Pickford Design 6 views ♡

Willowy and very pretty. A tough cookie I think too.Spreading Bellfower, a rare wildflower of England and Wales. Loose clusters of starry blue-purple bells on very slender branching stems. Very pretty, self sows in poor soils. Hardy biennial if sown in summer, hardy annual if sown early spring. The...

A beautiful burnt orange colour. Statuesque. A lovely tub subject.Canary Islands and Madeira. A rare, endangered evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves. Lovely bright reddish-orange foxglove-like flowers on 30cm spikes from early spring through until winter. Full sun or light shade. Little to no f...

Korean Bellfower. Purple-rose, pink to white, doubles. from seed so variable. November to January. Second year flowering. Tough plant. Sun or even partly shaded. 40cmFrom Jelitto

Clouds of small white flowers that light up shady corners and happily lean through nearby plants.White Wood Aster. Eastern US, and typically grows in the wild in dry open woods. It grows in loose clumps with dark, sprawling, sometimes zigzag stems up to 70cm high. Distinctive leaves are heart-shaped...

Tall, upright soft lilac-pink whorls rise above silvery evergreen leaves. Mediterranean charm for gardens.North Africa, Balkans to Greece. A bushy Mediterranean perennial with tall, strong upright stems trimmed with whorled fuzzy lilac-pink blooms above a grand evergreen basal rosette of lovely gray...

Soft grey leaves and bright yellow flowers make this sun-loving shrub cheerful and easy in dry gardens.Jerusalem sage is a small spreading evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean from Turkey round to Italy. Best in a sunny well drained position. Drought tolerant. Can cut back after flowering. Soft wo...

Honey of a name honey of a scent, honey of a plant in all. Bold and evergreen. Tough.Madeira and the Canary Islands.Honey spurge. This one's names are due to its honey scented flowers, but the real apeal is hardy, drought tolerant bold form and texture. Up to 1.5 m round. Never a small tree here, de...

Tall and airy, allowing other perennailas to shine. The flowers are lovely too and long lasting.The leaves are more divided, the plant is almost as tall as C. gigantea. It is also tall and wispy..I just love this plant at the back of a border. Standing tall and gracefully open with masses of flower...

A low, mat-forming succulent with bright pink flowers in winter that cover its thick leaves, disappearing to a hardy rhizome in summer—perfect for sunny, well-drained spots and winter colour.Turkey and the Transcaucasus. A unique tight, mat forming succulent plant that grows from winter to summer...