10 Takeaway Ideas from Arley Hall’s Head Gardener

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After last week’s tour of the beautiful Arley Hall, we have the opportunity to chat to Gordon Baillie, Arley Hall’s head gardener. This was a great opportunity to get insight from him after his years of managing the historically famous double herbaceous borders. We reflect on our visit and what we learnt in a bid to make changes and improve our own herbaceous borders at home this year.

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Below is a list of the plants listed by month from Arley Hall’s Herbaceous Borders:

May:
Aruncus Guinea Fowl
Stachys macrantha
Astrantia major shaggy
Achillea ageratum W B Childs
Artemisia ludoviciana Silver Queen
Papaver orientale Beauty of Livermere
curium rivulare
Anthericum lilago
Allium Purple Sensation
Thalictrum flavum glaucum
Stachys macrantha
Geranium magnificum
Cephalaria gigantea
Delphinium Pacific Hybrid

June:
Aconitum
Thalictrum Ellin
Clematis recta
Thalictrum flavum Glaucum
Geranium Ibericum
Anthemis tincture E C Buxton
Campanula lactiflora
Astrantia major
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) Purple Dome
Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’
Filipendula rubra
Achillea millefium Cerise Queen
Echinops ritro

July
Campanula lactiflora alba
Dahlia Twinings After Eight
Campanula lactifloraLoddob Anna
Achillea millefolium Paprika
Veronicastrum virginicum
Inula hookeri
Anthemis tincture E C Buxton
Sidalcea Elaine Haugh
Knautia macedonica
Verbascum olympicum
Kniphofia Toffee Nose
Achillea grandiflora
Astrantia major
Campanula lactiflora Alba
Lobelia x speciosa ‘Fan Blau’
Leucanthemum super bum ‘Phyllis Smith’
Lythrum sanitaria Blush
Eupatorium rugosum Chocolate
Achillea ptarmica The Pearl
Phlomis russeliana
Leucanthemum superbum Broadway Lights
Phlox paniculata Early Red
Crocosmia masoniorum
Phlox paniculata Sandringham

August
Helenium Sahin’s Early Flowerer
Sidalcea Sussex Beauty
Artemisia lactiflora Guizhu
Salvia sclaren var. lurkeslanica
Helenium Chipperfield Orange
Helianthus Lemon Queen
Saponaria officinalis
Rudbeckia fulgida var Sullivan to Goldstrum
Sanguisorba canadensis
Helianthus Loddon Gold
Actea Black Negligee
Dahlia Admiral Rawlings
Crocosmia citronella
Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff
Crocosmia Severn Sunrise
Sinacalia tangutica
Lobelia siphilitia
Actea simplex Prichards Giant
Artemisia lactiflora Guizhu
Lobelia vedraniensis
Eupatorium purpureum Atropurpureum
Aster Little Carlow
Lobelia vedrariensis
Sanguisorba canadensis
Aster novae-angliae ‘Alma Potschke’
Crocosmia citronella
Helenium Butterpat
Helenium Chipperfield Orange
Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou
Crocosmia Severn sunrise

September
Aster friars monch
Sinacalia tangutica
Rudbeckia laciniata Herbstsonne
Aconitum carmichaelii
Phlox paniculata Sandringham
Helenium chipperfield orange
Eupatorium rugosum chocolate
Leucanthemelia serotina
Aster Little Carlow
Achillea Credo
Sedum spectacle Indian Chief

October
Sincalia tangutica
Aconitum carmichaelii
Solidago Goldenrod
Aster Latvia calliope
Filipendula rubra
Actea Simplex Black Negligee

Please note, some plants continue to flower into other months but this is just a guide.

0:00 Intro
0:37 Historical past
1:27 Evolving borders
1:48 Choosing Plants
2:16 Mirroring?
3:18 Building interest
3:39 The Plants
5:34 Maintenance
8:04 The Team
9:42 Favourite plants
11:10 Hedges
12:58 Reflections of Arley
14:07 1)Strong Permanent Structure
14:30 2) Build anticipation
15:31 3) Plant in blocks of colour
15:59 4) Repetitive perennial planting
17:04 5) Have your own style
19:33 6) Right plant, right place
23:04 7) Choose plants you love
24:00 8) Taking control of the borders
27:38 9) Give plants their own space
28:07 10) Build to a crescendo!
30:17 Summary and goodbye