Suggestions for Perennials

I have similar borders and fill them with clematis honeysuckle and roses on obelisks then foxgloves ,delphinums and hollyhocks at the back, peaonies, verbena bon... alliums in front then filled with bluebells daffs(tete a tete) in front I also have dwarf fruit trees in border too. Pops of colour from alstromeria, lupin and a few annuals. Sounds a lot but you don't need many just set them out and they will grow and look beautiful. Sit back and enjoy.

Don't plant Japanese anemones unless you want them to totally take over your border. They are very pretty flowers, but dreadfully invasive and almost impossible to remove

What about London Pride. So very pretty delicate flowers and good slow growing ground cover.

Has anybody mentioned aubretia for low-growing ground cover? I wouldn't be without lavender and dianthus either for co!our,scent, bees and butterflies.

The taller alliums are lovely scattered through an informal border. They come back year after year (and self seed if you want to let them) Popular with bees, too.

I have peonies which I love and lupins. I love the old cottage garden plants. Penstemons and campanula, blue everlasting geraniums and aquilegia I love. I also love any type of daisy.

"Day lillies" aka Hemerocallis these are really tough and attractive . My garden has had them for yeare now.

Google them, they come in all colours see what you think.

Japanese anenomes are lovely but they are very invasive .

Luckygirl. I was Nelliemoser. The plants in the previous post is possibly useful for what you are after.

(I had created a big GN hiccup and GNHQ got me back )