The White Garden Collection
A modern take on the British white border.
There is something unmistakable about a white garden.
It glows at dusk.
It quiets a space.
It feels intentional.
In the 1930s, Vita Sackville-West created the now-famous White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle — a space composed entirely of white flowers and silver foliage. Instead of relying on color contrast, she relied on texture, repetition, and structure.
The result was luminous.
We believe that feeling shouldn’t belong only to English estates.
It can live in a 4x6 bed beside your patio.
It can frame a bench.
It can transform the corner of a woodland path.
Our White Garden Collection was designed to help you build that kind of space — intentionally, structurally, beautifully.
Each design combines:
• Anchoring bare-root perennials for strength
• Seed-grown movement for softness
• Layered heights for professional structure
• A restrained palette for calm
These are plants we see in both American and European gardens — with a gentle wink to the traditional British white border.
Whether you’re planting full sun or part shade, this collection gives you a blueprint.
You don’t need a castle.
You just need a small piece of ground and a vision.
Shop the White Garden Collection
Designed for beauty, structure, and seasonal movement — each collection is intentionally balanced for its space and light conditions.
More growing. Less guessing.
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata plena
‘White Barlow’ is a fully double, spurless columbine with soft, layered petals arranged in intricate rosettes. Unlike traditional columbines with backward spurs, this Barlow Series form produces rounded, star-like blooms that resemble small, antique pom-poms suspended above fine blue-green foliage.
Flowering in mid to late spring, ‘White Barlow’ brings a refined brightness to cottage gardens and woodland borders. The blooms float lightly on slender stems, weaving easily among foxgloves, campanulas, and early perennials.
This is a short-lived perennial or biennial, often gently self-sowing where conditions suit it. It performs best in cool, evenly moist soil and benefits from partial shade in warmer regions.
Elegant but resilient, it offers that old-garden feeling without fragility.
Seeds will collect in your Trug until you checkout.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender ‘Alba’ is a refined white form of English lavender, producing soft ivory flower spikes above compact mounds of silvery-green foliage. The blooms carry the familiar sweet fragrance of traditional lavender, but the white flowers lend a cooler, more restrained presence in the garden.
This variety is especially effective in limited color palettes and white garden schemes, where its upright flower spikes contrast beautifully with softer perennials and grasses. Like other Lavandula angustifolia types, it thrives in full sun and sharply drained soil.
Long-lived when properly sited, English lavender forms a small woody shrub that improves with age. Flowers are excellent for cutting and drying, and foliage remains aromatic year-round in mild climates.
Seeds will collect in your Trug until you checkout.
Erigeron glaucus ‘Albus’
Erigeron ‘Albus’ is a low, spreading seaside daisy with crisp white petals surrounding warm yellow centers. Its silvery-green foliage forms a tidy mound that softens the front of borders, spills gently over stone edges, and weaves easily between larger perennials.
Native to the coastal regions of western North America, Erigeron glaucus is adapted to bright light, lean soils, and excellent drainage. ‘Albus’ offers a cleaner white form of the species, flowering generously from late spring into summer and often reblooming in mild climates.
This is a long-lived, semi-evergreen perennial in the right conditions. It tolerates salt air, wind, and periods of dryness once established. Particularly useful in gravel gardens, coastal plantings, and sunny borders where a low, luminous groundcover is needed.
Seeds will collect in your Trug until you checkout.
Cosmos bipinnatus
Cosmos ‘Sonata White’ is a compact, floriferous selection of the classic garden cosmos, producing crisp white daisy-like flowers above finely cut, feathery foliage. Unlike taller heirloom types, the Sonata series remains shorter and sturdier, making it well suited to borders, containers, and smaller garden spaces.
Blooming freely from early summer until frost, ‘Sonata White’ offers continuous color with very little effort. The clean white petals surround bright golden centers, creating a fresh, uncomplicated presence in mixed plantings. Its airy texture softens stronger forms and pairs beautifully with zinnias, grasses, and late-season perennials.
Easy to grow and quick to flower, cosmos thrives in average soil and full sun. Overly rich conditions may reduce bloom and increase foliage. Deadheading encourages continued flowering, though some seed heads may be left to encourage light self-sowing in mild climates.
Seeds will collect in your Trug until you checkout.
Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-Mist ‘Miss Jekyll Alba’ is a refined white selection of this classic cottage garden annual, valued for its delicate starry flowers and airy, fern-like foliage. Soft white blooms float above a haze of finely cut leaves, followed by distinctive, balloon-shaped seedpods that extend the season of interest well beyond flowering.
Easy to grow and quick to bloom, nigella thrives in cool conditions and is best sown directly into the garden early in the season. Plants form loose, upright clumps that weave naturally through borders, lending a light, informal structure to spring and early summer plantings. The white flowers pair effortlessly with other cool-season annuals and are especially effective in restrained, limited-palette gardens.
Both flowers and seedpods are useful for cutting. Allowed to self-sow, plants return reliably year after year, maintaining a gentle rhythm without becoming intrusive.
Seeds will gather in your Trug until you’re ready to check out.
Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove ‘Snow Thimble’ is a refined white biennial selected for its tall, elegant spires of pure, unmarked blooms. Unlike many white foxgloves that develop lavender or purple spotting, this strain flowers consistently in clean white, creating a calm and luminous presence in the late spring and early summer garden.
Large, tubular flowers are held densely along upright stems above a basal rosette of softly textured green foliage. The vertical habit makes this foxglove especially effective at the back of borders, along woodland edges, or woven through mixed perennial plantings. Its white flowers are particularly striking against darker foliage and in evening light.
Easy to grow and reliable from seed, ‘Snow Thimble’ establishes quickly and overwinters as a rosette before flowering the following year. Where allowed to set seed, plants may gently self-sow, maintaining a natural rhythm in the garden. Stems are suitable for cutting and are highly attractive to pollinators, especially bees.
Seeds will gather in your Trug until you’re ready to check out.
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea ‘White Swan’ is a refined white form of the native purple coneflower, prized for its crisp petals and warm copper-orange cone. Strong upright stems rise above sturdy green foliage, producing large daisy-like blooms that hold their shape through summer heat.
Long valued in perennial borders, ‘White Swan’ brings brightness without harshness — its white petals soften stronger color schemes and pair beautifully with ornamental grasses, phlox, salvia, and other summer perennials. The flowers are highly attractive to pollinators, and the prominent seed heads provide late-season structure and winter interest if left standing.
Reliable, drought tolerant once established, and long-lived, this is a foundational plant for sunny borders and naturalistic plantings. Blooms are excellent for cutting, and spent flowers can be left to feed birds in autumn.
Seeds will gather in your Trug until you are ready to checkout.
Papaver rhoeas
Shirley poppy ‘Bridal Silk’ is a luminous white selection prized for its delicate, tissue-thin petals and soft yellow centers. Flowers open in succession over several weeks, each bloom lasting only a short time but continually replaced, creating a light, shifting display through late spring and early summer.
This hardy annual thrives in cool conditions and performs best when sown directly into the garden while soils are still cold. Plants form airy clumps topped with nodding buds that unfurl in the morning light, lending an effortless, meadow-like quality to borders and cutting gardens. ‘Bridal Silk’ is especially effective sown in generous drifts or paired with larkspur, annual phlox, or grasses.
Once established, plants resent disturbance but will readily self-sow, returning year after year where conditions suit them. Blooms are excellent for cutting when handled properly, adding a fleeting, romantic element to garden-style arrangements.
Seeds will gather in your Trug until you’re ready to check out.
Part Sun to Shade
Create a romantic white garden in just 24 square feet.
This curated 4x6 Part Sun to Shade White Garden Collection brings together bold foliage structure and soft woodland movement — inspired by classic English garden layering and adapted for modern American landscapes.
At the heart of this design is a single hosta placed slightly off-center for a grounded, natural composition. Repeated dicentra creates rhythm through the middle layer, while upright digitalis adds vertical elegance. Seed-grown aquilegia and nigella weave through the planting to soften edges and extend bloom into early summer.
This is not a random assortment of shade plants.
It’s a layered planting plan designed to knit together beautifully and feel full, established, and intentional.
Includes:
• 1 Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ (bare root)
• 3 Dicentra ‘Alba’ (bare roots)
• 1 Digitalis ‘Snow Thimble’ seed packet
• 1 Aquilegia ‘White Barlow’ seed packet
• 1 Nigella ‘Miss Jekyll Alba’ seed packet
Designed for approximately 24 square feet (4x6 bed).
Collection quantities are fixed and cannot be adjusted.
Each design is intentionally balanced for spacing, repetition, and long-term structure.
Light Requirement:
Part Sun to Shade (ideal in bright shade or morning sun with afternoon protection)
Prefer to Purchase Individually?
This collection is designed to be planted as written.
However, individual plants and seed packets are available separately:
• Hosta
• Dicentra ‘Alba’
• Digitalis ‘Snow Thimble’
• Aquilegia ‘White Barlow’
• Nigella ‘Miss Jekyll White’
Your bundle will ship once our spring inventory arrives (expected early April). We carefully inspect and prepare each order prior to shipping to ensure strong, healthy plants. Orders ship in the order received. Because this is a pre-order item, shipping dates are estimates and may shift slightly based on supplier timing.
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Campanula latifolia var. macrantha ‘Alba’
Campanula latifolia var. macrantha ‘Alba’ is a stately, long-lived perennial valued for its tall, upright stems lined with large, pure white bell-shaped flowers. Native to Europe and long established in traditional borders, it brings structure, height, and quiet drama to early summer gardens.
Broad, deep green foliage forms a substantial base, supporting strong flowering spikes that reach 3–4 feet tall. The generous white bells open along the stems and are especially striking against dark shrubs, woodland edges, and shaded borders. In evening light, the flowers seem to glow, making this an excellent choice for moon gardens and reflective planting schemes.
This campanula thrives in moist, fertile soils and benefits from some afternoon shade in warmer regions. Where well sited, it will gently self-sow, producing decorative round seedpods that add interest beyond bloom. The sturdy stems are well suited for cutting, offering a refined yet architectural element in garden-style bouquets.
Seeds will gather in your Trug until you’re ready to check out.
Eryngium giganteum
Eryngium ‘Miss Willmott’s Ghost’ is one of those plants that carries both beauty and legend. Tall, architectural stems rise above the border in shimmering silver-white, each cone encircled by spiny, luminous bracts that seem almost frosted. In evening light, they glow.
The name comes from the formidable English gardener Ellen Willmott (1858–1934), who was said to scatter seeds of this eryngium in the gardens of friends without telling them. The following year, the silvery plants would appear — an elegant surprise. Whether entirely true or slightly embellished, the story suits the plant perfectly.
This is technically a biennial, forming a strong rosette the first year and flowering dramatically the second. It may gently self-sow where happy. Stems are excellent for cutting fresh or drying, and the seedheads are as beautiful as the blooms.
Germination can be slower and slightly more variable than many annuals. A period of cool conditioning often improves results. It asks for a bit of patience — but the reward is a plant unlike anything else in the garden.
Seeds will gather in your Trug while you continue to shop.
Full Sun
Create a luminous white garden in just 24 square feet.
This curated 4x6 Full Sun White Garden Collection brings together long-lived structure and soft seasonal movement — inspired by traditional British white borders and adapted for modern American gardens.
At the heart of this design is a single peony placed slightly off-center for a natural, composed look. Repeated phlox creates rhythm and summer fullness, while seed-grown annuals weave through the structure to soften edges and extend bloom.
This is not a random assortment of white flowers.
It’s a layered planting plan designed to grow more beautiful each year.
Includes:
• 1 Paeonia ‘Duchess de Nemours’ (bare root)
• 1 Phlox ‘David’ bundle (3 bare roots)
• 1 Cosmos ‘Sonata White’ seed packet
• 1 Nigella ‘Miss Jekyll White’ seed packet
• 1 Papaver ‘Bridal Silk’ seed packet
Designed for approximately 24 square feet (4x6 bed).
Collection quantities are fixed and cannot be adjusted.
Each design is intentionally balanced for spacing, repetition, and long-term structure.
Light Requirement:
Full Sun to Part Sun (minimum 6 hours of direct sun recommended)
Your bundle will ship once our spring inventory arrives (expected early April). We carefully inspect and prepare each order prior to shipping to ensure strong, healthy plants. Orders ship in the order received. Because this is a pre-order item, shipping dates are estimates and may shift slightly based on supplier timing.
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How to Design a White Garden That Feels Intentional
A beautiful white garden isn’t created by simply choosing white flowers.
It works because of structure.
The historic white gardens at Sissinghurst and Hidcote were never just about color — they were about repetition, rhythm, and restraint. White becomes powerful when it’s layered correctly.
Here’s the framework we use in every design in this collection:
1. Start with Anchors
Choose strong, long-lived perennials first.
Peonies, phlox, hostas, and dicentra create the bones of the garden.
These plants:
• Return year after year
• Hold visual weight
• Give the bed presence even before everything blooms
Without anchors, a white garden can feel scattered. With them, it feels composed.
2. Plant in Odd Numbers
We follow the classic 1–3–5–7 rule.
Odd groupings feel natural and balanced to the eye. Three phlox will always look stronger than two. Five hostas create rhythm in a way four never will.
This is one of the simplest ways to make a small bed look professionally designed.
3. Layer Heights Intentionally
Every design includes:
• A focal point (often a peony placed slightly off-center)
• Mid-height repetition (like phlox or hosta)
• Vertical accents (digitalis or eryngium)
• Light, airy fillers (cosmos, nigella, poppies)
This layering is what gives the garden depth — and keeps it interesting from spring through fall.
4. Let Seed-Grown Plants Soften the Edges
Bare root perennials provide structure.
Seed-grown flowers provide movement.
Cosmos drift through the bed.
Nigella weaves between stronger forms.
Poppies create seasonal sparkle.
They soften the structure without overwhelming it.
5. Add Evergreen Structure for Year-Round Presence
If you want your white garden to feel intentional in every season, add a structural shrub nearby.
Boxwood and yew create formality.
Sarcococca adds winter fragrance in shade.
White hydrangeas or climbing roses add romantic height in sun.
We don’t sell shrubs in this collection — but we strongly recommend incorporating at least one for lasting impact.
6. Embrace Restraint
White gardens succeed because they are limited.
Instead of chasing variety, we repeat strong performers and allow texture to do the work.
The result is calming, cohesive, and luminous — especially in the evening light.