SOMETIMES we want height in our gardens, but we don’t want the permanence of trees or shrubs. For example, a tall perennial may be just what’s wanted as a centrepiece in an island bed. Or maybe you desire some in-your-face colour against a house wall, but no shrub will give you the look you want.
Perhaps privacy from your neighbours is an issue for you, but only in the warmer months (because of barbecues, beer and bare bodies). If so, a tall perennial that dies down at the end of the year, and re-emerges the following spring, can be a godsend.
Perhaps you need height on a patio or in a courtyard, and the only option here is to have it in a container. Well, that’s not a problem. Growing perennials with height in large pots can really be an excellent option to spruce up the space you have by bringing a small