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A Year in Colour
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All things bright and beautiful. A joyful collection of jewel tones.
April
Geums, Grasses
Flower from April to August
Masses of orange and red flower combine beautifully with soft, feathery Stipa Tenuissima. A summer’s meadow in container or garden.
The closeness of the red and orange somehow softens and enriches both. Easy to grow and flower from May right through the summer.
2 Geums (2-3l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
May
Astrantia, Salvia, Grasses
Flower from May to August
Bright early flowering Salvia and white Astrantia combine to dramatic effect. This combination of colours can sometimes feel a little too high contrast, but the greens and pinks that blush white Astrantia and the addition of golden grasses softens their contrast.
1 Astrantia (2-3l)
1 Salvia Caradonna (2-3l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
June
Cosmos, Gaura, Grasses
Flower from June to September
A profusion of soft and neon pink flowers combined with the delicate frothy whites of Valerian. Very beautiful and very summery.
1 Pink Cosmos (2l)
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
July
Salvia, Umbellifers, Grasses
Flowers from June to September.
A beautifully naturalistic combination in a brighter palette. The rich violet of the saliva combines beautifully with the yellow umbellifers that avoids the sometimes cloying pitfalls or yellow and purple. Warm golden grass pulls the whole thing together.
1 Salvia Nachtvlinder (2-3l)
1 Yellow umbel (2l)
1 Molina Heidezwig (1.5-2l)
August
Salvia, Umbelifers, Grasses
Flower from July to October
A haze of white Anemone combine with the lavender clouds of verbena and golden grass, providing welcome colour at a time of year when everything else starts to slow down. Beloved by butterflies and gardeners alike. The seedheads of Anemones also provide wonderful form and food in autumn and winter.
1 Japanese Anemone (2-3l)
1 Verbena (2l)
1 Deschampsia (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 bright yellows and magentas.
Narcissus Starlight Sensation (20)
Allium Sphaerocephalon (30)
Allium Purple Sensation (20)
N.B. Collection TBC subject to availability
October
Tulipa Black Hero, Orange Princess, Antraciet
To be planted in October for flowers next spring.
A cherry collection of tulips, in tasteful high contrast. Dark purple, smokey orange, pinky magenta.
Tulipa Black Hero (20)
Tulipa Orange Princess (20)
Tulipa Antraciet (20)
N.B. Final collection TBC subject to availability
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 Cyclamen
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 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 Cyclamen (10.5cm)
January
Hellebores, Cyclamen and 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 Lime Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Cyclamen (10.5cm)
February
Hellebores, Ferns, Narcissus
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 bright Narcissus.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
March
Hyacinths
Flower from March to April
I’m a fairly recent convert to Hyacinths. I’m not sure there’s another flower that can do old fashioned and modern to quite the same extent. And good design typically requires a balance of both.
10 Hyacitnh woodstock (10cm)
10 Hyacitnh Mystic (10cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC
April
Geums, Grasses
Flower from April to August
Masses of orange and red flower combine beautifully with soft, feathery Stipa Tenuissima. A summer’s meadow in container or garden.
The closeness of the red and orange somehow softens and enriches both. Easy to grow and flower from May right through the summer.
2 Geums (2-3l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
May
Astrantia, Salvia, Grasses
Flower from May to August
Bright early flowering Salvia and white Astrantia combine to dramatic effect. This combination of colours can sometimes feel a little too high contrast, but the greens and pinks that blush white Astrantia and the addition of golden grasses softens their contrast.
1 Astrantia (2-3l)
1 Salvia Caradonna (2-3l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
June
Cosmos, Gaura, Grasses
Flower from June to September
A profusion of soft and neon pink flowers combined with the delicate frothy whites of Valerian. Very beautiful and very summery.
1 Pink Cosmos (2l)
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
July
Salvia, Umbellifers, Grasses
Flowers from June to September.
A beautifully naturalistic combination in a brighter palette. The rich violet of the saliva combines beautifully with the yellow umbellifers that avoids the sometimes cloying pitfalls or yellow and purple. Warm golden grass pulls the whole thing together.
1 Salvia Nachtvlinder (2-3l)
1 Yellow umbel (2l)
1 Molina Heidezwig (1.5-2l)
August
Salvia, Umbelifers, Grasses
Flower from July to October
A haze of white Anemone combine with the lavender clouds of verbena and golden grass, providing welcome colour at a time of year when everything else starts to slow down. Beloved by butterflies and gardeners alike. The seedheads of Anemones also provide wonderful form and food in autumn and winter.
1 Japanese Anemone (2-3l)
1 Verbena (2l)
1 Deschampsia (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 bright yellows and magentas.
Narcissus Starlight Sensation (20)
Allium Sphaerocephalon (30)
Allium Purple Sensation (20)
N.B. Collection TBC subject to availability
October
Tulipa Black Hero, Orange Princess, Antraciet
To be planted in October for flowers next spring.
A cherry collection of tulips, in tasteful high contrast. Dark purple, smokey orange, pinky magenta.
Tulipa Black Hero (20)
Tulipa Orange Princess (20)
Tulipa Antraciet (20)
N.B. Final collection TBC subject to availability
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 Cyclamen
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 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 Cyclamen (10.5cm)
January
Hellebores, Cyclamen and 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 Lime Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Cyclamen (10.5cm)
February
Hellebores, Ferns, Narcissus
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 bright Narcissus.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
March
Hyacinths
Flower from March to April
I’m a fairly recent convert to Hyacinths. I’m not sure there’s another flower that can do old fashioned and modern to quite the same extent. And good design typically requires a balance of both.
10 Hyacitnh woodstock (10cm)
10 Hyacitnh Mystic (10cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC