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Pre order - Dispatch w/c 16th Feb
The Cottage Garden theme features a delightful blend of herbaceous perennials planted informally, creating a vibrant burst of colours. These borders are known for attracting British wildlife like butterflies and bees due to their scents and hues. If you aim to establish a border that appeals to wildlife, emanates a beautiful fragrance, and dazzles with colours, our ready made collection is your ideal choice.
You can also add an optional Bespoke Planting Guide to your order. This includes a simple planting plan and spacing guide, with each plant labelled with a number that matches the plan so you can see exactly where everything goes. The plan is designed as a guide rather than a strict rule, with flexibility built in to suit real gardens.
The plant selection may include but is not limited to: Anemones, Campanulas, Coreopsis, Echinops, Delphiniums, Leucanthemum, Lupins, Heliopsis, Salvia, Verbena, Veronica, Poppies, Hardy Geraniums, Peonies, Gaillardia, Lobelia, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Penstemon, and more.
For planting, we suggest arranging taller perennials at the back, medium sized ones in the middle, and low growing or ground cover perennials at the front. This is a flexible guide, and you can explore different positions, as the Cottage Garden theme encourages creativity. Each plant will arrive with its own individual label that shows an image of the plant in bloom, a short description on the plant and the eventual height and spread. Opting for a size above your dimensions ensures you have enough plants to fill your border while securing them at the lowest cost.
After planting, we recommend watering your border every day or every two days during hot and dry months. As the weather becomes wetter, reduce watering to once a week.
In midsummer, assess your garden's sunlight:
Full Shade: 0 to 2.5 hours of direct sunlight
Partial Shade: 3 to 5.5 hours of direct sunlight
Full Sun: 6 hours or more of direct sunlight
Plants will arrive in 9cm or 2L growers pots whichever size you choose. Herbaceous perennials die back in autumn, and new growth appears in spring. Depending on the time of year your order arrives, plants may look like pots of soil with little or no visible growth above the surface. This is completely normal. Please note that the images are for illustrative purposes only.
