MAY has to be one of the most glorious months in the gardening calendar – as long as you like green. Verdant growth is everywhere and there’s a sense that the best of the year is still to come. But what about flower power? With the last of the spring bulbs having faded away and the summer show yet to start, what can you trust to supply those pops of colour that really bring a garden to life?
For an impressive display, opt for oriental poppies. Planted alongside hardy geranium Rozanne (‘Gerwat’), their blowsy blooms will fill the gap that’s left after the geranium foliagequick-fix glamour. Try crimson ‘Buckeye Belle’ – spectacular alongside zingy-green euphorbias – and look out for dwarf bearded irises, which flower ahead of their taller cousins.
