Myrtle. Masses of scented, creamy blossoms on an evergreen, aromatic shrub. Needs a warm wall. Aug.-Sept. 2m. H4. 2L pot. Read more
Sweet Cicely. A tall perennial herb native to Central Europe. White umbels are carried on 2m stems decorated with fresh green finely divided foliage. The plant (especially the fresh seedheads) has a strong fragrance reminiscent of anise or liquorice. Attractive to wildlife and has an assortment of medicinal uses. 2m. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
Pink Muhly Grass. An impressive, clumpforming, densely tufted perennial grass with billowing masses of pinky brown flowers on arching 1m stems. Flowers during summer and remains impressive into the winter. Likes moist yet well drained soils. Hardy. H6. 1L pot. Read more
An exotic-looking perennial from the Himalayas with rosettes of broad green thistle like leaves from which come thick stems carrying whorls of white and pale pink tubular flowers. When pollinated the flower colour deepens to red resulting in a lovely variation throughout the spike. July/August. 1m. H6. 10cm pot. Read more
Variegated purple moor grass. This hardy deciduous grass forms a compact clump of arching yellow and cream vertically striped foliage. Inconspicuous yellowy brown flowers create a purple haze at the top of the neat tufts July-Oct. 60cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Rather stiffer than subsp. arundinacea Transparent and darker. Excellent corner-piece. June-Oct, 2m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Like a diaphanous gauze, this well-named grass can be planted at the border’s margin, making a light veil for plantings behind it. June-Oct, 2m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A most striking variegated grass. Has broader and brighter leaves than M. s.Variegatus and stronger stems. Flowers late (if at all) in our summers. Truly magnificent and wouldn’t want to be without it. 2m. H7. 1L pot. Read more
A little shorter than M. s. Gracillimus with broader leaves and creamy marginal stripes producing a wonderful shimmering effect. Hardy. Perennial. 1.8m. H6. 1L pot. Read more
Zebra grass. Its green foliage intriguingly interrupted by yellow cross-bands. 2m. H6. 1L pot. Read more
Far more reliably flowering than the rest. Bronze feathers from late August, becoming white and lasting till midwinter. 2.5m. H6. 1L pot. Read more
A relatively compact Miscanthus with free-flowering arching stems and a body of foliage that starts colouring red in late summer and intensifying in tone as the autumn approaches. Hardy. 1.2m. H6. 1L pot. Read more