Quick Care Guide: English Cottage Garden Border


Achillea: Water regularly but do not overwater; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; divide plants every 2-3 years.

Buddleja: Water regularly but do not overwater; prune hard in early spring; deadhead regularly to promote more flowers.

Ceanothus: Water deeply and infrequently once established; prune after flowering; fertilize in spring.

Cistus: Water regularly but do not overwater; prune after flowering to shape plant; fertilize in spring.

Cotoneaster: Water regularly but do not overwater; prune after flowering to shape plant; fertilize in spring.

Echinacea: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back in late summer to promote a second flowering.

Hebe: Water regularly; prune after flowering to shape plant; fertilize in spring.

Helenium: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back after flowering to promote bushier growth.

Lavatera: Water regularly but do not overwater; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back after flowering to promote bushier growth.

Lavender: Water deeply and infrequently once established; prune after flowering to shape plant; fertilize in spring.

Lychnis: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back after flowering to promote bushier growth.

Penstemon: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back in late summer to promote a second flowering.

Perovskia: Water regularly but do not overwater; cut back hard in early spring; fertilize in spring.

Potentilla: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back after flowering to promote bushier growth.

Rosemary: Water deeply and infrequently once established; prune after flowering to shape plant; fertilize in spring.

Rudbeckia: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back in late summer to promote a second flowering.

Salvia: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back in late summer to promote a second flowering.

Stachys: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back after flowering to promote bushier growth.

Verbena: Water regularly; deadhead regularly to promote more blooms; cut back after flowering to promote bushier growth.