Tall and spectacular, with arching leaves and bronze feathery panicles in summer, this ornamental grass makes a fine feature in the border. Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' can also be planted to form a feathery screen in the garden or grown in clumps in a gravel garden where its tall stems will sway and rustle in the breeze. Perennial Feather Reed Grass is quick to emerge each spring and is fast-growing and low maintenance. Height: 1.8m (5.9') Spread: 50cm (19).
Salvia nemorosa 'New Dimensions Mix' is a pretty duo of blue and mauve-pink flowered varieties. These compact plants produce a profusion of upright flower spikes above rounded clumps of coarse green foliage.
If you want your garden to look pretty in pink, plant Candytuft 'Pink Ice' in your sunny borders, rockeries and patio containers. Iberis' pastel pink flowers consist of impressive panicles followed by attractive seed heads and are at their best in the early summer. The hardy perennial also provides great seasonal groundcover due to its spreading habit and low-growing nature. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 40cm (16).
If you don?t want a sprawling squash plant taking over your plot, then Butternut Squash ?Butterbush? is the solution.
Dainty white star shaped flowers with a superb perfume! The twining stems of the common Jasmine just love to climb and will quickly cover fences, trellis or tree stumps. Grow Jasmine in sunny borders or containers near doors and windows to fully appreciate its wonderful fragrance.
Through autumn and into early winter, these Asters just keep on flowering, making sure the garden stays glorious with a splash of dusky pink. Chrysanthemum x hortorum 'Anastasia' is a neat little plant, perfect for the border or a container on the patio where it looks good teamed up with Ivy, Heuchera and other foliage plants. Cut a few sprays for colour indoors: these Chrysanthemums make a great cut flower too. Height 60cm (24). Spread 60cm (24).
Flowering in May and June, Melittis 'Royal Velvet Distinction' is a woodland perennial with beautiful flowers. They are orchid like, with white petals and pinky purple throats. Melittis, sometimes known as 'Bastard Balm', is a great plant for shady borders in woodland and wildlife friendly gardens. Part of the Mint family, in the wild they grow in the undercanopy of forests, where there is limited sunlight. Height: 70cm (28). Spread: 50cm (20).
Sky blue is a very welcome colour for garden flowers so Corydalis flexuosa ?Purple Leaf' needs serious consideration if you are looking for a change from pink, red and yellow blooms. Purple Leaf Corydalis has delicate fern-like purple foliage tinged with red forming a backdrop to the long tubular flowers rising above the mound of foliage from May to mid summer. This Corydalis needs to be placed in a border, rock garden or woodland area that benefits from dappled shade where it will grow to form clumps. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 50cm (19).
The striking blooms of this biennial Icelandic Poppy are sure to brighten up any garden, as the soft, papery flowers open up in vibrant shades of red and coral pink. What?s more, given adequate sunlight, the flowers start to appear in late spring, making this attractive cultivar one of the very first in its family to open. If that's not enough, Poppy 'Gartenzwerg' makes an ideal cut flower, due to its upright and durable stems. Height and spread: 30cm (12).
A dwarf bamboo, Pleioblastus argenteostriatus f. pumilus is ideal for smaller gardens and outdoor spaces. A great plant for contemporary and oriental style gardens, it has reddish canes and lush green leaves. It can be planted as a groundcover or amongst other plants in a border. This dwarf bamboo is very hardy and can last for years. Height: 1.2m (4'). Spread: up to 2m (6.6').
A worthy RHS AGM winner, Fuchsia 'Display' is a popular variety with an upright bushy habit and a profusion of two-toned deep pink flowers from June to September. The deep pink sepals curve upwards to reveal the skirt of rose-pink petals below. For reliable patio and border displays year after year Fuchsia ?Display? shows it's winning features. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).
The tall spires of the Red Hot Poker are equally at home in the cottage garden, exotic garden, or wildlife garden. Above dense clumps of evergreen foliage, the scarlet-orange and yellow blooms of Kniphofia 'Fire Dance' are an old favourite of the mixed border, still just as popular today. Loved by bees and butterflies, the Torch Lily is also rabbit proof, making it a useful choice in rural gardens. Height: 50cm (20) Spread: 60cm (24).
Every spring, this compact little Saxifrage is covered in a starry mass of pink blooms, each with a golden centre. The flowers grow above mossy mounds of textured evergreen foliage, giving interest all year. Saxifraga 'Peter Pan' holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit and is an easy plant for a beginner. It likes sunshine, but unlike many rock garden plants, will also tolerate some shade. It prefers a moist soil. As well as being ideal for the alpine or rockery garden, it is a good choice for the front of borders, patio containers, or can be grown in wall crevices. Height and Spread: 25cm (10).
It's not surprising that this Hardy Geranium is so popular as it is a great garden performer with masses of flowers of deep lavender-blue from late spring right through to August. It grows happily in shade or sun, and will roam through a woodland garden or create dense summer ground cover at the front of the border. It is easy to grow, vigorous and not fussy. The Royal Horticultural Society recognises the good qualities of this Cranesbill with the Award of Garden Merit. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 60cm (24).
A superb prostrate form of Heather with lime green foliage that turns incredible bright golden-yellow, literally glowing, as the weather begins to warm. Erica carnea f. alba 'Golden Starlet' has been awarded a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, undoubtedly because of its unique, neat, compact habit and pretty white, urn-shaped flowers from February to April. With good tolerance to any soil conditions, whether that be acid or alkaline, together with its ability to withstand sun or part-shade, this Heather is a very versatile addition to any garden environment. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 45cm (18).
Bring a splash of zingy yellow into your garden with the towering Achillea filipendula 'Coronation Gold'. This eye-catching RHS AGM award winning hardy perennial has tall slender stems topped with an almost flat head made up of dozens of small golden yellow flowers which will be in bloom throughout the summer. The grey-green feathery foliage forms a neutral backdrop to complement the swathe of yellow above. Coronation Gold will be a magnet for bees and other nectar loving insects and will make a good cut flower too. Height: 1m (39). Spread: 50cm (20).
Ferns are a great addition in any garden, offering architectural forms as their fronds uncurl. Give them a relatively shady position and they will thrive. Fern 'Ursula's Red' (the japanese painted fern) has deep red stems with black, green and white foliage. Ht. 30- 50cm. Supplied as plug plants