Q&A Plants: Border perennials
Do you know of any nice, summer-flowering, perennial border plants that will be happy spending part of the day in sun and part in shade?
Graham Clarke: The following would do well in the sort of border you describe:
Border plants: Columbine (Aquilegia), Michaelmas daisies (Aster), bellflowers (Campanula), lily-of-the-vally (Convallaria), delphiniums, pinks and carnations (Dianthus), daylilies (Hemerocallis), plantain lilies (Hosta), irises, lupins, evening primroses (Oenothera), poppies (Papaver), Phlox, Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum) and scabious.
Shrubs: the brooms (forms of Cytisus and Genista), St John’s wort (Hypericum), cinquefoil (Potentilla), lilac (Syringa), periwinkle (Vinca), decorative brambles (Rubus), and roses. All of these are flowering plants, and many also produce berries or fruits in the autumn.
Annuals and bedding: snapdragons (Antirrhinum), pot marigolds (Calendula), cornflower (Centaurea), Clarkia, larkspur, candytuft (Iberis), mallow (Lavatera), poached egg plant (Limnanthes), love-in-a-mist (Nigella), Verbena, wallflower (Erysimum), sweet William (Dianthus), forget-me-nots (Myosotis), polyanthus (Primula) and pansy (Viola).
If you then add some bulbs, ornamental grasses, traditional herbs (such as sage, thyme, rosemary and borage), and the occasional conifer – including our native yew (Taxus baccata) – you will have the makings of a perfect border.
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