Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Marigold ‘Dune Mixed’
Representing superb value for money, this is the best open-pollinated marigold available! From the best of British breeding comes this outstanding African marigold, offering amazing garden and container performance. In a striking mixture of yellow, gold and orange, the flowers are extremely weather resistant due to their unique petal formation which prevents excessive water being
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
A profusion of bright flowers up to 5in across on bushy plants
Sweet Pea ‘High Scent’
Widely regarded as one of the most fragrant sweet peas available! This beautifully delicate variety bears creamy-coloured petals with subtle violet-blue picotee edges and a heavenly perfume. The heavily scented flowers smother Sweet Pea ‘High-Scent’ as it clambers over trellis, obelisks, fences or cane wigwams. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 30cm (12).
Penstemon cobaea ‘Wedding Bells’
Grow these penstemon in your annual beds as well as your perennial borders! They’re much longer flowering than antirrhinums and boast larger blooms. Easy to maintain and offering years of performance, they’ll flower and flower almost all summer in a superb range of colours, including many bicolours; just remove spent flower spikes once blooms have
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Rubenza’
Wonderfully easy-to-grow plants which flower all summer until the first frosts. The dark, ruby-red blooms of Cosmos bippinatus Rubenza change to a lovely traditional rose red as they mature – their outstanding colour has earned them a Fleuroselect Novelty award. Cosmos bippinatus Rubenza shows excellent garden performance, especially planted in borders in drifts
Geranium ‘Horizon Pink Meteor’ F1 Hybrid
Fabulous geranium which looks just as good in bud as in full flower. The large, bushy, free-flowering plants of Geranium Horizon Pink Meteor are perfect for borders and containers where the spectacular weather-resistant blooms will flower all summer long. Petals have shocking pink undersides with pure white uppers, attractively ‘dustedwith pink in the centre and
Marigold ‘Single Legion of Honour’
More than 150 years old and still going strong, the heirloom variety of French Marigold Single Legion of Honour continues to perform well in the garden. These bushy, mid-height French marigolds will quickly become smothered in a mass of single, golden-yellow flowers with pretty dark brown markings. French Marigold Single Legion of Honour is a
Poppy ‘Bridal White’
Rarely-seen, pure white field poppies. The simple purity of this single colour, Poppy Bridal White makes a dramatic display when sown in drifts in borders in the autumn or spring
Dianthus plumarius ‘Sweetness Mixed’
A true breakthrough! First year flowering from July to September from an early (February) sowing, producing heavily scented pinks. Dwarf, bushy, spreading plants; ideal for cottage or perennial borders. Easy to maintain – simply trim spent blooms with shears at the end of the season.
Foxglove ‘Snowy Mountain’
Hot on the heels of Foxglove Candy Mountain, this striking white version has been developed by flower breeders. Each unique upward-facing bloom is peppered inside with delicate purple spots which will tempt bees and other insects. Tall sturdy spires of flowers will create an eye-catching display in cottage garden borders. Will grow in any garden
Francoa sonchifolia ‘Pink Giant’
Reliable garden perennial with deeply lobed green leaves and spikes of large pink bicoloured petals on long flower spikes. Just as lovely in a border as in a vase
Marigold ‘Sunburst Mixed’ F1 Hybrid
A superb four-colour marigold cross, Sunburst Mixed combines the flower power, garden performance and great weather resistance of a French marigold with fabulous flowers that are almost as large as those of an African marigold. Spectacular planted in large drifts as part of a bedding display as well as in large containers.
Alstroemeria ‘Ligtu Hybrids’
Invaluable long-lived border plants in numerous shades of pink, orange and scarlet with distinctive, contrasting stripe. One of the worldsmost popular cut flowers
Petunia x hybrida ‘Rose Vein Velvet’ F1 Hybrid
The best-ever basket petunia from seed! Petunia Rose Vein Velvet is the latest colour in the velvet series and promises to be as impressive! Like the others in the series, Rose Vein Velvet will out-perform expensive cutting raised Surfinia petunias. The lovely trailing stems, up to 1m (3ft) in length, look fantastic in baskets, window
Catananche caerulea
An easy to raise, free flowering plant for the front of the border. The brilliant sky blue flowers are freely produced and are excellent for cutting, lasting a long time in water. They can also be dried for winter decoration. Will flower the same year from a late winter sowing. Flowers summer. Height 60cm (2ft)
Physostegia virginiana ‘Summer Snow’
Prolific dazzling tubular flower spikes. Cutting and border
Helianthemum Collection
Showy dwarf evergreen shrubs which spread quickly over rocks and slopes and make ideal ground cover. The attractive foliage is smothered from late spring with masses of 25cm (1 inch) flowers resembling wild roses in pink, lemon, copper, red, purple and white. They love the sun and stand hot, dry conditions very well. Height: 9-12
Coreopsis tinctoria ‘Quills and Thrills Mixed’
Fill your beds and borders with this airy annual, which becomes smothered in unusual, fluted blooms in various combinations of red and yellow all summer long. Makes a stunning display when planted en massePrefers a well-drained soil in full sun
