Cottage Garden Flowers

In Margery Fish's classic 1960s gardening book, her advice and enthusiasm for horticulture have stood the test of time, making it a go-to resource for green-thumbed gardeners today. With humour and ease, she guides the reader through techniques for creating and maintaining a cottage garden, catering to both beginners and experienced gardeners.

Margery Fish's imaginative adaptation of the traditional cottage garden style that she witnessed fading around her, brought together old-fashioned and contemporary plants in the same vein. The mixed borders of today are a direct descendant of the style she cultivated at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset, now once again open to the public.

"Cottage Garden Flowers" covers plants that grow easily and naturally in British soil, including adaptable bulbs, perennials, and shrubs, such as Astrantia, columbines, daffodils, daisies, Dianthus, foxgloves, hollyhocks, Japonica, old roses, Phlox, Primula, and Virburnum. These traditional flowering plants, no longer in danger of being forgotten, have re-established their place at the heart of garden design.

The widely published gardening author and former London Evening Standard gardening correspondent, Graham Rice, has reviewed the plant names in the original text, providing a plant name section at the back of the book. This allows readers to easily identify current plants from the old Latin names within the text.

The book's enduring appeal lies in Margery Fish's ability to capture the essence of the cottage garden, inspiring gardeners to create their own oases of natural beauty. Her passion for horticulture shines through, making this classic work a timeless treasure for all who share her love of the great outdoors.

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