Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.

Formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis, bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis), is a Chinese plant bearing pink-red, heart-shaped flowers with white tips that hang from arching flower stems in late

Plantsman, designer and TV presenter Jamie Butterworth shares his failsafe planting combinations for different spots on your plot

Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

I love the delicate, open, airy height provided by Anthriscus sylvestris so early in the year, with a drama and elegance like few other spring-flowering perennials. Its off-white flowers and burgundy

Presenter and garden designer Mark Lane shares his top picks for thrifty gardeners – easy to propagate, low maintenance and they’ll put on a fabulous floral show