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Verbena bonariensis

purple top

A tall herbaceous perennial with erect, branching stems to 2m in height, bearing sparse, oblong leaves. Numerous branched clusters of small, lilac-purple flowers appear from summer to autumn; these are a good nectar source for pollinating insects

Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink'

penstemon 'Hidcote Pink'

A perennial forming a clump to 90cm in height, with narrow grey-green leaves and slender panicles of rose-pink flowers 3.5cm in length, streaked with purple on the creamy-white throat

Malus domestica 'Ribston Pippin' (D)

apple 'Ribston Pippin'

A dessert cultivar in pollination group 2, and a triploid. Produces good, regular crops of apples, greenish-yellow flushed orange red. An intense, rich, aromatic flavour; more acidity and more robust than Cox. Season of use from October to January

Phlomis russeliana

Turkish sage

A hairy perennial to 90cm in height, with large, ovate, rough-textured grey to mid-green leaves, with a woolly white coating beneath. Stout stems bear whorls of hooded, soft yellow flowers 3cm in length from late spring to autumn

Digitalis lutea

straw foxglove

A clump-forming, herbaceous perennial to 60cm with narrowly oval, mid-green, glossy leaves. Dense, leafy spires of soft yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers to 3cm long are produced over a long period in summer

Euphorbia mellifera

Canary spurge

A dome-shaped evergreen shrub with narrow, bright green leaves with a pale mid-vein, and honey-scented, brownish flower-heads in late spring

Silene coronaria

rose campion

A biennial or short-lived native perennial to 80cm tall, with silvery-grey felted leaves and lax sprays of long-stalked, vivid rose-purple flowers 3cm across in late summer

Primula veris (Pr)

common cowslip

A semi-evergreen perennial to 25cm, with a rosette of distinctly stalked, oblong-ovate leaves and upright stems bearing umbels of nodding, bell-shaped, fragrant rich yellow flowers 1.5cm in width

Prunus lusitanica

Portugal laurel

A large evergreen shrub or small tree of spreading habit, the dark red shoots bearing deep green ovate leaves. Small, fragrant white flowers in racemes to 25cm in length in early summer, are followed by small, dark purple fruits

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii

Deam's coneflower

A clump-forming, erect herbaceous perennial to 60cm, with densely hairy stems, and oval, dark green, roughly hairy serrated leaves. Black-eyed bright yellow daisies to 7cm in width are produced from late summer to mid autumn

Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'

milky bellflower 'Prichard's Variety'

'Prichard's Variety' is a perennial forming a clump of erect stems to 75cm in height, with narrow, pointed leaves and rounded clusters of bell-shaped violet-blue flowers

Rubus idaeus 'Malling Jewel' (F)

raspberry 'Malling Jewel'

'Malling Jewel' is an early to midsummer cropping cultivar with compact growth, red fruits, good flavour and yield

Erica arborea var. alpina f. aureifolia 'Albert's Gold'

tree heath 'Albert's Gold'

A vigorous upright, medium-sized evergreen shrub to 2m in height, with golden-yellow young foliage. Small, fragrant, globose white flowers in tall panicles to 30cm in length are produced only sparsely

Salvia involucrata 'Boutin'

rosy-leaf sage 'Boutin'

A robust, woody-based perennial with hairy ovate leaves and terminal spikes of deep purplish-red tubular flowers in late summer and autumn

Malus domestica 'Pixie' (D)

apple 'Pixie'

A dessert cultivar in pollination group 4. Suitable for northerly, colder, higher rainfall areas. Skin greenish-yellow flushed orange-red. Intensely aromatic and with a Cox-like flavour, but sharper and firmer-fleshed. Good to heavy crops are produced, but the fruit can be small unless thinned. Season of use December to March

Malus domestica 'James Grieve' (D)

apple 'James Grieve'

An early dessert cultivar in pollination group 3. Suitable for northerly, colder rainfall areas. Good, regular crops of apples, yellow-green speckled and striped orange-red, but can easily bruise. Can be used for cooking if picked early before ripe. Savoury, crisp to melting flesh; when cooked keeps shape, with juicy, delicate flavour. Season of use is from September to October, and longer

Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

honeysuckle 'Graham Thomas'

A large twining deciduous climber with oval, dark green leaves whitish beneath and terminal clusters of fragrant white flowers which soon turn to buff-yellow. Berries red. Long flowering season

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' (f)

holly 'J.C. van Tol'

Evergreen self-fertile, female tree to 6m tall, of broadly upright habit with dark-purple young shoots and almost spineless, glossy, dark green ovate leaves. Small white flowers in late spring are followed by abundant, bright red berries

Rubus fruticosus agg. 'Loch Ness' (B)

blackberry 'Loch Ness'

'Loch Ness' is a fairly compact blackberry cultivar with upright thornless canes to 2m tall. White flowers are followed by firm, glossy-black, conical fruits, with the tangy flavour of wild blackberries, with very heavy crops that can be harvested from mid August until the first frosts

Chaenomeles × superba 'Crimson and Gold'

Japanese quince 'Crimson and Gold'

A short, spiny deciduous shrub about 1m tall, of spreading habit, with glossy, mid-green leaves. Single, deep crimson-red flowers with prominent golden anthers, are followed by aromatic green fruit ripening to yellow in autumn. These can be used to make jams and jellies but please see notes on toxicity for further advice