While this selection of five is in no particular order, if I had to choose just one delphinium for my garden it would be Olive. This plant has both the clean white and the thoughtful ivory cream, a colour with... [more]

My forth choice is no real monster, in fact its rather a weak grower to about 5ft but I find the mid blue exquisitely clean and the purple shading around the central white bee another added attraction. Actually it is... [more]

I am never sure how to spell my third choice of delphinium, though it matters not. It is so indescribably beautiful I am not even going to try. One... [more]

Second in my five delphiniums would be Sandpiper. A touch flat headed as opposed to spiring, but hugely dramatic. The white is clean and the bee a nice complimentary brown/black. It reaches 5-6 feet with me and is a stunner... [more]

I am always being asked to recommend a Delphinium, usually for a typically traditional English Cottage Garden. I love this type of garden, and certainly while Plantsmans Corner and Eggleston Hall Gardens are both primarily nurseries there is a strong... [more]