In message , G1nger
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ex WGS Hamm wrote:
"Paul Giverin" wrote in message
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I'm just about to reorganise one of my beds and I plan to plant it in

cottage garden style.

Any other "must haves" that I should consider? The bed is south and west
facing and gets full sun from 11am onwards. The soil is light, well
drained, and fairly sheltered.

honesty, teasels, verbascum, poppies, solidago, lychnis (I love the red
lychnis), pulsatilla, salvia, echinacea,
monarda, lavatera....these are my suggestions...and why not add the
ultra-fashionable cardoon? terribly "in" at the moment, but fantastic
nonetheless.

So long as it's crammed full to bursting...

Thanks for the ideas. I've had a few Verbascum before but they are very
short lived for me. I've also had Solidago but they are a bit too
invasive for my liking. Monardas are nice but when I've had them planted
in the past, they have suffered badly from mildew, probably because my
soil is quite dry. I'll certainly be putting Salvias in as I do like
them. I'd forgotten about Lavatera. Where you referring to the annual or
perennial variety? I've grown the annuals from seed in the past and they
were nice

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Paul Giverin

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