The plantswoman behind Hardy\u2019s Cottage Garden Plants on a childhood learning the names of wildflowers, and the art of combining plants in a real garden setting. Portrait Charlie Hopkinson <\/p>
Since the nursery\u2019s first flower show in Bedfordshire in 1989, the name Hardy\u2019s Cottage Garden Plants has been synonymous with exquisite displays of herbaceous plants in garden settings. It is a family-run nursery, born when Rosy Hardy and her husband Rob<\/a> combined their talents \u2013 Rosy\u2019s for plant propagation, selection and combining, and Rob\u2019s for landscaping and logistics \u2013 to become the renowned Hampshire nursery with a staff of 13 who nurture more than 1,200 types of herbaceous perennial<\/a>.<\/p>