Cottage Garden Plants
Create relaxed, flower-filled borders with layers of colour, foliage and height. Explore plants for an informal garden and choose combinations that suit your light, soil and available space.

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Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' 3 Litre
Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' is an eye-catching semi-evergreen shrub with green leaves splashed with golden yellow and distinctive pendant l...
View full detailsAcacia pravissima 175–200 cm 10 Litre
Acacia pravissima, or Ovens wattle, is a graceful evergreen small tree with gently arching stems, distinctive blue-green triangular foliage and a g...
View full detailsAcer griseum 120–140 cm 10 Litre
Acer griseum, the paperbark maple, is an exceptional ornamental tree prized for its cinnamon-brown peeling bark and brilliant autumn colour. Its ne...
View full detailsAgapanthus 'Purple Cloud' (3 Litre)
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' is a stunning perennial plant renowned for its impressive clusters of deep purple flowers. This variety showcases large, ...
View full detailsAgastache Summerlong 'Lemon' 2L
Agastache ‘Summerlong Lemon’ is a fragrant, sun-loving perennial with upright spikes of bright lemon-yellow flowers above aromatic foliage. It brin...
View full detailsAjuga Princess Nadia 9cm
Summer flowering alpine.Pot size: 9cm
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' is a ground spreading perennial with attractive evergreen foliage. The foliage is silvery green with wine red tinges....
View full detailsAllium 'Magic' 3 Litre
Allium 'Magic' is a stunning ornamental onion variety known for its large, globe-like flower heads that emerge in a striking shade of deep purple. ...
View full detailsAllium 'Ostara' 2L
Allium 'Ostara' is a charming ornamental onion that produces gorgeous, globe-shaped blooms in a delightful shade of lilac-purple. The flowers appea...
View full detailsAllium Moly 2L
Allium moly is a compact ornamental allium that brings cheerful golden-yellow, star-shaped flowers to sunny borders, rockeries and containers. Its ...
View full detailsAllium schubertii 3 Litre
Allium schubertii, also known as Schubert's allium, is an ornamental onion that is celebrated for its distinctive and dramatic bloom structure. Thi...
View full detailsAnemone 'Dreaming Swan' | Japanese Anemone
Anemone 'Dreaming Swan' is an exquisite cultivar of the Japanese Anemone family. It presents a harmonious display of elegant blooms featuring pure ...
View full detailsAnemone x Hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' | Japanese anemone
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert', commonly known as Japanese anemone, is a captivating perennial that adds elegance and grace to garden landscap...
View full detailsAnthemis 'Susanna Mitchell' 2L
Anthemis ‘Susanna Mitchell’ is a compact, early-flowering perennial with fine silvery foliage and creamy yellow daisy flowers. It brings a light, i...
View full detailsApple 'Beauty of Bath' 10 Litre
 Apple ‘Beauty of Bath’ The Apple ‘Beauty of Bath’ is a classic English heritage variety dating back to the 19th century, renowned for its early r...
View full detailsApple 'Brambley Seedling' 10 Litre
 Apple ‘Bramley Seedling’ (10 Litre) The Apple ‘Bramley Seedling’ is the most famous cooking apple variety, originating in England in the early 19...
View full detailsApple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' 10 Litre
Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is a celebrated dessert apple with aromatic, richly flavoured fruit and attractive spring blossom. This two-year bush t...
View full detailsApple 'Elstar' 10 Litre
Apple 'Elstar' produces crisp, juicy dessert apples with a balanced sweet-sharp flavour and an attractive red flush. Spring blossom is followed by ...
View full detailsApple 'Gala' 10 Litre
Apple 'Gala' is a popular dessert variety producing sweet, crisp and juicy apples with red-striped skin. Its pink-white spring blossom is followed ...
View full detailsApple 'Golden Delicious' 10 Litre
Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ The Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ is a highly popular and versatile apple variety, originally discovered in the United States i...
View full detailsApple 'Grenadier' 10 Litre
Apple 'Grenadier' is a reliable early-season cooking apple valued for its sharp flavour and soft texture when cooked. It bears attractive spring bl...
View full detailsAquilegia Spring Magic Navy and White
Aquilegia or Columbines are wonderful plants that flower from spring into summer. Perfect for the front of a herbaceous border and won't get too ta...
View full detailsArctotis Hannah 2 Litre
Alstroemeria ‘Summer Sky’ is a compact and floriferous perennial prized for its delicately marked blooms in cream to pale yellow, accented with lil...
View full detailsArctotis Heidi
Arctotis Heidi is a stunning herbaceous plant known for its radiant daisy-like blooms. This perennial is a favorite among gardeners for its cheerfu...
View full detailsBuild a cottage garden with a sense of rhythm
Start with a simple colour palette and repeat plants through the border to bring the scheme together. Compare mature sizes and flowering months, allowing enough room for growth and access for care. Explore summer colour for flowering inspiration, spring and autumn collections to extend the season, or shade plants for sheltered parts of the garden. Bring your garden photos to Newlands in Clondalkin and our horticultural team can help you work through the planting.
Select colours you enjoy and repeat them through the planting.
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