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Perennials

Cottage Garden Flowers That Seed Themselves

Plant them once and let them wander.

Old-fashioned flower garden along a stone wall

A cottage garden does not need much from you, and that is the point. Start with healthy plants, give them a spot that suits them and water them through the first few weeks. After that, a layer of mulch and a quick look once a week is most of the job.

Foxglove

Biennial, but it seeds so freely it acts like a perennial.

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