Grow the right plants to enjoy through summer

By Fiona Ogilvie
December 8 2018 - 5:00am
Bearded irises, purple berberis and globe artichokes (Cynara scolymus) in John Monty and Jude Reggett’s Rockley garden can be enjoyed through summer.
Bearded irises, purple berberis and globe artichokes (Cynara scolymus) in John Monty and Jude Reggett’s Rockley garden can be enjoyed through summer.

An unexpected cold spell has been wonderful for the flower garden. Often we go from full-on spring into December’s heat and dust with nothing to bridge the gap, but this year the late season – and a blessed fall of rain – has given me time to smell the roses before they started to wilt and to pick sweet peas for a good four weeks.

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