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Ready-made border Autumn colour (4)
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Fragrance

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Quick growing

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Sowing month inside or protected

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August (1)
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October (1)

Hardy

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Yes (32)

Leaf colour

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Green (33)
Purple (1)
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Ground cover

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Yes (12)

Position

Back of border (7)
Bottom of hedges (5)
Covering eyesores (1)
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Middle of border (17)
Next to a patio (6)
Next to a pond (2)
Next to an entrance (10)
Next to seating areas (11)
Steep banks (8)
Walls & fences (1)

Soil moisture

Damp (5)
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Normal (33)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (4)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (1)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (1)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (1)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (1)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (2)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (2)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (2)
Suitable for grow beds (3)
Suitable for large container gardening (3)
Suitable for window boxes (2)
Use cloche (2)

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