To celebrate 25 years of exhibiting at the world’s greatest flower show, Rosy has written her first book, which is now available to buy from Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants

£7.00 £5.00

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SYMPHYOTRICHUM novi-belgi 'Sun Plum'

Height x Spread: 70cm x 50cm Dark magenta flowers in late Autumn. Sun or part shady in any good soil

£6.50

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SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Little Carlow' (cordifolius hybrid)

Clouds of small, vivid, violet-blue daisies with bright yellow centres are carried on stout stems with mid green narrow foliage. 'Little Carlow' is widely admired not only for the sheer quantity of ..

£6.50 £5.00

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CYCLAMEN coum

Deep pink flowers like elaborately folded hats stand proudly on dark stems above rounded marbled foliage from January to late March. Available for Mail Order from February - April

£4.50

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Perfect For Planting - November 2018

News from the Nursery

Rosy's planting plan for a Shady Border

The plants Rosy has chosen for this border will all thrive in a moderately good, free-draining soil in semi-shade. She has picked 15 different varieties to give interest throughout the year.

Amphibians in our gardens

Many of you may think that because you do not have a pond or body of water in your garden then you won’t have frogs and toads. It is true they do need water for breeding in but they will happily live

Career routes into horticulture

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) states that Horticulture contributes £9 billion to the UK economy each year and employs around 300,000 people across a range of disciplines. ....

Welcome to Hardys Cottage Garden Plants

Here at Hardy's we want you to succeed with growing our plants. Everything is ready to go straight into your borders or planters, we are here to help your garden flourish.

Rosy

Now recognised as one of the UKs leading plantsmens nurseries, Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants was founded by Rosy Hardy in 1988. A small independent nursery based in the beautiful Hampshire village of Freefolk near Whitchurch, today we stock over 1,200 plant varieties, including many rare and exciting species you'll simply never see in your average garden centre.

We supply a wide range of home produced herbaceous perennials which are grown outdoors in peat free compost, ready for your garden. We are breeders and introducers of interesting new perennial varieties and exhibit at major Flower Shows throughout the year.

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Events at the Nursery & Flower Shows

Make Your Very Own Christmas Wreath Workshop

13
DEC

Make Your Very Own Christmas Wreath Workshop

Location: Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Date: 13 Dec 18

RHS Partnership talk - Early Spring Flowering Perennials with Rosy Hardy

6
MAR

RHS Partnership talk - Early Spring Flowering Perennials with Rosy Hardy

Location: Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Date: 06 Mar 19

Planting for Bees - The Little Honey Bee Company

20
JUN

Planting for Bees - The Little Honey Bee Company

Location: Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Date: 20 Jun 19

24
APR

Andy McIndoe - "The Creative Shrub Garden"

Location: Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Date: 24 Apr 19

We have a Passion for Perennials

It's time to start sowing the seeds of Summer

For Talks, Workshops & Our Inspirational Guest Speakers

Will we be at a Flower Show near you during 2018 ?

Hampshire is where our heart is.

Rosy's Top Picks

ROSY HARDY BOOK 25 Years of Chelsea

SYMPHYOTRICHUM novi-belgi 'Sun Plum'

SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Little Carlow' (cordifolius hybrid)

CYCLAMEN coum

News from the Nursery

Rosy's planting plan for a Shady Border

Amphibians in our gardens

Career routes into horticulture

Welcome to Hardys Cottage Garden Plants

Events at the Nursery & Flower Shows

Make Your Very Own Christmas Wreath Workshop

RHS Partnership talk - Early Spring Flowering Perennials with Rosy Hardy

Planting for Bees - The Little Honey Bee Company

Andy McIndoe - "The Creative Shrub Garden"