Stunning, periwinkle-blue, goblet-shaped flowers bloom during September and October on Crocus Zonatus (Kotschyanus).

This charming autumn crocus Zonatus will naturalise beautifully in open grassy spaces and borders, creating a wonderful wave of soft lilac-blue flowers.

Known as Kotschy’s Crocus, these plants have been granted an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for their prize-winning qualities, hardiness and reliability as a garden bulb.

Look inside the beautifully veined, cup-shaped flowers to see a bright golden centre and white anthers which draw in pollinators on warm autumn days.

The soft yellow petals of Large Cupped Narcissus ‘Red Devon’ reflex back gently as it opens, fully exposing a flaming orange cup. This large headed, colourful Daffodil retains its vibrancy, even in full sun.

‘Red Devon’ is an excellent daffodil for naturalising and produces strong, sturdy, upright stems making it a good option for planting on exposed sites and for cutting and arranging. A lovely addition to cheerful spring pot displays.

A deliciously dark Allium with large, flattened globes of merlot-red topping tall, strong stems.  Allium ‘Atropurpureum’ flowers during June, studding garden beds and borders with clusters of majestic, jewel-like blooms.

This Chelsea show winner is adored by bees and hoverflies and is invaluable for adding structure, colour and drama to the garden.  Plant the bulbs through swishy grasses to create a simple, textured and contemporary look which will look brilliant for months, even as the blooms fade, bringing architectural interest during autumn and winter.

Allium Atropurpureum looks stunning against lofty umbellifers such as Cow parsley and Anthriscus ‘Ravenswing’, a lower storey of frilled Alchemilla mollis or Heuchera which will help to hide any fading foliage.