May is when blossoming Hawthorn shades Queen Anne’s Lace verges, covering our landscape in white. Here are our thoughts on the top ten white plants in our garden. We’ve started with the spectacular Libertia, but already feel guilty about the ones missing from here, so feel free to suggest others.
Pictured left – in its third month of flowering – is Anthemis Punctata Cupaniana
- Libertia – sprays of delicate white above a spiky green ball
- Variagated Honesty – pyramids of white-edged architecture
- Allium Mount Everest – fluffy white globes on slender stalks
- Viburnum Plicatum – layers of hydrangea-like flowers
- Tulip Mount Tacoma – from tight buds to blowsy extravagance
- Anthemis Punctata Cupaniana – a production line of white daisies
- Guelder Rose – a blast of perfect white tennis balls
- Geranium Alba – frothy white cushions of reliability
- Sweet Woodruff – spreading and sparkling in shady spots
- Solomon’s Seal – arching strands of cream bells