Use these plants

Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’

An attractive hawthorn with double, dark pink flowers in May. In autumn the leaves turn red before falling and small red fruit appear. H and S8m (26ft)

Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’

Bushy plant with opulent purple tubular flowers July to October. Deadhead for another flush of flowers. For sun or part shade. H60cm (2ft) S45cm (18in)

Malus zumi ‘Golden

Hornet’ A pretty crab apple producing lots of cup-shaped, pure-white flowers in May. Small golden-yellow fruits and butter-yellow leaves in autumn. H10m (33ft) S8m (26ft)

Lonicera periclymenum ‘Rhubarb and Custard’

Compact honeysuckle producing fragrant pink and cream flowers June-Sept. Bees love the flowers; red berries in autumn. H2m (6½ft) S1.5m (5ft)

Buddleja ‘Pink Delight’

Grey-green leaves and dramatic, honeyscented, bright pink flowers are produced July-Sept. Buddleias are attractive to butterflies and bees. H and S4m (13ft)

Ribes sanguineum ‘Pulborough Scarlet’

Deciduous ornamental currant with clusters of dark red, tubular flowers in April. Small black berries can be produced in autumn. H3m (10ft) S2.5m (8ft)

Rosa ‘Tottering-byGently’

This repeatflowering rose produces masses of single, yellow, scented flowers in June, perfect for creating an informal hedge. H and S1.2m (4ft)

Digitalis purpurea ‘Dalmatian Peach’

Foxglove with soft apricot pale-spotted blooms on stems June-July, adding height and attracting beneficial insects. H1m (3ft 3in) S50cm (20in)

Callicarpa bodinieri giraldii

‘Profusion’ Violet-purple berries follow sprays of small pink flowers in July. Bronze-purple foliage turns gold and purple in autumn. H3m (10ft) S2.5m (8ft)

Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’

A prolific flowering geum with masses of single apricot-orange flowers from June-August on tall well-branched stems above neat clumps mid-green leaves. H60cm (2ft) S50cm (20in)