Meadow Green

Symphyotrichum pilosus var, prinlei 'Monte Cassino'

‘Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei 'Monte Cassino' has a compact, mounding, habit with many tiny-leaved branches leading to many starry white flowers. Late flowering. Has a kind of wild flower effect, yet the habit is neat and tidy.’

Campanula persica 'Alba'

‘This is a white form of the old fashioned garden flower. Clumps gradually increase, providing spreading ground cover, with comparatively large, bell-like flowers in early summer.’

Flowers: June, July, August

Philadelpus 'Belle Etoile'

‘In June and July this lovely mock orange is smothered with highly fragrant, single, cup-shaped flowers with distinctive splashes of purple at the centre. The delicious orange-blossom fragrance floats on the breeze on warm summer evenings. This compact variety produces abundant, gorgeous, bridal-white flowers set off perfectly by oval, deep green leaves. This is an essential, low-maintenance shrub for a sunny mixed border, and it can also cope with poor soil, urban pollution and salt-laden air.’

Flowers: June and July

Height: 1.2m

Spread: 2.5m

Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'

‘Handsome clumps of downy grey leaves send up wide branching stems bearing pure white flowers, mid-summer. Self-sower.’

Flowers: June, July, August

Anemone 'Honerine Jobert'

‘A fabulous plant for brightening up the garden in late summer, this anemone grows in sun or shade and has masses of elegant, cup-shaped, white flowers on tall, wiry stems from August to October. The leaves are vine-like, dark green, and semi-evergreen. These single flowered Japanese anemones are one of the plants traditionally associated with Japanese gardens, where they're grown against dark rocks or in the shade of trees. Best in partial shade, they are perfect for lighting up a dark corner of the garden, or at the back of a herbaceous border.’

Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White'

‘Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White' is a wonderful, easy to grow Geranium with a white whispy airy habit. Great for ground cover, great anywhere.

The species, Geranium clarkei, is a rhizomatous hardy geranium that is native to alpine meadows in the mountains of Kashmir. It flowers profusely bloom from late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves are deeply cut and form an attractive foliage mat.’

Flowers: June, July, August

Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White'

‘This fine form produces quantities of snow-white flowers, from pink buds, much larger than those of P.officinalis, followed by rosettes of well-marked leaves for the rest of the season.’

Flowers: March, April, May

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

‘Miscanthus is a species of perennial, clump-forming grasses that do not have invasive spreading rhizomes, so they're easily contained within gardens of all sizes. Although they are hardy, many of them will not flower in cooler European summers, however this one (a sport of Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus') is a particularly elegant and versatile form. Its slender green blades have narrow cream margins, and they arch gently at their tips to create a fountain-like effect.’

Phlox paniculata 'Rembrandt'

‘Ideal for illuminating areas of light shade, the milky white flowers also look luminous at night and will make beautiful additions to the vase after being cut.’

Flowers: July, August, September

Salvia × sylvestris 'Schneehügel'

Glowing white flowers crowd the upright, branching stems throughout the summer, and if deadheaded, may produce a second flush that often lasts well into autumn. Wonderful for adding vertical interest to beds and borders, the flowers are also very attractive to bees.

Flowers: June, July, August, September

Convovulus ceonurum

‘A wonderful, evergreen shrub with cup-shaped, white flowers with pale yellow centres from late spring to summer. This plant is an asset to the garden for its shiny, silvery foliage, as well as its flowers. In winter the silvery foliage stands out against the gloom.’

Flowers: July, August

Omphalodes linifolia

‘A charming little plant with grey-green leaves, and producing its sprays of faintly sweet-scented, pure white flowers (that are excellent for cutting) in great profusion most of the summer. Hardy throughout the British Isles.’

Flowers: March - June

Nicotiana alata 'Lime Green'

A vigorous but short-lived tender perennial. It bears broad, spoon-shaped leaves and large, funnel-shaped, lime-green flowers. During the day the blooms wilt, but from early evening onwards they perk up and emit a seductive fragrance. The flowers are a magnet for night-flying moths. It makes a spectacular cut flower.

Flowers: June - October

Tulipa 'Spring Green'

An elegant tulip with broad, white, slightly feathered petals, each with a bright green central band. Perfect for a sunny, well-drained border where it will brighten up a spring day.

Galanthus 'Atkinsii'

One of the most fragrant of the snowdrops.