Plants that Flower in August
Make sure the display in the borders does not start to fade by adding dahlias, penstemons and hydrangeas.
By type
- Perennials (451)
- Shrubs (202)
- Bulbs (176)
- Seeds (132)
- Climbers (88)
- Roses (68)
- Bedding plants (41)
- Grasses (40)
- Wildflowers (34)
- Plants & pots (27)
- House plants (24)
- Alpines & rockeries (22)
- Herbs (15)
- Exotics (14)
- Large shrubs for instant impact (13)
- Pond plants (13)
- Fruit (11)
- Plants for gifts (8)
- Hedging (6)
- Vegetables (1)
Facing
How much sun
Special conditions
Soil type
Flower colour
Evergreen / deciduous
Fragrance
Attractive to wildlife
Quick growing
Eventual size
Special features
- Architectural silhouettes (94)
- Attractive seedheads (139)
- Autumn foliage colour (17)
- Berries or fruit (54)
- Coloured leaves (81)
- Colourful bark or stems (1)
- Deciduous (24)
- Easy to grow (54)
- Evergreen / semi evergreen (190)
- Fast growing (21)
- Flowering (1137)
- Large leaved (9)
- Long flowering (295)
- Low maintenance (251)
- Makes a good hedge or screen (58)
- Non poisonous (928)
- Plants that are native (20)
- Plants that don't need pruning (1)
- Plants that help filter noise (2)
- Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (201)
- Plants that will cope with the odd football (84)
- Plants to deter vandals and burglars (38)
- Resistant to diseases (181)
- Rose hips (1)
- Stylish in the border (35)
- Sublime umbelliferas (49)
- Suitable for containers (307)
- Suitable for hanging baskets (51)
- Tough plants that are harder to kill (82)
- Winter colour (115)
House plants by room
Bulb planting time
Bulb type
Chelsea plant of year
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Vegetable harvesting month
Vegetable types
Plant Seasons
Hardy
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Position
- Arches & pergolas (21)
- Back of border (101)
- Bottom of hedges (26)
- Conservatories (17)
- Covering eyesores (15)
- Front of border (421)
- Middle of border (439)
- Next to a patio (28)
- Next to a pond (53)
- Next to an entrance (149)
- Next to seating areas (184)
- Steep banks (78)
- Through hedges (50)
- Walls & fences (86)
Shape
Soil moisture
Used at Chelsea
- 2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (9)
- 2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (8)
- 2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (8)
- 2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (1)
- 2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (17)
- 2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (28)
- 2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (19)
- 2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (5)
- 2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (11)
- 2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (9)
- 2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (18)
- 2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (23)
- 2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (9)
- 2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (21)
- 2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (11)
- 2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (19)
- 2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (8)
- 2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (14)
- 2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (7)
- 2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (8)
- 2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (13)
- 2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (5)
- 2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (19)
- 2016 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (5)
- 2016 - Jekka McVicar - St John's Hospice (1)
- 2017 - James Basson - M & G (7)
- 2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (12)
- 2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (15)
Seed planting guidelines
Acanthus mollis
£12.99
Carex testacea
£11.99
Clematis 'Henryi'
£14.99
Clematis 'Niobe'
£13.99
Cotinus 'Grace'
£17.99
Rosa Graham Thomas ('Ausmas') (PBR)
£22.99
£20.69
Rosa Surrey ('Korlanum')
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa 'Ballerina'
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg'
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carrière'
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Fellowship ('Harwelcome') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Margaret Merril ('Harkuly')
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Peace ('Madame A. Meilland')
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Remember Me ('Cocdestin') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa 'Wedding Day'
£19.99
£14.99
chives
£5.99
Nymphaea 'Aurora'
£29.99
Trachelospermum jasminoides
£29.99
£14.99
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
£11.99
£8.99
Rosa Pink Flower Carpet ('Noatraum') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Flower Carpet White ('Noaschnee') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Flower Carpet Sunshine ('Noason') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa 'Buff Beauty'
£19.99
£14.99
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR)
£19.99
£14.99
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