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Bromeliads are members of the Bromeliaceae plant family. They typically have striking, sword-shaped leaves and a bright, unusual-looking bloom, which is actually a bract surrounding an insignificant flower. They hail from tropical rainforests, where they grow naturally on the bark of trees, rather than in the ground. Their roots are used to grip on to their host, and they get moisture from a central ‘tank’ or ‘vase’ in the middle of the rosette of leaves that fills with water whenever it rains. In the wild, frogs sometimes raise their young in these tanks.

Honeyberries are deciduous shrubs in the honeysuckle or Caprifoliaceae family. Also known as the blue honeysuckle or edible honeysuckle, their native range includes Siberia and Japan. These hardy, low maintenance bushes have become popular in the UK recently. Unlike blueberries, they thrive in both acid and alkaline soils, and they make a fantastic addition to a fruit garden or a warm, sunny border.

Honeyberries are deciduous shrubs in the honeysuckle or Caprifoliaceae family. Also known as the blue honeysuckle or edible honeysuckle, their native range includes Siberia and Japan. These hardy, low maintenance bushes have become popular in the UK recently. Unlike blueberries, they thrive in both acid and alkaline soils, and they make a fantastic addition to a fruit garden or a warm, sunny border.

Rows of tall Delphinium ‘Strawberry Fair’ in Polly Nicholson's Wiltshire garden

The Amazons of the summer border, hollyhocks tower on 1.5 to 2.5-metre stems from June to August. Their funnel-shaped blooms, which open in shades of ivory, lemon, pink, red, and plum, can often be seen peeping over a garden wall, basking in the sun. Bumblebees love to sup the nectar, and, as they do, become covered in a dusting of the flowers’ plentiful creamy pollen.

Garden designer Alison Jenkins in her Somerset smallholding

Even if you’re not an ideal plant grower, and you can plant these vining and climbing houseplants indoors in decorative vases and glasses in water without worrying about maintenance.

Echinaceas are real dazzlers in the late-summer border: sturdy daisies standing erect with flowers that resemble sets of spinning saucers. The colourful sun-ray petals surround bronzed, almost metallic cones. These prickly centres also give echinacea its name, for Ekhînos is Greek for hedgehog.

Echinaceas are real dazzlers in the late-summer border: sturdy daisies standing erect with flowers that resemble sets of spinning saucers. The colourful sun-ray petals surround bronzed, almost metallic cones. These prickly centres also give echinacea its name, for Ekhînos is Greek for hedgehog.

‘Chet’s Italian Red’ is a heirloom variety of softneck garlic native to the Pacific Northwest.Known for its subtle, mild flavor this low maintenance cultivar is perfect for home g

Ageratum is a member of the Asteraceae or Daisy family. The genus includes many perennial and annual species from the tropical regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico. The name Ageratum comes from the Greek ageratos meaning ‘not growing old’: a reference to the flowers which retain their colour for a long time.

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