making it one of the longest-blooming perennials

Summer is when the plant will show off these attractive features

Cornus alba Miracle is most often used in borders

cottage gardens and wildlife areas

The foliage begins with bright pink variegation during the late Spring and Summer months growing in intensity as the months go by and turning to a vivid orange-red in the Autumn

Cotoneaster 'Queen of Carpets' Ceanothus 'Blue Sapphire' making it one of theCotoneaster Queen of Carpets is an evergreen shrub which will bring an elegant mix of colour to proceedings, with small, glossy green leaves being the offset to pink and white flowering in the Summer months. The plant will also produce red fruit in Autumn and Winter to add yet more colour and, also, with the white blooms easily attracting bees, this shrub will also add benefits to nature. Cotoneaster should be planted in moist, well drained soil and