Best Plants for a Cottage Garden

(Geranium cinereum)

A dwarf variety of the cranesbill geranium is an evergreen with gray-green leaves and translucent, cup-shaped white or pink flowers in late spring to early summer. 'Ballerina' has darker, grayer leaves than the species, with flowers that range from purple to red with dark veining.

Grows 6 to 8 inches high and 12 to 15 inches wide in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9; full to partial sun.