Cottage Garden Perennials

Bring the timeless romance of the English countryside to your own back garden with our collection of classic cottage garden perennials. This selection is all about creating a relaxed, "perfectly imperfect" look where soft textures and nostalgic colours weave together in effortless layers. From the stately height of Delphiniums and Foxgloves to the gentle, mounding charm of Hardy Geraniums and Alchemilla, these plants are chosen for their ability to knit a border together into a living tapestry. Perfect for those who love a garden that feels lived-in and inviting, these varieties offer a long season of blooms that are as beautiful in a hand-picked bouquet as they are swaying in the summer breeze.

  • English Lavender 'Hidcote' | Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    From £5

    English Lavender 'Hidcote' | Lavandula angustifolia

    The nation's favourite

    • Best grown in a bright, sunny spot
    • Stunning in poor, dry soil spots
    • Flowers July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit plant

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  • Bee & Butterfly Friendly Wildflower Meadow Plants Perennial Bedding
    From £50
    From £50

    Bee & Butterfly Friendly Wildflower Meadow Plants

    Bring all the pollinators!

    • Grows best in full sun (tolerates part shade)
    • Transform your lawn, beds and borders
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Highly attractive to pollinating insects

    Currently out of stock

  • Lavender 'Hidcote Improved' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Lavender 'Hidcote Improved'

    Supercharges the original!

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Great in beds, borders, hedges and pots
    • Flowers from May to September
    • Better colour retention and longer-flowering

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender | Lavandula Angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £18

    English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia

    As iconic as they come!

    • Give it as sunny a spot as possible
    • Thrives in beds and borders in dry soil
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Hardier than French and Spanish lavenders

    Currently out of stock

  • Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta

    Indigo blue flowers all summer long

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Add a long lasting splash of blue to your borders
    • Flowers May to September
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee'

    Sky blue with a white 'bee'

    • Full sunshine yields best flowers
    • Create height in containers and borders
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Bigger and better dispalys every year

    Currently out of stock

  • Digitalis 'mertonensis Summer King' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Pink Foxglove | Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'

    A cottage garden must-have

    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Adds height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Leucanthemum 'Madonna' | Shasta Daisy | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Leucanthemum 'Madonna' | Shasta Daisy

    Mounds of huge daisies!

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Add summer cheer to borders or containers
    • Flowers from June to August
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • The Contemporary Cottage Garden Collection | Cottage Garden Plants Perennial Bedding
    From £40
    £48 From £40

    The Contemporary Cottage Garden Collection | Cottage Garden Plants

    A fresh take on the classic

    • Contains plants for height, colour and form
    • Transform sunny flowerbeds and borders
    • Flowers from spring into autumn
    • Bring a wealth of pollinators to the garden

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geum 'Totally Tangerine' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Geum 'Totally Tangerine'

    Floral blasts of zingy orange

    • Appreciates a position in full sun
    • Ideal for informal, 'messy' planting schemes
    • Flowers May to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geum 'Lady Stratheden' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £10 From £6

    Geum 'Lady Stratheden'

    An injection of cheery colour

    • Plant in full sun (still grows in part shade)
    • Perfect for cheery beds and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Wonderfu colour contrast

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Pure White' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Delphinium 'Pure White'

    Blooms gleaming like fresh snow

    • Loves to bathe in full sunshine
    • Ideal accent plant for a cottage garden
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Suitable for growing in a container

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geranium 'Rozanne' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Geranium 'Rozanne'

    A renowned RHS award winner

    • Give this plant sun or a bit of shade
    • Delicate blooms for the border front
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Lupin Legendary 'Shades of Blue' |1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Lupin Legendary 'Shades of Blue'

    Towers of sweet summer blue

    • Grows best in full sun
    • Helps elevate tired beds and borders
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Essential cottage garden plant

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Dark Blue White Bee' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Delphinium 'Dark Blue White Bee'

    A classic cottage garden staple

    • Gratefully accepts a sunny position
    • Reaches showstopping heights in borders
    • Flowers from June to August
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Peony 'Bowl of Beauty' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £20 £18

    Peony 'Bowl of Beauty'

    Tuck in to a bowl of beauty

    • Appreciates a spot in sun or part shade
    • Add fragrance to containers and borders
    • Flowers May to June
    • Arguably the most popular peony

    Currently out of stock

  • Leucanthemum 'Broadway Lights' | Daisy | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Leucanthemum 'Broadway Lights' | Daisy

    The brightest star in the show

    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • A splash of sunshine in borders
    • Very easy to grow and care for
    • Makes a brilliant container feature

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Foxglove 'Dalmatian Purple' |Digitalis| 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Purple Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple'

    Show Stopping Foxgloves of the most vibrant purple

    • Spectacular spires of speckled magenta purple
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds
    • Create a classic cottage garden aesthetic

    Currently out of stock

  • Knautia 'Melton Pastels' Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    From £5

    Knautia 'Melton Pastels'

    Wildlife-friendly pops of colour

    • Pincushion-shaped flowers in a cheerful mix of reds, pinks and purples
    • Long blooming from May to September
    • Ideal for sunny borders
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geranium 'Dreamland' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Geranium 'Dreamland'

    Sweet blush-pink blooms

    • Unfussy! Does well in both sun and part shade
    • Excellent ground cover for borders and beds
    • Flowers from May to September
    • Fully hardy in even harsh winters

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Foxglove 'Dalmatian White' |Digitalis| 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    White Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian White'

    Fantastic summer spires of white and purple

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to July
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £4
    £6 From £4

    Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw'

    Award-winning favourite

    • Plant in sun for best results
    • Perfect for cottage garden planting schemes
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Lupin Legendary 'Shades of Red' |1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Lupin Legendary 'Shades of Red'

    A truly legendary red lupin

    • Appreciates a fully sunny spot
    • Perfect for the back of borders
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Create a cottage garden aesthetic

    Currently out of stock

  • Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt' Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £22 £18

    Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt'

    Steal the show this summer

    • Grows in both sun and part shade
    • Perfect for showstopping borders
    • Flowers June to July
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Campanula 'Takion White' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Campanula 'Takion White'

    Starry white bellflowers on elegant stems

    • Unique outward facing bell-flowers in daisy white
    • Great for the front of borders to cover space
    • Brilliant plant to support local bee populations
    • Super easy to grow and incredibly tough

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geum 'Tequila Sunrise' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    £10 From £8

    Geum 'Tequila Sunrise'

    It's five o'clock somewhere...

    • Save a sunny spot for this stunner
    • Create a prairie wildflower meadow aesthetic
    • Flowers from May to September
    • Deadhead for a longer flowering season

    Currently out of stock

  • Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    £15 From £10

    Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White'

    Shines wherever it's planted

    • Grows nicely in both sun and part shade
    • Good for border fronts in well-drained soil
    • Flowers from May to July
    • A firm favourite of bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

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Meet Jack

Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden

Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

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| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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