Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Wisteria Collection
Wisteria is the quintessential cottage garden climber – its dangling racemes of bloom are instantly recognisable in early summer. This carefully selected collection combines 3 superb varieties of Chinese and Japanese Wisteria that will bring colour and fragrance to your garden. Their woody, twining stems will provide a cloak of attractive pinnate foliage to cover
Sedum ‘Sunsparkler Cherry Tart’
Part of the ?Sunsparkler? series, Sedum ?Cherry Tart? is particularly eye-catching. In late summer an explosion of deep pink flowers are carried in large panicles of tiny, star-shaped blooms which contrast beautifully with the dark foliage. The spreading stems are cloaked in fleshy, cherry-red leaves that remain semi-evergreen in mild areas.
Snowdrop (Giant)
For a snowdrop with big impact, plant this stunning variety. Nothing heralds the coming of spring like snowdrops and Galanthus elwesii is the best for planting as a dry bulb. It also has the biggest blooms – up to 25cm long!
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’
This hardy, evergreen shrub will light up the garden in winter with an abundance of lemon-yellow pea-like blooms and just keep on going. Performing particularly well in exposed locations and coastal areas, it’s also ideal for patio containers where you really get to appreciate the scent and pretty blooms.
Foxglove Lucky Dip
Foxgloves are well loved hardy perennials because they are undemanding and easy to grow which makes them perfect for dotting through borders or planted in the dappled shade of trees. The upright flower spikes always attract bees, making Digitalis ideal for planting in wildlife areas and no cottage garden is complete without them. Our lucky
Pruning Saw
A pristine, picture perfect garden doesn?t have to be difficult to maintain. Now is the perfect time to care for your garden; pruning helps promote blooms while also stopping wild and unruly trees, bushes and shrubs from taking over your garden and with our new pruning saw it doesn?t have to be hard work.
Vinca Collection
This colourful collection of Vinca are perfect for filling those tricky areas of the garden where little else grows. Collection will include the following varieties; ‘Major Variegata’, ‘Minor Autropurpurea’, ‘Minor Illumination’, ‘Minor Ralph Shugart’ and ‘Wojos Gem’.
Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’
You might not expect Verbena to be so compact but this variety, Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’ has the same tight clusters of floating purple flowers but has shorter stems that reach only half the usual height. The plants have an open habit that gives a light and airy feel and the pretty little blooms attract butterflies from June to September.
Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’
One of the best evergreen ground cover plants, Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ produces slender trailing stems with a dense covering of glossy dark green leaves. From mid-spring through to autumn this delightful hardy perennial becomes smothered with dark purple star-shaped flowers. Happy in sun or full shade, Lesser Periwinkle is an excellent ground cover plant beneath
