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Summer flowers: cool colours

We have been planting many of these plants in this, or similar, combinations for several years, much to the delight of our clients. These 'cool' colours blend into a lovely palette of chintzy blues, yellows mauves and purples, and work well under our Irish skies. The delicate wispiness of Stipa 'Ponytails' is the glue which holds the scheme together, and acts as the perfect foil to the various flowers. This is a true summer scheme, therefore all the plants chosen will bloom together between late May through to September. For added pizzaz we recommend planting several of the Allium species, such as Allium christophii and 'Purple Sensation. To add the dimension of height, consider some shrubs or small tree nearby or in the scheme, such as Magnolia stellata. If you want an edge, there is no plant more suitable than lavender, whose blue-grey foliage and dusty purple flowers complement the scheme perfectly. Will fill a bed 6 -8 sq metres.

Planting and maintenance:

Ensure that plants are well-watered before planting. Plant in a sunny spot on well-drained soil free from weeds. Space plants approximately five plants per sq m in a random manner, in groups of two to three, with Stipa 'Ponytails' evenly distributed between the groupings. Keep well weeded. Dead-heading (ie trimming off old flowers) will encourage a longer season of bloom. Some of these plants (especially Stipa) do spread from place to place, and this can be encouraged (or discouraged) according to your tastes. In Autumn, when plants begin to die back and go dormant for the winter, dead foliage can be cut back to two or three inches above ground level, taking care not to damage the base of the plant or 'crown'. During the winter period, a dressing of well-rotted manure or home-made garden compost can be added between the plants to add nutrients, prevent weeds and improve soil structure.

We may make small alterations to this scheme depending on the availability of plants at different times of the year.

 

Plants in this scheme:

Papaver 'Patty's Plum' Nepeta 'Six Hill's Giant'
Stipa 'Pony Tails' Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'
Delphinium 'Bluebird' Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'
Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta' Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton'

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Total cost,  
36
  plants:
€245.00

 

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