This Achillea was raised by the great English nurseryman Alan Bloom whom I had the privilege of meeting before he died a few years ago. To my mind it is one of, if not the best of all Achilleas as it is beautiful both in flower and in foliage. Read more about Achillea ‘Moonshine’
NEW From evergreen basal rosettes strong 2 metres tall spires produce large butter yellow, hollyhock flowers about 10cm across. Read more about Alcea rugosa
Featured in our pear walk and one of the loveliest of all the flowers in the garden this outstanding cultivar makes metre tall stems topped by glistening pure white flowers from late summer until well into the autumn. Cut back all the way to the ground after flowering. Read more about Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’
‘Marchenfee’ is a single soft pink, compact growing variety of Japanese Windflower. Like all of its kin it will make a terrific display during late summer and autumn as long as it is well watered. Read more about Anemone x hybrida ‘Marchenfee’
This perennial snapdragon from the hills of Morocco and Spain which, during late spring and summer, carries rose pink flowers on short stems over mounds of blue-green fuzzy foliage. In hot districts a little light shade is beneficial otherwise it is happy in full sun. Read more about Antirrhinum hispanicum ‘Roseum’
Aquilegia ‘Denver Gold’ was selected by the Denver Botanic Gardens for its ability to produce a second crop of flowers after the first flush is finished. Large, elegant, long spurred lemon yellow flowers are produced on 60-80cm tall stems during spring and summer. Read more about Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Denver Gold’
This Manzanita can be kept clipped to a metre tall, or allowed to become a 2m shrub. Producing pure white lily-of-the-valley flowers during late winter spring. Rarely offered in Australia. Drought tolerant when established and will grow happily in sun or light shade. Read more about Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’
From the dry western areas of the USA beautiful in all its parts from the burnished copper-bronze twisted trunks to its wonderful large grey-green leaves and exquisite lily-of-the-valley flowers. Thoroughly drought tolerant when once established. Read more about Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘St Helena’
A relatively dwarf New Zealand Rock Lily with handsome arching sword shaped leaves and produces masses of shooting star, lily-like flowers during spring and summer. Read more about Arthropodium cirrhatum ‘Te Puna’
A plant of mostly dry ground in the eastern parts of the USA, this species does well for us. Aster ‘Calliope’ was raised in the 1890s at the RHS gardens and is more elegant in flower than most Easter daisies. Read more about Aster laevis ‘Calliope’
Aster ‘Lady in Black’ was raised by Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf. It is a dramatic plant with black leaves clothing stiff upright 80cm tall stiff stems. Read more about Aster lateriflorus ‘Lady in Black’
