Agapanthus
Agapanthus are an amazing addition to any garden, with round flowerheads which sway in the breeze. They add colour and interest to a sunny border or pot. Flowering from summer through to the first frosts and available in a range of colours from perfect white to the darkest blue. Plant amongst grasses to create a full yet open feel to your planting. Many Agapanthus have an AGM.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
This popular climber combines twining evergreen foliage with pure white, sweetly scented flowers. Best suited to a sunny, sheltered wall, you can also plant it to cover trellises, pergolas or arbours to provide privacy screening as well as an elegant floral display. Although hardy in a sheltered spot, more exposed positions will require winter protection and mulching.
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie'
‘Emily Mckenzie’ is a compact variety that enjoys sun or partial shade. Average to fast-growing, it will quickly create bold drifts on banks or within large borders. Its large, crimson and orange freesia-like flowers look great in a hot coloured border and make excellent cut flowers. This variety is deer and rabbit resistant.
Phlomis russeliana
Providing year-round interest, this useful, sturdy perennial flourishes in poor soils and looks great as part of a naturalistic perennial border. Suitable for coastal planting, this specimen is also deer and rabbit resistant and does a brilliant job of smothering weeds with its large, soft, heart-shaped leaves.
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Early spring mounds of dark green foliage, ideal for ground cover when planted en masse, makes this a great choice for pairing with spring bulbs to cover their fading leaves. Long-lasting pinkish, brush-like flowers appear in late summer and persist well into winter, providing interest alongside the fading golden foliage. Cut back this deciduous grass in late winter.
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
A neat cultivar with beautifully scented pink flowers held above a creeping mat of foliage. Its leaves are ideal for year-round ground cover at the front of a border. Happy in well-drained, alkaline soil, ‘Herrenhausen’ looks wonderful intermingled with grasses and silver foliage plants.