Planting scheme
The border is viewed all year round from the house and so requires a long flowering season and some interest from colour and structure in the winter. The owners wanted colours that are soft without being overwhelmingly pale.


Plant Key
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A |
Abutilon megapotamicum |
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Bd |
Buddleia davidii |
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Ca |
Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’, Dogwood |
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F |
Fuchsia ‘Mrs Popple’ |
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H |
Helianthemum ‘Wisley Primrose’ |
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Hs |
Helictotrichon sempervirens |
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P |
Perovskia ‘Little Spire’ |
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Pg |
Pittosporum ‘Garnettii’ |
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Pt |
Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax |
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Sb |
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' |
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Ar |
Ajuga reptans ‘Braunhertz’ |
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C |
Clematis armandii |
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Cp |
Cytisus x praecox, Broom |
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G |
Geranium clarkei ‘Kashmir White’ |
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Hx3 |
Helleborus x hybridus, Lenten Rose |
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L |
Leycesteria formosa |
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Pd |
Paeonia delavayi |
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Po |
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’ |
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R |
Rambling rose ‘Alberic Barbier’ |
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Tj |
Trachelospermum jasminoides, Chinese star Jasmine |