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of that fabulous scent: the philadelphus, or mock orange.There are a number of different varieties, all deciduous with white flowers and unremarkable foliage. In the first garden I had that actually possessed any soil (the first two were just concrete yards) I

plants, but Euonymus alatus was probably the first. Hailing from China and Japan, it is slow-growing, and deciduous. The greenish-white flowers appear in spring and, for much of the year, it is a green, innocuous-looking shrub.However, in autumn

cm) but the pale yellow flowers have a rather charming twist. Good for pots and the front of borders.Dahlia 'David Howard': reminds me of the finest chunky cut marmalade. The orange is quite strong but very cheerful. I grow it with the second flush

, to custard coloured daisies (Layia platyglossa), candy pink campion, mallows, coreopsis, gypsophila, corncockles and grinning sunflowers. My favourite is probably the little Linaria reticulata (you can see its little magenta and orange flowers in this picture

-in-law's garden, where it overhangs her pond — it was love at first sight. Who could resist the delightful, slightly curled leaves? Especially when, come the autumn, they transform into an extraordinarily flamboyant conflagration of red and orange. Parrotias

flower first in June and then produce orange hips. You then have the choice to leave the hips on the bush and enjoy them in the winter, or to deadhead the whole thing and hang on for a few weeks until it flowers again.Alternatively, you can do what I try

, about 45cm tall, with tiny flowers on long stems as delicate as the legs of a newborn giraffe. It goes beautifully with grasses.Unsurprisingly, pinks don't come in blue, orange or yellow - although it's possible to dye the flowers by leaving a cut stalk

adored this plant. It flowers for ages and is a really clear, spicy orange colour.Aster 'Monte Cassino' - Nigel chose Aster 'Monch', which is a fabulous plant. I'm going for 'Monte Cassino' because it flowers just that bit later and has very fine leaves

enjoy the following:Prunus domestica 'Count Althann's Gage': this tree has grown faster than any other in the orchard. There is nothing better than a warm gage straight from the tree. The little orange-tipped stamens on the flowers are like the antennae

Juliana', which I think is the best of all orange flowers. It looks amazing, and,  in most combinations, gives a bit of a lift to paler colours. Here it is with Salvia 'Ostfriesland', Ligusticum lucidum and an osteospermum whose name I have, sadly