In recent years, the big difference we have noticed between a traditional cottage garden and the current on-trend gardens are a little secret - frothy plants with lots of tiny flowers. Here are 9 blooms to bring a modern edge to your garden:
On-trend umbellifers -
The go to choice for garden designers right now, these umbrellas of small flowers are held together by sprays of short stalks.
White Lace flower
This little thing combines silver-grey filigree foliage and white lace cap flowers.
Sow the seeds in autumn
Height: 1m / Spread: 50cm
Cow Parsley ‘Ravens Wing’
With deliciously dark stems and leaves. To keep the colour, only leave the seed heads on the darkest plants.
Height: 1.5m . Spread 50cm
Baltic Parsley
A designer favourite because its lacy-white flower heads have a hint of spring-green in summer and autumn.
Height: 1.5m / Spread: 50cm
Easy-grow showstoppers -
Without even trying, these stunners will wow!
Flowering sea-kale
This magnificent flower produces a branching tangle of stems covered in tiny white flowers, which grow to great heights.
Height: 2.5m / Spread: 1.5m
Verbena ‘Bampton’
The little pink flower will be familiar, but the leaves and stems of this unusual verbena have a purple sheen that will stop everyone in their tracks.
Height: 1m / Spread: 1m
Bleeblossom ‘The bride’
The profusion of frothy blooms on this variety last from May to November and rasie incredulous eyebrows from garden visitors.
Height: 90cm / Spread: 60cm
Airy clouds of loveliness -
Create a haze of teeny-tiny blooms held aloft on slim stems.
Baby’s breath
Once the scourge of the supermarket bouquets, is now hugely popular again. Try their tiny, soft-pink pom-pom blooms.
Height: 50cm / Spread: 50cm
Chinese meadow rue
This flower produces sprays of tiny lilac, which flower in August. It needs fertile soil and takes time to establish, but it’s worth it.
Height: 1.5m / Spread: 50cm
Great burnet
The tiny wine-red bobbles last from summer into autumn. Its happy in pretty much any spot, as long as its sunny.
Height: 2.5m / Spread: 50cm
Let us know if you have any questions on how to modernise your garden!