Colourful garden flowers for effortless modern style

With masses of elegant, cup-shaped, white flowers on tall, wiry stems, this charming bloom will brighten up your garden in late summer right through to October. Best grown in partial shade. Height and Spread 1.2m.

Light up a shady corner with this pearly white climber, its star-shaped flowers giving off a wonderful perfume. It blooms from July through to September and creates a blanket of blossom when planted up trellis or along walls. Height 3m Spread 1.5m.

This July bloomer copes with a bit of shade and has super-pretty little flowers with a fresh and fruity fragrance. Grow it over a pergola as it can reach up to 7.5m if itu2019s not pruned! Spread 2.5m.

Beneficial insects love these elegant, white, bowl-shaped blooms that flower from June to October, giving your plot a fairytale feel. Grow in a sunny position. Height 50cm Spread 60cm.

Well-deserving of its nickname, the snowball tree, this shrub bursts into bloom from early May and makes a great hedge. Height and Spread 4m.

Also known as false bishopu2019s weed, this frothy must-have is happy in part sun and part shade with blooms from June to September. Cut stems will last up to 10 days in a vase. Growth height 90cm Spread 30cm.

For wow-factor, you really must include this easy-grow shrub with its masses of pom-pom blooms. Height 2.4m Spread 1.8m.

You canu2019t go wrong with the ever-reliable geranium and its seemingly endless blooms. From old-fashioned to oh-so cool, the humble geranium is now a must-have in any modern garden. Plant in a sunny or semi-shaded spot and, if you keep removing fading flowers, youu2019ll be rewarded with blooms from June to October. Height 45cm Spread 35cm.

Oh how we love petunias with their large touchy-feely velvety blooms that last all summer long (just deadhead regularly to encourage more flowers). Plant in pots or baskets and admire their vibrant cascades. Height 50cm Spread 30cm.

Weu2019re big fans of this salvia which is happy growing in beds, windowboxes and pots and has plumes of scarlet flowers that look like mini fireworks. Pop these fab blooms in full sun for best results. Height and Spread 30cm.

This super low-maintenance shrub wonu2019t disappoint with a display of deep red flowers with gold centres on long, wafty, arching stems. Itu2019s best planted at the back of a bed and is very easy to grow, just give it a trim once a year. Height 45cm Spread 60cm.

Add height and drama with this stunner that grows up to 80cm and looks amazing planted in a row of pots up against a wall. With striking red-orange, bell-shaped flowers on tall stems, it likes a sunny or partially shaded spot. Height 80cm Spread 45cm.

This gigantic but easy-going, airy plant has the palest yellowy-green flowers and is great for cutting from June to August. Plant in sun or part shade. Height 2.4m Spread 60cm.

This sunflower is a perennial so grow it in full sun and itu2019ll be back next year with lots more large (15cm) lemon-yellow daisy flowers from July to September. Height 2m Spread 45cm.

Liven up a sunny border or gravel garden with large, flattened clusters of canary-yellow flowers. Long-blooming from June to September, itu2019s a perfect partner for ornamental grasses. Height and Spread 60cm.

This cheery bloom is perfect for adding vibrant colour to patio pots and beds in bright sunshine, June to August, and bees and butterflies canu2019t resist it. Height 50cm Spread 45cm.

Instead of a standard sunflower, go for this stylish beauty with lots of bright yellow blooms July to September. Pop it at the back of a sunny flowerbed because itu2019s lofty! Height 1.2m. Spread 60cm.

Give this stunner full sun and itu2019ll show off with blooms August to October before dying back to reappear in spring. Height 60cm Spread 45cm.

Wow! This crazy daisy is happy being a bit neglected water-wise and will produce bright yellow flowers from now till September. Height 20cm Spread 40cm.

Black flowers arenu2019t really black, theyu2019re very dark shades of other hues, but these velvety blooms are as black as you can get! Plant in full sun and snip fading flowers regularly for blooms from June to October. Height and Spread 30cm.

This super-dark, almost-black bloom looks fab in a hanging basket. Height 25cm Spread 35cm.

Best planted in direct sun, the intensely coloured blooms sit atop tall, upright spindly stems. Height 50cm Spread 40cm.

This stunner has purple-green leaves that turn jet-black when grown in full sun. Grow it along the edge of a flowerbed or as a focal point grouped in large pots. Height 20cm Spread 30cm.

HEUCHERA u2018BLACK PEARLu2019 One of the darkest-leaved plants around, this sun-loving evergreen has ruffled foliage topped by frothy pinky-white flower spires in summer. It keeps its deep dark leaves all year round. Height and Spread 45cm.

Also known as New Zealand flax, this will add a touch of the exotic with its long, arching, sword-like leaves. Grow in containers in full sun. Height 90cm Spread 60cm.

These large, gloriously bright pink blooms stay in flower through to autumn. Height 75cm Spread 90cm.

Enjoy striking, magenta blooms from July to August and feathery, silvery foliage too. Position in full sun. Height 90cm Spread 45cm.

These enchanting, bell-shaped blooms are reminiscent of little ballerinas in tutus with dusky pink petals gracefully floating atop luscious green leaves. Grow in sun or part shade. Height 20cm Spread 50cm.

These tall, two-tone spires grow well in almost any type of soil and bloom, bending in the breeze, from June-Sept. Height 1.5m Spread 60cm.

These deep pink, double, cup-shaped flowers are impossible to ignore when they burst into life from June through to November, extending an open invitation to bees and butterflies. It loves sun or semi-shade. Height 80cm Spread 40cm.

For a burst of autumn colour, this sun-loving clematis will disguise a bare wall with vivid, tulip-shaped flowers from August to October. Height 2.5m Spread 3.5-4.5m.

Great for covering up bare soil, this low-growing gem with sugary-pink blooms is excellent for edging a sunny flowerbed. It quickly forms dense drifts of trailing stems covered in pretty, pink-veined flowers from June to August. Plant in sun or semi-shade. Height 30cm Spread 1m.

In a sunny spot, these too-beautiful blooms change from salmon to a subtle pastel orange, the opulent show of blousy blooms providing a wonderful warming glow from July to August. Height 90cm Spread 75cm.

This sun-lover provides a dazzling mix of streaky orange and yellow flowers that are real bee pleasers. Plant in a sunny spot and keep the soil moist to enjoy these blooms from June to October. Height 1m Spread 35cm.

Weave these bright and lively apricot flowers on slender stems through a sunny border for blooms from May to November. Height 60cm Spread 45cm.

This will thrive in a lightly shaded spot and produce vibrant, orange flowers from June to September. Height 75cm Spread 90cm.

Enjoy these one-summer-only orange flowers with pretty, red-tinged petals from June to August. Grow in sun or semi-shade. Height and Spread 45cm.

Glossy, chocolate-coloured leaves contrast with the orange and ochre flowers which last for longer than almost any other dahlia from July to October. Grow in full sun. Height 60cm Spread 75cm.

Every part of this can be eaten and the flowers look lovely in salads as well as in patio pots! Grow in full sun. Height and Spread 50cm.

Make your garden a shimmering haze of relaxing blue with these bloom-filled towers thatu2019ll add an elegant touch to a sunny bed June to August. Height 90cm Spread 60cm.

Huge, brilliant blue flowers with violet veins smother the foliage in summer, producing a carpet of weed-supressing foliage. And slugs hate it! Height and Spread 45-60cm.

These summer spires of blue and white flowers are easy to grow and care for. Theyu2019re excellent as cut flowers and loved by bees, too. Height 90cm Spread 60cm.

Cute as a button, blue daisies rise up above spreading foliage from June through to September. Fill patio pots with these adorable blooms. Height and Spread 45cm.

Ethereal spires of intense sky-blue flowers will wow from July to November. Height 140cm Spread 60cm.

If you want to grow agapanthus in beds rather than pots, these are the best ones to choose. Height 90cm Spread 60cm.

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