Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus gunnii , sometimes called Cider Gum or Ironbark, is a large tree, native to Tasmania, Australia. It has silver pewter like, oval leaves when young, which become more linear and green as the tree ages. The foliage is evergreen and like all Eucalyptus, it has spectacular bark on the trunk of the tree. Clusters
Prunus pendula ‘Pendula Rubra’
Winter Flowering Cherries bring valuable colour to the garden when few other plants are in bloom. Deep pink, semi double blossom crowds the bare branches of Prunus x subhirtella ‘Fukubana’ from November through to spring.
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila
This low, spreading hardy perennial is perfect for alpine troughs, creeping through rockeries, and dangling over low walls. Small, fleshy, green-blue foliage forms a dense mat of ground cover that is topped by panicles of rosy pink, starry flowers in late summer.
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’
Plum ‘Czar’ is a superb variety producing large, dark purple-black fruits that can be used in pies and crumbles or eaten fresh if left to fully ripen. Awarded an RHS AGM, it forms an attractive fruit tree with unusually large, white blossom in late spring.
Rhubarb ‘Victoria’ (Spring/Autumn Planting)
The greenish-pink stems of Rhubarb ‘Victoria’ have tender flesh with an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity. Once established, this popular, traditional variety will produce a heavy crop, year after year. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 120cm (48"). These young plants will quickly mature, resulting in crowns big enough to harvest from 2 years after planting
Plum ‘Victoria’
Britain’s best known plum and undoubtedly the nation’s favourite. This reliable British bred garden variety produces heavy crops of egg shaped, medium sized fruits that are ideal for both culinary and dessert use.
Apple ‘Bramley’s Seedling’
The most famous cooking apple of all, producing large fruits with a sharp acidic flavour that are ideal for making delicious pies and crumbles. Awarded an RHS AGM, Apple ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ has good disease resistance to scab and mildew. Pick ‘Bramley’ apples from October when mature for immediate use or lay the fruits in a
Plum ‘Czar’
Prunus ?Accolade? is a deciduous, spreading tree that flowers abundantly, and slightly earlier than most cultivars. Semi-double, pale pink blooms smother the bare branches of this ornamental Cherry from early April.
Raspberry ‘Autumn Bliss’ (Autumn fruiting)
Autumn Fruiting.One of the best and most reliable autumn fruiting varieties, producing a heavy crop of large, attractive red berries of firm texture and excellent flavour.Canes are short and sturdy, so plants are capable of growing in a sheltered garden without the need of any supports.Good resistance to Raspberry root rot disease and ready to
Raspberry ‘Polka’ (Autumn fruiting)
Undoubtedly one of the best autumn-fruiting raspberry introductions in recent years! This superb Polish bred primocane variety produces up to double the yield of its parent, Raspberry ‘Autumn Bliss’, and crops at least 2 weeks earlier. Once established, each plant can produce up to 25kg of large, deep-red berries with a deliciously sweet flavour that
Raspberry ‘Glen Prosen’ (Summer fruiting)
Summer fruiting cultivar with medium-large sized fruit, which is fi rm and with excellent flavour. Canes are thornless and upright, with moderate vigour. An ideal variety suited to drier and wetter regions of the UK.
Raspberry ‘Glen Ample’ (Summer fruiting)
Summer Fruiting. An exceptional, high-yielding, mid season variety that produces a heavy crop between late June and late July. Just five of the large, deep red, berries can weigh as much as 30gm (1oz)! The tasty fruit holds well without spoiling and the spine free canes make easy picking. The large, succulent berries are excellent
Strawberry ‘Sweet Colossus’
Produces the largest fruits you’ve ever seen. Each fruit weighs in at 42g on average – as large as a standard tomato, with no loss of sweetness or flavour! Children love to pick fresh strawberries but they’ll struggle to get their hands around these whopping fruits!
Rhubarb ‘Raspberry Red’ (Autumn Planting)
Vigorous plants producing a good crop of tender, well coloured and flavoured sticks
Betula pendula (clump)
A superb choice for coastal areas where bearing masses of fragrant, golden, pea-like flowers that will brighten the garden from March to April.
Cornus officinalis
Native to China, Korea and Japan, Cornus officinalis or Japanese Cornelian Cherry is a type of Dogwood shrub. Its green foliage turns to shades of red and purple in autumn and is covered in red berries, providing a plentiful food source for garden birds in winter. In late winter and early spring beautiful clusters of
Prunus x subhirtella ‘Fukubana’
A free flowering, evergreen Clematis sporting a host of starry, white blooms from April to May. Clematis ‘Michiko has a delightfully compact habit that makes an ideal choice for patio containers, or tumbling over low walls.
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This hardy Geranium produces masses of pale-pink blooms with rose coloured veins across each petal. Geranium sanguineum ‘Pink Pouffe’is a free-flowering variety, blooming in early summer above a low clump of finely cut foliage.
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Iris setosa ‘Baby Blue’ is a charming little Iris of petite proportions, reaching just 20cm (8) tall. Violet veins decorate the lavender-blue petals, which are splashed with white at the centre of each bloom.
Strawberry ‘Vibrant’
Strawberry Vibrant is an early season variety, that produces its first fruits just 60 days from planting. The strawberries are medium to large and uniform in size, with an enticing glossy glow to them. They are carried on strong, upright flowering stems which crop over an extended period from May until June, and from year
