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these plants at your local nursery and it's possible to plant the skimmias and stipas in the garden when they outgrow the display.Put safety first: be sure to buy lights that are safe for outdoor use, which usually means they'll have a transformer between

when there are too many competing for the same resources may be necessary, but apart from that, all we need to do is wait and see.Perennial lady's mantle has furry, round leaves and produces lime-green flowers. It grows to around 45cm high

, try interplanting red-hot pokersor delphiniums, which will push their tall spires of flowers above the dahlia blooms. The bold flowers and luxuriant foliage of dahlias look good teamed with some of the medium-sized and tall grasses, too, such as stipa

admiringly at roses and bob deferentially to paeonies. One of my favourite combinations is Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' with Stipa tenuissima.As we reach the dog days the grasses step from the shadows and become stars. I could drone on for ages but I'll give you

lovely amongst grasses; it is pictured here with Stipa tenuissima. 'Mrs Bradshaw' grows to about 60cm high and wide.Second is G. 'Lady Stratheden', which is yellow and smiles slightly flirtatiously.Third (and top) on my list is the magnificent G. 'Prinses

Ornamental grasses at ChelseaUndemanding and very rewarding to grow, we've selected a range of the best grasses, sedges and rushes on show at the Chelsea Flower Show 2008.If you're looking for a grass that performs well in dry shade, try Amenanthele