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Long-Summer Pollinator Border
A layered perennial border in blue-mauve, raspberry, ruby-pink and soft pink, flowering from early summer into autumn.
Includes8 bare roots
PositionSun or light shade
DesignFixed palette
Colour story
£45.99
One considered design, with every named variety included.
What arrives: plants are supplied dormant for planting. The photographs show their mature garden effect. Dispatch follows the seasonal delivery information shown at checkout and in your order confirmation.
Exactly what’s included
Four named varieties, selected to work together in colour, height and flowering sequence.
3 bare roots
Monarda 'Raspberry Wine'
Middle layer · Mid to late summer
3 bare roots
Echinacea 'Rubinstern'
Middle layer · Mid to late summer
1 bare root
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
Front edge · Early to late summer
1 bare root
Japanese Anemone 'September Charm'
Rear layer · Late summer to autumn
How the design comes together
Plant in generous groups rather than isolated single rows, using these layers as a flexible guide for your own border.
LightSun or light shade
SoilMoisture-retentive, well-drained soil
SettingOpen border or sheltered bed
Planting styleNatural groups and repeated drifts
FrontNepeta 'Walker's Low' softens the front edge with low blue-mauve flowers.
MiddleMonarda 'Raspberry Wine' and Echinacea 'Rubinstern' make the pollinator-rich heart of the border.
BackJapanese Anemone 'September Charm' extends the display into autumn at the rear.
Early summerNepeta begins the long flowering sequence.
Mid to late summerMonarda and Echinacea build the strongest pollinator display.
Late summer into autumnSeptember Charm carries soft pink flowers into the final phase.
Before you plant
Will every variety flower at exactly the same time?
No. The design is intended to change naturally through the season. Some varieties overlap, while others take over as earlier flowers fade.
Can I swap colours or varieties?
This is a fixed garden design, so substitutions and colour swaps are not offered. The balance depends on the named varieties shown above.
Will the plants look like the photographs when they arrive?
The images show the mature flowering effect. Bulbs, corms and bare roots are supplied dormant and will not look like mature plants on arrival.