Wisteria in full flower is a heart stopper; you cant but help gasp at the sight of thousands of flowers elegantly drooping off roofs, pergolas, arbors and trees. The perfume is inebriating, its one of the greatest spectacles of spring. There are over 60 different varieties of wisteria, ranging in colour form white, ink, mauve, purple and blue.

There have been quite a few new shapes in lavenders over the past 10 years, with ruffles, frills, and pinks, white and different shades of purple. Not only beautiful and fragrant, lavender is a great attractant to bees.