Plant of the month

Each month I choose one of my favourite plants relevant for the season. So many to choose from, so little time...

Sorbus cashmiriana

Native to Kashmir but a rowan tree that also thrives in the UK

Abelia x grandiflora

This long flowering evergreen looks its best just as other flowering shrubs start to fade

Cyclamen hederifolium (ivy-leaved cyclamen)

Look out for these delicate looking flowers, perhaps tucked around the base of a tree, or peeping through ferns in a shady corner

Thalictrum delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’

This charming little powder puff of a plant adds height and elegance during late summer

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Old Court’

Lovely, tall white daisies with the classic yellow disc that shout out high summer in the garden