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33 plants

Blue giant-hyssop in full bloom with bees visiting flower spikes in a sunny border

Lamiaceae

Blue giant-hyssop: complete guide

Agastache foeniculum

Learn how to grow Agastache foeniculum: care tips, bloom time, ideal soil and companion plants. Perfect for pollinator gardens in full sun.

12 min

Hollyhocks in full bloom along a rustic fence, tall stems with large, soft pink and white flowers swaying in the breeze

Malvaceae

Hollyhock: complete guide

Alcea rosea

Everything you need to grow Alcea rosea: planting tips, care, bloom season, and ideal garden placement. Perfect for cottage gardens and vertical accents.

12 min

Hairy lady's-mantle with textured green leaves and delicate yellow flowers in a woodland garden

Rosaceae

Hairy lady's-mantle: complete guide

Alchemilla filicaulis

Grow Alchemilla filicaulis successfully in your garden. Learn about light, soil, watering, and companion plants for this elegant herb.

12 min

Alchemilla mollis with scalloped leaves and chartreuse blooms in a garden border

Rosaceae

Garden lady's-mantle: complete guide

Alchemilla mollis

Alchemilla mollis, or garden lady's-mantle, is a graceful perennial perfect for borders, shade gardens, and low-maintenance landscapes. Grows 15–30 cm tall, blooms June–August.

12 min

Chervil with delicate leaves and white flowers in a garden bed

Apiaceae

Chervil: complete guide

Anthriscus cerefolium

Learn how to grow chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) successfully in your garden. Tips on light, soil, watering, and companion planting.

12 min

Astrantia major in full bloom in a moist, partially shaded border with ferns and hostas

Apiaceae

Astrantia: complete guide

Astrantia major

Complete care guide for Astrantia major: bloom time, ideal location, soil, watering and companion plants. Perfect for shady borders.

12 min

Rampion in full bloom with blue bell-shaped flowers in a natural garden setting

Campanulaceae

Rampion: complete guide

Campanula rapunculus

Campanula rapunculus, or rampion, is an ornamental edible with blue bell-shaped flowers. Grows well in partial shade, ideal for cottage and natural gardens.

12 min

Bats-in-the-belfry (Campanula trachelium) in full bloom, showing clusters of bell-shaped blue flowers above coarse, nettle-like foliage in a woodland edge setting.

Campanulaceae

Bats-in-the-belfry: complete guide

Campanula trachelium

Campanula trachelium, known as Bats-in-the-belfry, is a tall, blue-flowering perennial thriving in partial shade. Ideal for cottage gardens and naturalistic borders.

12 min

Blessed thistle with golden flower heads in a dry, sunny border

Asteraceae

Blessed thistle: complete guide

Centaurea benedicta

Discover how to grow Centaurea benedicta: ideal conditions, care tips, and how this annual thistle thrives in sunny, dry gardens across Europe.

12 min

Mountain cornflower with bright blue flowers in full bloom

Asteraceae

Centaurea montana: complete guide

Centaurea montana

Master mountain cornflower, a hardy perennial with reliable blue blooms. Complete care guide for borders and cottage gardens.

12 min

Healthy Brook thistle with purple flower heads in a summer border

Asteraceae

Brook thistle: complete guide

Cirsium rivulare

Learn how to grow Brook thistle: ideal location, soil, watering, and care. Perfect for wildlife gardens and cottage-style borders.

12 min

Lesser calamint in full bloom in a sunny border setting

Lamiaceae

Lesser calamint: complete guide

Clinopodium nepeta

How to grow and care for Clinopodium nepeta: ideal conditions, watering, pruning and companion plants for UK and US gardens.

12 min

Hyssop-leaved tickseed plant with distinctive winged seeds

Amaranthaceae

Hyssop-leaved tickseed: complete guide

Corispermum intermedium

Discover Corispermum intermedium, the hardy hyssop-leaved tickseed. Learn cultivation, care requirements, and ideal growing conditions.

12 min

Sweet-william in full bloom in a sun-drenched cottage garden border

Caryophyllaceae

Sweet-william: complete guide

Dianthus barbatus

Learn how to grow and care for Sweet-william (Dianthus barbatus). Perfect for cottage gardens, with tips on sowing, soil and companion planting.

12 min

Burningbush (Dictamnus albus) in full bloom on a sunny summer day

Rutaceae

Burningbush: complete guide

Dictamnus albus

Complete care guide for Dictamnus albus: ideal conditions, bloom cycle, hardiness zones, and companion plants. Perfect for sunny, dry borders.

12 min

Tall flower spires of foxglove with pink bell-shaped blooms

Plantaginaceae

Foxglove: complete guide

Digitalis purpurea

Everything about the foxglove (Digitalis purpurea): dramatic flower spires, shade performer, self-seeder and toxicity. Expert tips for this spectacular border plant.

5 min

Broad-leaved cottongrass in full bloom, white plumes glowing in summer sun near a pond edge

Cyperaceae

Broad-leaved cottongrass: complete guide

Eriophorum latifolium

Eriophorum latifolium thrives in wet, sunny gardens. Learn how to grow broad-leaved cottongrass, its bloom cycle, soil needs, and where to buy it in the UK.

12 min

Delicate purple tubular flowers of common fumitory nestled among feathery green foliage

Papaveraceae

Common fumitory: complete guide

Fumaria officinalis

A practical guide to growing Fumaria officinalis: ideal conditions, bloom cycle, and low-maintenance tips for gardeners in temperate climates.

12 min

Hairy galinsoga with small white and yellow flowers in a garden bed

Asteraceae

Hairy galinsoga: complete guide

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Full care guide for Hairy galinsoga: growth, planting, soil, and watering. Ideal for cottage gardens. Design your layout on gardenworld.app.

12 min

Yellow Flower-of-an-hour with dark maroon center in full bloom in a partially shaded garden bed

Malvaceae

Flower-of-an-hour: complete guide

Hibiscus trionum

Learn how to grow and care for Hibiscus trionum: ideal location, soil, watering and maintenance tips for this charming annual garden plant.

12 min

Lathyrus venetus displaying beautiful purple pea-like flowers

Fabaceae

Lathyrus venetus: complete guide

Lathyrus venetus

Discover Lathyrus venetus (Venetian Pea), with stunning purple flowers. Perfect for borders and wild gardens. Complete growing and care guide for this charming plant.

12 min