The flowers are held above bold clumps of evergreen, strap-like, classical green foliage.
This striking, architectural plant is perfect for the back of a sunny, herbaceous or mixed border.
This plant is perfect for introducing movement to a well-drained border in a sunny, sheltered site.
It quickly forms loose hummocks of deeply cut, classical green foliage, which turn a fabulous shade of red in fall.
An attractive aster that looks lovely at the front or middle of a mixed or herbaceous border in full sun.
This pretty perennial is perfect towards the back of a sunny herbaceous or mixed border with pale, sharply drained, alkaline soil.
Clusters of dazzling, saucer shaped, purple flowers from May to September and strongly aromatic, pale green foliage which colour well in fall.
The deeply cut, scented, semi-evergreen leaves soon spreads to form low hummocks, valuable for suppressing weeds at the front of an herbaceous border.
A good ground cover plant for a variety of spots in the garden, tolerating sun and pale shade.
Ideal for providing vertical interest towards the back of a sizable, well-drained herbaceous border, the lustrous, dark green, cabbage-like foliage provide an excellent foil for the tiny, billowing flowers of Gypsophila paniculata.
A stately bearded iris that looks great towards the front of a sunny, well-drained border.
This bergamot looks great planted in drifts in the middle of a sunny, well-drained, moisture-retentive border.
Lily-turf is perfect for edging small spaces - the broad grass-like leaves contrasts beautifully with sizable leaved plants.
This fast-growing, semi-evergreen perennial is excellent groundcover for damp places of the garden.
In summer, small racemes of bell-shaped light purplish white flowers appear, followed by dark blue fruit.
These striking perennials are perfect for the back of a sunny or partially shady border.
This is one of the best dark-leaved bugbanes and is great for a partially shady, damp border.
A pretty rhizomatous perennial with greyish green foliage that looks lovely planted in a herbaceous border.
This lovely clump forming perennial gets its common name, burning bush, from the fact that the unripen fruit and the flowers contain an aromatic, volatile oil which may be ignited in hot weather.
