heliotrope

Creating a colourful display of perennials in a hanging basket or wine barrel is fun, creative, rewarding and a fab way to add a pop of perennial colour to even the tiniest of outdoor spaces.   Choosing your plants Planting one variety is the easiest and quickest way to create a colourful hanging basket or wine barrel. If you’re feeling...

Spoil one of your strongest senses with some of the most fragrant flowers around. 1. Murraya paniculata Also known as cosmetic bark, jasmine orange and orange jessamine, this evergreen shrub makes for a five-star hedging plant and offers a profusion of white, sweetly-perfumed flowers from spring to autumn. 2. Heliotrope or ‘Cherry Pie’ (Heliotropium arborescens) For a vision of violet in...