Scent of summer
Put this container by a door so you don’t miss the heady fragrance of the salvias. Their delicate flowers are contrasted by the dense, flat umbel of the yellow achillea, which anchors these light, airy plants.
Verbena ‘Bampton’ has wonderful dark, wiry stems supporting a mass of tiny lilac flowers that jostle through the Anementhele grass, while the sunny centres of the white echinaceas add spots of joy.
Make sure this container is positioned in a sunny spot and has free-draining compost.
1 1 x Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’
2 1 x Anemanthele lessoniana
3 1 x Salvia microphylla ‘Bordeaux’
4 1 x Salvia ‘Nachtvlinder’
5 1 x Achillea ‘Moonshine’
6 2 x Verbena officinalis grandiflora ‘Bampton’
7 1 x 40cm Julie pot by Bergs Potter – or similar, such as 36cm Vulcano Etna Planter by Apta Pots, widely available in garden centres from £24.99