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Award-winning gardener Pollyanna Wilkinson runs a Garden Design Studio near Hampton Court in Surrey. What is she planting in her garden this year?
Pollyanna discussed her favourite flowers with Express.co.uk.
The expert likes the English cottage feel in her own home.
She told Express.co.uk: “I have so many favourites and it changes with the seasons and the style of the garden I’m designing.
“But, in my own garden, my favourites are the blowsy, cottage garden plants.
“Blush toned roses, fragrant Nepeta, Alchemilla covered in dewdrops. Delicious.”
She discussed what she was planning to plant this year.
Pollyanna went on: “I’m trying to be restrained this year.
“It’s easy to get carried away in winter and sow seeds like a madwoman, only to find oneself with a mini plant nursery to look after.
“Instead, this year I am doing a few select annuals – fragrant sweet peas, some deep red/black Scabious, wafty umbels of Ammi Majus, and plenty of Dahlias too.”
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Pollyanna’s summer flower list
- Roses
- Nepeta
- Alchemilla
- Sweet peas
- Scabious
- Ammi Majus
- Dahlias
The gardening guru also gave her top tips as to how to sow seeds.
Sowing too many seeds at once can sabotage all your gardening efforts, she said.
“You don’t need to sow the whole packet, and don’t overcommit yourself, particularly if you are a beginner.”
She also suggested sowing sweet peas.
Pollyanna also detailed “the only method that works” to kill slugs.
She said: “Nematodes seems to be the only (nonchemical) thing that works for slugs, and even then, very wet summers such as last year can prove a battle.”
Nematodes are tiny little creatures that kill slugs and lay eggs in their bodies.
They release bacteria to kill the slugs before laying their eggs, their young then feasting on the body of the slug.
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