1) Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist': I first saw this at a plant show this May and was bowled over by it's stunning deep blue flowers. It grows to about 1-1.2 m tall, but doesn't seem to need staking. For this reason I used it as an alternative to Delphiniums which the client was keen on & we planted it in a sunny site. It flowered for a long time and was constantly surrounded by bees. Lovely from early summer onwards and worked well with Astrantia Ruby Wedding, Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' and Echinacea 'White Swan'.
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Just one question if I may. I looked at your full list in full and wondered, why no shrubs, evergreens or structure?
A garden full of herbaceous may look great in the Spring, Summer and Autumn, but will look like a pile of dead sticks in the Winter. Now I agree, most clients may not venture out in deepest December, but to look out of their window at their garden on Xmas Day , and see colour must bring them joy?
So plenty to look at all year round - these were just a list of perennials I'd never had a chance to use before and I'm now going to plant in my cottage garden in the spring...