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Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination
Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination

Pollyanna’s classic cottage spires & spots combination

Crocus border combinations by Pollyanna Wilkinson

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Fresh and vibrant, the magic of Pollyanna Wilkinson’s Classic Cottage Collection lies in her use of colour. Inspired by her much-loved...

12 plants | 3 of each
£80.88
available to order from summer
4 plants | 1 of each
£26.96
available to order from summer
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Inspired by my Chelsea garden from 2023, this combination is full of the cottage garden classics I love in a colour palette I adore. Pollyanna Wilkinson - Award-Winning Garden Designer

Plant description

Fresh and vibrant, the magic of Pollyanna Wilkinson’s Classic Cottage Collection lies in her use of colour. Inspired by her much-loved 2023 garden installation at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, it utilises hard-working perennials that are known to put on a terrific display - perfect then for ramping up the display in the garden at home.

What's included:

Each combination contains the following plants. They are all supplied in 9cm nursery pots:

  • Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora: From early summer, elegant spires arise from the rosette of foliage, bearing white, tubular flowers that open from the base of the stem upwards. Ideal for adding height to a partially shaded border or woodland garden, these short-lived plants will self-seed freely in the right spot, but the resulting plants may produce purple flowers. Grows to 1.8m.

  • Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln': A charming perennial grass that forms a compact, low mound and produces long-lasting, soft, pinkish, brush-like flowers in late summer that resemble squirrel tails. The bright green leaves turn yellow in autumn and then brown throughout winter. It’s a fairly undistinguished plant until the flowers appear, so use it alongside spring bulbs or early-flowering perennials. Grows to 1.2m.

  • Geum 'Totally Tangerine': This adaptable perennial is a sterile cultivar, so it will produce an abundance of apricot-orange flowers over a prolonged period throughout summer and into autumn. These are held on leafy stems that form an attractive clump of divided, toothed and scalloped foliage. It's perfect for adding bright splashes of colour towards the front of a sunny border. Grows to 90cm.

  • Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna': Above the compact mound of aromatic, grey-green foliage, purple-black stems arise from early summer bearing rich, violet-blue flowers. A vibrant and long-flowering addition to the border, they look spectacular when planted with rich plums and pinks as well as smokey purples. Grows to 50cm.

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Planting tips:

Prepare the bed well by digging in lots of composted organic matter before you plant. Where possible, plant in odd numbers, and cluster them together to give impact. Multiples of 3 work really well set out in irregular triangles for an organic feel, while larger numbers can be planted in mercurial clusters or drifts. In bigger gardens, try to repeat your clusters through the border to create a sense of rhythm and cohesion. Also, when setting your plants out, check their eventual spread and make sure they’ve enough space to fill out. After planting, keep plants well watered for their first year, particularly during warmer weather, and feed them with a good, general purpose fertiliser through the growing season.

Please note:

Some of the plants in this collection will die right back in autumn, then fresh new growth will appear again in spring.

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