<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

<i>Sarah's Chelsea</i> 'pink & lavender combination'

Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'

Crocus border combinations by Sarah Price

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Taking inspiration from Sarah Price's award winning Nurture Landscapes garden at Chelsea in 2023 these border combinations draw on a...

4 plants | 1 of each

£76.96 £19.24 each

available to order from summer

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Plant description

Taking inspiration from Sarah Price's award winning Nurture Landscapes garden at Chelsea in 2023 these border combinations draw on a rich and complex colour palette inspired by the garden. Featuring dusky pinks, deep violets, silvery blues and burgundy, the garden itself drew heavily on the plants Cedric Morris bred, including the iconic Iris ‘Benton Olive’, as well as his paintings.

Read more about the Nurture Landscape Garden here.

What's included:

Each combination contains the following plants.The Cistus will come in a 2-litre pot, while all the others are supplied in 9cm nursery pots:

Festuca amethystina: A low-growing tufted decorative grass, which looks superb planted in bold drifts in a gravel garden or potted into a container. The narrow blue-green to grey-blue foliage adds interest all year round and, purple-flushed summer flower spikes, turning buff as they age make a wonderful combination. Prefers a sunny, well-drained spot over the winter where its low-maintenance architectural form can be appreciated. Grows 60cm.
Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink': Cistus originate from dry, rocky parts of the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, and so are drought-tolerant and low maintenance. They produce masses of flowers in midsummer, but each lasts only one day. 'Silver Pink' is particularly free flowering, and forms a neat mound, with a profusion of papery, silvery-pink flowers, fading to almost white in the centre, during June and July. Try it at the front of a sunny, well-drained border or in large patio container. Grows to 90cm.
Tulbaghia violacea: Clusters of large, star-like, lilac flowers, which have a slight scent that becomes more pronounced in the evening, top upright stems from midsummer to early autumn. These appear above dense clumps of attractive, grass-like, greyish green leaves. Best grown at the front of a sunny, well-drained border or in a gravel garden, Tulbaghia is often called 'society garlic' as the leaves smell similar to garlic and onions, and can be useful as a pest repellent plant especially when grown under roses. Grows to 45cm.
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Lavender Lady': Incredibly long-flowering and prolific, this new cultivar is just as reliable as the much-loved species, but it has slightly larger, lavender coloured flowers. A must-have plant for a sunny spot with freely draining soils, it soon form a spreading carpet of colour that will last from May to October - if not even longer! Grows to 30cm.

Flowering period

Jan
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Plant features

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Planting tips:

Prepare the bed well by digging in lots of composted organic matter before you plant. Where possible, plant in odd numbers, and cluster them together to give impact. Multiples of 3 work really well set out in irregular triangles for an organic feel, while larger numbers can be planted in mercurial clusters or drifts. In bigger gardens, try to repeat your clusters through the border to create a sense of rhythm and cohesion. Also, when setting your plants out, check their eventual spread and make sure they’ve enough space to fill out. After planting, keep plants well watered for their first year, particularly during warmer weather, and feed them with a good, general purpose fertiliser through the growing season.

Please note:

This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

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