This charming little plant is graceful, delicately scented and endearing! It seems to epitomise the start of summer here. Upright spikes of knotty green flowers, ageing to touches of pink on upright, wiry stems. Hardy. Best in dappled shade in wild gardens or among e.g. Hostas. Boggy soil. H. 24" S. 12"

Everyone stops to look at this one and we hear people speculate often that it's a pink Gypsophila. It's very floriferous and is so delicate but eye catching that it is extraordinary that it's not grown more widely. It grows to around 5' tall and about 3' to 4' wide and is light, airy and gorgeous. Plant in full sun or some shade and in moist, well drained soil. 2l pot (Yes, that is a dragonfly clinging to it) Available March to mid-June only because of rapid growth.

This hardy perennial grows to about 3' to 4' with us and is in a sunny, well drained raised bed. Its foliage starts to show early in spring and flower spikes shoot up quickly, eventually crowned with fluffy yellow flowers. The leaves are blue-green and very pretty. Shipped spring to early summer only because of rapid growth. 2l pot

Golden yellow flowers above blue green foliage making this very striking plant a must for the back of a sunny border. Can grow to 8' tall! Does best in full sun as it has stronger stems but will need staking if leaning. Very striking plant and quite a new variety.

A tall Thalictrum with blue-grey foliage and large, purple and cream flowers. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade. H.8' S. 2'

Purplish blue flowers from during summer. Grey green strappy leaves. H&S 2'

Flowers July-October with pure white blooms. Grows to 24" and likes a sunny place in most types of soil. Hardy. 2 litre

An intense violet flower grows in clumps of just a few inches high. It's a wonderful colour. This likes full sun or part shade and does well in most soils, wet, dry, clay or sandy. Hardy. 2l pot.

Narrow, long leaves with clumps of lilac coloured summer flowers. Sun, or part shade, any type of reasonable soil. H. 18" Hardy 2l. pot

Known as the toad lily because of the spotted petals, this charming plant flowers later in the year and is invaluable both to the gardener and the flower arranger. Grow in part shade so it has some shelter from direct sun. Likes humus rich moist but well drained soil. H 2'-3'

An arching habit with large flowers, freckled with lavender with a solid lavender rinig at the base of the foliage. This toad lily is particularly lovely with larger flowers than some types. Spreads slowly to form clumps in moist but well-drained growing conditions. Good in shady spot and look terrific grown with hardy ferns. H. 30". S. 2' Hardy.

Lemon yellow globe like flowers in May & June. Dark green cut leaves. This very attractive plant does well beside ponds in full sun or some shade. Prefers a moist or boggy soil. H. 30" S. 18"

Large orange-yellow flowers with deeper orange inner petals. Dark green foliage. H & S to about 18" These do well in ordinary or damp, boggy soil. Sun or some light shade.

A dwarf variety of the upright hardy perennial with a rosette of grey-green, soft leaves. Dark-eyed flowers in shades of yellow, peach and mango throughout summer. Gorgeous colour range like an exotic tropical drink. H.18" S 12" 2 litre pot

Elegant spikes of yellow flowers from July to August. Very lovely clear pale, yellow. Full sun in well drained neutral to alkaline and poor to moderately fertile soil. H.4' S1'

Tall spires of tightly set pure white flowers have purple filaments and bright orange anthers. The flat-faced blooms are borne above pearly green textured leaves.Flowering and giving colour all summer long, this perennial can be sited in drier garden areas. 2l pot

Growing to around 4', this award winning plant has stems covered with wine red florets above rosettes of dark green leaves. It prefers poor, well drained, alkaline soil. These are biennials and self-seed freely.

Lovely saucer shaped yellow flower with a purple centre in summer. Traditional cottage garden flower. H 3' S 1'

Peachy pink flowers with touch of copper in them, on long spikes above silvery grey leaf rosettes. H' 15" - 20" One of the smaller varieties. Prefers full sun. Hardy. 2l pot

A lovely specimen of this beautiful and stately plant, Rosie has light pink flowers with red-purple centres. These mulleins tolerate poor soil and drought once well established.

3' tall stems of apricot flowers from June to August

This lovely, tall, graceful plant is now so well-known and so popular that it needs almost no description. Plant it in full sun in groups to get the best effect of its little purple flower heads. Seeds itself around enthusiastically and likes a well-drained soil. Depending on the climate you're in it could be an annual or a perennial. But thanks to its seeding habit, you won't lose it. 2l pot

This elegant and very attractive hardy perennial produces spires of white flowers on upright 3 foot stems in summer. Bees and butterflies love them and they are good for flower arranging. A very elegant plant. 2l pot

A sun loving, tall and stately plant, this grows to about 3'. It prefers moist soils and is perennial. 2l pot

This quite unusual, low-growing Veronica is an intense violet blue in colour and is perfect for edging beds and paths. It comes from Siberia, so I think we can consider it reliably hardy! The flowers are loved by butterflies. It needs really good drainage and full sun to a little shade. 2l pot.

Long, lilac blue racemes are tipped with bright green buds, curving most delicately. The long flowering spikes are held above dark green foliage. H. 3' S. 1'

A trailing evergreen shrub which is great for ground cover. This one has small, dark green leaves and in springs, little pinky purple flowers, edged in white. Evergreen Hardy. 2 litre pot

Compact plants with many small flowers varying from velvety deep midnight blue to nearly black. This is a stupendously beautiful viola. Will self-seed and hybridise with others so keep it apart for purity of strain. Reliable from seed. H. 4" Hardy 2l pot.