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<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'
<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pairing combinations'

Sarah's Chelsea 'pairing combinations'

Crocus border combinations by Sarah Price

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Taking inspiration from Sarah Price's award winning Nurture Landscapes garden at Chelsea in 2023 these border combinations draw on a...

4 plants | 1 of each
£28.96
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12 plants | 3 of each
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Plant description

Taking inspiration from Sarah Price's award winning Nurture Landscapes garden at Chelsea in 2023 these border combinations draw on a rich and complex colour palette inspired by the garden. Featuring dusky pinks, deep violets, silvery blues and burgundy, the garden itself drew heavily on the plants Cedric Morris bred, including the iconic Iris ‘Benton Olive’, as well as his paintings.

Read more about the Nurture Landscape Garden here.

What's included:

Each combination contains the following plants. They are all supplied in 9cm nursery pots:

  • Festuca amethystina: A low-growing tufted decorative grass, which looks superb planted in bold drifts in a gravel garden or potted into a container. The narrow blue-green to grey-blue foliage adds interest all year round and, purple-flushed summer flower spikes, turning buff as they age make a wonderful combination. Prefers a sunny, well-drained spot over the winter where its low-maintenance architectural form can be appreciated. Grows 60cm.

  • Teucrium × lucidrys: Perfect for lining a pathway or fronting a border, this evergreen perennial has woody stems that are clothed in small deep green leaves, which emit a spicy aroma when they are brushed past or gently bruised. From midsummer onwards clusters of small pink flowers form towards the top of the stems, each with a prominent lip. Grows 30cm.

  • Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears' : Soft spikes of woolly, purple flowers from June to September above rosettes of large, greyish white, felted leaves. This form of lamb's ears is primarily grown for its leaves, which are larger than other varieties. An excellent groundcover plant for sites in full sun, it's drought tolerant and provides a weed-suppressing carpet for much of the year. Grows to 45cm.

  • Erigeron karvinskianus : Masses of small daisies, emerging white, then turning pink, with yellow centres, give this plant an unusual, two-tone effect. It has a long flowering period, from May to October, and is amazingly versatile, being low-growing, happy in sun or partial shade and thriving in any well-drained soil. Bees and butterflies love all erigerons, so they make a wonderful addition to a wildlife garden, too. Grows to 30cm.

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Planting tips:

Prepare the bed well by digging in lots of composted organic matter before you plant. Where possible, plant in odd numbers, and cluster them together to give impact. Multiples of 3 work really well set out in irregular triangles for an organic feel, while larger numbers can be planted in mercurial clusters or drifts. In bigger gardens, try to repeat your clusters through the border to create a sense of rhythm and cohesion. Also, when setting your plants out, check their eventual spread and make sure they’ve enough space to fill out. After planting, keep plants well watered for their first year, particularly during warmer weather, and feed them with a good, general purpose fertiliser through the growing season.

Please note:

Some of the plants in this collection will die right back in autumn, then fresh new growth will appear again in spring.

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