Acanthus
Achillea
Aconitum
Actaea
Agapanthus
Agastache
Ajuga
Alcea
Alchemilla
Amsonia
Anaphalis
Anchusa
Anemone
Angelica
Anthemis
Aquilegia
Artemisia
Aruncus Asphodeline
Aster
Astilbe
Astrantia
ASTER The aster family provide loads of colour to a border at the end of the flowering season. All are excellent border plants with useful thick mounds of leaves. Sun. Aug-Oct.
amellus ‘King George’ Violet-blue flowers. £4.80 BUY NOW
'Carmen' Sprays of single bright lilac-pink flowers. 90cm (3ft) £5.00 BUY NOW
'Coombe Fishacre' One of the nicest small flowered asters. Horizontal branches are massed with small lilac-pink flowers. 90cm (3ft). Sept-Oct. £4.80 BUY NOW
cordifolius ‘Little Carlow’ A mound of pointed leaves is covered with masses of bright, mid-blue flowers. AGM. 90cm (3ft). Sept-Oct. £4.80 BUY NOW
divaricatus
Sprays of small white flowers on dark stems with dark green leaves.
60cm (2ft). £4.50 BUY
NOW
ericoides 'Erlkönig' Very small white flowers borne
in cloudy sprays. 90cm (3ft). £4.50 BUY
NOW
ericoides ‘Pink Cloud’ Broad mounds of slender leaves topped with masses of tiny soft pink flowers. 60cm (2ft). AGM. £4.80 BUY NOW
x frikartii ‘Monch’ Large lilac blooms, forming a dome that is spectacular for ages. 60cm (2ft). AGM. £4.80 BUY NOW
lateriflorus ‘Horizontalis’ Horizontal stems are clothed in copper-purple leaves and smothered with little white flowers. 60cm (2ft) AGM. £4.80 BUY NOW
lateriflorus ‘Prince’ A mass of tiny white flowers with maroon centres and dark foliage. 60cm (2ft). AGM. £4.80 BUY NOW
macrophylus ‘Twilight’ Large heart-shaped foliage forms a handsome base to small, lilac flowers. Likes shade. 60cm (2ft). £4.80 BUY NOW
'Wood's Pink' A low growing variety with single pink flowers and deep geen leaves that are resistant to mildew. 45cm (18ins) £4.80 BUY NOW
novae angliae hybrids Clusters of flowers carried on tall stems. 120cm (4ft).
‘Andenken an Alma Potschke’ Bright cerise pink flowers. £4.80 BUY NOW
‘Autumn Snow’ White flowers. £4.80 Sorry sold out
‘Barr’s
Pink’ Glowing pink. £4.80 BUY
NOW
'Harrington's Pink' Soft pure pink. £4.80 BUY
NOW
‘Purple Dome’ Rich purple. Compact growth. 60cm (2ft). £4.80 BUY NOW
novae belgii hybrids For vivid autumn colour little compares with Michaelmas Daisies.Sept-Oct.
‘Blandie’ Creamy white flowers. 120cm (4ft). £4.50 BUY NOW
‘Freda Ballard’ Rich ruby-red. 105cm (3.5ft) £4.50 BUY NOW
‘Marie Ballard’ Neat, double powder-blue flowers. 105cm (3.5ft). £4.50 BUY NOW
‘Patricia Ballard’ Tidy semi-double rose-pink. 90cm (3ft). £4.50 BUY NOW
pringlei 'Ochtneendglen' Upright plant, with much branched stems ending in glowing soft violet flowers. 90cm (3ft) £4.50 BUY NOW
pyrenaeus ‘Lutetia’ Large, single, lilac flowers smother a low, spreading clump of foliage. Nice for the front of a border. 45cm (18in). £4.80 BUY NOW