'Dazzler' is a smaller variety of this robust plant, reaching only 90cm (3ft). It is especially colourful, the glossy, arching leaves an opulent shade of deep reddish purple with a central band of rose-red. It forms a strong architectural shape and looks good grown in gravel, in large containers on a sunny patio, or used to provide contrast in a herbaceous border. Tall stems bearing red tubular flowers are produced in summer. Protect from frost and drought until established.
Fargesia robusta Bamboo
This is a recent introduction that makes a quick-growing, flashy, flamboyant show. The new spring shoots burst up through the ground, and reach full height in midsummer when they start branching and the protective, parchment-like sheaths turn white, making it one the most startling bamboos around. Gradually, the sheaths will be shed from the top downwards, though the papery sheaths at the base of the branches hang on and turn red over winter. Good for hedging, screening or as an isolated, eye-catching clump. For better winter colour, choose 'Red Sheath'.
Lavandula angustifolia Lavender
English Lavender, L. angustifolia, is a Mediterranean shrub, that grows up to up to 1.8m (6ft) high, growing wild on dry, sun-baked hillsides. Numerous forms and hybrids have been selected for gardens, most of them much more compact and enjoying full sun, warmth and very good drainage. It is an excellent plants for low informal hedging and as a specimen evergreen for borders and formal gardens. For best effect plant it by doors and paths, where it's delightful scent can be fully appreciated.
Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet' Bergamot
Holder of the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM), this clump-forming perennial bears rich scarlet flowers from mid-summer to early autumn. The foliage is aromatic, and leaves are sometimes picked for potpourri. Grow plants in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Mulch around plants with garden compost each spring to hold moisture in the soil. To propagate, divide plants in spring.
One of the hardiest of the eucalyptus, it has beautifully patterned white bark and large leaves. In summer, white flower clusters appear amid glossy, grey-green foliage. Its tolerance of salt winds makes it a useful plant for coastal areas. They are naturally trees, sometimes reaching a great height, but in gardens annual pruning can maintain them as large shrubs, keeping a supply of the juvenile foliage enjoyed by gardeners and flower arrangers. However for the best bark effects, they should be left to grow as trees.
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"The garden is a place of wellbeing. It shows how medicinal plants can be used in a contemporary naturalistic style in a suburban setting. Movement and structure contrast and accentuate each other, while sound, colour, light, movement and contrast awaken the senses.
