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A Year in Colour
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Summer days and country meadows. Warm whites, pale blues and pinks, yellows and golds.
April
Geums, Geraniums, Grasses
Flower from May to July
Masses of nodding, pale lemon flowers carried above a rosette of green foliage, feathery grass and ‘blue’ geranium.
1 Geum (2-3l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
1 Geranium (1.5-2l)
May
Geraniums, Astrantia, Umbelifers
Flower from May to August
Astrantia come in a range of subtle colours that combine beautifully with showier plants. They’ll tolerate sun but thrive in shade. Long flowering, they make an invaluable source of pollen and nectar, not to mention beautiful cut flowers. Paired here with ‘blue’ geraniums and white umbellifers.
1 Astrantia (2-3l)
1 Geranium (1.5-2l)
1 Stipa Teniusima or Briza Media (1.5-2l)
June
Cosmos, Gaura, Grasses
Flower from June to September
A profusion of pale pink flowers combine with the gentle fluttering whites and golds of Gaura and Briza media. It doesn’t get much more beautiful or longer flowering.
1 Pink Cosmos (2l)
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
July
Gaura, Verbena, Grasses
Flowers from June to September.
A soft, naturalistic collection of white Gaura, lavender Verbena and golden grass. Beloved by bees and butterflies.
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Verbena (2l)
1 Deschampsia (or similar) (1.5-2l)
August
Japanese Anemones, Grasses and Verbena (Bampton or similar)
Flowers from July to October
All our collections are designed to work together, striking a balance of variety with repetition ( the key to good garden design). Here white anemone echo the Gaura and are combined with a later flowering verbena and grasses.
1 Japanese Anemone (2l)
1 Verbena Bampton (2l)
1 Deschampsia (or similar) (1.5-2l)
September
Narcissus & Allium bulbs
To be planted in September for flowers next spring.
A collection of some of the prettiest and most reliable Narcissus and Allium bulbs, in yellows and purples.
Narcissus Sunlight Sensation (20)
Allium Purple Sensation (20)
Allium Sicilian honey garlic (20)
N.B. Collection TBC subject to availability
October
Tulipa Spring Green & Pale yellow and pink varieties TBC
To be planted in October for flowers next spring.
A deep, dark collection of tulips, in deep red, dark purple, and smokey apricot and in ivory and deep reddish purple respectively.
Tulipa Spring Green (20)
Pale Yellow (20)
Pale Pink (20)
N.B. Final collection TBC subject to availability and seasonal
November
Sarcococca (Christmas Box), Rosemary and Ivy
Flower from December to March
Small white flowers and the most incredible honey-like perfume that will lift the spirits on short winter’s days.
1 Sarcococca (2-3l)
1 Rosemary (1l)
1 Ivy (10cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC
December
Hellebores, Ferns and Snowdrops
Flower from December to February
Hellebores are also known by the far prettier name, Christmas Rose. This early flowering variety is called Christmas Carol and pairs beautifully with other seasonal whites and soft pinks – snowdrops, ferns and November’s Christmas Box – lending any garden a timelessly festive feel.
1-2 Helleborus Christmas Carol (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
January
Hellebores, Snowdrops, Ferns
Flower from January to March
Off white hellebores take centre stage They offer some of the most beautiful colours you will find in any garden at any time. The fact that they flower at a time of year when both flower and colour are in short supply makes them all the more remarkable.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
February
Hellebores, Ferns, Narcissus double
Flower from January to March
I have yet to meet a colour of Hellebores I did not love, but the not-quite-white varieties combine particularly well with the Ivory of Narcissus doubles like bridal crown.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
March
Fritillaria, Narcissus, Ipheion
Flower from February to March
Snakes Head Fritillary is a bit of a rarity in our collections; a flower that doesn’t flower for long. It is however one of the loveliest and most exotic of our native plants. Narcissus tete-a-tete and Ipheion on the other hand, more than make up for it, blooming for upwards of 8 weeks.
2 Fritillaria (1l)
2 White Ipheion (1l)
3 Narcissus Tete-a-Tete (10.5cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC
April
Geums, Geraniums, Grasses
Flower from May to July
Masses of nodding, pale lemon flowers carried above a rosette of green foliage, feathery grass and ‘blue’ geranium.
1 Geum (2-3l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
1 Geranium (1.5-2l)
May
Geraniums, Astrantia, Umbelifers
Flower from May to August
Astrantia come in a range of subtle colours that combine beautifully with showier plants. They’ll tolerate sun but thrive in shade. Long flowering, they make an invaluable source of pollen and nectar, not to mention beautiful cut flowers. Paired here with ‘blue’ geraniums and white umbellifers.
1 Astrantia (2-3l)
1 Geranium (1.5-2l)
1 Stipa Teniusima or Briza Media (1.5-2l)
June
Cosmos, Gaura, Grasses
Flower from June to September
A profusion of pale pink flowers combine with the gentle fluttering whites and golds of Gaura and Briza media. It doesn’t get much more beautiful or longer flowering.
1 Pink Cosmos (2l)
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
July
Gaura, Verbena, Grasses
Flowers from June to September.
A soft, naturalistic collection of white Gaura, lavender Verbena and golden grass. Beloved by bees and butterflies.
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Verbena (2l)
1 Deschampsia (or similar) (1.5-2l)
August
Japanese Anemones, Grasses and Verbena (Bampton or similar)
Flowers from July to October
All our collections are designed to work together, striking a balance of variety with repetition ( the key to good garden design). Here white anemone echo the Gaura and are combined with a later flowering verbena and grasses.
1 Japanese Anemone (2l)
1 Verbena Bampton (2l)
1 Deschampsia (or similar) (1.5-2l)
September
Narcissus & Allium bulbs
To be planted in September for flowers next spring.
A collection of some of the prettiest and most reliable Narcissus and Allium bulbs, in yellows and purples.
Narcissus Sunlight Sensation (20)
Allium Purple Sensation (20)
Allium Sicilian honey garlic (20)
N.B. Collection TBC subject to availability
October
Tulipa Spring Green & Pale yellow and pink varieties TBC
To be planted in October for flowers next spring.
A deep, dark collection of tulips, in deep red, dark purple, and smokey apricot and in ivory and deep reddish purple respectively.
Tulipa Spring Green (20)
Pale Yellow (20)
Pale Pink (20)
N.B. Final collection TBC subject to availability and seasonal
November
Sarcococca (Christmas Box), Rosemary and Ivy
Flower from December to March
Small white flowers and the most incredible honey-like perfume that will lift the spirits on short winter’s days.
1 Sarcococca (2-3l)
1 Rosemary (1l)
1 Ivy (10cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC
December
Hellebores, Ferns and Snowdrops
Flower from December to February
Hellebores are also known by the far prettier name, Christmas Rose. This early flowering variety is called Christmas Carol and pairs beautifully with other seasonal whites and soft pinks – snowdrops, ferns and November’s Christmas Box – lending any garden a timelessly festive feel.
1-2 Helleborus Christmas Carol (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
January
Hellebores, Snowdrops, Ferns
Flower from January to March
Off white hellebores take centre stage They offer some of the most beautiful colours you will find in any garden at any time. The fact that they flower at a time of year when both flower and colour are in short supply makes them all the more remarkable.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
February
Hellebores, Ferns, Narcissus double
Flower from January to March
I have yet to meet a colour of Hellebores I did not love, but the not-quite-white varieties combine particularly well with the Ivory of Narcissus doubles like bridal crown.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
March
Fritillaria, Narcissus, Ipheion
Flower from February to March
Snakes Head Fritillary is a bit of a rarity in our collections; a flower that doesn’t flower for long. It is however one of the loveliest and most exotic of our native plants. Narcissus tete-a-tete and Ipheion on the other hand, more than make up for it, blooming for upwards of 8 weeks.
2 Fritillaria (1l)
2 White Ipheion (1l)
3 Narcissus Tete-a-Tete (10.5cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC