Plant recommendations

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  1. adamsh

    adamsh Gardener

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    Hi All,

    After some recommendations.

    After moving the plants around I have quite a few gaps under the shrubs, these will probally fill out over the next couple of years, but until then am after something to plug them.

    Ideally I am after rockery plants that are evergreen, flower through most of the summer, and are attractive to bees and butterflys,

    Ideally something similar to Dianthus Deltoids (low level matting), I could get a load more Deltoid deep red as the flowers on these stand out very nicely amongst the green, but I already plan to fill both corners in using this plant so am not sure if using it elsewhere as well would be overkill.

    When should I plan a visit to the garden center, last year I went in April, but feel I left it a little too late, would I find anything if I went on Friday?

    Thanks in advance.

    Thanks in advance
     
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    Penstemon pinifolius "Mersea Yellow".................
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      How about one of the Alpine Daphnes? Smell gorgeous too.
       
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        ..3 plants I wouldn't be without for such purposes, would be Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'... Silene maritima 'Robin Whitebreast'... and Geranium 'Cambridge'.... for small shrublets I would want some Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'....
         
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        There are are some nice Sedums to choose from:blue thumb:
         
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        Thanks all, I've made a list of the suggestions and will keep my eyes open for them when at the garden centre.

        They will mainly be used for groud cover between shrubs
         
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