With explosions of flowers from late-spring through summer to early autumn, ably supported by shrubs to give year-round structure and interest, The Cottage is designed to maximise ‘flower power’ and appeal to all of your senses. A nature-loving design, where modern plant choices blend with the wilder principles of the English cottage garden.
Structure and colour comes from the flowers and berries of Viburnum and delicately spring-blossoming Fuji cherry tree, with year-round colour and interest provided by Hellebores and Tiarellas. The Cottage truly sparkles in the summer with Astrantia, Fuschia, Lupin and Verbena creating symphonies of colour, shape, and height.
There are a number of key elements that joyfully combine to create your Cottage garden.
From structural plants, to light and airy plants, from ever-green plants to plants bursting with colour, The Cottage provides a year-round spectacle, though it does require a little more attention.
With flowering plants chosen particularly for their pastel colours, The Cottage will glimmer in the spring and summer, and soften in the Autumn.
Whilst all our gardens will welcome local wildlife, the flowers, seed heads, berries and shelter make The Cottage a particularly welcoming habitat for nature.
Mellow yellow
Vibrant purple
Dusty pink
Soft white
Countryside green
Our designs are created to ensure your garden has real structure, colour and shape, for immediate impact.
It means you’ll receive plants and flowers of all shapes and sizes - from larger, “hero” items for stature and impact, all the way through to smaller “bedding” plants that help fill spaces and bring colour.
Here’s some more detail on the types of plants you can look forward to with The Cottage - delivered right to your door and ready for planting.
A visually interesting, structural shrub such as Rosa ‘Gentle Hermione’ or Prunus Kojo-no-mai forms the design’s centrepiece
Weighty shrubs such as Choisya and Viburnum add form and substance to the design, ensuring immediate shape
Elegant, tall perennials such as Thalictrum and Verbena bonariensis need little space to bring height and impact to the design
Statement plants such as the Salvia 'Caradonna Pink' and delicate but impactful Gaura create flow and movement, with visual stand-out
Ground plants such as Alchemilla mollis and Geranium 'Mavis Simpson' create carpets of colour that fill gaps and provide beautiful scents too
Climbers such as Clematis and Rose help create height, range and coverage against fences and walls
Each design in this theme has been carefully curated to give you the perfect balance of statement plants, varying heights and flowering throughout the year, in both shade and sun.
Please note that we create your design based on a range of plants to ensure they best suit your space, aspect and flower bed(s) size - the plants mentioned on this page are representative of the theme but there can be variations!
We have three different shapes and sizes of the The Cottage available with our Instant Beds, designed for both sunny and shady spots within in your garden. Or, you can go Bespoke if you want something little more personalised.
Small: £92
100 x 60 cm - 7 plants
Medium: £164
150 x 80 cm - 15 plants
Large: £340
200 x 100 cm - 25 plants
Small: £168
200 x 60 cm - 14 plants
Medium: £360
250 x 80 cm - 25 plants
Large: £460
300 x 100 cm - 33 plants
Small: £60
80 x 80 cm - 4 plants
Medium: £92
120 x 120 cm - 8 plants
Large: £284
180 x 180 cm - 18 plants
