Anne….. Primula pulverulenta – I just love the colour of this shade loving primula. It does very well for me in deep shade, lighting it up with it’s extraordinary depth of vivid magenta. It loves the damp round our little pond behind the office and seeds happily in the bark path.

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Paul’s Himalayan Musk Rose  – This rose is one of the best doers in Wales. It is a rambler so it takes up a bit of space, as you can see it has filled our apple tree with it’s pinkish white and scented flowers. It flowers only once but is worth it.

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Brenda….. Cephalaria gigantea – Yellow scabious is a plant I have grown since my early gardening days and is definitely one I would not be without. Initially grown from seed bought from a bee keeping stand. Tall, elegant and airy it looks good with Verbena bonariensis, that is if you can get the Verbena to stay put!

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Microseris ringens ‘Girandole’  – Yes I know the flowers look like a ragwort or dandelion flower but I just love the bright yellow against the dark green shiny serrated edged foliage. Seeds and spreads so makes good ground cover. Mine seems happy in dryish semi-shade. Flowers from June to September.

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Jenny ….. Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas). Easy to grow, great in mixed borders, pots and excellent as cut flowers. They flower freely from June until the first frosts and come in a variety of colours, golds, pinks,deep reds to white. They  need a free draining soil (to prevent their fleshy roots rotting in winter) in a sunny position, but will cope with part shade. They are hardy to -5′, so a more sheltered site is best.

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Fiona ……… Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Miss Satomi’. A stunning free flowering cornus with deep pink bracts in June. Leaves turn red and orange in Autumn. Prefers full sun and a fertile, free draining soil, although ours is surviving in poor soil.

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