Bulbs and flower ideas

[Iamthecrazycatlady]

Hi all!
I have started gardening of late, my favorite thing to be doing, I have a decent size garden I have a greenhouse of which growing herbs and cosmos at the mo, everything I grow I want to be in containers so I can transport when i eventually move, I love a cottage garden, all different colours. I have planted some perennials I got from morrisons, I also have a couple of climbers, i have a fence with lots of ivy on just below it is a boarder which i won't be able tp plant anything near or ivy will kill it but I have a boarder on the other side that im looking to use, what perenial flowered plants can I plant in June that will last to winter? Something with height? I wanr the lowest maintenance plants as possible, mum mentioned planting some bulbs?! I also want some tall wild looking flowers for my pots similar to cosmos same idea low maintenance but something that will flower year after year!
Thanks for your help x

For a long display the easiest plants are,
Ranacula,begonia, anenome, crocosmia, dahlia, iris, sparaxis pansies cornflower nigella, hardy geranium chrysanthemum, nasturtium.

To take your display through winter and into spring
Cornus midwinter fire, Japanese anenome, winter heathers, euonymus . Acers and winter grasses.

If you want inspiration, my personal favourites to follow are Peitoudolf - prairie planting and Beth Chatto - low maintenance gravel gardening.

For really good value. I recommend Wilko.

I would add aquilegia to that list too.

I’m putting Astrantia into the mix, it has lovely delicate flowers about 35 cms tall that grow out of a mound of pretty leaves. Colours range from the palest pink to deepest burgundy. Also Erysimum will flower well into winter, often only taking a short break before starting again.
Day lilies are pretty and completely manage theirselves.