Half Hardy and Summer Patio

Half-hardy shrub sporting masses of beautiful large orange flowers all summer. For sun and well drained soil and is ideal in a container.

Seed raised white flowered form, the scented flowers open late afternoon into the evening, lovely in the evening garden. Half hardy

Bought as M. axillaris, but appears to be a larger leaved form of M. complexa, A low growing, spreading shrub with masses of rounded green leaves up to 1 cm across. Good for covering rough ground or old tree stumps.

A shrub from New Zealand with distinctive wiry zig-zag stems and small semi-evergreen leaves. Hardy to minus 5 in well-drained soil. Can be trimmed into curious shapes if desired

The fabulous plant makes a strking plant when given space and plenty of warmth. Growing in shallow water, the huge leaves and hopefully pink flowers will rise up out of the water.

Large, vivid pink, trumpet-shaped flowers from September-October, sometimes into early winter if fairly mild. Likes a sunny position and well drained soil. Resents disturbance.

A tall annual growing to about 5 feet, masses of sweetly scented tubular flowers in summer and autumn.

(Tresco Purple.) Borderline hardy, this should survive in sheltered gardens in free-draining soil, otherwise it can be grown in pots, or bedded out for the summer. Vivid purple flowers appear continuously from summer to autumn, and are great for Bees

A quick growing succulent with trailing stems adorned with fleshy leaves shaped like little beans which take on a red or purple hue in sun and when underwatered. For a mild garden, or a sunny spot indoors.

Name uncertain, may be a variety of P. inserta. A vigourous climbing or trailing plant wih attractive palmate leaves..

Deep green peppermint scented leaves with a central dark blotch make this a very pretty spreading foliage plant. Small pink flowers compliment the display. Sun to part-shade.

Ivy leaved trailing variety with fleshy yellow veined leaves and deep burgundy red semi-double flowers all summer. Great in tubs and baskets

Tall Pelargonium with lovely double pale and mid-pink, rosebud flowers in summer. Tall but sturdy stems to around 60cm. May need a plant support in windier locations

One of the nicest of the scented-leaved Pelargoniums, this has leaves which smell strongly of roses when crushed. Small pink flowers from summer to autumn. Compact and bushy

A compact Angel type with generous quantities of cheerful little flowers, the upper petals are mauve, the lower ones are pink fading to white in the centre. 45 cms.

A sport from a rose scented variety, with attractively variegated green and gold leaves, and small pale pink flowers. A quick grower, despite its variegation, lovely in a container by itself.