Our offer includes favourites achillea, hardy geranium, echinacea, phlox (right), helenium and monarda.

Hardy geraniums, for example, are perfect for this: simply plant container-growplants into the meadow.

On heavy, rich soils, choose hydrangeas and roses, astrantias and hardy geraniums.

Chop geums, hardy geraniums and anything else that's barely performing right back.

I wanted roses under-planted with green and purple froth - alchemilla and nepeta and hardy geraniums.