Plants For South-facing Gardens

Gardeners love south-facing gardens as they usually get loads of sun, which allows them to grow a wide range of plants.

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Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (2)
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Stipa and Verbascum plant combination (1)
Sunny and dry plant combination (2)
Sunny chalk plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Kitchen Garden Collection (1)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (2)
Vibrant colour for bees plant combination (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (7)
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Woodsmoke plant combination (1)
Year round groundcover plant combination (1)
Yellow and gold plant combination (2)

Hardy

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Yes (435)

Leaf colour

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Purple (32)
Red (24)
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Variegated (60)
Yellow (22)

Ground cover

No (360)
Yes (205)

Position

Arches & pergolas (20)
Back of border (104)
Bottom of hedges (48)
Conservatories (39)
Covering eyesores (24)
Front of border (285)
Middle of border (228)
Next to a patio (62)
Next to a pond (76)
Next to an entrance (124)
Next to seating areas (155)
Steep banks (98)
Through hedges (15)
Walls & fences (62)

Shape

Ball (7)
Bushy (11)
Columnar (6)
Fountain (18)
Hummock (11)
Pyramid (1)
Spreading (5)
Weeping (1)

Soil moisture

Damp (85)
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Normal (566)

Used at Chelsea

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2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (6)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (11)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (17)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (12)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (9)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (6)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (8)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (9)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (4)
2016 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (3)
2016 - Jekka McVicar - St John's Hospice (2)
2017 - James Basson - M & G (3)
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2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (12)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (2)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (3)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (7)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (18)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (4)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (5)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

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Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

£49.99 - £149.99

9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'

£24.99 - £129.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6

Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma'

£15.99 - £29.99

1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 litre pot available to order from autumn

Escallonia laevis Pink Elle ('Lades') (PBR)

£24.75 - £79.99

7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8

Eucalyptus gunnii Azura ('Cagire') (PBR)

£42.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 litre pot | 30cm tall | tree available to order from autumn

3 × 3 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 9

Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'

£24.99 - £39.99

12cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn

Hakonechloa macra Sunflare ('Habsfl007') (PBR)

£12.99 - £64.99

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot available to order from autumn

3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging

£7.99 - £15.98

2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn

Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'

£24.99 - £89.99

12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 litre pot available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

£7.99 - £59.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

5 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 23

Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea'

£7.99 - £39.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

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Ligustrum ovalifolium

£19.99 - £159.98

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn

50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

£79.99 - £129.99

7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn

Musa basjoo

£12.99 - £24.00

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

£9.99 - £49.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'

£8.99 - £44.99

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot available to order from autumn

3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn

6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 7

Polystichum tsussimense

£9.99 - £44.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'

£7.99 - £49.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 11

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

£9.99 - £42.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

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Stipa tenuissima

£2.84 - £44.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 47

strawberry 'Elsanta'

£5.99 - £44.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

12 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn

10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn

strawberry 'Honeoye'

£5.99 - £44.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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12 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn

10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn

Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Pink Showers'

£34.99 - £149.99

7 litre pot | 0.9 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots Unavailable

5 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall available to order from autumn

Viburnum × burkwoodii

£36.99 - £99.99

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

25% off

Viola odorata

£2.47 - £34.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

25% off

wallflower 'Fire King'

£2.24 - £21.98

approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Erysimum Sugar Rush Primrose (Sugar Rush Series)

wallflower 'Sugar Rush Primrose' F1

£3.99 - £15.98

5 × seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September

10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September

9cm pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn

Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour (Sugar Rush Series)

wallflower 'Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour' F1

£3.99 - £15.98

5 × seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September

10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September

9cm pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Erysimum Sugar Rush Red (Sugar Rush Series)

wallflower 'Sugar Rush Red' F1

£3.99 - £15.98

5 × seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September

10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September

9cm pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn

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