Planting Plan

Pennisetum Alopecuroides Hameln 'Dwarf Fountain Grass'

This grass is ideal for locations where larger grasses are not desired such as in a mixed perennial or shrub bed. It tends to grow as an upright mound, with greenish white flowers that mature to creamy tan. This will be used at a number of points along this side, in this bed.

Height: 24" - 36" (2-3ft), Spread: 20” – 24” (1-2ft)
Light: Full Sun to light shade

Festuca Glauca 'Blue Fescue'

The truest blue of the dwarf grasses and once established, totally drought-proof. The stiff thread-like blue foliage and steel blue flower-heads form dense rather upright tussocks, which look good grown for foliage interest amongst a wide variety of rock plants. They are also good subjects for containers, and look brilliant in terracotta pots. They develop their most intense coloration when kept dry in summer. This will be used at a number of places in this bed.

Height: 30cm, Spread: 20cm
Light: Full Sun, Light Shade, prefers a well drained soil, drought tolerant in shaded areas

Hosta 'Blue Moon'

A small ‘hosta’ ideal for borders and rock gardens making a deeply cupped dense mound of small cordate leaves. The leaves are blue with a glaucous underside and raised veins. The flowers are near-white and bloom late in the summer. This will be used at a number of places in this bed.

Phormium ' Copper Shine'

Arching, copper-purple, sword-shaped leaves, and spikes of tubular, red flowers in summer. This looks great  in a sheltered, sunny, patio or courtyard garden. To accentuate the dark-purple foliage, mulch with natural-coloured gravel..

Height: 80cm, Spread: 80cm
Light: Full sun

Callistemon rigidus 'Stiff Bottlebrush Tree'

An Australian native bushy shrub. It does best on a well drained soil. In the summer it sports spectacular bright red bottlebrush–like flowers that are great for attracting butterflies.

Height: 1-2.5 m (3-8 feet), Spread 2-3 m (6-10 feet)
Light: Full Sun

Juncus Effusus Spiralis 'Lesser corkscrew Rush'

A small hardy evergreen rush, which does very well as a low groundcover, with a clump forming habit. Also effective as a single plant in a clay pot which can double as a house plant during winter months. It has deep green, round and twisted foliage, measuring 10-20cm in length. It bears occasional flowers which emerge from the side of the foliage. Prefers moist to wet soil

Height: 20cm, Spread: 20 cm

Hosta Patriot 'Plantain Lilly'

One of the best white-edged hosta. It has mid-green leaves with much wider white margins. A real stunner for the border or shady patio. Leaves reach 18cm (7”)  long and 13cm (5”) wide at maturity.

Light: Partial shade, Shade

Tomato 'Tumbling Tom'

Highly ornamental variety ideal for baskets and containers from which it will gently tumble. Produces lots of sweet, medium sized cherry fruits.

Lavandula Stoechas 'Fat Head'

This variety has larger than usual broad purple flowers topped with bracts resembling butterflies. The flowers can be dried and used in sachets and pot pourri. This hardy evergreen shrub is mostly used for hedges or in beds amongst roses, where they are especially useful for keeping aphids at bay.

Light. Sunny, dry spot

Prunus Persica van Nectarine 'Nectarella'

A dwarf tree with sweet juicy fruits, fast growing will need thinning to reach fiull size.

Spread: 1 – 1.2m (3 - 4 ft)

Jasminum Officinale

A popular climber grown for the masses of highly scented white flowers which continue from June to September. The plants are strong twiners, best grown over a shed, porch, arbour, or an old tree stump. Likes sheltered sunny well drained sites.

Light: Sun

Stachys Byzantina 'Lambs Ear'

A  well-known ground-covering perennial, popular for its soft, fluffy foliage. Flowers in mid-summer, and the thick silvery-felty stems with knotty buds are quite a feature. The flowers are not very conspicuous, being hidden among the felt. Reasonably drought-tolerant, a good choice for a dry sunny border or gravel garden.

Height : 15 – 30cm (6”–12”), Spread: 30 – 38cm (12”-15”)
Light: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade

Eriobotrya Japonica 'Loquat'

A very easy to grow, little evergreen tree with beautiful foliage, fragrant flowers, and nice fruit. The long leaves are about 7.6cm (10in) long and a deeply textured dark green on top, while the bottom surface is light green and slightly fuzzy. New foliage on some specimens is an attractive rusty red. Scented, furry looking white flowers grow in terminal clusters in late autumn. They are followed by small, edible yellow fruits in spring. Subtropical and marginally hardy, flowers and fruit are usually harmed at 20-25ºF (-2ºC)  

Height: 7m (25ft)
Light: Full sun.Partial Shade

Stachys Byzantina 'Lambs Ear'

A  well-known ground-covering perennial, popular for its soft, fluffy foliage. Flowers in mid-summer, and the thick silvery-felty stems with knotty buds are quite a feature. The flowers are not very conspicuous, being hidden among the felt. Reasonably drought-tolerant, a good choice for a dry sunny border or gravel garden. This will be used at several points in this bed.

Height : 15 – 30cm (6”–12”), Spread: 30 – 38cm (12”-15”)
Light: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade

Helleborus Argutifolius 'Corsican Hellebore'

It's creamy flowers appear in winter, and they can remain on the plants well into summer, so there is no need to deadhead the plants until the autumn. Like all hellebores, they dislike being moved once established, so do not divide them. Although not as long lived as some border flowers, where happy they will self seed quite enough to provide replacements.

Height: 60-90cm (24-36in), Spread: 60-90 cm (24-36in)
Light: Light Shade

Heuchera ' Creme Brulee'

The robust 'Creme Brulee' clumps are composed of peachy-orange leaves that brighten as the season progresses. In late June, the clumps are topped with tall, dark red flowers, lined with tiny creamy yellow flowers. 'Creme Brulee' will be in a few places in this bed.

Height: 25-40 cm (10-16in), Spread: 30-45cm (12-18in)
Light: Partial Shade

Digitalis Paviflora 'Foxglove'

Excellent for mixed flower borders. Self-sows, if old flowers are left until seeds mature and scatter.  The unusual flowers have red-brown tubes, veined with violet. The upper parts of the flowers are white, and lower parts are purple-brown, below the flowers at the bottom of the stalks are grey leaves. Can be prone to slugs and snails.

Height: 80 - 100 cm
Light: Full Sun / Part Shade

Trachelospermum Jasminoides 'Star Jasmine'

Star jasmine is a woody, evergreen climber with rich, dark green leaves which turn bronze in winter. From mid- to late summer, pure white, fragrant flowers are produced. It can be grown against a wall in milder climates or in a greenhouse or conservatory in areas prone to severe frosts.

Height: 9m (30ft), Spread: 1.8 – 2.4m (6 – 8ft)
Light: Bright sun to part shade.

Lavandula Angustifolia 'Arctic Snow'

A very hardy lavendula with wonderful white flowers over the top of neat mounds of dense mid-green foliage. This lavender is ideal for pots or where space is limited. This will be planted at several points along the wall towards the gazebo.

Height: 50cm, Spread: 20cm

Passiflora Caerulea “Blue Passion flower”

A twining vine with shiny leaves that are usually palmately lobed. They are evergreen in tropical climates, but deciduous where winters are cool. The white and purple-blue flowers which appear in summer may be as large as 10.2cm (4 in) across.

Height: 9.1m (30ft)
Light: Full sun

Gooseberry 'Whinhams Industry'

One of the very best red gooseberries. It does well on heavier soils, very good sweet flavour and suitable for all purposes.

Height  1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft)
Light: Sunny (part shade is OK).

Mentha spicata Crispa 'Curly Mint'

A very hardy plant that dies back to the ground in winter. It  is very invasive and should always be confined. The foliage is dark green and lightly splotched with a contrasting lighter green. Highly sort after by chefs for garnish.

Height: 60cm (2ft) 
Light: Sun

Coriandrum sativum  'Coriander'

The herb, Coriandrum sativum, gives us two distinctly different flavours for the kitchen. The lacy foliage is "cilantro", a parsley-like garnish with a distinctive, fresh fragrance that is essential for Mexican and Asian salads, soups, and meat dishes. Dried seeds are "coriander", a pleasantly aromatic spice that is used in European and Middle Eastern stews, sausages, sweet breads and cakes.

The flowers are abundant about 2.5 to 5 cm across. The seeds are held in spherical yellowish brown pods that are ribbed and rough textured, and about 4mm in diameter. It prefers well drained light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils.

Light: Full Sun to Semi Shade

Allium schoenoprasum “Chive”

Looking like the tops of tiny onion plants, chives are grown for their leaves which are cylindrical and hollow and have a mildly pungent flavour. They  grow in clumps and have tiny bulbs clustered on underground rhizomes. Chives are perennial, blooming in midsummer they produce round deep purple or pink globes that make an attractive garnish.

Height: 25-28 cm (10-15 in)
Light: Full sun.

Carrott 'Early Nantes'

An excellent variety for early crops producing uniform blunt-ended roots. The flavour is excellent. Grows well in any open position on a light, rich soil which has not been recently manured.

Light: Full Sun

Garlic 'Albigensian Wight'

Onion Sturon