Recommended plants from ROSEMARY’S WOOD

RED LENTEN ROSE Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harvington Red’ – long-lasting, deep pinky-red flowers appear in February; foliage is handsome and deeply cut; 30cm high

BARRENWORT Epimedium x perralchicum – evergreen and mat-forming at 40cm high, with heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring

HONESTY Lunaria rediviva ‘Honour Bright’ – an unusual variety found at Fullers Mill Garden (perennial.org.uk/garden/fullers-millgarden) with cream and green variegated leaves; 75cm high SOLOMAN’S SEAL Polygonatum x hybridum – arching stems at 1.2m carry clusters of creamy flowers alongside green ovate leaves FOAM FLOWER Tiarella cordifolia – a reliable perennial for partial shade with heuchera-like leaves and spikes of pretty pinky-white flowers; 30cm high

WILD BLEEDING HEART Dicentra formosa ‘Spring Magic’ – introduced by Adrian Bloom, delicate mound-forming, fern-like foliage with rich pink flowers at 40cm

DUSKY CRANESBILL Geranium phaeum ‘Springtime’

– thrives in dry shade, with dainty maroon flowers and marbled foliage; 50cm high

SIBERIAN BUGLOSS Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ – clump-forming with heart-shaped leaves dusted with silver and forget-me-not-like flowers in bright blue; 40cm high