Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’ is a stunning perennial variety, perfect for mid to back border displays. With showy, deep blue flowers, they provide a vibrant display from July-September. These sun-loving plants thrive in well-drained soil and are also ideal for growing in containers.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Semi-evergreen
Approx 90cm tall x 60cm spread
Strappy green leaves
Prefers light, well-drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Alchemilla mollis is a delightful herbaceous perennial with attractive foliage and dainty yellow flowers from June- September. Its soft, velvety, pale green leaves have a distinctive rounded shape that collects and holds water droplets, creating a sparkling effect after rain.
Key Features
Thrives in sun and partial shade
Approx 30- 45 cm tall x 50cm spread
Attractive, pale green leaves
Prefers well-drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Downy leaves unattractive to slugs , snails, rabbits and deer - great for New Forest gardens
Achillea 'Moonshine' has masses of bright yellow flowers that look stunning from May through to September. This low-maintenance plant is a fantastic choice if you are looking to attract bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects to your garden. Its seeds are attractive to birds, including goldfinches in the autumn months.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 50cm spread
Attractive grey-green feathery foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Great for Mediterranean, and costal planting styles
Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta' is a stunning perennial plant with a unique colour palette that sets it apart from other yarrow varieties. Its flat-topped flower clusters boast a terracotta-orange hue that deepens as the blooms mature. This drought-tolerant and low-maintenance plant adds a touch of warm, earthy elegance to garden borders.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 100cm tall x 40cm spread
Attractive feathery foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Great for Mediterranean style and mixed sunny border planting
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' has showy, hot, paprika coloured flowers from June to September. Their bright coloured flowers are a magnet for pollinating insects and birds enjoy the seed heads through the autumn months. Perfect for planting alongside other sun loving perennials such as Salvias, Echinacea’s and grasses including Stipa tenuissima and Pennisetum varieties.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 70-80cm tall x 60 cm spread
Attractive feathery foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Great addition to Mediterranean and costal style borders
Achillea millefolium 'Walther Funcke' has masses of red flowers that fade to a tangerine-orange from June through to September. Their bright coloured flowers are a magnet for pollinating insects and birds enjoy the seed heads through the autumn months. With their long-lasting flowering period, achilleas make a great addition to any sunny borders with free-draining soils.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 45cm spread
Attractive feathery, green foliage foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for Mediterranean and costal style border planting
A stunning deciduous variety that looks great through the autumn and winter months. Slender flower panicles are held high above the foliage on straw like stems. The soft, creamy pink flowers add grace and movement to summer borders and the supporting stems hold fast through the winter months.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 1.5-1.8m tall x 60cm spread
Cream-pink flowers June-September
Green leaves
Moderately fertile, well drained soils
Perennial borders, prairie and coastal planting schemes
Anemanthele lessoniana, also known as pheasants tail, is an attractive evergreen grass providing year-round colour. Arching green foliage splashed with yellow orange and red streaks which intensify during the autumn and winter months. Sprays of delicate purple/pink flowers appear in late summer.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun and partial shade
Evergreen
Approx 80cm tall x 80-100cm spread
Green arching foliage tinted with red, yellow and orange
Any light, well-drained soil
Agapanthus 'Black Magic' is a fantastic dark purple flowering variety, perfect for mid to back-border displays. With showy flower stems reaching 80cm tall, they provide a vibrant display from July-September. These sun-loving plants thrive in well-drained soil and are also ideal for growing in containers.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Semi-evergreen
Approx 80cm tall x 60cm spread
Strappy green leaves
Prefers light, well-drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Crocosmia 'George Davison' boasts long, arching stems with golden yellow trumpet shaped flowers through late summer into autumn.
Key Features
Thrives in Full Sun
Approx 75cm tall x 60cm spread
Deciduous
Attractive, strappy green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil, but tolerant of almost any soil type
Great for tropical style gardens or for brightening sunny borders
Echinacea 'Baby White Swan is an excellent dwarf variety which flowers from early July to late September. Large white petals surround a central yellow-green cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for front-mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 50cm tall x 30cm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil, but tolerant of almost any soil types
Great for brightening sunny borders. A good coastal plant.
Echinacea 'Mellow Yellows' has lovely soft, creamy-yellow flowers from summer through to autumn. Large daisy shaped flower heads with a central yellow-green cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 80cm tall x 4ocm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Echinacea 'Pow Wow Wild Berry' is an excellent compact variety which flowers from summer through to autumn. Vivid pink petals surround a central yellow-green cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for front-mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 50-60cm tall x 40cm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Echinacea 'Virgin' has delicately scented, white flowers from summer through to autumn. Large daisy shaped flower heads with a central yellow-green cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 60cm tall x 4ocm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Echinacea 'Lakota Orange' is a stunning, bright orange variety that flowers from Summer through to autumn. Large daisy shaped flower heads with a central yellow-green cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 60cm tall x 45cm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Echinacea 'White Swan' has lovely bright, white flowers from summer through to autumn. Large daisy shaped flower heads with a central yellow-green cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 70cm tall x 40cm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Echinacea 'Lakota Red' is a stunning, bright red variety that flowers from Summer through to autumn. Large daisy shaped flower heads with a central orange-red cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 60cm tall x 45cm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders. A great coastal plant
Echinacea purpurea is a tall variety which flowers from summer through to autumn. Dusky pink-purple petals surround a central orange-yellow cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for back border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 100 cm tall x 50cm spread
Deciduous
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Erigeron 'Karvinskianus' boasts masses of white daisy flowers which fade to a deep rosy-pink from May-September. A magnet for bees and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 30cm tall x 40cm spread
Mounds of lush green foliage
Prefers light, well drained soil.
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' boasts tall, arching stems with bright red trumpet shaped flowers through late summer into autumn. A lovely bright coloured variety which is great planted towards the back of the border.
Key Features
Thrives in Full Sun
Approx 120cm tall x 80cm spread
Deciduous
Attractive, strappy green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil, but tolerant of almost any soil type
Great for tropical style gardens or for brightening sunny borders
Euphorbia ‘Wulfenii’ features bluish-green, lance-shaped leaves forming dense mound. In late spring to early summer, it produces large, vibrant yellow-green flower heads. Thriving in well-draining soil and full sun, it's a low-maintenance plant perfect for adding texture and colour to gardens and borders
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Evergreen
Approx 90 to 120cm tall x 90cm spread
Stunning yellow-green flowers from March to early June
Attractive, lance shaped, fleshy leaves
Prefers well drained soil
Attractive to bees and other early season insects
Geranium 'Azure Rush' have stunning lavender-blue flowers with a white centre. Flowers from late spring through the summer months. Similar in appearance to ‘rozanne’ its parent plant, but with lighter flowers and a more compact growth form.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun and partial shade
Approx 45cm tall x 50-60cm spread
Attractive foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty’ adds a burst of bright red to late summer borders. Thriving in full sun, their flowers start red and then fade to orangey-amber as they mature. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects, they are great grown in mid-back border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 90cm tall x 60cm spread
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders.
Geum ‘Mrs J Bradshaw’ is a fiery addition to sunny borders. Bright red flowers burst above mounds of lush green foliage. Flowering from June to late August, geums are a great way to add long-lasting brightness to your borders. A magnet for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 50cm spread
Mounds of lush green foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Iris ger. ‘Sultan's Palace’ boasts stunning red-burnt orange flowers in late spring. Thriving in full sun and with flower spikes to 70cm, this fabulous bearded iris is great for adding height and structure to mid border displays. Ensure rhizomes are exposed to sunlight for maximum flowering.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 70cm tall x 30cm spread
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers light, free draining soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Geum ‘Prinses Juliana’ is a fiery addition to sunny borders. Stunning Orange flowers from May to July. Geums are a great way to add brightness to your borders. A magnet for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 45-50cm tall x 40cm spread
Mounds of lush green foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ has wonderful orange-apricot flowers that will bloom from May to late August. Thriving in full sun with free draining soil, geums are a great way to add long-flowering brightness to your borders. A magnet for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 80cm tall x 50cm spread
Mounds of lush green foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Geranium Rozanne is a delightful perennial with violet-blue flowers, featuring a white centre and distinct purple veins. A popular choice to liven summer borders, rock gardens, and containers from June-September. This was one of the gorgeous plants featured in the show garden 'Woodland Fall' at Gardeners World Live, Birmingham NEC.
Key Features
Thrives in sun and partial shade
Approx 45cm tall x 60-80cm spread
Attractive foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Iris 'Sable' has deep purple flowers in late spring. Nearly black buds open to reveal scented, velvety purple flowers with an orange tipped purple beard. With flower spikes to 90cm, this fabulous bearded iris is great for adding height and structure to mid border displays.Ensure rhizomes are exposed to sunlight for maximum flowering.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 90cm tall x 30cm spread
Lance shaped, green leaves
Prefers light, free draining soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
One of my absolute favourites for sunny borders. Great long flowering season, attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Looks great in cottage style borders and mixed with flowering grasses like penniestums and stipa tenuissimas.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 60cm spread
Small, lance shaped leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for cottage style and sunny border planting
Kniphofia ‘Tawny Kings’ burnt orange buds add drama to any sunny border. Creamy-yellow flowers on tall stems can be enjoyed through the late summer months. Ideal for mid-back border displays. Thriving in rich, fertile soils, they look great grown alongside flowering grasses.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 120cm tall x 80cm spread
Deciduous
Strappy leaves
Prefers rich, fertile, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders. A good coastal plant
Aromatic foliage, beautiful deep violet-purple flowers and attractive to bees, butterflies and many other native insects. Well maintained lavender can make a fabulous hedge and looks great for most of the year. Fresh foliage in spring followed by an abundance of nectar rich flowers in summer and a second flush in early autumn. ‘Hidcote’ is a bushy, dwarf variety with silvery-grey leaves Thriving in well drained, alkaline soil, lavender prefer full sun and are best planted in a south or west facing position.
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Leucanthemum 'Silberprinzesschen' also known as the Shasta daisy, has lovely pure white petals surrounding a golden yellow centre. Thriving in sunny spots with free draining soil, this variety is perfect for mixed border planting. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 50-60cm tall x 50-60cm spread
Dark green, leathery leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Great for brightening sunny borders.
Linaria purpurea has lovely showy spikes of deep purple flowers from July through to october. Narrow, grey green leaves grace the lower stems, topped with long flower spikes. Originating in Italy, Linaria thrive in full sun in moist, free draining soil.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Semi-evergreen
Approx 100-150cm tall x 70cm spread
Lance shaped, grey-green leaves
Prefers light, free draining soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
A tall, deciduous variety with slender arching green leaves. Easily recognised by the distinct white stripe running down the centre of each leaf. Striking, silky brown flower tassels in late summer and autumn. Great option if you are looking to add movement and texture to borders.
Key Features
Thrives in Full sun
Deciduous
Approx 1.8m tall x 1.2m spread
Silky, brown, tassel like flowers - August-September
Slender green foliage
Moderately fertile, well drained soils
Open, sunny borders
Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet' (Bergamot) has wonderfully aromatic leaves. The firework style flowers top tall stems from June into late summer. A magnet for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects it looks great planted in amongst flowering grasses.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Approx 90cm tall x 60cm spread
Deciduous
Aromatic leaves
Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Monarda 'Violet Queen' (Bergamot) has wonderfully aromatic leaves. The firework style flowers top tall stems from June into late summer. A magnet for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects it looks great planted in amongst flowering grasses.
Nepeta has fabulously aromatic silver-green leaves. Lilac-blue flowers from may through to late summer. This is an easy to grow groundcover, that thrives in sunny conditions. A magnet for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 40cm tall x 40cm spread
Aromatic leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for cottage style and sunny border planting
Nepeta ‘Purrsian Blue’ has fabulously aromatic silver-green leaves. Lilac-blue flowers from may through to late summer. A neat, mound forming variety that thrives in sunny conditions. A magnet for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 45cm tall x 60cm spread
Aromatic leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for cottage style and sunny border planting
Osteospermum 'Compactum' has pretty, mauve-pink, daisy like flowers that bloom from May to September. A great evergreen, groundcover variety that thrives in sunny locations
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Evergreen
Approx 20cm tall x 50cm spread
Green, lanceolate leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for cottage style, rockeries and sunny border planting
A lovely deciduous fountain grass variety. Dark green mounds of foliage and white bottlebrush flowers that mature to a bronze in late summer through autumn. Thrives in well drained borders with plenty of sun. Lovely variety to mix into perennial borders. This was one of the gorgeous plants featured in the show garden 'Woodland Fall' at Gardeners World Live, Birmingham NEC.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 30cm spread
Vibrant green foliage fading to a sandy beige in late autumn
Well drained soils
Costal and gravel garden style planting
Rudbeckia ‘deamii’ has cheerful, bright yellow flowers from August to October. Daisy shaped flower heads with a central blackish-brown cone. A magnet for butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Great for mid border displays.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Deciduous
Approx 60 tall x 30cm spread
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' is a popular and vibrant perennial plant. This cheerful plant is often used in the middle to back positions of garden borders, where it adds a burst of golden yellow from mid-summer to early Autumn.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Deciduous
Approx 60 to 75cm tall x 30cm spread
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' is a popular perennial, perfect for front-mid border displays. It features striking deep violet-blue flowers that bloom from June through to October. 'Caradonna' attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects, adding both visual appeal and ecological value to the garden. This was one of the gorgeous plants featured in the show garden 'Woodland Fall' at Gardeners World Live, Birmingham NEC.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Approx 50 to 60cm tall x 30cm spread
Aromatic foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Salvia 'Amethyst' is a popular perennial herbaceous plant perfect for mid border displays. It features masses of striking Bi-coloured deep purple and white flowers from June to October. A magnet for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Deciduous
Approx 100cm tall x 75cm spread
Aromatic, small green leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
A stunning, vibrant green feathery grass turning to a lovely sandy beige colour in the autumn months. Tipped with fluffy seed heads in the late summer this semi-evergreen grass is perfect for adding movement and texture to sunny borders. Thriving in well drained, poorer soils, stipa tenuissima is a real gem for use in costal, prairie and gravel garden planting schemes.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Semi-evergreen
Approx 60cm tall x 30-40cm spread
Sandy coloured flowering plumes July-September
Vibrant green foliage fading to a sandy beige in late autumn
Well drained, poor soils
Costal, gravel and prairie style planting
Salvia 'Royal Bumble' is a popular perennial that flowers from early summer to autumn. It features masses of vibrant red flowers from late July through to October. A magnet for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 50cm spread
Aromatic, small green leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Verbena ’lollipop’ flowers profusely from June to September. Exact same clusters of lilac-purple flowers as it’s parent plant, verbena bonariensis, but shorter and more bushy. A magnet for pollinating insects and birds enjoy their flat seed heads. Perfect for planting alongside other sun loving perennials such as Salvias, Echinacea and grasses including Stipa tenuissima and Pennisetum varieties.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 60cm spread
Attractive, green foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for cottage style and sunny border planting or planted containers
Salvia 'Icing Sugar' is a popular perennial that flowers from early summer to autumn. It features masses of striking Bi-coloured deep pink and pale pink flowers from July-October. A magnet for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.
Key Features
Thrives in sunny borders
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 60cm spread
Aromatic, small green leaves
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Salvia nemerosa 'Snowhills' (Schneehugel) is a captivating perennial with snowy-white blooms from June to September. 'Snowhills' also acts as a magnet for beneficial insects, attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to create a vibrant and lively garden display.
Key Features
Thrives in sun. Tolerates partial shade
Approx 45-60cm tall x 40cm spread
Aromatic foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
Verbena ‘rigida’ has masses of violet-purple flowers from June through to early September. Low growing, spreading variety that looks great alongside gauras, grasses, salvias. A magnet for pollinating insects and birds enjoy their flat seed heads.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 40cm spread
Attractive, green foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Perfect for cottage style and sunny border planting
Salvia sylvestris 'Mainacht,' or May Night Sage, is a popular perennial, perfect for mid border displays. It stands tall at 60-80 cm, boasting vibrant purple-blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun. Tolerates partial shade
Approx 75cm tall x 45 cm spread
Aromatic foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soil
Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects