A Selection of Seaside Garden Plants
To recreate a coastal garden in the heart of the West Midlands, think gravel, sparse planting, focus points of found objects while beachcombing – driftwood, weathered wooden posts etc. Emphasis on silver or glaucous foliage, sea hollies, achillea, artemisia.
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SANGUISORBA hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'
Blue-grey foliage, long lilac to cerise-pink squirrel tails on outstretched stems, July-September. Everyone's favourite!
1.00m £5.00
PERSICARIA affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
A mat-forming evergreen perennial, with pink flowers midsummer that turn red as they mature. Sun to part shade.
AGM 30cm £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Isis'
Free-flowering variety with open heads of deep blue flowers August-September.
60cm £6.50
POTENTILLA nepalensis 'Ron McBeath'
Masses of bright pink, dark centred flowers on wiry stems, all summer. Sun.
30cm £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Phantom'
Lovely large white flowers flushed pale blue at the tips. Very desirable, majestic, but slow-growing.
1.00m £9.50
SANGUISORBA obtusa 'Chatto'
A compact grower, forms a low mound of silver leaves and spikes of white bottlebrush flowers in summer.
45cm £5.00
NEPETA 'Weinheim Big Blue'
Thick spikes of deep violet-blue flowers on robust stems, June-September. Deadhead to keep it flowering. Much requested in our garden!
75cm £5.00
ANTHEMIS 'Susannah Mitchell'
Grey-green foliage topped with creamy-white daisies all summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
60cm £5.00
ORLAYA grandiflora
'White Laceflower'. Hardy annual, has lovely, pure white lacecap flowers through summer above fine, ferny foliage, often until the first frosts! Collect seed after flowering and re-sow immediately. Sun. 3 for £10!
60cm £4.00
RUDBECKIA laciniata 'Herbstsonne'
Tall upright perennial, bearing single, golden yellow flowers late summer. Great for the back of a sunny border.
AGM 2.00m £5.00
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Big Pink'
Smothered with bright pink drooping catkins in August and September.
1.50m £5.00
GALEGA officinalis 'Alba'
Masses of white flowers June-July. Leaves can be variegated as they emerge.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
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