Plants
Every plant you can place in your design, with its facts: how big it grows, where it wants to stand and what it does through the year.
Trees
39 species
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Bird cherryPrunus padus
- Black poplarPopulus nigra
- Common alderAlnus glutinosa
- Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common juniperJuniperus communis
- Common pearPyrus communis
- Common yewTaxus baccata
- Cork oakQuercus suberModerately hardy
- Downy birchBetula pubescens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- European beechFagus sylvatica
- European crab appleMalus sylvestris
- European hornbeamCarpinus betulus
- European white elmUlmus laevis
- Field elmUlmus minor
- Field mapleAcer campestre
- Goat willowSalix caprea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Holm oakQuercus ilexModerately hardy
- Japanese flowering crabappleMalus floribunda
- Japanese mapleAcer palmatum
- Judas treeCercis siliquastrum
- JuneberryAmelanchier lamarckii
- Large-leaved limeTilia platyphyllos
- MedlarMespilus germanica
- Midland hawthornCrataegus laevigata
- OliveOlea europaeaModerately hardy
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Scots pinePinus sylvestris
- Sessile oakQuercus petraea
- Silver birchBetula pendula
- Small-leaved limeTilia cordata
- Staghorn sumacRhus typhina
- White willowSalix alba
- Wild cherryPrunus avium
- Wych elmUlmus glabra
Shrubs
63 species
- Alder buckthornFrangula alnus
- Almond willowSalix triandra
- Basket willowSalix viminalis
- Bay treeLaurus nobilisModerately hardy
- Bay willowSalix pentandra
- BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
- Bigleaf hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- BlackberryRubus fruticosus
- BlackcurrantRibes nigrum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
- Bog-rosemaryAndromeda polifolia
- Burnet roseRosa spinosissima
- Cherry laurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Common barberryBerberis vulgaris
- Common boxBuxus sempervirens
- Common broomCytisus scoparius
- Common dogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Common hazelCorylus avellana
- Common heatherCalluna vulgaris
- Common sallowSalix cinerea
- Cotton lavenderSantolina chamaecyparissus
- Creeping willowSalix repens
- Cross-leaved heathErica tetralix
- CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum
- Curry plantHelichrysum italicumModerately hardy
- Dog roseRosa canina
- Dyer's greenweedGenista tinctoria
- Eared willowSalix aurita
- European buckthornRhamnus cathartica
- European cornelCornus mas
- European dewberryRubus caesius
- Field roseRosa arvensis
- FigFicus caricaModerately hardy
- Fly honeysuckleLonicera xylosteum
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- GorseUlex europaeusModerately hardy
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Hairy greenweedGenista pilosa
- Harsh downy-roseRosa tomentosa
- Jerusalem sagePhlomis fruticosa
- LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
- MezereonDaphne mezereum
- Osmanthus × burkwoodii
- Panicled hydrangea 'Grandiflora'Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'
- Petty whinGenista anglica
- Pink rock-roseCistus creticusModerately hardy
- Portuguese laurel cherry 'Angustifolia'Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia'
- Purple willowSalix purpurea
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Red-berried elderSambucus racemosa
- RedcurrantRibes rubrum
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinusModerately hardy
- Rugosa roseRosa rugosa
- Sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
- Small cranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Strawberry treeArbutus unedo
- Sweet briarRosa rubiginosa
- Thicket dog roseRosa corymbifera
- WayfarerViburnum lantana
- Wild privetLigustrum vulgare
Perennials
153 species
- Allium 'Millenium'
- Angular Solomon's sealPolygonatum odoratum
- Autumn fernDryopteris erythrosora
- BaneberryActaea spicata
- Bear's breechesAcanthus mollis
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Big blue lilyturf 'Moneymaker'Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
- BistortPersicaria bistorta
- Black mulleinVerbascum nigrum
- Bladder campionSilene vulgaris
- Breckland thymeThymus serpyllum
- British yellowheadInula britannica
- Broad-leaved enchanter's nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Broad-leaved thymeThymus pulegioides
- Brown knapweedCentaurea jacea
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Bulbous buttercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Cabbage thistleCirsium oleraceum
- Carthusian pinkDianthus carthusianorum
- CatsearHypochaeris radicata
- Champion's wood fernDryopteris championii
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Clustered bellflowerCampanula glomerata
- ComfreySymphytum officinale
- Common agrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Common bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common columbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Common dog-violetViola riviniana
- Common fleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Common kidneyvetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Common mallowMalva sylvestris
- Common meadow-rueThalictrum flavum
- Common nettleUrtica dioica
- Common sageSalvia officinalis
- Common sea-lavenderLimonium vulgare
- Common self-healPrunella vulgaris
- Common soapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Common thymeThymus vulgaris
- Common toadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Cow parsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Cranesbill 'Rozanne'Geranium 'Rozanne'
- Creeping bellflowerCampanula rapunculoides
- Creeping cinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Cuckoo flowerCardamine pratensis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Dense blazing star 'Kobold'Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
- Devil's-bit scabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Dog's mercuryMercurialis perennis
- DropwortFilipendula vulgaris
- Eastern purple coneflower 'Magnus'Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
- European goldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- False buck's beard 'Washington'Astilbe japonica 'Washington'
- False lily of the valleyMaianthemum bifolium
- Field eryngoEryngium campestre
- Field scabiousKnautia arvensis
- FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium
- Fragrant agrimonyAgrimonia procera
- French lavenderLavandula stoechasModerately hardy
- Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
- Germander speedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Giant hyssop 'Black Adder'Agastache 'Black Adder'Moderately hardy
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Goldmoss stonecropSedum acre
- Great burnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Great willowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Greater celandineChelidonium majus
- Greater knapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Greater musk-mallowMalva alcea
- Greater stitchwortStellaria holostea
- Green helleboreHelleborus viridis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Hedge bedstrawGalium mollugo
- Hedge woundwortStachys sylvatica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Herb ParisParis quadrifolia
- Hoary plantainPlantago media
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Japanese anemone 'Robustissima'Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'
- Lady's bedstrawGalium verum
- LavenderLavandula angustifolia
- Lesser periwinkleVinca minor
- Lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Maiden pinkDianthus deltoides
- Marsh woundwortStachys palustris
- Meadow buttercupRanunculus acris
- Meadow clarySalvia pratensis
- Meadow crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Meadow vetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Mediterranean spurgeEuphorbia characiasModerately hardy
- MoneywortLysimachia nummularia
- Mouse-ear hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Musk mallowMalva moschata
- Nettle-leaved bellflowerCampanula trachelium
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- OrpineHylotelephium telephium
- Ox-eye daisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- OxlipPrimula elatior
- Peach-leaved bellflowerCampanula persicifolia
- Plantain lily 'Big Daddy'Hosta 'Big Daddy'
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Purpletop vervain 'Lollipop'Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'Moderately hardy
- Ragged-robinSilene flos-cuculi
- RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Rampion bellflowerCampanula rapunculus
- Red bistort 'Firedance'Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance'
- Red campionSilene dioica
- Red cloverTrifolium pratense
- Ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rough hawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Salad burnetPoterium sanguisorba
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Sea hollyEryngium maritimum
- Sheep's-bitJasione montana
- Siberian bugloss 'Jack Frost'Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
- Siebold's plantain lilyHosta sieboldiana
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Small scabiousScabiosa columbaria
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Solomon's sealPolygonatum multiflorum
- SorrelRumex acetosa
- Spiked rampionPhyteuma spicatum
- Spiny restharrowOnonis spinosa
- Spotted dead-nettleLamium maculatum
- St. John's wortHypericum perforatum
- Sweet woodruffGalium odoratum
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Water avensGeum rivale
- Water mintMentha aquatica
- White campionSilene latifolia
- White dead-nettleLamium album
- White stonecropSedum album
- Wild angelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Wild basilClinopodium vulgare
- Wood avensGeum urbanum
- Wood sageTeucrium scorodonia
- Wood violetViola odorata
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Woodland sage 'Schneehügel'Salvia nemorosa 'Schneehügel'
- Woodland strawberryFragaria vesca
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Yellow archangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Yellow loosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Ornamental grasses
51 species
- American milletgrassMilium effusum
- Blue hair grassKoeleria glauca
- Blue sedgeCarex flacca
- Chinese silver grass 'Kleine Silberspinne'Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'
- Common bentAgrostis capillaris
- Common club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
- Common cottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Common reedPhragmites australis
- Common rushJuncus effusus
- Crested dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Crested hair-grassKoeleria macrantha
- Cyperus sedgeCarex pseudocyperus
- False fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- False oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Field wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Fine-leaf sheep fescueFestuca filiformis
- Giant fescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Great manna grassGlyceria maxima
- Greater pond sedgeCarex riparia
- Greater tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- Greater wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Grey hair-grassCorynephorus canescens
- Hairy wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Hakone grassHakonechloa macra
- Hard rushJuncus inflexus
- Lesser pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
- Marram grassCalamagrostis arenaria
- Meadow barleyHordeum secalinum
- Mexican feathergrassStipa tenuissima
- Morrow's sedge 'Ice Dance'Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
- Pendulous sedgeCarex pendula
- Purple moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Purple moor-grass 'Heidebraut'Molinia caerulea 'Heidebraut'
- Purple small-reedCalamagrostis canescens
- Quaking grassBriza media
- Red fescueFestuca rubra
- Reed canary grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Remote sedgeCarex remota
- Sand ryegrassLeymus arenarius
- Sand sedgeCarex arenaria
- Sweet vernal grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Tufted hairgrassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Tufted sedgeCarex elata
- Wavy hair-grassAvenella flexuosa
- Wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis
- Wood clubrushScirpus sylvaticus
- Wood melickMelica uniflora
- Wood small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Yorkshire fogHolcus lanatus
Climbers
9 species
Ferns
15 species
- Broad buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common polypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Hard shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
- Hard-fernStruthiopteris spicant
- Hart's-tongue fernAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lady fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Maidenhair spleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
- Narrow buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana
- Rough horsetailEquisetum hyemale
- Royal fernOsmunda regalis
- Scaly male fernDryopteris affinis
- Soft shield fernPolystichum setiferum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Annuals & biennials
31 species
- ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla
- Common buglossAnchusa officinalis
- Common centauryCentaurium erythraea
- Common corn-cockleAgrostemma githago
- Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
- Corn marigoldGlebionis segetum
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
- Dyer's rocketReseda luteola
- False mayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
- Field forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- Field pansyViola arvensis
- Forking larkspurConsolida regalis
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Great mulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Greater burdockArctium lappa
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HoundstongueCynoglossum officinale
- Long-headed poppyPapaver dubium
- Musk thistleCarduus nutans
- Narrow-leaved rattleRhinanthus angustifolius
- ParsnipPastinaca sativa
- Spear thistleCirsium vulgare
- Sweet yellow cloverMelilotus officinalis
- Venus's looking-glassLegousia speculum-veneris
- Viper's buglossEchium vulgare
- Wild carrotDaucus carota
- Wild pansyViola tricolor
- Wild teaselDipsacus fullonum
- Wood forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Yellow mignonetteReseda lutea
- Yellow rattleRhinanthus minor
Water & marginal plants
39 species
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
- Bog arumCalla palustris
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
- Broad-leaved pondweedPotamogeton natans
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Common skullcapScutellaria galericulata
- Common water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis
- Crisp-leaved pondweedPotamogeton crispus
- Eurasian watermilfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
- European frog-bitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
- European speedwellVeronica beccabunga
- European water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Fine-leaved water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica
- Flowering rushButomus umbellatus
- Fringed water-lilyNymphoides peltata
- Great water dockRumex hydrolapathum
- Great water-parsnipSium latifolium
- Greater bladderwortUtricularia vulgaris
- Greater spearwortRanunculus lingua
- HornwortCeratophyllum demersum
- Ivy-leaved duckweedLemna trisulca
- Lesser bulrushTypha angustifolia
- Lesser spearwortRanunculus flammula
- Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
- Marsh cinquefoilComarum palustre
- Marsh spurgeEuphorbia palustris
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Pond water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
- Simplestem bur-reedSparganium erectum
- True forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
- Tufted loosestrifeLysimachia thyrsiflora
- Water horsetailEquisetum fluviatile
- Water knotweedPersicaria amphibia
- Water violetHottonia palustris
- Water-soldierStratiotes aloides
- WatercressNasturtium officinale
- White water lilyNymphaea alba
- Yellow flagIris pseudacorus
- Yellow water-lilyNuphar lutea
Bulbs
19 species
- Autumn crocusColchicum autumnale
- Broad-leaved helleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Broad-leaved marsh orchidDactylorhiza majalis
- Crow garlicAllium vineale
- CuckoopintArum maculatum
- Field garlicAllium oleraceum
- FumewortCorydalis solida
- Garden star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
- HollowrootCorydalis cava
- Lesser celandineFicaria verna
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Sand leekAllium scorodoprasum
- Snake's head fritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Summer snowflakeLeucojum aestivum
- Wild daffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- Wood anemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Yellow anemoneAnemone ranunculoides
- Yellow star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea