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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Cape Fuchsia | Phygelius 'Croftway Snow Queen'
Slender white tubular flowers stand above deep green leaves from late spring into autumn. This shrub-like perennial suits sunny borders and shelter...
View full detailsCape Fuchsia | Phygelius × rectus 'Devil's Tears' (2 Litre)
Pendant red-pink tubular flowers with yellow throats hang above dark foliage. This vigorous, semi-evergreen Cape fuchsia can be grown as a small sh...
View full detailsCaryopteris × clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' 3 Litre
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' is a colourful deciduous shrub combining bright golden-yellow foliage with clusters of blue flowers in ...
View full detailsCentaurea 'Amethyst in Snow'
Centaurea 'Amethyst in Snow' is a striking perennial known for its unique, bicolor flowers. The blooms feature a central disc of rich amethyst purp...
View full detailsChilean Lantern Tree | Crinodendron hookerianum (3 Litre)
Crinodendron hookerianum, the Chilean Lantern Tree, is an elegant evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and unusual hanging crimson-red flo...
View full detailsChilean Potato Bush 'Glasnevin' | Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin', commonly known as Chilean Potato Bush, is a vigorous semi-evergreen climbing or scrambling shrub with clusters of blue...
View full detailsChristmas Rose | Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol' (Pack of 6)
A pack of six Christmas roses with white winter flowers above dark green foliage. These hardy perennials can be planted out after a seasonal contai...
View full detailsChristmas Rose | Helleborus niger ViV 'Willem' (2 Litre)
Abundant single white flowers age softly to green above evergreen leaves. This ViV hellebore, commonly known as a Christmas rose, is an attractive ...
View full detailsClematis 'Early Sensation' (2 Litre)
Clematis 'Early Sensation' is a prized evergreen cultivar known for its vibrant, creamy-white blooms that burst forth in early spring. This Clemati...
View full detailsClematis 'Exciting' 2 Litre, single cane
Clematis ‘Exciting’ (‘Zoexci’) is a compact climber with purple flowers. It adds a flowering layer to a small trellis or patio container without ne...
View full detailsClematis 'Inspiration'
Clematis 'Inspiration' is a compact, deciduous climber renowned for its vibrant display of violet-purple flowers, adorned with a prominent central ...
View full detailsClustered Bellflower 'Genti Blue' | Campanula glomerata 'Genti Blue' (2 Litre)
Dense heads of violet-blue bells make 'Genti Blue' a colourful choice for border fronts and cottage gardens. This clump-forming perennial pairs nea...
View full detailsConeflower 'Little Henry' | Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Little Henry' (3 Litre)
Quilled golden-yellow petals flare around dark central cones, giving the flowers a distinctive starburst appearance. Shorter than 'Henry Eilers' bu...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Coral Forest' | Heuchera sanguinea 'Coral Forest' (3 Litre)
Coral Bells 'Coral Forest' is a compact perennial with lightly marbled green leaves and sprays of coral-red flowers from late spring into summer. I...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Palace Purple' | Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' (2 Litre)
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A familiar foliage perennial with maple-shaped leaves ranging from bronze-green to deep purple. The leafy clump adds depth to borders and container...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Silver Gumdrop' | Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop' (2 Litre)
Silvery leaves develop a rosy tint as they mature, creating an attractive foil for vivid pink flowers. The low foliage mound works well at the fron...
View full detailsCoral Bells 'Splashberry' | Heuchera 'Splashberry' (2 Litre)
Yellow-green leaves are marked with red around the centre and veins, creating a distinctive splash of colour. Small white summer flowers rise above...
View full detailsCoral Bells | Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade' (2 Litre)
Ruffled lime-green leaves form a bright mound of evergreen foliage. Creamy flower sprays rise above the leaves in summer, making this a useful edgi...
View full detailsCoreopsis 'UpTick Cream'
Coreopsis 'UpTick Cream' is a compact, long-flowering perennial featuring creamy yellow daisy-like flowers with delicate, soft hues that brighten g...
View full detailsCoreopsis Golden Sphere
Coreopsis 'Golden Sphere' is a delightful perennial that boasts a compact, bushy habit with abundant, double, golden-yellow flowers. This plant add...
View full detailsCorepsis Verticillata Zagreb - 2 Litre
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ is a compact, airy perennial with fine, thread-like foliage and a profusion of golden-yellow daisy flowers. Its lon...
View full detailsCotoneaster 'Winter Jewel' | Weeping Cotoneaster 10 Litre
Cotoneaster 'Winter Jewel' is a compact weeping tree with arching evergreen branches, small glossy leaves and excellent seasonal colour. Creamy-whi...
View full detailsCotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus | Weeping Cotoneaster 10 Litre
Pretty, small white flowers in June followed by showy, bright red, autumn berries. This upright evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub forms a lovely tr...
View full detailsCotoneaster × watereri 'Cornubia' | Weeping Cotoneaster 10 Litre
Cotoneaster × watereri 'Cornubia' is a vigorous semi-evergreen tree with upright young growth that develops into a broad, graceful crown. Clusters ...
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.
Use eventual height and spread to arrange plants without overcrowding.
Compare flowering months and foliage interest across the year.
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