Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln is a deciduous grass, the old foliage should be left over the Winter as this will protect the crown of the plant from inclement weather conditions and will still provide structure and interest, especially on frosty days. Cut them back close to the ground in February or March before the new foliage […]

Got the new cover on with no damage to the cover. Helped having  a calm few days, weatherwise.

Probably the best Michaelmas daisy, flowering late summer through autumn, mildew free, and about a metre tall, unless you chelsea-chop early in the season. Always very reliable and forms a large clump after a few years. A very beautiful blue. I find it very mildew resistant and very hardy, a bomb=pfoof plant every border should

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta is the 2021 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year™. This sun-loving perennial is the perfect choice for attracting pollinators since it blooms from early summer until frost. Dot them around the garden at the front of borders its such a great performer and is always swarming with bees. If choosing

Sprays of many small, pure white daisy flowers, with golden yellow eyes, in late summer and autumn. Sun or part shade, any good soil. H:70cm RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit) New to me this year but wow! what a beautiful plant, something to look forward to in the autumn, held itself up pretty well

Helenium ‘zimbelstern’ with Pennisetum ‘red buttons’ and Calamagrostis brachytricha

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Cabaret’ is a tall-growing grass, perfect for growing at the back of the border, where it forms a good backdrop to shorter growing grasses and perennials. The long, ribbon-like foliage is streaked with white. In late summer Miscanthus sinensis ‘Cabaret’ produces long, attractive plumes of silvery flowerheads that last well into winter. For

Very adaptable, tough mounding perennial. White Wood Aster has smaller, fragrant, starry flowers (slightly less than 1” in diameter) that are borne very abundantly on wiry stems. In full bloom this perennial is covered with flowers; if grown in shade there are less blooms, but on the other hand you can plant it in full

One of the hardiest pennisetum,  and always gives superb winter show, cut back in feb. for next seasons growth. This can be split-up at most times of the year and it takes very easily to most soil conditions. It gets its name from the changing colour of the flower heads, starting off as reddish buds

This epimedium I’ve been growing and slowly increasing for years it seems, and now eventually have a few 2 litre plants ready in the shop. Heres a few images of it in my test bed, which I use to see how different plant varieties perform. I’ll update the images annually to see how it copes