This section will assist you in choosing flower colour for your garden, month by month, throughout the year. It will allow you to create a colour for a planted feature that will continue its themed display throughout each of the four seasons. Try creating a White garden, a Blue garden or even a Pink garden! Mix White and Yellow plants for a cottage garden look or Orange and Blue for a contemporary contrasting display.
White/Cream
Shrubs
- ARBUTUS UNEDO E. Pendent, ivory coloured flowers.
- ELAEAGNUS X EBBINGEI E. Small, fragrant, silvery flowers on mature plants.
- ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS ‘MACULATA’ E. Flowers as ebbingei.
- FATSIA JAPONICA E. Milky white flowers in globular heads. Oct./November.
- VIBURNUM X BODNANTENSE ‘DAWN’. Rose pink, sweetly scented flowers.
- - ‘DEBEN’. Strongly scented; pink opening white. Nov./April.
- FARRERI (FRAGRANS). Pale pink buds opening white. Well scented. Nov./Feb.
- TINUS E. “LAURUSTINUS”. Pink buds then white flowers. Dec-March.
Climber
CLEMATIS CIRRHOSA BALEARICA. Ivory coloured flowers.
Perennial
- HELLEBORUS NIGER E. “CHISTMAS ROSE”. 30cm. Nodding white flowers tinged pink; golden stamens. Dec-February.
Red/Pink
Tree
- PRUNUS SUBHIRTELLA ‘AUTUMNALIS’. Pale blush pink flowers. Nov/Dec. Flowers open pink and retain their colour.
Shrubs
- ERICA CARNEA ‘CHALLENGER’. 15-30 cm. Magenta flowers. Dark green foliage.
- - ‘MYRETOUN RUBY’ E. 15-30 cm. A carmine-ruby shade. Late flowering.
- - ‘ROSANTHA’ E. 15-20cm. Flowers Jan./March. Magenta flowers on dark foliage.
- X DARLEYENSIS ‘KRAMER’S RED’ E. 35-45 cm. Magenta flowers. Jan/April.
Climber
- CLEMATIS CIRRHOSA ‘FRECKLES’ E. Pink flowers mottled red. Scented.
Perennial
- NERINE BOWDENII. 45cm. Pale pink “trumpets” after the leaves. Oct./Nov.
- SCHIZOSTYLIS COCCINEA ‘MAJOR’. 60cm. Numerous spikes of crimson flowers. September/November.
- -‘MRS HEGGARTY’. 60cm. Clear pink flowers.