Sunny Cottage Garden Border by Lacey

It’s never too early to get a jump start on garden planning! 

This cottage garden border combines the charm of old favorites with the statement of bold colors for a season-long show.  The arrangement of everblooming perennial beds takes the hassle out of annual plantings, while still providing continuous color.  Return bloomers like coneflowers, tickseed, and cranesbill are great performers in this sunny bed.  Accompanied by the bright blooms of campanula and dianthus, this vibrant mix provides early summer interest as well.  The garden’s flashy display lasts from early to mid-June and stays until the frost.   

Plant Materials Key

A-    Dark Knight Bluebeard

·         Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight'

B-    Whirling Butterflies Guara

·         Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'

C-    Big Sky after Midnight Coneflower

·         Echinacea ‘Big Sky after Midnight’

D-   Happy Returns Daylily

·         Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'

E-    Snow Cap Shasta Daisy

·         Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Snowcap’

F-    Caradonna Salvia

·         Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

G-   Geranium Rozanne

·         Geranium  ‘Rosanne’

H-   Bath’s Pink Dianthus

·         Dianthus ‘Bath’s Pink’

I-      Jethro Tull Tickseed

·         Coreopsis ‘Jethro Tull’

J-     White Clips Carpathian Harebell

·         Campanula carpatica CLIPS® White