POLLINATOR'S PARADISE
I can't get enough of the plants in this container, proved by the fact that this is a collection I first put together for my very first RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden, 15 years ago, and which I keep coming back to when I want to bring a bit of relaxed cheer to the early summer garden. It's a grouping that is guaranteed to bring in the pollinators, as the variety of flowerheads creates a buffet for a number of insects.
How to achieve the look
Container and composition
This container has been slowly rusting over the years in a corner of my cottage garden, and each year it comes into its own as I plant it up in the brightest of colours, picking out shades with hints of orange and red to make the most of its rusty tones.
I wanted to create that laid-back look
