PROBLEMS SOLVED

PLANTS TO USE Hydrangea arborescens

‘Annabelle’ Huge baubles of creamywhite flowers July-Sept, with winter seedheads. Sun or part shade; moist but well-drained soil. H and S2.5m (8ft)

Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’

Slow-growing, dwarf evergreen box with lush, glossy, oval leaves. Trim regularly to keep it small. H1m (3ft 3in) S1.5m (5ft)

Libertia chilensis

Perennial with grassy evergreen foliage and white flowers, MayJuly. Sun or part shade; moist but well-drained soil. H and S90cm (3ft)

Erigeron karvinskianus

Mexican daisy creeps through sunny paving gaps, its white and pink flowers softening formal schemes, June-Oct. H30cm (12in) S1m (3ft 3in)

Agapanthus ‘Bressingham White’

Striking white flowers July-Sept and lily-like foliage, good in pots. Well-drained, fertile, moist soil in sun. H1m (3ft 3in) S50cm (20in)

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Laura Dessert’

Large, fragrant, pink-tinged white double flowers June-July. Sun; moist but well-drained soil. H90cm (3ft) S75cm (30in)

Quercus ilex

Slow-growing evergreen with serrated leaves. Clip its canopy to a shorter, standard shape. Sun or part shade; deep, fertile, well-drained soil. H22m (72ft) S20m (66ft)