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Cottage gardenSummer· 6 min read
Cottage garden plants for British borders
Cottage gardens look effortless because they're forgiving. Pick a few reliable perennials, let them mingle, and the bees will move in.
Start with the workhorses
Hardy geraniums, salvia 'Caradonna', alchemilla mollis and lavender will carry a border for years.
Mix heights
Tall foxgloves and verbena at the back, mid-height salvia in the middle, low geraniums at the front.
Leave seed heads
They feed birds in winter and look beautiful with a hard frost on them.