'Tawny King' is an extremely popular white because the mid- to late summer flowers open from tawny brown buds from the base up, and the flowers stand out against the dark bronze stems - a good choice among the flashier hothouse orange and red pokers. There are plenty more pokers to give an extra show through September and October, especially the orange-red 'Prince Igor' and the huge, 240cm-high Kniphofia uvaria 'Nobilis'. All like rich, moist ground.
Dahlia
'David Howard' Dahlia
Even if you don't normally like dahlias, you're sure to be swayed by the smokey dark foliage and contrasting rich orange flowers of 'David Howard'. It looks fabulous in late summer border and in cut-flower displays.
Lift the tubers after the first frosts and bring indoors to overwinter in a frost-free place.
The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Eremurus
x isabellinus
'Cleopatra' Foxtail lily
These stately plants produces apricot coloured flower spikes which soar above the border in the early summer. To do well, these Asian plants need shelter and warmth, especially after flowering, so grow them where the sun bakes the tubers in late summer. The sword-like, green leaves appear early in clumps, and start to die down just as the flower spikes appear. Ensure good drainage by adding grit to the soil at planting time, and by setting the tubers on a bed of sand or grit.
Aconitum
'Stainless Steel' Monkshood
Monkshoods make a good show when you need vertical spires with blue flowers in summer and autumn. The heights range from 1m (like the blue and white A. x cammarum 'Bicolor') to just 60cm. This medium-high, extremely popular form has white-eyed blue flowers and very attractive blue-grey foliage. In open, exposed areas the taller kinds need to be tied to stakes to keep them upright after being battered by strong winds. The flowers have a large upper petal resembling a hood, hence the common name.
Erigeron
'Dunkelste Aller' Erigeron
Often called by its English name 'Darkest of All', this German hybrid makes an eye-catching show of rich, deep purple. Like many other erigerons, it's an early summer equivalent of a short aster, and needs to go in a gravel garden or at the front of a border. Good drainage is vital, especially over winter. Can be grown in the gaps between paving
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"I wanted to create a garden for the artist Simon Carter; a place for him to not only paint in, but be inspired by. The planting is very much based on Simon's palette of bold colours such as: blackcurrant pink, burnt orange and lime green, with fireworks of contrasting colours shooting out everywhere."
Tom Hoblyn - designer of The Artist's Garden
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"I wanted to create a garden for the artist Simon Carter; a place for him to not only paint in, but be inspired by. The planting is very much based on Simon's palette of bold colours such as: blackcurrant pink, burnt orange and lime green, with fireworks of contrasting colours shooting out everywhere."
