Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
everlasting sweet pea
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Ever popular, this plant is smothered in showy clusters of pure white, sweet pea-like flowers from June to September among grey-green leaves. A vigorous, perennial climber, it looks lovely scrambling over a sunny wall or through a hedge or evergreen shrub, although initially it needs to be tied into supports. Unlike the annual sweet pea, it has no fragrance. - Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting hole. Pinch out the shoot tips to encourage bushy growth and tie in new shoots to a support. Cut back the plant to ground level in early spring.
Clematis 'Jackmanii Superba'
clematis (group 3)
Luxurious dark purple flowers
Clematis alpina
alpine clematis (group 1)
Delightful mid-blue, bell-shaped flowers in April/May
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
osmanthus
Evergreen shrub with scented, white spring flowers
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Deadheading will prevent them setting seed and so use their energy producing a further flush of blooms later on. Plants that respond well to deadheading include annuals such as Ageratum, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Centaurea, Cosmos, Dahlia, foxglove, Californian poppy, sweet...
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Cool-white racemes of pea flowers that glow in shade and, teamed with the silver vine ( Vitus vinifera Incana ), it will lift a dull pergola or scramble over a bank
Val Bourne - Garden Writer