Great plants for a warm and wet September

Plus: a combination of tiny Spring jewels for planting now, and a sprinkling of Downton Abbey

Without my consciously planning it, the planting in my own September garden, which you can see in last week’s video here, has veered towards that edible palette of peaches and cream topped with a dash of wine. The plants here have all withstood the heat, and they’ve all been happy in the downpours too - what more could you ask for?

Today, I’m sharing the plant list with you, along with a delve into how these colours work together.

Also this week, I’ve got another very special Spring bulb shopping list for you. No, not the tulips yet! I promise you, they’re coming soon, but we do need to wait awhile, so in the meantime we can be planting some of my favourite little early garden jewels: