We have a Passion for Perennials
Our Plant Catalogue features more than 1,200 varieties of herbaceous perennials, the majority of which are propagated here at our Nursery
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Rosy's Top Picks
ASTRANTIA 'Burgundy Manor'
Large and very beautiful dark red flowers with centres like pincushions, are held on reddish black stems high above the deep green foliage. In full bloom in mid summer, this strong variety will ...
£10.00
ACHILLEA 'Moonshine'
This plant's very soft grey foliage contrasts well with the intense yellow flowers that are produced in early summer.
£13.50
AMSONIA 'Ernst Pagels'
Amsonia 'Ernst Pagels' has clusters of gorgeous individual large star-like blue flowers. The overhanging fine-leaved foliage is green before changing to a beautiful autumn colour. The bloom appears ..
£8.00
CIRSIUM rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Thistle-like flowers bloom red/purple during spring and summer. Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' is a form of Plume Thistle, it is an upright clump forming perennial. Divided, non-prickly leaves form
£8.50
News from the Nursery
In praise of tall perennials
Are tall perennials right for me and my garden? Traditionally we think of tall plants as "back of the border plants", this is true for some tall perennials, flowers at the top of 7 foot stems need t..
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Time to hug a slug?
While hugging a slug may be going too far, how can we as gardeners keep slugs away from our plants, without resorting to chemical killing? We outline a number of alternatives to support slug control
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 UK's leading plantsmen 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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