This hardy geranium is an RHS AGM winner with its soft white saucer shaped blooms.
Affectionately known as Black Eyed Susan, this twining annual makes a popular and eye-catching summer climber. Thunbergia alata 'Salmon Shades' is a pretty colour mix with gentle terracotta shades of pink, orange, cream and apricot, each with a characteristic dark eye.
Beautiful apricot toned flowers make for a stunning plant for ground cover in the summer months between June and July.
Create a dreamy summer display with this pastel masterpiece, Cosmos bipinnatus 'Daydream?. Tall upright stems with soft ferny foliage create an airy effect which provides gentle movement to a planting scheme, each plant topped with a profusion of large daisy-like flowers.
A most unusual red-flowered Larkspur, but certainly a real beauty, Delphinium nudicaule 'Laurin' is a dwarf variety which will liven up any patio container or mixed border scheme. Profuse red flowers sit in groups on slender stalks above a neat clump of green foliage.
Irresistible, biciolour flowers that rise around 1. 8m (6?) tall! Sunflower 'Magic Roundabout' is a sunny blend of harmonious colour combinations.
Huge flowers up to 15cm (6) across add an exotic flavour to patio pots. The flamboyant blooms of Begonia Giant Picotee Mixed boast layers of elaborate, ruffled petals with a picotee edge. Supplied as a mixture of sumptuous bicolours, that looks simply spectacular set against lush serrated foliage in containers, beds, and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12).Useful links:How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers Culinary note: Add the bright coloured petals to sandwiches or salads for a light lemon taste and crisp texture. For more details about edible flowers click here.
This showy perennial is sure to grab the limelight at the front of your sunny borders. Slender blue-green foliage forms a dense clump over time, reminiscent of Iris, to which it is closely related.
If you?re going for a cottage-garden look, this pretty pastel Hollyhock ?Halo Pink? is just the ticket. With towering upright stems and impressive flower spikes, the large pale-pink blooms with halo centres make a really eye-catching feature.
Lychnis coronaria 'Dancing Ladies? is a colourful mix of Rose Campion that makes an eye-catching display in sunny beds and borders. Rosettes of silvery foliage produce upright silver-white stems topped with white, pink and rose-red flowers.
CordonIf you are of the opinion that tomatoes have lost their flavour then you will certainly enjoy the true tangy flavour of Tomato 'Gardener's Delight'. This cordon variety has long been a favourite for its trusses of particularly flavoursome, bite-sized cherry tomatoes that are ideal for adding to salads and sandwiches.
Grow this gorgeous Dahlia ?Starlight Mixed? for fabulous summer flowers in all the colours of the rainbow! Enjoy long-lasting colour with this vibrant mix of dahlias which bloom continuously all summer long. Including a fantastic array of colours and flower types, these beautiful bee-friendly blooms bring heaps of pizazz to any summer planting scheme, not to mention cut flower bouquets!
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A classic bee and butterfly magnet, the nectar-rich blooms provide a continuous show throughout summer and well into autumn. The beautiful pale mauve pincushion flowers for Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) are held on slender, tall upright stems, providing a relaxed, air effect in borders and wildflower meadows alike.
A useful plant for the allotment as well as providing a long-lasting colour in the garden, easy-to-grow Calendula officinalis 'Lemon Cream' produces sunny double yellow flowers throughout the summer months which are edible and also attract pollinators. Use the cheery flowers to brighten up your summer salads, cakes or use them as a pretty edible garnish.
Godetia 'Pink Buttercups' (Clarkia) provide a long-lasting show of vibrant pink flowers during summer above fine, upright stems and grassy foliage. This plant has a wonderful relaxed appearance, perfect for incorporating into a meadow planting schemes as well as informal mixed borders.