Creepers Nursery Recommends: Top Picks for Summer Installation - Low Maintenance, High Impact Planting
As summer settles in, planting decisions need to balance visual impact with resilience and ease of maintenance. At Creepers Nursery, we’re often asked for guidance on reliable, low maintenance choices that deliver lasting beauty through the hottest months and beyond.
This season, our plant experts have curated a selection of outstanding perennials and grasses that combine form, colour, and texture while requiring minimal upkeep. Whether you're planting for a private garden, public space, or commercial landscape, these varieties are proven performers that thrive in UK summer conditions.
Top Picks for Summer 2025:
Hydrangea
Classic, dependable, and generous in flower. Hydrangeas add structure and drama, especially in partially shaded areas.
Agapanthus
Bold and architectural, agapanthus offers upright stems with large, spherical blooms in blue or white. Ideal for sunny borders, containers, or adding rhythm to a modern scheme.
Lavender
A summer staple with aromatic foliage and pollinator friendly flower spikes. Its drought tolerance makes it perfect for hot, exposed positions, paths, or Mediterranean style designs.
Rosemary
More than culinary, rosemary is a tough evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and pale blue flowers. A good option for dry conditions and structural evergreen presence.
Astrantia
Valued for its intricate, starry flowers and tolerance for dappled shade. Astrantia softens planting with a naturalistic feel, pairing well with ferns and grasses.
Stipa tenuissima
Light, wispy, and constantly moving, stipa adds softness and movement to borders and gravel gardens. Effective when repeated in drifts or between flowering perennials.
Anementhele lessoniana
This evergreen grass brings coppery tones and movement, especially effective in autumn. A low maintenance option that thrives in sun or partial shade.
Eryngium bourgatii
With its blue green foliage and spiky metallic blooms, this eryngium brings contrast and structure. Ideal for dry, sunny spots and gravel gardens.
Echium pininiana
A dramatic biennial or short lived perennial, echium produces towering spires of vibrant blue flowers. Best suited to larger spaces and well drained soils.
Perovskia
Silvery foliage and hazy lavender blue flowers give perovskia a light, informal feel. Drought tolerant and striking when mass planted in full sun.
Why These Selections Work
These plants are chosen for their ability to:
- Withstand summer heat and dry spells
- Support biodiversity through pollinator friendly flowers
- Provide structural and seasonal interest
- Require minimal pruning or intervention
Whether designing for sustainability, ease of maintenance, or high visual impact, this summer palette is versatile across styles, from naturalistic planting to more formal layouts.
About Creepers
Creepers is a specialist wholesale nursery supplying exceptional trees, shrubs, perennials, topiary, and specimen plants to leading garden designers, landscape architects, and horticultural professionals across the UK. With over 25 years of expertise, we pride ourselves on the quality of our plants, the strength of our supplier network, and our collaborative, hands-on approach.
With nursery locations in Addlestone - Surrey, Wandsworth - London and Sway - New Forest, we offer a convenient hub for trade clients sourcing plants for high-end residential and commercial projects, with expert support on hand and regular deliveries from trusted UK and European growers.
Whether you're looking for mature trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses for instant-impact planting, or something more unusual, Creepers is your trusted trade partner from consultation to delivery.
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