Collection: Nepeta

Catmint, Nepeta x faassenii, is one of the most useful border perennials there is. It flowers from June to September, the leaves are scented, it's good for bees, and it makes soft ground cover along a path or at the front of a border.

It's fully hardy anywhere in Britain and copes with drought, seaside gardens and pots, in sun or partial shade. Deer tend to leave it alone and it needs very little looking after. The one thing it won't stand is sitting in cold, wet ground all winter, which rots it.

Cats love it too, and may roll in young plants and flatten them. Ours come in sets of 3 or 6, plus 'Walker's Low' in a 3 litre pot.

Plant from March to May or in September and October. Grown peat-free in Yorkshire.