Horatio’s Garden Plant List

Latin name Common name

Trees Amelanchier lamarckii - multistem Snowy mespilus, Juneberry Betula nigra - multistem River birch Buxus sempervirens - balls Box Koelreuteria paniculata (in planter) Golden rain tree, Varnish tree

Hedging Crataegus monogyna Quickthorn Euonymous europaeus Spindle Fagus sylvatica Beech Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Quercus robur English oak Rosa canina Dog rose

Shrubs Buddleja davidii 'Black knight' Butterfly bush Lavendula ‘Hidcote Giant’ Lavender Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire' Russian sage Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Sarcococca confusa Sweet box

Herbaceous Acanthus mollis 'Rue Ledan' Bear's breeches, Oyster plant Acaena inermis Purpurea New Zealand burr Achillea 'Mondpagode' Yarrow Achillea ‘Moonshine’ Yarrow Agastache 'Black Adder' Giant hyssop Alchemilla erythropoda Lady's mantle Anemone hupehensis var japonica Japanese anemone Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' Japanese anemone Antirrhinum 'Black Prince’ Snapdragon Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana' Dwarf wormwood Aruncus dioicus 'Horatio' Goatsbeard Aster lateriflorus 'Coombe Fishacre' Aster Aster umbellatus Flat-topped aster Blechnum spicant Hard fern, Deer fern Baptisia australis False indigo Bupleurum perfoliatum Hare's ear Campanula lactiflora ‘Platinum’ Milky bellflower Campanula trachelium var. alba Bellflower Centranthus ruber Red valerian Centranthus ruber ‘Albus’ White valerian Chamerion angustifolium 'Album' Rosebay willowherb Clematis ‘Arabella’ Clematis Coreopsis verticillata 'Old Timer' Whorled tickseed Dahlia ‘Honka Surprise’ Dahlia Dahlia 'Honka White' Dahlia Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ Dahlia Dahlia 'Jescot Julie' Dahlia Dianthus cruentis Blood pink Digitalis ferruginea Rusty foxglove Digitalis lutea Foxglove Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn fern Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' Coneflower Echinops sphaerocephalus ‘Artic Glow’ Globe thistle Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum Barrenwort Erigeron karvinskianus Spanish daisy Eryngium yuccifolium Button snake-root Eryngium giganteum 'Silver Ghost' Giant sea holly Eryngium planum 'Blaukappe' Sea holly Euphorbia griffithii ‘Dixter’ Euphorbia Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis' Mountain cranesbill Geranium macrorrhizum 'Album' Rock cranesbill Geranium nodosum Knotted cranesbill Geranium nodosum 'Svelte Lilac' Knotted cranesbill ‘Svelte Lilac’ Geranium 'Sanne' Cranesbill ‘Sanne’ Geranium 'Tanya Rendall' Cranesbill ‘Tanya Rendall’ Gypsophila repens ‘Rosenschleier’ Creeping gypsophila Helleborus foetidus Stinking hellebore Heuchera cylindrica ‘Greenfinch’ Heuchera ‘Greenfinch’ Hylotelephium ‘Jose Aubergine’ Ice plant (formerly Sedum) Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude’ Ice plant (formerly Sedum) Knautia macedonica Macedonian scabious Libertia grandiflora Libertia Leycesteria formosa Nepalese Honeysuckle Ligusticum scoticum Scots lovage Lunaria rediviva Perennial honesty Lythrum virgatum ‘Dropmore Purple’ Wand loosestrife Monarda bradburiana Bergamot ‘Bradbury’ Monarda ‘Scorpion’ Bergamot ‘Scorpion’ Mukdenia rossii Mukdenia Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' Oregano Patrinia scabiosifolia Eastern valerian Panicum 'Shenandoah' Switch grass, Panic grass Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Alba’ White-flowered red bistort Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem sage Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard' Western coneflower Salvia nemerosa 'Negrito' Woodland sage Sanguisorba canadensis White burnet Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder' Great burnet Sesleria autumnalis Autumn moor grass Sidalcea ‘Elsie Heugh’ Prairie mallow ‘Elsie Heugh’ Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Goldenrod Stachys byzantina Lamb's ear Stipa gigantea Giant feather grass, Golden oats Thymus vulgaris 'Compactus' Common thyme Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta' Purple mullein Verbena bonariensis Tall verbena Verbena hastata ‘Rosea’ Verbena Vernonia noveboracensis New York flat tops Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album' Culvers root Viola riviniana Purpurea Group Common dog-violet

Bulbs Allium atropurpureum Ornamental flowering onion Allium christophii Star of Persia Allium flavum Yellow onion Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ Ornamental flowering garlic Allium nigrum Black garlic Allium schubertii Sparkler allium Allium sphaerocephalon Drumstick garlic Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop Lilium Regale Regal lily Lilium 'Golden Splendor Group' Lily Narcissus 'February Gold' Narcissi Narcissus ‘Minnow’ Narcissi Narcissus 'Thalia' Narcissi Nectaroscordum siculum Sicilian honey garlic Tulipa 'Recreado' Tulip hybrid Tulipa 'Angelique' Tulip hybrid Tulipa sylvestris Wild tulip

Planting over the arch Wisteria floribunda 'Alba' Wisteria Malus 'Worcester Pearmain' Apple Malus 'Winter Gem' Apple Malus 'James Grieve' Apple Malus 'Rosemary Russet' Apple Malus 'Queen Cox' Apple Malus 'Katy' Apple Malus 'Scrumptious' Apple Malus 'Saturn' Apple Malus 'Laxton's Superb' Apple

Horatio’s Garden is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registered charity no. 1151475/SC045386 Registered address 41A Vicarage Street, Warminster BA12 8JQ www.horatiosgarden.org.uk HORATIO’S GARDEN 2018

Design concept and planting

Design Cleve West’s design brilliantly incorporates the form of the spine in a series of low limestone walls, which double as seating for families. These walls draw the eye to the gentle hills beyond and curve through mixed planting towards a large gathering space. An apple archway leads to a summerhouse and there’s the calming sound of water flowing into a long rill.

Everywhere the benefits of nature can be felt. Plants have been chosen for their aesthetic and multi-sensory qualities: grasses to catch the wind, herbs to smell and taste, and shrubs and trees for texture and winter structure. Mature beech hedging was donated from Cleve West’s winning garden after the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. Native hedging is planted around the perimeter fence.

There are 23 trees planted in the garden, including Betula nigra and Amelanchier lamarckii, the berries of which are attracting birds to the garden. Shaggy box balls and rosemary punctuate a looser herbaceous palette, and perennials such as Echinacea, Foeniculum, Asters and the aptly named Aruncus ‘Horatio’ bring texture, colour and scent.

Planting The initial planting of the garden was completed by September 2012. New plant varieties have been added over the past five years, as directed by Cleve during his visits each season, to keep the design fresh. Planting in the wooden planters is changed seasonally to provide variety and interest; this summer we are growing a range of ornamental vegetables and salads, as well as flowers for cutting.

The garden is maintained by a Head Gardener and a team of volunteers with the assistance of patients with spinal cord injuries.