60cm x 45cm. Corymbs of sulphur yellow flowers in summer. Needs well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun. Good for cutting.

75cm Spreading. Double white, button-like flowers.Moisture-retentive to moist soil in sun

15cm. Forms a cushion of aromatic leaves, with masses of red-violet flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in full sun.

60-90cm. Upright plant with sweetly aromatic foliage, and spikes of deep lavender-blue flowers in summer. Sun or part shade. Dead-head to prolong flowering. Good cut flower. Self seeds a little.

Dark chocolate-coloured foliage, against which the deep blue flowers show well. Self seeds a little.

Aromatic foliage, with spikes of coral and pink flowers all summer. Needs very well-drained soil, less hardy than others.

30-40cm Apricot flowers with darker calyces, all summer.

70cm. Upright habit, with long spikes of mauve-pink flowers in summer Attracts bees and butterflies. Well-drained but slightly moisture-retentive soil in sun. Tolerant of drought and rain! Hardy in milder areas..

90cm.Anise Hyssop. Dense spikes of mauve flowers from June to September. Aniseed-scented foliage.

Up to 120cm. Lemon-scented foliage, and dozens of whorls of red-purple flowers in summer, attractive to bees and butterflies. Good cut flowers. Well-drained soil in sun. Drought tolerant. Probably not hardy. Can be used to make a herbal tea.

60-70cm. Bushy light grey-green foliage, with flowers light orange-pink with darker lower lip, from mid to late summer. Particularly attractive to butterflies. Dead-head to prolong flowering,Well-drained soil in sun. Drought otlerant.

50cm. Bushy, aromatic plant with bright orange flowers mid to late summer. Attractive to bees and butterflies.Reasonably hardy in well drained soils in sun.

60-90cm. Bright pink flowers, June to August, pollinated by butterflies. Annual. Self seeds.

100cm. Bulb. Heads of purple flowers in early summer.

60cm. Spherical heads of bright blue flowers, early to mid-summer. Leaves die back before flowering.

40-60cm. Virtually evergreen, with loose heads of soft pink-mauve flowers in mid to late summer. Not invasive.

30 - 60cm. White form of the above.

30-60cm. Large round heads of metallic lilac, starry flowers. Dries well. Leaves die back before flowering.

20-40cm. Loose umbels of lemon yellow flowers, June to August.

20-30cm. Dense umbels of bright yellow starry flowers in June. Sun or light shade. Increases well.

20-25cm. A particularly good form of edible chives, with deep clover pink flowers. Well-drained, fertile soil in sun. Dead-head and feed to encourage further flowers.

10 - 60cm. Dense heads of light purple-pink flowers, mid to late summer. Fertile, well-drained soil.

20cm. Rosettes of slightly twisted, glaucous leaves, with rounded heads of mauve pink flowers later in summer. Well-drained soil in sun. Good for the rockery or front of border. Very attractive to butterflies.

50-90cm. Dense, egg-shaped reddish-purple flowers, July-August. Attracts bees. British native.

20-30cm. Masses of bright azure-blue flowers in summer. Dead head to encourage further flowering. Moderately fertile soil, well-drained but not too dry, in full sun. Attracts bees and butterflies. Tends to flower itself to death! May self seed.

15cm. Clump-forming perennial with spherical heads of deep pink flowers throughout summer. Well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil in full sun. Happy on chalk.

25-40cm. Pale pink flowers in summer, over a long period. Well-drained soil in full sun. Dislikes excessive winter wet.

100cm. Clear pink flowers in autumn. Sun.

60cm. Dark stems with sprays of tiny white daisies in summer to autumn. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade.

1m x 1.3m. Horizontal flowering stems bearing masses of white flowers with pink centres in autumn. Moist fertile soil, part shade.

lateriflorus Prince *** 60 x 30cm. Dark foliage, with clouds of small pink flowers. Moist fertile soil in part-shade.

120cm. Clear light pink double flowers, late summer to mid-autumn; good for cutting. Moist, fertile soil in sun or part shade.

120cm. Large heads of white flowers, late summer to mid-autumn. Conditions as above.

60cm Vivid purple flowers Sept/Oct. Fertile, moisture-retentive soil. Best in full sun

30 x 45cm. Bright pink flowers in late summer. Fertile, moisture-retentive soil in sun or part shade.

60cm. White flowers with pink centres. Sorry, none available this year.

45 x 45cm. Dark red flowers.

45cm. Pale greenish-pink flowers.

60cm. Large white flowers, the long bracts being tipped with green.

60 x 40cm. Annual. Self seeds. Bright blue flowers all summer. Attracts bees. Culinary herb. Also used in pot pourri. Well-drained soil in full sun.

60 x 40cm. White flowered form of the above.

Up to 3m. Enormous panicles of reddish-purple flowers, summer to autumn. Fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Attracts bees and butterflies.

2m x 2m. Arching branches bear slender panicles of narrow, violet flowers in late summer. Best against a warm wall.

As above, with deep red-pink flowers.

15cm. Aromatic, double white-flowered chamomile. For light, well-drained soil in full sun. Cut back regularly for compact growth.

Pink-flowered chicory.

90-120cm. Heads of deep purple-red thistle-like flowers in summer. Reasonably fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Best in sun, where it is a magnet to bees and butterflies! Sorry, none available this year.

5cm. Creeping. Can be invasive. Rounded, shiny green leaves, with masses of lilac and white flowers, spring to autumn. Sun or part shade. Attracts bees and butterflies.

1.5 - 2.5 x 1.2m. Excellent, bold silvery foliage, with large purple thistle flowers in summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in sun.

100cm. Yellow foxglove. Spikes of pale yellow flowers, early to mid-summer. Biennial or perennial. Self-seeds.

100-200cm. White foxglove. Biennial or short-lived perennial. Self-seeds.

1.5m Thistle-like, lilac-mauve flowerheads which remain ornamental when dried. Particularly attractive to goldfinches. Any moderately fertile soil in sun or part-shade. Biennial. Self seeds. British native.

90cm. Large red-purple flowers.

100 x 60cm. Large pinky-purple flowers with prominent central cone.

100cm. Intense carmine-red, horizontal flower petals, with a prominent central cone. 

90 x 30cm. White flowers with prominent central cone.

Up to 130cm. Blue flowers, good for cutting and drying.

90cm. Blue flowers. Sorry, none available this year.

60-90 x 30cm. Many stems bear masses of blue flowers in summer. Highly attractive to bees. Biennial. Self seeds. Well-drained soil in full sun. British native.

30-45cm. Silver-veined foliage. Blue or grey-green flowers, silvery bracts.

90cm. Metallic cones with silvery, prickly bracts. Biennial. Self seeds.

60cm. Rich violet flowers.

90cm. Silver-blue flowers on bright blue stems. Sorry, none available this year.

60-90 x 50cm. Violet-blue flowers with grey-blue bracts.

100-120cm. Dark maroon-brown foliage, with heads of white flowers in late summer and autumn. Prefers alkaline soil, in sun or part-shade, (but colours better in sun). Attracts bees and butterflies.

2.2m. Sturdy stems carrying flat domed heads of small, fluffy, pink flowers in Sept- Oct. Prefers moisture-retentive soil (not waterlogged) in sun or part shade.

180 x 45cm. Bronze fennel. Fine bronze foliage, with flat heads of tiny yellow flowers, followed by aromatic seed. Fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part-shade. Self seeds a little. Culinary herb.

90 x 60cm. Rich bronze flowers from July to September.

150 x 45cm. Coppery-coloured daisy flowers from late summer into autumn. Any fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun.

60 x 100cm. Dwarf, semi-evergreen, aromatic shrub, with spikes of blue flowers, mid-summer to early autumn. Dead-head to prolong flowering. Very attractive to bees and butterflies. Makes a good low hedge or edging plant.

As above, with pink flowers.

As above, with white flowers.

30cm.  Semi-evergreen aromatic shrub, bearing spikes of blue flowers, mid-summer to autumn. Attracts bees, etc.  Well-drained soil in sun. Cut back in spring to maintain compact habit. 

100cm. Clump-forming, with blue-lilac flowers, mid-summer to autumn. Fertile, preferably alkaline soil in full sun. British native.

60cm. Maroon scabious-like flowers in summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, preferably alkaline. May self seed.

40-60 x 30 cm. A clump-forming perennial which produces whorls of pink-purple flowers from late spring to summer. Well-drained soil in part-shade. Very attractive to bees.

45cm. Masses of plump flowers, dark purple fading to pink, with pink 'ears'. Will often flower all season if regularly dead-headed. Hardy in milder areas.

50-60cm. Bushy habit, mid-green foliage. Bright violet-blue flowers. Suitable for low hedging.

60-70cm. Bushy habit. Mid-green foliage. Violet-blue flowers, mid-June/July.

60cm. Silvery-grey leaves and dark purple flowers, mid-June/early July. Prune after flowering.

45cm. Grey-green foliage, with good dark purple flowers, late June-July. Makes a good low hedge. Prune after flowering (mid-Aug).

60cm. Light green foliage,becoming green-grey.. Light pink flowers in late June-July. Suitable for hedge. Prune after flowering.

60-90cm. Good silvery foliage, with heads of lilac flowers from mid-summer. Needs a warm sunny spot.

75cm. Mid-green foliage, turning grey later in season. Profuse spikes of blue-purple flowers late July-August. Strongly fragrant. Rounded habit; good as ornamental or as hedging plant. Prune autumn.  Sorry, none available this year.

90cm. Double white flowers, summer into aut.

75 x 45cm. Feathery pink-purple flowers, late summer-autumn. Attracts bees and butterflies. Moist but well-drained soil in sun, but dislikes heavy wet soil in winter.

60 x 45cm. Airy panicles of mauve flowers. Sorry, not available this year.

20cm.  Flowers from late spring to late summer, in a range of colours from purples and pinks to yellow and white, mostly bicolored.  Attracts bees. Well-drained soil in sun. May self seed.

15cm. Produces a long display of spikes of small bronze-orange flowers in shades of orange, red or yellow, all summer.  Well-drained soil in sun. May self seed.

60cm. Glaucous foliage, yellow flowers. Best on a light, well-drained soii in sun.

90 x 30cm. Purple flowers all summer. Self seeds.

A light pink form.

White flowers.

90 cm. Purple flowers, brown-purple spurs. Look like little birds!

20-30cm. Toadflax. Pale yellow flowers. Spreads. British native.

60 x 60cm. Bushy perennial, with strongly lemon-scented leaves, and small white flowers which are very attractive to bees. Cut back after flowering to prevent too much self seeding. Sun or part shade. Can be invasive in rich moist soil. Culinary uses in stuffings and salads, and herbal tea.

longifolia *** 80 cm. Long grey-green leaves with a musty-mint scent. Long purple flowers resembling Buddleia. Good for flower arranging.

45-60 cm. Moroccan mint. White flowers in summer. A very well-flavoured culinary mint.

45 cm. Very dark leaves, with pink-purple flowers. Good culinary herb

45 x 100+cm. Basil Mint. Leaves green with reddish tinge. A sweet and spicy mint scent, good with tomato dishes.

90cm. Pale pink flowers in summer.

90 x 45cm. Purple-lilac flowers, mid-summer to early autumn.

60-90cm. Evergreen rosette of aromatic, thistle-like leaves, producing a tall spike bearing whorls of tubular flowers, white at first, blushing pink when fertilised. Happy on poor, well-drained soil in a sunny position.

50-100 x 100cm. Pretty ferny foliage, with umbels of small white flowers in spring and early summer. Attracts bees. Leaves can be used to sweeten fruit and reduce sugar intake. Likes well-drained humus-rich soil, in light shade, but can become invasive on such a soil. On a heavier soil it stays put!! Cut back after flowering to prevent too much self-seeding, and to produce a new flush of leaves.

60-90 x 60cm. Lavender-blue flowers.

90 x 60cm. Deliciously aromatic foliage, with pale yellow flowers from mid-summer to early autumn. Prefers a moist, cool soil.

45cm. Blue-mauve flowers.

60cm. Aromatic foliage, light pink flowers.

150 x 45cm. An unusual catmint that will scramble up through other plants to a height of 150cm. or more. Blue flowers. Sun or part shade.

45cm. Dense spikes of purple-blue flowers from mid-summer to autumn. Cut back after first flush of flowers to encourage further flowering and a compact habit. Sun or part shade. Good in a container too.

30 x 45cm. An excellent plant, with aromatic foliage, and violet-blue flowers. Dead-head for a longer season. Can be cut back.

90cm. Rich blue flowers from mid to late summer. Sun or part shade. Prefers a drier spot.

40cm. Solid spikes of bluish-mauve flowers. Over-winters as tuber.

30 x 45cm. Masses of lavender-blue flowers. Cut back after flowering to encourage more flowers.

15 x 30cm. Large trumpet-shaped white flowers, opening late afternoon and turning pink by morning. Requires very good drainage, and a sunny position. Short-lived perennial. May self seed.

15-20cm. Apple-green bracts with small pink-purple flowers, mid-late summer. Needs very well-drained soil. Suitable for a rock garden or pot culture.

30-50cm. Dark green, slightly hairy foliage, with purple-tinged stems. Purple-pink flowers late summer.

45cm. Deep reddish-tinged foliage in winter and early spring. Pink flowers with conspicuous dark bracts.

10-20 x 30cm. A mound of small blue-green leaves, in summer covered in masses of tiny pink flowers surrounded by conspicuous pale green bracts.

30cm. Pink flowers mid-late summer.

vulgare *** 50cm. Mauve-purple flowers in summer. Good culinary herb.

30 x 30cm. Golden wild marjoram. Golden foliage, with mauve-pink flowers in summer. Good culinary herb.

30 x 30cm. Crinkled, golden foliage, with small pale pink or white flowers in summer. Part shade. Good culinary herb.

15 x 30cm. Pink flowers. Good culinary herb.

20-30cm. Very attractive cream and green foliage, with pale, almost white flowers in mid-summer. Culinary herb.

120cm. Deciduous shrub, with aromatic, grey-green leaves, and spikes of violet-blue flowers in late summer-autumn. Well-drained soil in full sun. Cut back in spring.

90 x 75cm. Hooded pale yellow flowers borne in whorls up the stem. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, or a little shade.

40 x 30cm. Rounded heads of deep blue flowers in summer. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.

60-80cm. Lilac-mauve flowers, early summer. Sun or part shade.

30-50 x 30-50cm. Pinky-mauve flowers from spring into summer, with attractive foliage. Sun or shade.

30-90 x 30cm. Jacob's Ladder. Spikes of deep lavender-blue flowers from May to July, and again in September if dead-headed. Attractive foliage. Sun or part shade. Self-seeds.

As above, but with white flowers.

20cm. Spreading semi-evergreen mats produce dense spikes of tubular, two-lipped lilac flowers in June-July, and sporadically later if dead-headed. Sun or part shade. Good ground cover. Attracts bees.

35cm. Large violet-blue flowers. An excellent cultivar.

35cm. Spotted leaves. Sprays of bright blue flowers.

30cm. Narrow, silver-spotted leaves, with sprays of deep bright blue flowers. Sorry, none available this year.

30cm. White-spotted leaves, pink buds opening to blue flowers in spring. Also grows in sun if not too dry. Self seeds.

White-spotted leaves, with clear pink flowers.

90 x 60cm. Not a true mint, so it does not spread. Mint-scented leaves, with heads of small pink flowers, attractive to butterflies, etc.. Best in part shade. Use for peppermint flavouring, or to make a refreshing footbath!

75cm. Deep yellow flowers with dark centres.

40-50cm. Finer, deep yellow daisies with dark centres.

60cm. Large single, golden yellow flowers.

1.5-2m. Dense spikes of indigo-blue flowers from summer into winter. Attractive to bees. Fertile soil, sun or part shade. Keep frost-free in winter.

80cm. Deep red flowers all summer. Very floriferous.

30-40 x 60cm. Evergreen silver-grey foliage, with pale lavender-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Culinary herb. Good for sage tea.

25cm. A compact, floriferous plant with short spikes of intense purple flowers in summer. Attracts bees. Drought tolerant once established.

75 x 60cm. An excellent clump-forming perennial with spikes of deep blue-violet flowers all summer. Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, (water well until established).

50-60 x 60cm. Similar to above, but with pink flowers.

80 x 100cm. A more unusual form of the common sage, having white flowers. Good culinary herb. Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, (water well until established).

90 x 30cm. Showy panicles of lavender-blue flowers produced in early to mid-summer. Humus-rich, fertile soil in full sun. Short-lived perennial. Self seeds.

Similar to above, but both flowers and bracts are white.

100 x 30cm. In the second season, bears large inflorescences of white flowers with lilac bracts.

60cm. Spikes of bright blue-mauve flowers, summer. Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun,(water well until established).

As above, with violet flowers, dark calyces.

20-30cm. Aromatic, semi-evergreen dwarf shrub, with spikes of white flowers in summer, attractive to bees. Needs full sun, and poor, well-drained soil.

60cm. Lavender-blue flowers in summer.

15cm. Smaller version of above.

90-100 x 40cm. Bears masses of pale yellow scabious flowers in mid to late summer.

30 x 25cm. Silvery grass-like foliage, with masses of pale lavender flowers from mid-summer onwards. Needs a very sunny well-drained soil in full sun.

20 x 30cm. Blue-purple flowers from June to August. Sun or part-shade. Can be vigorous when well-suited.

45-60cm. Pink flowers, aging to copper-red, late summer to autumn.

25cm. Purple-grey succulent foliage, with ruby red flowers, mid to late summer. Attracts bees, etc. Well-drained soil in sun.

15-25cm. Trailing stems of purple leaves, with dusky pink flowers in late summer to early autumn.

45cm. Leaves edged cream. Pale pink flowers in late summer/autumn.

15cm. Glaucous foliage, with deep pink flowers in late summer-early autumn.

8cm.  Evergreen, bright green foliage, with heads of yellow flowers mid-summer to autumn.  Well-drained soil in sun. Attracts butterflies. 

30-45 x 35cm. A white-flowered form of the Ice plant, flowering in late summer to autumn.

10cm. Deep red foliage, with rich pink flowers in mid-summer.

10cm. Mat-forming evergreen, with attractive pink and white margined leaves, and pink flowers in summer.

50-60cm. Large heads of pale green flowers on maroon stems. Unusual and effective. Sun or light shade.

30cm. Jagged foliage, with rich pinky-purple flowers in late summer.

45 x 60cm. White-woolly leaves form a spreading carpet, producing spikes of small pink flowers all summer. Well-drained soil in full sun.

60cm. Dark green leaves, with spikes of hooded rose-purple flowers in summer. Humus-rich, moderately fertile soil in sun or part shade.

60-110cm. Clump-forming, with pale violet, globular, scabious-like flowers from mid-summer to autumn. Very attractive to bees and butterflies, and to seed-eating birds. Prefers a rich, moist soil in sun, but will adapt to quite dry conditions in part shade. Can be naturalised in grass.

45cm. Pale blue flowers opening from red buds.

Similar to above, with pale pink and white flowers.

60-90cm. Gold foliage in spring, with blue flowers. Needs some shade.

30cm. Sprays of deep red flowers, May to July.

60cm. Bright blue flowers all summer.

40cm. Creamy white flowers, late spring-early summer.

30-40cm. Neat evergreen foliage, with masses of lilac-pink flowers in summer. Adored by bees. Well-drained soil in full sun.

10cm. Forms a mound of golden foliage in spring, with pink flowers in summer.

10cm. Large dark red flowers, green leaves.

5cm. Pale pink flowers in summer, over a mat of grey-hairy leaves. Dislikes winter wet.

20-25cm. Strongly scented foliage, with mauve-pink flowers in summer.

2cm. Red-pink flowers over a mat of green leaves.

2cm. Forms a dense mat of tiny dark green leaves, slowly greeping, with delicate pink flowers.

As above, with white flowers.

50-60cm. Rich purple flowers, blue-green foliage.

30cm. Purple-pink, with white edges.

50cm. Large pink flowers through summer.

40cm. Large, pale yellow clover flowers from June to August. Prefers a sunny position, and is happy on chalk. Attracts bees.

50cm. Upright stems bear giant red-pink clover flowers, over a clump of attractive foliage. Fertile, moist but well-drained soil, best in sun. Attracts bees.

120 x 30cm. Spikes of deep rose-pink flowers all summer. Conditions as above.

90cm. Spikes of clear yellow flowers with purple centres, mid-summer to autumn. Neutral to alkaline soil, in full sun. Grows well in poor soil.

90cm. Spikes of white flowers with mauve centres,mid to late summer. Conditions as above.

150-200cm. Heads of lilac-purple flowers on tall stiff stems, from mid-summer to autumn. Can be situated near the front of the border, because it is a 'see-through' plant. Well-drained soil in sun. Seems reasonably hardy, self-seeds moderately.

30-45 x 40cm. Spikes of violet-purple flowers from mid-summer to autumn. Slowly spreading in a warm, sunny, well-drained position.

120-150 x 45cm. Graceful spires of white flowers from mid-summer to autumn. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade.