86 Hardy Plants for Cottage Gardens 



JULY. Spirea superba, bergamot, cardinal flower, geum, Lythrum 

 salicaria, trumpet creeper. 



AUGUST. Smoke bush, dahlia, gladiolus, hollyhock, phlox, tritoma. 

 SEPTEMBER. Japanese lantern plant. 

 OCTOBER. Chrysanthemum. 



RED ANNUALS 



JUNE. Poppy, scarlet runner bean. 



JULY. Amaranthus, aster, cockscomb, nasturtium, phlox, zinnia. 



AUGUST. Salpiglossis, scabious. 



YELLOW PERENNIALS 



APRIL. Crocus, pansy (if in second year). 



MAY. Forsythia, columbine, Iceland poppy, jonquil, tulip. 



JUNE. Roses, Doronicum Caucasicum, yellow day lily (Hemerocallis 

 flava), lupine, paeony, Thermopsis Caroliniana. 



JULY. Evening primrose, Gaillardia, Hunnemania, rudbeckia, Asclep* 

 ias tuberosa. 



AUGUST. Canna, dahlia, golden glow, hollyhock, Helen flower, 

 perennial sunflowers. 



SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER. Chrysanthemum. 



YELLOW ANNUALS 



JUNE. Calendula, nasturtium, Eschscholtzia. 



JULY. Summer chrysanthemum, marigold, snapdragon. 



AUGUST. Sunflower and zinnia. 



WHITE PERENNIALS 



APRIL. Crocus and snowdrop. 



MAY. Bridal wreath, Spirea Van Houttei, fringe-tree, pearl bush, 

 flowering dogwood, deutzias, lilac, scarlet thorn, columbine, narcissus, 

 German iris. 



JUNE. Locust-tree, roses, snowball-tree, syringa, perennial candy< 



