'White Gardens' never seem to go out of fashion. Whilst design trends come and go, there is something very elegant, classical and yes refreshing about a 'white garden' - all the tones acting in harmony, the whole being so much more than the sum of its parts.

If you have ever aspired to create one in your garden, Rosy has designed a border that can be easily replicated and built upon to inspire your imagination. The 12 plants included will all thrive in a partially shaded or sunny spot, i.e. about 4 - 6 hours of sun a day and a reasonable soil, which means fairly fertile, moist but free draining.

As with our other plans, you can scale the area and quantity of plants up or down to suit your garden. If you need help with this please contact us, we would be delighted to help.

Click here for a printable version of Rosy's White Border Plan - Sun or Part Shade

The Plan

Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' (Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' (1) - frothy white flowers in autumn over attractive bronzed purple foliage

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest' (2) - large fluffy globe flowers in early summer followed by stunning seedheads

Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Moondance (3) - white flowers blushed lime green that will brighten any shadier part of the garden and are often the last flowers to be seen as dusk falls in the late winter and early spring

Gymnaster savatieri - Delicate single palest lilac to white daisy flowers with striking yellow centres are carried on branching stems. Or try Iberis sempervirens (4) - clusters of pure white flowers in spring over an ankle-high carpet of neat evergreen foliage

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' (5) - fine grass with silver edged foliage - looks wonderful illuminated by the sun

Paeonia emodi or Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours' (6) - add a gorgeous white paeony as an early summer statement plant and va va voom!

Persicaria 'Alba Junior' (7) - masses of slender spires of white flowers from late summer into autumn and good autumnal foliage

Phlox paniculata 'David' or Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji' (8) - elegant, tall white spires of flowers in summer, good foliage

Scabiosa any white flowered variety (9) - white pincushion flowers produced over a long period in summer.

Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' (10) - spreading carpet of tactile and furry, grey-green leaves, great foil for other plants

Symphyotrichum latiflorum 'Chloe' (11) - masses of small pinky-white flowers in autumn

Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White' (12) - spires of pure white flowers in spring over an evergreen carpet of neat rosettes

For Mail Order. Our mail order team is very small, so we’re unable to advise you on bespoke design, the specific numbers of plants you’ll need for borders which are bigger or smaller than the plans detail, or to complete quotes for online purchasing. We can only do this type of work if you visit the nursery. If you wish to purchase the plants online, use the links in the plans to find the plants. We may not have all the plants listed on the plans for mail order delivery at any one time. Our nursery shop often has alternatives and substitutes, but we can only advise and provide these if you visit us.