The appeal of novelty is as strong in the garden as it is in other areas of life. New hybrids or recently selected forms of plants are always presented as superior in some way.
This chronological snobbery can push some excellent plants that have been around for years off the garden-centre shelves, but top-notch nurseries always manage to strike a perfect balance between welcoming the new and preserving the old.
Peony specialist Binny Plants in Scotland offers a mixture of
