Trollius ’Golden queen’, (Globeflower): Feathery and bright yellow spherical like large buttercups. Needs moist soil.

Pulmonaria (Lungwort): Hairy leaves that are often attractively spotted white or silver. Blue or pink funnel shaped flowers in spring.

Moist & Wet Areas Herbaceous

Astilbe Astilboides Perennials Caltha Gunnera Hosta Iris Siberica Ligularia Lobelia Cardinalis Lysichton Bulleyana Primula Viallii Rheum Rodgersia Tradescantia Trollius Uvularia If you require any further information, please ask our outdoor advisors who will be very happy to help.

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Please recycle me once you’ve nished reading. Inspiration for your Home & Garden

We recommend the following . Dry & Sunny Area Shady Area There are many more seasonally available. Acanthus mollis: Dark green shiny leaves. White flowers Ajuga reptans: Blue flowers in spring with purple bracts on 1m spikes in late summer. Scented Flowers & Foliage Astilbe: Clump forming, delicate fern-like leaves with Agapanthus various: Bold clumps of strap shaped leaves frothy plumes of flowers in white / pink / apricot. Tall with pink or violet-blue spikes, Agastache: with orb shaped flower heads with many individual lily- Needs moist soil. Hyssops add height to a border. like flowers in blue / purple / white. Bergenia, various: (as before) Artemisia absinthium ‘Lambrook Silver’: Deeply divided Bergenia various (Elephants ears): Low clump forming feathery silvery grey leaves. evergreen with thick glossy leaves, often red in winter. Brunnera macrophylla: Rough hairy leaves (some varieties are variegated) with small bright baby-blue (Lily of the Valley): Well loved scent, Bell shaped red/pink/ white flowers in spring. Convallaria majalis flowers in spring. white flowers in spring. Crocosmia various (Montbretia): Clump forming from Dicentra spectablis (bleeding heart): Delicate feathery ‘Chocamocha’: Cup shaped, underground corms with erect lance shaped bright Cosmos atrosanguineus leaves and pink / white flowers that hang like droplets chocolate scented maroon coloured flowers on green leaves. Funnel shaped flower spikes with red / in spring. compact stems. orange / yellow flowers in mid summer. Epimedium, various: Heart shaped leaves that are (Greater Sea Kale): Clouds of well- Echinops (various): Spiny silvery foliage with spherical Crambe cordifolia often bronze tinted in spring and autumn. Small scented, white “stars” in June/July on tall stems with blue flower heads. pointed flowers in spring. silvery grey large leaves. Iris germanica (Bearded Iris). Fans of erect grey-green Gernanium phaeum: Lobed soft green leaves with (Carnations and pinks): Many varieties of pink leaves from thick rhizomes, Many blue-violet flowers in Dianthus dark purple-black flowers. and white flowers with toothed petals, many have grey/ late spring. silver leaves. Kniphofia, various (Red Hot Poker): Arching, tufted light Helleborus, various, (Christmas / Lenten roses): Flowers in late winter to early spring A wide range of and Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Spessart’: Vigorous and green leaves with rocket shaped flower spikes red / flower colours. spreading with white / pink flushed flowers and apple orange / yellow. scented leaves that turn bronze in autumn. Penstemon, various: Funnel shaped flowers in a large Hosta various: Bold heart shaped foliage in a large variety of variegated markings and colours. White / Monarda various (Bergamot): Tubular, sage-like flowers variety of colours red / pink / cerise / white / lilac. All lilac / flowers in summer. Needs damp soil and with coloured bracts on erect stems, flowers range from have a long flowering period. protection from snails! deep red, pink, blue and violet. Salvia various: Sage-like grey-green leaves, delicate Iris foetidissima: Vigorous bearded iris with tough Lillium orientalis (Oriental Lily): Stunning brightly coloured hooded flowers on slender stems. evergreen leaves, Purple flowers tinged with yellow petals in June/July Sedum spectabile (Ice plant): Bluish green succulent followed by red seeds. Nemesia ’Vanilla Mist’: Pale pink flowers with a yellow leaves, tightly packed heads of tiny pink flowers in Kidney shaped purple leaves. eye. Strong Vanilla scent. autumn. Ligularia dentata: Brown centred yellow-orange flowers. Nepeta various (Catmint): Silvery aromatic leaves, Small Verbena bonariensis: Tall with sparse narrow dark green various (Solomon’s Seal): Arching stems blue/lilac flowers. leaves with flattened heads of small bright lilac / purple Polygonum, flowers. with veined leaves and white tubular flowers on the Primula veris (Cowslip): Deep yellow flowers in April/May. underside of the stems. Verbascum ’Jackie in Pink’: A dwarf form of verbascum with soft pink flowers.