THE HERBACEOUS PLANTS: Columbine, wormweed, centranthus, dicentra, foxgloves, hesperis, irises, mullein, peony, bedstraw, plantain lily,
masterwort, milkweed, giant fennel, fennel, anthriscus, onopordon, blessed mary's thistle, Jacob's ladder, mourning widow, mayflower, lily of the valley, geraniums, and cardoon.
The choice of suitable flowering plants is just as extensive, and some of the best are Dicentra (Bleeding Heart), Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle), Campanulas (Bellflowers) and the trendy
Masterworts, Astrantia Hadspen Blood, which can be combined to create a colourful cottage border.