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Happy & Colourful: The Ultimate Cottage Joy

Inject a burst of pure energy into your garden with our Happy & Colourful collection. This border is a celebration of the classic English cottage garden, reimagined with a bold, modern twist. Designed to be a high-impact "sunshine in a box," this kit combines nostalgic favourites with structural grasses to create a display that feels both timeless and trend-setting.

 

This collection is defined by its vibrant, clashing-yet-complementary palette—think sizzling oranges, regal purples, and playful pinks that demand attention from across the garden.

 

What’s Inside Your Kit?

While we hand-select the finest seasonal specimens, your Happy & Colourful border typically features these garden icons:

  • Glowing Oranges: Sun-drenched Geums and the iconic "black-eyed" blooms of Rudbeckia provide a warm, fiery base.

     

  • Regal Purples & Pinks: Spikes of Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’ and the bold, architectural daisy-heads of Echinacea purpurea bring depth and pollinators by the dozen.

     

  • The "Prairie" Touch: We incorporate ornamental Calamagrostis (such as ‘Karl Foerster’ or ‘Overdam’) to add height, movement, and a soft, golden frame to the bright floral colors.

     

  • Cottage Classics: Look out for traditional favorites like Verbena bonariensis and Campanula to add that airy, "planted-by-nature" feel.

     

Key Features

  • Maximum Pollinator Appeal: A magnet for bees and butterflies, turning your garden into a humming wildlife haven.

     

  • Successional Colour: Carefully planned to ensure that as one flower fades, another is ready to take its place from early summer to the first frosts.

     

  • Structural Winter Interest: The ornamental grasses stand tall throughout winter, catching the frost and providing beauty even in the coldest months.

     

  • Professional Quality: All plants are grown to exacting standards and supplied in 9cm or 2L pots for immediate garden impact.

     

Ordering Options

The Multi-Metre "Grand Display": Order by the square metre to create a long, undulating border of vivid cottage charm.

 

Ready to turn up the volume in your garden? Bring home the Happy & Colourful collection today.

 

Each plant has been carefully thought out to maximise flowering time and to give you that instant cottage garden feel. The plants used in this border kit will get bigger and better each year.

 

We only work with the best UK nurseries, selecting plants we have personally grown in our own gardens, so we know that they are quality. Our plants are grown in the hardy Lincolnshire countryside and are ready to be planted out straight away.

 

 

Local Delivery

 

We personally bring your new greenery to your doorstep across Lincoln and surrounding villages for a small £5 fee. For those slightly further afield, we offer the same door-to-door service for a flat £10 fee.

 

*Please note, we supply the plants and digital information pack only and do not supply any compost, raised beds, pots or other associated equipment.

Happy & Colourful Border Kit per m2

£75.00Price
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There is a current approx. 2 week wait for Happy & Colourful borders
  • At The Instant Garden Company, we take pride in providing high-quality plants and exceptional customer service.

    Our returns policy is designed to ensure your satisfaction with every purchase. Please see our returns policy page for more information.

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