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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ERYNGIUM x zabelii 'Donard Variety'
Silvery-blue flowerheads, bowl-shaped and very feathered, June-September.
75cm £7.00
LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Elworthy Sparkler'
Buttercream buds open to single white daisies. It really does sparkle!
75cm £5.00
ALTHAEA cannabina
Light and airy plant has lovely lavender-pink mallow flowers all summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
2.00m £6.00
RUDBECKIA fulgida var. deamii
Deep yellow daisies with dark centres from late summer to autumn. Tall stems and rough foliage.
AGM 75cm £5.00
ECHINOPS ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
A shorter variety. Deep violet-blue globe thistle flowers from July-September. Good as a cut flower. Any soil in sun.
1.00m £5.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund'
Short pale brown panicles on green upright stems. Shorter foliage. Deciduous.
2.00m £5.00
ARUNDO donax
Giant reed, growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
3.00m £7.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Phantom'
Lovely large white flowers flushed pale blue at the tips. Very desirable, majestic, but slow-growing.
1.00m £9.50
ERYNGIUM yuccifolium
Evergreen, with strap-shaped leaves and, in midsummer, tall branching spikes of creamy-green flower clusters. Adds interest over the winter months.
1.80m £6.50
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
AGASTACHE rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
Stunning golden-yellow foliage contrasts well with purple-blue flower spikes from July-September.
60cm £5.00
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