astrantia

When the papery bracts fade, we deadhead our plants, something we do not do with other astrantias.

As flowers turn to seed, the papery skirt maintains its attraction, making astrantias one of the most valuable of all herbaceous perennials.

To that end, large chunks of our veg garden deep beds are commandeered and filled with astrantias.

Please send cheques and postal orders made payable to Mr Fothergill's to People Astrantia Offer, Mr Fothergill's, Rookery Farm, Holbeach St Johns, Spalding, PE12 8SG and clearly state your name and address.

Suitable species include astrantia, agapanthus, hemerocallis, heuchera, aquilegia, hardy geraniums, hostas, iris, salvia, delphinium, alchemilla, campanula, dicentra and geum.

Astrantia (Masterwort)h THESE dainty-looking plants, with basal clumps of divided foliage topped with small flowers in shades ranging from white to pink and deep red, are ideal for the middle of the border, growing to around 60cm (2ft).

So do Rosa 'Little White Pet' and Rosa 'The Fairy', with its multitudes of small pink flowers, which combine well with astrantias, Lamium orvala and green and white hostas.

Astrantias have soft, subtle colours which fit into most colour schemes.

Astrantias or master-worts are very good plants for a moister place in the border, and there are several varieties that have lacy flowers in shades of pink and red.

pin hopes: Astrantias are some of the most seductive of herbaceous perennials.

Astrantias pin hopes: Astrantias are some of the most seductive of herbaceous perennials.

Cow parsley decorated the stands, with pretty pimpinellas, astrantias and sesseli.

Around the lawn flows a long herbaceous border of hostas, geraniums, deep red astrantias and glossy leaved acanthus, backed by a bank of rhododendrons.

The astrantias and other plants in the Laurent-Perrier Garden will create the right flower mix which will subtly attract bees.

So do Rosa 'Little White Pet' and Rosa 'The Fairy'', with its multitudes of small pink flowers, which combine well with astrantias, Lamium orvala and So do Rosa 'Little White Pet' and Rosa 'The Fairy'', with its multitudes of small pink flowers, which combine well with astrantias, Lamium orvala and green and white hostas.