Salvia caradonna combination

Making a flower border is like painting an impressionist masterpiece, except with living colours instead of paint. The greatest satisfaction comes from creating a natural environment for our prized plants, where a wide variety of perennials can complement one another and attract all sorts of wildlife, from busy bees and delicate butterflies to chirping birds. … Continue reading Top 10 Planting combinations

Planting with Geum Totally Tangerine, Salvia Caradonna and ornamental grasses

Dramatic and versatile, perennial Salvias are wonderful plants to enjoy over a long season of interest. Blooming in shades of blue, violet, pink or white, they usually peak in late spring or early summer but may continue to produce new blooms through summer and in fall. Fragrant, they are combined with other aromatic plants in this mixed border

Stipa Tenuissima, Salvia Nemorosa Caradonna and Nepeta in Ábaton Gardens

One of my bugbears around Chelsea time are the naysayers proclaiming the gardens are unrealistic and impossible to recreate at home. You know what I always say to that? Poppycock! (Incidentally, what is a 'poppycock' or am I best not asking?) Are you ready to get the Chelsea look? Let's go... 1) Will o'the wisp Matthew