Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Orlaya grandiflora
An attractive addition to bouquets. Orlaya makes an easy to grow, quick border filler with decorative snow-white lacy blooms produced all summer long. Perfect for cutting
Gazania ‘Kiss Gold’ F1 Hybrid
Very early and free flowering even in dull, cool weather. Naturally compact, strong basal branches, ensuring multiflowering plants. Ideal for borders, and containers
Mina lobata
An exotic looking climber, with twining stem ideal for rambling over trellises, fences etc. The flowers are very impressive with up to 12 per flower spike producing a spectacular combination as they age. They start off a most powerful and stunning bright red and as they mature they go from red to orange, orange to
Ricinus communis ‘Impala’
Striking maroon/carmine young growth. Clusters of creamy yellow blooms, followed by maroon pods. Height: 90-120cm (3-4ft). Additional Comments: These seeds are poisonous
Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria’
Tall, handsome spiky plants which add a touch of elegance to a bed or border. The flower spikes are produced over a long period and are excellent for cutting. A Fleuroselect Bronze Medal Winner. Flowers summer/autumn. Height 18in
Petunia grandiflora ‘Double Cascade Burgundy Plum Vein’ F1 Hybrid
Giant, fully double flowers of burgundy or plum veined, often more than 10cm (4in) across! Add to this its cascading habit and you have one of the very best basket and container plants creating a waterfall of pleated powderpuffs all summer long. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in). Growing tip: Get the best out of your petunias with
Sweet Pea ‘Blue Ripple’
A beautiful, strong growing variety with rippling ice white petals marbled in a most unusual shade of blue. The deeply scented flowers of Sweet Pea ‘Blue Ripple’ are carried atop long, straight stems that are make them ideal for a fragrant bouquet. Height: 180cm (71) Spread: 30cm (12)
Osteospermum hybrida ‘Passion Mixed’
Naturally dwarf multi-branching plants with lots of 5cm (2in) flowers of purple, rose and white. En-masse in bedding, borders and containers they make a passionate carpet of summer colour with the advantage of being drought tolerant. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in)
Sweet Pea ‘Mollie Rilstone’
Long, slender stems are graced with large, fragrant, cream coloured blooms with a dusky pink picotee edge. Sweet Pea ‘Mollie Rilstone’ has a lovely antique appearance that really catches the eye. Perfect for winning prizes on the show bench or simply enjoying in a vase indoors. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 30cm (12)
Layia platygossa ‘Tidy Tips’
An easy to grow annual with attractive, single golden ray-petalled blooms tipped with white and enhanced by a light fragranceIdeal for adding colour to borders and attracting beneficial insects to your gardenHeight: 45cm (18m)
Stock ‘Cinderella Series Mixed’
An extremely early and long flowering blend of five distinct colours ideal for the border or in pots. In the garden it has a branching habit with multiple flower spikes, whilst in pots its compact with a single superb flower spike. Magnificently fragrant with a sweet and spicy clove scent like an Old Fashioned Carnation.
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Chim Chiminee’
A breakthrough in T&M breeding, the world’s first, quilled petalled Rudbeckia. Absolutely gorgeous, and completely new and unique for beds and borders, Chim Chiminee comes in a stunning range of rustic colours. Unrivalled. Height: 60-75cm (24-30in)
Nemesia ‘Mello Red & White’
This is unquestionably one of the most powerfully impulsive flower colours to be found recently in any introduction in the horticultural world. The top petals are a full blooded, strong vibrant red, in clear contrast to the lower petals creamy whiteness. Use it in beds, borders etc, to brighten up the garden or in tubs,
