Thanks, Neal. The mix of the canterbury bells and the dl was a complete accident, but a nice surprise ! The CB just came up by itself from ones I had previously had in there a few years prior.
The nurseries around here that favor the cottage look never carry dl's...and the gardens I've seen rarely, if ever have a single dl in them. IMO they work just fine, as your pictures prove !
Lucy: I like "hot colors" too ! Especially in summer.
The cottage look is hard to achieve where I am because our summers are very hot and a lot of those flowers just melt in the heat. Spring is not a problem, but the minute the summer heat starts, forget it ! (sigh)
Hybrid Delphiniums do well here...in spring. I treat them as annuals because they never "come back" after a hot summer.
Do either of you ever grow Agrostemma ? It's a GREAT plant for cottage gardens. Love it. I'm also way big on Catananche.
