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Handsome, aromatic herbs such as lavender, rosemary, fennel, borage, bergamot, oregano, feverfew and sage, which are grown as much for their foliage as flowers, are valued for their therapeutic benefits. Some also serve as companion plantings to ward off pesky pests.

form striking focal points – try golden oats (Stipa gigantea)– or as repeat clumps of midheight varieties such as rusty toned pheasant’s tail grass and soft faun-coloured feather reed-grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Overdam’).