Connoisseurs collection

How much sun

Light shade (17)
Sun (33)

Soil type

Acid (21)
Chalky (28)
Haven't a clue (21)
Heavy clay (24)
Light sandy (28)
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost (3)
Normal (33)

Special conditions

Coastal conditions (4)
Dry sun (9)
Exposed positions (4)
Tolerates drought (6)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Brilliant orange (1)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (1)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (1)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (1)
Ready-made border Flowers for pollinators (1)
Ready-made border Fresh and wild (1)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (1)
Ready-made border Soothing green and white (1)
Ready-made border Sunny pink (1)

Planting combinations

Agastache and Echinops plant combination (1)
Attracting wildlife seed combination (1)
Blue and silver plant combination (1)
Contemporary plant combination (2)
Echinops and Achillea plant combination (1)
Echinops and Salvia plant combination (2)
Heliopsis and Miscanthus plant combination (1)
Low maintenance plant combination (summer) (1)
Red and orange plant combination (1)
Shade lovers plant combination (2)
Slug resistant plant combination (1)
Sunny clay plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (1)
White flowering seed combination (1)

Flowering month

January (1)
February (1)
March (1)
May (6)
June (18)
July (25)
August (24)
September (14)
October (4)

Flower colour

Blue (8)
Green (1)
Orange (2)
Pink (6)
Purple (5)
Red (3)
White (7)
Yellow (2)

Fragrance

All scented flowers (5)
Aromatic foliage (2)
Evening scent (2)
Highly scented (2)
Roses that are well scented (1)

Quick growing

Quite (27)
Yes (11)

Eventual size

Large (4)
Medium (29)
Small (6)

Special features

Architectural silhouettes (4)
Attractive seedheads (8)
Autumn foliage colour (2)
Berries or fruit (4)
Deciduous (2)
Easy to grow (4)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (2)
Flower spires (3)
Flowering (31)
Long flowering (13)
Low maintenance (11)
Makes a good hedge or screen (1)
Plants that are native (3)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (4)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (1)
Resistant to diseases (9)
Scented Leaves (1)
Small leaved (1)
Stylish in the border (6)
Sublime umbelliferas (4)
Suitable for containers (5)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (3)
Winter colour (1)

Sowing month inside or protected

February (2)
March (5)
April (5)
May (1)
August (1)
September (3)
October (3)
November (1)

Sowing month outside

March (3)
April (3)
May (6)
September (1)

Hardy

No (2)
Semi (4)
Yes (30)

Leaf colour

Blue (1)
Green (33)

Ground cover

No (26)
Yes (5)

Soil moisture

Damp (1)
Dry/Sandy (12)
Normal (33)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (2)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (2)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (1)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (3)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (1)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (2)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (1)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (2)
Suitable for grow beds (4)
Suitable for large container gardening (4)
Use cloche (2)

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Showing Connoisseurs collection Facing : South Evergreen / deciduous : Deciduous Attractive to wildlife : Attractive to bees Position : Middle of border clear all

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