Top 10 Plants To Buy This Summer

Summer is just around the corner, and so is the chance to brighten up your garden with a few beautifully coloured plants. Not only will your garden look wonderful but you'll be making the most out of the wonderful summer sunlight. Here is a list of the top 10 plants you should buy;

  1. Dutch Garlic - Allium Hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
    Purple globular heads with mid green leaves appearing in early summer.
    Flowering Period; June.
    Height; 1m.

  2. Carthusian Pink - Dianthus Carthusianorum
    Dark Pink/Purple, with willowy stems.
    Flowering Period; May-June.
    Height; 50cm.

  3. Oriental Poppy - Papaver Orientale
    Pale pink with a beetroot centre to each smallish flower.
    Flowering Period; May - July.
    Height; 70cm.

  4. Mexican Fleabane - Erigeron Karvinskianus
    Blush-pink and white daisies with golden yellow disc florets in centre.
    Flowering Period; June - October.
    Height; 20cm.

  5. Mayweed - Anthemis
    Masses of lax creamy yellow daisy flowers with dark green leaves.
    Flowering Period; May-July.
    Height; 45cm.

  6. Masterwort - Astrantia Major
    Greenish-white petals surrounding the brighter pink pincushion with green tips. Grows with part sun.
    Flowering Period; June - August.
    Height; 60cm.

  7. Climbing Noisette - Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carrière'
    White/Pale pink flowers. Climbing rose that repeats until late in the year. Thrives on north-facing walls.
    Flowering Period; July - September.
    Height; 5m.

  8. Peony - Paeonia Lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'
    Pure white, double flowers subtly splashed with crimson flecks and mid green leaves. Rose scented.
    Flowering Period; June - July.
    Height; 1m.

  9. Catmint - Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
    Lavender catmint with small tubular flowers. Aromatic and highly attractive to bees.
    Flowering Period; June - July.
    Height; 90cm.

  10. Milky Bellflower - Campanula Lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'
    Purple-blue bells held on dark stems. Flower colour retained best in partial shade.
    Flowering Period; June - September.
    Height; 75cm.
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