3 of the best

GARDEN FAVOURITES

DAPHNE X TRANSATLANTICA ‘PINK FRAGRANCE’

This pretty scented pink shrub grows to a metre in height and spread, with the benefit of a really long flowering period.

VALERIANA OFFICINALIS

‘Try this flowering perennial for an informal aesthetic,’ says Alexandra Noble.

PHILADELPHUS ‘BELLE ETOILE’ This highly-scented shrub reaches a height of 1.5m and has a profusion of pretty flowers in late spring and early summer.