Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Foxglove ‘Candy Mountain Peach’
Following the success of ‘Candy Mountain’ and ‘Snowy Mountain’ comes the next individual colour in the ‘Mountain’ foxglove series. With the same upward-facing flowers as its cousins, ‘Candy Mountain Peach’ is the perfect choice for planting at the back of cottage garden borders where the unusual colour of its peach-tinged and delicately dotted trumpets will
Hollyhock ‘Nigra’
Tall strong stems bearing chocolate maroon flowers, becoming almost ‘blacktowards the centre. This is a unique variety creating an impressive impact against most backgrounds. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 5ft.
Gloxinia speciosa ‘Brocade Double Mixed’ F1 Hybrid
Gloxinia Brocade Double Mixed is a 100% fully double-flowering Gloxinia. Plants are extremely dwarf and compact with small dark green, velvety foliage covered with these lovely double blooms in a range of five colours including purple, red, pink, purple/white bicolour and red/white bicolour. Gloxinia Brocade Double Mixed is a colourful and early flowering houseplant that
Dianthus chinensis heddewigii ‘Black And White Minstrels’
Showy plants for bedding, border, rockery and containers producing an abundance of quite unique, showy black and white flowers throughout summer. The dainty, fully double blooms are heavily laced, over an inch in diameter and sweetly scented. They make excellent cut flowers lasting a long time in water. Flowers summer. Height 30-38cm (12-15in).
Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora
Charming, large spikes of single, white flowers, fragrant in the evening
Mirabilis longiflora
Spectacular and highly fragrant 10- 15cm (4-6in) long ‘trumpetflowers of Mirabilis longiflora open at dusk and close the following morning, filling the garden with their night time scent. The white and pale pink flowers with their dark pink centres sometimes reach 20cm (8in) long and their curling, magenta stamens are even longer, often projecting up
Centranthus ruber ‘Snowcloud’
Attractive pure white selection. Ideal for attracting beneficial insects into the garden. Very long flowering and can be used as a cut flower
Centranthus ‘Star Ruber Mixed’
A beautiful border plant beloved by bees and butterflies. Mixture contains three colours: rose, white and maroon. Plants are lightly fragrant, long flowering and may also be used as a cut flower
Morning Glory ‘Lazy Luxe’
Possibly the best-ever mixture of Morning Glory! Ten fabulous colours especially selected to all flower at a similar time, creating an eye-catching summer display. An easy-to-grow and vigorous climber, flowering all summer until the first frosts
Rudbeckia occidentalis ‘Green Wizard’
A very curious and extraordinary plant for the back of borders. Bright green sepals, where most plants have petals and a central, almost black cone. An unusual fresh cut flower, long lasting in water, or use in dried arrangements. Easy to grow, quickly forming a good sized plant with plenty of lush green foliage and
Asarina scandens ‘Jewel Mixed’
Sophisticated climber, masses of 1.5in indigo to violet blue, pink or pure white flowers. Quick to bloom from an early sowing. Ideal for the cold greenhouse or conservatory. One of the longest flowering annuals, in bloom untill Christmas if there is no hard frost or in the greenhouse during winter. Climbs to 120-240cm (4-8ft)
Crepis rubra
An enchanting, easy to grow annual, with masses of attractive pinkish red 25cm (1 inch) flower heads, ideal for brightening a sunny border. Height: 30-40cm (12-16in)
Malva moschata ‘Snow White’
Dwarf, compact plants, covered by masses of glistening snow white flowers. Excellent garden performance, flowering over a long period all summer. Ideal for borders or containers. Flowers in first year. Height: 30-38cm (12-15in)
Begonia x tuberhybrida ‘Show Angels Mixed’ F1 Hybrid
These exquisite begonias are the premier basket and container plant. With pendulous habit and an abundance of large, mostly fully double flowers, the selection contains some delightful picotees. They flower early, are uniform with vigour, and have good mildew resistance. Well worth the money! Height: 20-25cm (8-10in).
Penstemon ‘Miniature Bells’
Stunning, miniature bells in pink, purple and rose shades, complemented by dwarf attractive blue- green foliage. Flowering over a long period in borders or containers
Datura metel ‘La Fleur Lilac’
Flowering in just 3 1/2 months. Particularly good for patio, cool greenhouse or conservatory where the evocative sweet fragrance of the bluey-lilac, 10cm (4 inch) trumpet blooms fills the air. Height: 30-45cm (12-18in)
Aquilegia x hybrida ‘Crown Jewels Mixed’
The modern art of breeding, with some help from Mother Nature, has created this stunning new blend. A mixture of single, double, pompom, clematis flowered, long spurred and bicolour blooms aloft an equally diverse mixture of green, gold, bronze and silver edged foliage types. Plants may even throw up more new exciting types as they
Salvia patens
A classic border plant, ideal for adding a cool blue drift to your planting schemes. The attractive, large blue hooded florets are borne on erect stems above toothed foliage. First year flowering, blooms throughout the summer into autumn. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in)
Dahlia coccinea ‘Species Mixed’
A vibrant mixture of delicate single flowers in several colours with many bicolour shades, Tall and free flowering, makes it ideal for adding height to bedding displays or filling gaps in perennial borders. Height 5 feet. Planting distance 27 inches.
Thunbergia alata ‘Blushing Susie’
This stunning Thunbergia (Black Eyed Susan) is the result of years of careful selection by T&M’s flower breeders. Unlike many other varieties that only have an odd red bloom, with a high proportion of salmon, Blushing SusieT is predominantly red, with other shades of ivory and apricot adding contrast. Spectacular when used tumbling over containers,
