Plumes of small coral pink or deep beige flowers in June above scalloped leaves. This unusual and striking plant makes a wonderful display if planted in large groups. It needs a sunny moist, well drained border out of cold winds. H 6' S 3' 2l pot

Violet-blue flowers with dark stripes. Long flowering period from late spring to early autumn.. A fast growing perennial going to 4' H & S. Hardy. Needs well drained soil and a sunny position. Not long-lived but cuttings can be taken. 2l pot

A pretty peach coloured flower with a yellow centre and dark pink banding. This evergreen perennial grows to a H 3'and a S of about 30". Can also be used as a climber. Butterflies like it. Full sun. 2l pot

This is a wonderful fern, aka the Shuttlecock fern. We have it planted along the edge of a shady border and watching it grow and unfurl each spring is one of life's simple pleasures! It's a wonderful architectural plant whether planted as we have done, or on its own. Likes some shade and a humus rich soil that is moist. Give it elbow room because it does open to around 3' tall and about 20" wide. It looks best with some space around it anyway. Hardy.

Single, sky blue flowers flowering over 6 weeks on tall stems. They look best planted in drifts under a light shade canopy. They can be tricky to get going from seed, so the best way to establish a colony is to plant a few pot-grown plants and then allow them to self-seed. H 3' - 4'. 2l pot

This unusual plant grows to a height and spread of around 18". The leaves are light green and the upper and side lobes of the flowers are white, while the larger lower lobe is a red-purple. It flowers in April and May in any moist well-drained soil and has fuzzy, honey scented foliage. It's popular with butterflies. 2l pot

The Virginian bluebell is a member of the Borage family and is a really charming plant with beautiful blue flowers, though sometimes white or pink emerge, too. Flowers in April & May in shady areas in damp soil.
H. 24" S. 18"

This herbaceous perennial has arge green palmate leaves appearing in spring and turning scarlet in Autumn. Umbels of white flowers in springe. Plant in light shade in moist well drained soil. H. between 6" and 1'. Good for autumn flower.

A vigorous catmint with small tubular lavender blue flowers from June to July. Aromatic, pretty, light green/grey foliage. Forms a dense mound. Highly attractive to bees and surprise, surprise, cats!
H. 2' S. 18" Hardy 2l pot

An extraordinarily beautiful plant whose tubular flowers with flared ends to them, change into varying shades of white, pink and dark pink as they age, so that eventually its multi-branched stems are covered with vari-coloured flowers among soft green leaves. It's both lovely and very unusual. It's hardy with us but would be tender in other areas so half-hardy perennial is the safe description of this. H 2' - 3' Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Looks wonderful planted with e.g. Thalictrum delavayii Hewitt's Double.

This low growing plant is good for groundcover in some shade. It makes a spreading carpet with forget-me-not like blue flowers and is about 8" tall in late spring. Will grow in any good soil but performs best in humus rich soil.

aka The Royal Fern, this grows eventually to around 6' in height and 14' spread. It is a truly wonderful, giant fern. Plant it in a shady, damp spot near a pond in good soil. Fully Hardy.