Drought-tolerant verbena is the star of my mum’s garden border

Since there’s a focus on climate-resilient planting this year (thank you, heatwaves!), I’m taking a leaf out of my mum’s book – or, more specifically, her garden border.

That means I’ll be learning how to grow verbena this summer – it’s a drought-tolerant classic, so it has a much easier ride in heatwaves, and a visit home last weekend confirmed that it’s an absolute magnet for bees and butterflies. Plus, the purple flowers are really pretty.

Here’s why I’ll be adding verbena to my garden this summer.