Fill gaps in the borders

If you want to create continuous colour in a garden that encourages wildlife, here’s a few must-have plants that are sure to prove their worth...

ORIENTAL LILIES

Buy exotic-looking lilies in bud and plunge them into pots, or use them to plug gaps in borders, where their glorious scent can be enjoyed. Height 90cm; spread 30cm

ARCTOTIS

Who could resist huge daisy flowers in orange, gold, red or shades of pink? this perennial creates a statement from now until autumn. Deadhead often. Height and spread 50cm

NASTURTIUM

Easy plants well suited to pots and baskets, or they can be trained to climb a trellis. Soak the seed before sowing or buy plants for instant colour Height 2.4m; spread 1.5m

Buddleja ‘Lochinch’

orange-eyed lilac-coloured flowers act as a magnet to butterflies and other beneficial insects.

Height and spread 1.5m