New gardener - I know which plants if like to plant but how do i know which ones to plant where?

[MrsGethinJones]

So id like a purple and white countryish theme and someone i follow on Instagram has just posted the flowers abd plants her gardener has posted for the same themed garden

I can buy the plants however is there a way that i can learn what plant should grow where and which plants will look best next to one another?
Can post the plants if helpful

In fact here they are.
I have one 8 metre raised bed, one 2 metres raised bed and a sort of 3x3 metre raised bed at the back
I have one unraised bed about 4 metrews long also.

With the salvia, they sell lovely salvias on Norfolk herbs and they put care instructions on their website - more or less like any sage I think.
My pineapple sage didn't survive the winter but it was particularly harsh and I'm in the North of Scotland.

First of all try and find stockists for the plants, most of those are readily available but the hydrangea Anabelle you might have trouble with, my neighbours has been. Trying to get that one.

I’m not sure about the grasses but all of the others are pretty happy wherever you want to put them. You haven’t got anything to fussy about where it is planted and they will all look ok together

If you are able, as you have a nice blank canvas to fill, buy them all at the same time and lay them out in the various beds so you can see how they look together. When you plant them leave space to spread. Keep them well watered and away you go.

You might decide later you want to move something, but that’s ok, all gardens evolve.

Have a look at the RHS website. They can tell you everything about the preferred conditions, planting out instructions, potential problems and eventual size of pretty much anything you can think of.

It's an incredible free resource.

If you look on the Beth Chatto site they are very helpful about what to plant where. She was a great one for the right plant in the right place, it’s not always easy advice to follow, but over the years I have realised she is absolutely right, you start from what you have in terms of light, shade, moisture,soil etc and plant within those parameters. It is pointless and expensive trying to force plants to grow where they aren’t happy.

@NeedNewKnees

Have a look at the RHS website. They can tell you everything about the preferred conditions, planting out instructions, potential problems and eventual size of pretty much anything you can think of.

It's an incredible free resource.

And it’s even better if you join, they will answer individual questions on all sorts, they gave me quite a detailed planting plan, and advice on bramble control for a really awkward slither of garden I have.

Thanks for your advice everyone! I didnt know RHS offered a 121 service. I think i may join this as it sounds worth it for the advice alone

Just my personal opinion, but I think the centranthus rubus) and the Alchemilla Mollis/lady’s mantle and to a lesser extent to Erigeon/Mexican fleabane completely ruin the effect!
I’d definately omit those.

I also think that campanula portenschlagiana would be a lovely substitute for Erigeron/Mexican fleabane and Campanula takion blue a nice substitute for Centranthus.

I bet some verbena bonariensis and Ammi majus would be lovely too

I have a cottage garden bed and a lovely plant that gives no bother is Astrantia. The tall pincushion ( another name for the plant) flowers grow from a tidy clump of attractive leaves and look delicate. The shades are from pale pink to dark Ruby.

Thank you @Beebumble2 and @TheDiddlyGang - this sounds like good advice and i will look at these options too!