The magic of light, airy and lovely perennials

Andy McIndoe provides a guest blog on perennials:

Perennials which add that light, airy, ethereal touch to a planting scheme are a magic ingredient.

By adding a light veil around heavier subjects they add depth and another dimension which will give any border a lift. Among those strong spikes and bold blooms these light and airy characters hold their own and become firm favourites in their own right.

When it comes to cut flowers Gypsophila paniculata is the obvious choice when a light, airy bloom is needed. Gypsophila has long been one of the most popular cut flowers for arrangement and decoration. It is extensively used in wedding flowers for its light, lacy innocence.Traditionally it was grown alongside sweet peas in the cottage garden for cutting as an accompaniment to our favourite, fragrant summer flowers. On fertile alkaline soils gypsophila is easy to grow, long lived and blooms for many weeks each summer. Give it space; it forms a cloud of finely branched stems up to 90cm (3ft) across.

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