Having a wish list

Over the past couple of weeks I've been working on a border design for a client and putting my thoughts on paper; sourcing various books that will assist in helping select the plants for the conditions, simultaneously pulling on my own experience over the last few years.

As with most wish-lists, the plants that could work are pretty extensive and it's always easy at this first stage to rattle-off a list of potential specimens. The difficulty is trying to reduce the list.

This is the first draft: Dryopteris wallichiana, Japanese anemone 'Honorine Jobert,' Brunnera 'Jack Frost,' Geranium 'Rozanne' and Gillenia trifoliata. To achieve a long succession of interest other layers such as bulbs and incidentals are yet to be added. Project ongoing!