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Achillea with blue Agapanthus

In the Growing Together garden (Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2007) the vibrant reds and oranges of achilleas and heleniums brought the planting to life, with touches of blue agapanthus.

Designed by Fiona Stephenson, the garden was inspired by the interlocking circles of Vesica Piscis. A stainless-steel moongate was erected at the back near darker planting with purple-leaved plants highlighted by splashes of silver foliage.

If you've read our feature on gardens at the show in the August issue of Gardens Monthly magazine, you may have reached this article in search of a planting list from the garden. To achieve the same vibrant effect at home with popular Achillea, Agapanthus, Dahlia, Helenium, Hemerocallis, Phormium, Sambucus and much more, read on:

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' (tree) Acer palmatum (tree)

Achillea millefolium 'Walter Funcke' Achillea 'Terracotta'

Actaea racemosa 'Atropurpurea'

Agapanthus 'Bluety'

Astilbe x arendsii Bridal Veil (A. 'Brautschleier')

Astilboides tabularis

Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii (tree)

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Canna x generalis 'Red King Rupert'

Carex comans 'Milk Chocolate' Carex testacea

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' (tree)

Choisya ternata 'Sundance'

Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette'

Convolvulus sabatius

Cornus alternifolia 'Variegata' (tree)

Cosmos atrosanguineus

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' Dahlia 'Bishop of Oxford' Dahlia 'David Howard'

Echinacea purpurea 'Sunset'

Gaillardia 'Fanfare'

Geranium wallichianum 'Buxtons Variety'

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' (tree)

Helenium 'Chicago Sunrise' Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty' Helenium 'Waltraut' Helenium 'Wyndley'

Hemerocallis 'Rajah' Hemerocallis 'Summer Wine' Hemerocallis 'Tigger'

Heuchera 'Obsidian'

Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'

Iris pallida 'Variegata'

Lathyrus matucana

Liquidambar acalycina (tree)

Loropetalum chinense 'Fire Dance'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Penstemon 'Blackbird'

Phormium 'Dark Delight' Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'

Phyllostachys nigra

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' (tree)

Salvia uliginosa Salvia verticillata

Sambucus 'Black Lace'

Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Tortuosa' (tree)

Trachelospermum jasminoides