Key plants for this look

Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’

This shrub has bunches of red berries in autumn which birds love. Lacy white flowers in spring attract pollinators like hoverflies and early bees.

Buddleia davidii ‘Royal Red’

This large shrub comes in a range of colours, but red is a butterfly favourite, they crowd the conical flowers in summer.

Centranthus ruber (Valerian)

Adored by butterflies, this perennial flowers almost non-stop from May to October. It needs a sunny spot and an exposed area and doesn’t mind poor soil. It comes in red, mauve and white.