Foxgloves & roses
Build a classic cottage border with self-seeding spires and repeat-flowering roses.
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Never miss
planting season
again.
Simple month-by-month planting guidance for UK gardeners — plus seasonal growing inspiration for cottage gardens, raised beds and small spaces.
Plant this month
August
Dahlias, rudbeckia, sweet peas at full tilt. The veg patch hands you more than you can carry.
Open the August guide →Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
- Winter lettuce
- Lamb's lettuce
- Spring cabbage
- Spinach
Flowers
- Cornflowers (for next May)
- Larkspur
- Calendula
- Poppies
Plant this month
- Strawberry runners
- Spring cabbage seedlings
- Autumn-flowering bulbs
Beginner-friendly
Start where it feels easy.
Seasonal guides
The whole year, in twelve quiet pages.
The free lead magnet
The UK What-To-Plant Every Month Calendar (2026).
A 15-page PDF written for British gardens. Beginner vegetables, easy wins, flower picks and the mistakes most beginners make — month by month.
- ✦Month-by-month sowing
- ✦Beginner vegetables
- ✦Easy wins
- ✦Flower picks
- ✦Common mistakes
- ✦Small-garden tips
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Inspiration
A garden you'd want to sit in.
Four small ideas — borders, beds, doorsteps and meadow corners — to help your patch feel more like a cottage garden, whatever the size.
The productive raised bed
Kale, chard and marigolds — companion planting that actually earns its space.
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Doorstep pots
Lavender, thyme and rosemary in terracotta — instant cottage charm, even with no garden.
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A meadow corner
Turn an awkward patch into a pollinator-friendly wildflower drift with cosmos and poppies.
Read more →The Cottage Plot Club
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