Top tip

Make yours in a few different colours, so you have one to wear with any outfit

Pineapple sage

Salvia elegans is worth growing solely for its looks. It tends to be cut right to the ground in winter and gets into its stride again late the following season from running roots that form a substantial clump. Scarlet blooms appear well into autumn but it’s the pineapple-scented leaves you use to make

a fruity infusion.