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Looking for fabulous flowers to boost your garden in June? These pretty plants are just the thing

LUPINS

These upright flower spikes are a favourite for the cottage garden border. Available in a wide range of colours they prefer full sun or part shade and a moderately fertile, well-drained sandy soil. ‘Blossom’ is a pale pink variety, available from Suttons, Mr Fothergills and Hayloft Plants. H90cm (35in) S60cm (24in)

CRAMBE CORDIFOLIA

This dainty perennial was a favourite of Edwardian plantswoman Gertrude Jekyll. It makes billowing clouds of tiny white flowers – definitely a ‘frothy frilly’ addition to cottage borders. A good foil for plants such as roses with their larger blooms. Plant in full sun or part shade in deep welldrained soil. H2.5m (8ft) S1.5m (5ft)

GEUM ‘BELL BANK’

A rich coppery-pink semi-double geum, these delicate-looking perennials will form a dense mound of foliage with slender stems and hairy leaves. Flowering April to June, most geums prefer a position in sun or part shade in well-drained soil. They’re rabbit resistant and pollinator friendly. H45cm (18in) S60cm (24in)

PEONY LACTIFLORA

A stunning herbaceous perennial with eyecatching pink flowers. ‘Bowl of Beauty’ bears pink cups with a creamyyellow centre while ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ is a frilly double. They need at least six hours of sunshine a day; don’t plant them too deep or they’ll sulk. H1m (3ft 3in) S90cm (35in)