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're tall and straight, with green curved leaves and beautiful globes of purple flowers. Being a member of the allium family, leek flowers are a magnet for honeybees and bumblebees, which seem to spend hours moving from one globe to another.The flowers

Alexander-Sinclair share their top 10 plants for small gardens, which offer year-round interest and colour.The round-headed leek bears round flower-heads that open green and turn a deep red with maturity. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil

'Whereas sempervivums mostly produce red or pink flowers, Jovibarba species produce yellow, more bell-like flowers. 'Angel Wings' is a vigorous variety with sharply-pointed brown and green leaves.Jovibarba heuffelii 'Angel Wings'J. allionii has long, tapered leaves

: as the name suggests, the green stripey bark is as slinky smooth as Leslie Phillips in his prime. It also has greeny white flowers in the spring and dramatic yellow autumn colour. There are a number of other acers with the same snakey bark, including A

Multi-purpose compost with extra gritFill the container two thirds with compost and grit.Place the thrift centrally and surround it with both alpine phloxes, which will tumble towards the front, and saxifrage, which provides a dense cushion of green beneath the flowers

The sun is shining and the daffodils are out. Nothing spells the start of spring like a mass of golden, trumpet-shaped narcissi.Among the flowering daffodils are some that are only producing foliage. These ‘blind’ daffodils, either side

be submerged to a depth of 5cm (2in).Cyperus involucratusAn attractive small iris, I. laevigata 'Variegata' has pretty blue flowers and white and green variegated foliage.Iris laevigata 'Variegata'This pretty British native bears delicate blue flowers from May

candied stems to decorate cakes. Early flowering and rich in nectar, angelica is a vital food source for early bees and hoverflies. Birds also eat its seeds in autumn.AngelicaCarum carvi is a hardy biennial with feathery bright green leaves. It produces

in the ground (on a south-facing wall) didn't even think about flowering until late July, but the foliage still looks lush and green as we edge into autumn. There may be a moral behind this story, but I'm dashed if I know what it is. It all depends whether you

Mixing contrasting colours, such as lime-green leaves and wine-coloured flowers, is always eye catching. Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline' is grown for its unusual bright-green foliage and Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Cherry' gives an extra zing. We also added