. More info
    • 24 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 48 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • SAVE £10  
    • £19.98

Clematis napaulensis

(Clematis forrestii, Old Man's Beard)

  • Rare and fascinating clematis
  • Winter flowering
  • Sweetly fragrant
Brighten up your winter garden with this rare and fascinating clematis. Originating from Nepal and parts of China, this stunning climber is quite remarkable, producing new foliage in autumn when most plants are losing their leaves. Large clusters of scented, white, bell-shaped flowers with rich purple filaments appear from November, filling your garden with colour and a sweet fragrance throughout the winter months. Clematis nepaulensis is perfectly hardy and needs very little maintenance. Grow it through a deciduous shrub or alongside another climber to cover its bare stems in summer. Height: 3m (118"). Spread: 1.5m (59"). Pruning group: 1. Supplied in a 7cm pot.

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How to grow Clematis

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    • 1 plant in 7cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 2 plants in 7cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
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    • £14.98

Nicotiana 'Eau de Cologne Mixed'

(Tobacco Plant)

An elegant annual smothered in bright and cheerful blooms which exude a sweet fragrance on warm summer evenings. Nicotiana 'Eau de Cologne Mixed' are mid-height plants with upward facing flowers creating a really dazzling display. Fill your beds, borders and patio containers with these exotic-looking blooms and enjoy a myriad of flowers from midsummer right through until autumn. Height: 50cm (20"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Supplied as plug tray plants. More info
    • 24 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £6.99
    • 48 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £4  
    • £9.98
    • 72 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • SAVE £8  
    • £12.97
    • 140 mini-plug plants

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
    • BUMPER PACK  
    • £14.99

Giant Fragrant Cowslip

Primula florindae (Tibetan Cowslip)

It's rather like an allium or a yellow agapanthus with its tall umbels of banana yellow blooms, this giant variety of cowslip makes a bright display, especially in shadier, damp areas of the garden, from July to September. With a subtle aroma of nutmeg they're a useful cut flower plant for an indoor vase. Ht. 90cm. Supplied in 5cm pots. More info
    • 3 plants in 5cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 6 plants in 5cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £14.98

Lupin 'Street Party Collection'

Lupinus

  • Red, white and blue blooms
  • Long flowering period
  • Unbeatable garden performance
Vivid strong flower spikes of patriotic red, white and blue that are ideal for creating a celebratory atmosphere in your garden. The Lupin 'Street Party Collection' are long flowering and offer unbeatable performance, multiplying from year to year to give you a swathe of glorious colour. Height: 90cm (35"). Spread: 75cm (30"). Bareroot plants supplied.
  • Collection comprises:
  • 3 x Lupin 'My Castle' - Vibrant red blooms bring height and grandeur to summer borders.
  • 3 x Lupin 'Noble Maiden' - Pure white flower spikes that put on a magnificent display year after year with the minimum of attention.
  • 3 x Lupin 'The Governor' - Bicolour pea-like flowers are tightly packed on tall architectural spires.
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    • 9 bareroot plants

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
    • 6 plants + 3 FREE - SAVE £5.99  
    • £11.98
    • 15 bareroot plants

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
    • SAVE £11  
    • £9.97

Geranium 'Hardy Doubles Collection'

(Cranesbill)

Undemanding and easy to grow, this marvellous mix of perennial hardy geraniums will grow almost anywhere. Attractive double flowers are produced in abundance on these low growing plants - perfect for creating colourful, low maintenance ground cover or softening the edges of cottage garden borders. Size 1 bare roots supplied.


  • Collection comprises 1 plant each of:
  • Geranium x oxonianum f. thurstonianum 'Southcombe Double' - Warm pink, double flowers displayed above light green foliage. Height: 40cm (16"). Spread: 60cm (24").
  • Geranium himalayense 'Plenum' - Gently ruffled, double flowers in shades of purple- pink. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 60cm (24").
  • Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' - Tightly frilled, mauve-pink flowers with contrasting yellow centres. Height and spread: 60cm (24").
  • Geranium pratense 'Double Jewel' - Exquisite double white, star-shaped flowers with contrasting pink-purple centres. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 30cm (12").
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    • 4 bareroot plants - I of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
    • HALF PRICE - SAVE £14.98  
    • £14.98

Phlox 'Fragrant Collection'

Phlox paniculata (Perennial Phlox)

Elegant trusses of showy blooms with an exquisite fragrance! This collection of perennial phlox makes a stunning addition to herbaceous borders. Plant them close to paths and patios where you can enjoy their enchanting scent on warm summer evenings. Phlox flowers make wonderful cut flowers so you can enjoy them indoors too! Height: 90cm (36"). Supplied as bareroot plants.

Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.

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    • 20 plants - 5 of each colour

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
    • HALF PRICE  
    • £14.98

Geranium 'Hardy Blues'

(Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium)

Low mounds of foliage produce a profusion of flowers throughout summer from this colourful mix of cottage garden favourites. The cup shaped flowers range from solid white to solid blue, with an infinite combination of splashes of colour in between. This marvellous mix of perennial geraniums will grow almost anywhere. Perfect for groundcover or filling gaps in borders. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). Supplied as bare root plants. More info
    • 3 bareroot plants

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 6 bareroot plants

    • Despatch: By end of November 2013
    • SAVE £8  
    • £11.98

Clematis Montana 'Continuity'

(Old Man's Beard)

A clematis montana with a difference, 'Continuity', true to its name, flowers all summer long, giving generous waves of colour. Like all montana, they grow like lightning too, so you can cover anything in next to no time! Ht.4m. Supplied in 7cm pots. More info
    • 1 plant in 7cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £12.99
    • 2 plants in 7cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • SAVE £9  
    • £16.98