Cottage Garden Flowers Author:Margery Fish One of Britains most beloved gardening writers encourages American gardeners to let autumn join hands with spring in this delightful guide to cottage garden flowers A gardening classic by one of Britains most beloved gardening writers Practical advice for country gardens set in lyrical prose In Margery Fishs i... more »maginative adaptation of the traditional cottage garden style that she saw disappearing around her, she brought together old-fashioned plants and contemporary plants in the same vein. Todays mixed borders are a direct descendant of the style Margery Fish created at East Lambrook Manor in Somersetnow once again open to the public. Cottage Garden Flowers covers plants that grow easily and naturally, including easy, adaptable bulbs, perennials and shrubs, such as Astrantia, columbines, daffodils, daisies, Dianthus, foxgloves, hollyhocks, Japonica, old roses, Phlox, Primula or Virburnum.« less