COTTAGE PLANTING
Cornus kousa 'China Girl'
Cornus kousa 'China Girl' produces a profusion of creamy yellow-tinted bracts in June, blooming later than the Cornus florida varieties and after most spring flowering trees have finished.
The oval, dark-green leaves which feature prominent vein patterns, turn striking shades orange and red in the autumn. Small pink fruits, resembling strawberries, also adorn the branches in autumn.
Rosa 'Vianne's Chocolat'
Introducing the Rosa ‘Vianne’s Chocolat’, inspired by best-selling author Joanne Harris, to celebrate the launch of her new book, ‘Vianne’—a prequel to the Oscar-nominated film Chocolat.
This Hybrid Tea rose boasts deep purple, highly fragrant blooms, flowering throughout the season and displaying a bushy, upright growth habit. Joanne's unique synaesthesia allows her to smell colours, and this delightful rose embodies essence of chocolate for her!
Rosa 'Stronger Together'
The floribunda rose, developed by Rosen Tantau, can reach a height of up to 100cm and features clusters of fragrant red flowers with a white center. This stunning rose blooms in waves throughout the season, and its open structure attracts bees and other pollinators.
Paeonia 'Court Jester'
This stunning plant is one of the most vividly coloured peonies ever introduced. Bright orange flowers with red flares emerge from star-shaped buds. As the blooms mature, the orange gradually fades, revealing vibrant yellow petals. While peonies are known for their colour-changing, this transformation is particularly remarkable.
Geum 'Firestarter'
Geum ‘Firestarter’ features striking flame red, semi-double, ruffled flowers that surround a yellow center. It also boasts a delicate, sweet fragrance for added allure. The blooms appear in April and remain vibrant until September or October. Valued by pollinators, this plant thrives in both full sun and partial shade, flourishing in moist, well-drained soil.
COTTAGE PLANTING LIST
Acer palmatum var.dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'
Alchemilla mollis
Anchusa Loddon Royalist
Agapanthus 'Amourette White'
Aquilegia 'Bordeaux Barlow'
Aquilegia William Guiness
Aquilegia 'Bordeaux Barlow'
Aquilegia 'Green Apples'
Astrantia 'Buckland'
Astrantia major 'Large White'
Baptisia decadence 'Vanilla Cream'
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Cornus kousa 'China Girl'
Dianthus Cocktail Cherry Daiquiri
Digitalis Dalmatian White
Delphinium 'Guardian White'
Digitalis Dalmatian Purple
Digitalis Dalmatian White
Dryopteris filix-mas
Erigeron Sea of Blossom
Euphorbia Miner's Merlot
Geranium 'Dreamland'
Geranium Frivolius Purple
Geranium 'Storm Cloud'
Geum 'Fire Starter'
Geum 'Totally Tangerine'
Iris sibirica 'Perry's Blue'
Leontopodium 'Blossom of snow'
Lupin West Country - Blue
Lupinus West Country - Red
Lupinus West Country - White
Nepeta 'Purrisian Blue'
Prunus lusitanica
Pyrus communis
Paeonia 'Court Jester'
Prunus lusitanica
Rosa 'Snow Princess'
Rosa 'Vianne's Chocolat'
Rosa 'Wedding Bouquet'
Rosa 'Golden Gate'
Rosa 'Stronger Together'
Rosa 'Wedding Bouquet'
Salvia 'Blue Marvel'
Salvia 'Feathers Flamingo'
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'
Stewartia sinensis
Thalictrum delavayi 'Splendide'
Thalictrum 'Splendide White'