Plants for sunny places
Even in soggy Britain, when we think of gardens, we think of summer and plants luxuriating in bright sunshine. We like to sit in the sunniest (warmest) parts of our gardens. There's no doubt that the sunny parts of gardens are what most people like best.
This is true of most plants too. There are many more horticultural plants that like or need full sun than can thrive in full shade. Most prefer full sun even if they can live in semi shade. The same is true of wildflowers, and there are plenty which do very well in sunny borders, even in competition with the horticultural favourites. Sunny, south-facing spots are at a bit of a premium in gardens, but do consider giving wildflowers some space in such high-rent accomodation.
Plants for sunny areas Click on the pictures or links to go to the pages
Plants for ponds and pond margins and other damp areas
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-mallow Althaea officinalis
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Fringed waterlily Nymphoides pelatata
Rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
? bogbean https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/bogbea63.html#his
?Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum?D
water mint?
Plants for sunny places
Even in soggy Britain, when we think of gardens, we think of summer and plants luxuriating in bright sunshine. We like to sit in the sunniest (warmest) parts of our gardens. There's no doubt that the sunny parts of gardens are what most people like best.
This is true of most plants too. There are many more horticultural plants that like or need full sun than can thrive in full shade. Most prefer full sun even if they can live in semi shade. The same is true of wildflowers, and there are plenty which do very well in sunny borders, even in competition with the horticultural favourites. Sunny, south-facing spots are at a bit of a premium in gardens, but do consider giving wildflowers some space in such high-rent accomodation.
Plants for sunny areas Click on the pictures or links to go to the pages