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Planting Suggestions

 

Deep mixed borders overflowing with perennial favourites and fragrant, old varieties found in cottage gardens. Plant the

tallest specimens at the back gradating to smaller plants at the front for a traditional look, and keep dividing larger clumps to control growth. Include flowering evergreen shrubs for contrast.

 

Herbaceous borders – choose fewer varieties and plant in greater numbers for a modern take on this most traditional of gardens

  • delphiniums
  • eryngium
  • hollyhocks
  • penstemons
  • crocosmia
  • lupins
  • campanula
  • irises
  • astilbes
  • geraniums
  • heucheras

 

Plants for structure

  • low box hedges
  • lavender hedges
  • yew
  • mahonia
  • euphorbias
  • hebes

 

Foliage plants

  • grasses
  • gunneras
  • fatsias
  • bronze fennel