Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Primrose ‘Bright Eyes Mixed’
Ideal for adding a splash of spring colour as the garden wakes up after the winter, these pretty, flat-faced blooms flower on neat, low-growing rosettes of leathery, evergreen foliage.
Rose ‘Lovestruck’
This superb cluster flower rose has been designated Rose of the Year 2018, but will be available from autumn 2017. Attractive, bushy shrubs produce lightly fragrant, pink-dappled, double blooms from late spring into autumn. Pinnate leaves are divided into dark green leaflets, creating a fabulous backdrop to the flowers which are yellow on their reverse.
Foxglove Collection
Foxgloves are well loved hardy perennials because they are undemanding and easy to grow – perfect for dotting through borders or planted in the dappled shade of trees. Their beautiful flower spikes will add a strong vertical element to summer planting schemes and no cottage garden is complete without them.This foxglove collection comprises of the
Tulip ‘Big Giant’
A stunning bicolour tulip with huge flowers ? a star of the Keukenhof Show in Holland. Bulb size 11/12.
Tulip ‘Purple Doll’ & Tulip ‘Doll’s Minuet’
Viridiflora tulips are unusual due to the green markings that distinguish each variety in varying degrees, making these stylish bicolour tulips extremely sought-after.The collection will include the following varieties; Tulip ‘Doll’s Minuet’ is one of the tallest tulips available, in bright pink with flashes of green and purple on the outside making it really stand-out.Tulip
Fritillaria imperialis & Tulip Bulb Mix
Step into spring with this vibrant collection of exotic-looking fritillaria and colourful tulips. Tulip bulb size 11/12. Fritillaria bulb size 18/20.
Tulip ‘Avignon’
Create a fiery explosion of colour in your spring borders and containers with this bright orange-red tulip. Bulb size 11/12.
Nectaroscordum siculum
Truly stunning, unusual variety of ornamental onion with dainty bell-shaped, hanging flowers which create a delicate ‘umbrella’ of blooms, held high on tall, strong stems. Flowers turn into seed heads that resemble shuttlecocks, and both work well in floral arrangements. Bulb size 8/10.
Peony ‘Itoh’ Collection
Lightly fragrant, semi-double blooms are splashed with deeper colour at the base of each petal. These ‘itoh’ peonies cross the exotic looks of tree peonies with the growth habit of herbaceous peonies. Flowering from late spring, they’re a lovely addition to borders and attract pollinating insects. This collection includes: ‘Cora Louise’, ‘Canary Brilliants’, ‘Border Charm’
Peony ‘Lollipop’
Intriguing creamy yellow petals are striped and flecked with raspberry pink, so that no two flowers are the same. This stunning semi-double cultivar is particularly floriferous, bearing masses of gently scented blooms in summer. This hardy perennial is an intersectional hybrid – a cross which marries the exotic looks of tree peonies with the herbaceous
Pansy F1 ‘Mystique Moonlight’
For outstanding performance and unique colouring, look no further than Pansy ‘Mystique Moonlight’. The newest colour in the F1 Mystique range offers large, beautifully marked blooms on well-branched, compact plants. Flowering a little later than Matrix pansies, this stunning variety is a real must-have for your spring planting schemes.
Pieris japonica
Also known as the Lily of the Valley shrub due to its cascading trusses of chain-like flowers. New shoots of foliage are a stunning red, adding even further interest. This Pieris japonica variety will enhance your garden for years to come.
Peony ‘Border Charm’
Lightly fragrant, semi-double blooms of the palest yellow are splashed with coral at the base of each petal. Peony ‘Border Charm’ is an eye-catching intersectional hybrid – a cross which marries the exotic looks of tree peonies with the herbaceous growth habit of herbaceous peonies, and often called an Itoh Peony. Free flowering from late
Peony ‘Canary Brilliants’
This hardy perennial is perfect for the cut flower garden – its long stems are topped with exotic double blooms which are a remarkable blend of yellow and apricot. The fragrant flowers appear from May, bridging the gap between spring and summer. Peony ‘Canary Brilliants’ is an eye-catching intersectional hybrid – a cross which marries
Peony ‘Cora Louise’
A real beauty for late spring borders! Peony ‘Cora Louise’ bears ruffled white blooms that are flushed with lavender at the centre. Exotic-looking and gently fragranced, the flowers are superb for flower arrangements – if you can bear to cut a few stems. This hardy perennial is an intersectional hybrid – a cross which marries
Geranium pratense ‘Cloud Nine’
Touted as the best double-flowered cranesbill geranium ever seen, and having its debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, ‘Cloud Nine’ really is a spectacular specimen. Smothered in wonderful lilac blue, double flowers twice in the season – once at the beginning of summer and again at the end – this lovely geranium is
Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’
Hugely popular since it was runner-up for Plant of the Year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2016, this bright and breezy geum produces masses of larger-than-usual, peachy-tinged red flowers. It is a sterile hybrid and produces two impressive flushes of blooms – flowering first in mid-spring, then summer and well on into autumn.
Hosta ‘Purple Sensation’
Very decorative plantain lily with spectacularly attractive lilac-purple flowers from July to September with a delightful fragrance.
Honeysuckle ‘Celestial’
Honeysuckle is a long-standing garden favourite. This lovely hardy climber’s familiar orange and pink, fragrant flowers smother the lush green foliage from July all through the summer. It has also shown a better resistance to disease than many other lonicera varieties. All in all, this is an outstanding honeysuckle variety.
Narcissus romieuxii ‘Julia Jane’
An unusual selection of dwarf narcissus, usually found growing wild in Morocco, ‘Julia Jane’ has a yellow funnel cup which shields from view its narrow outer petals. The shape of these delightful narcissi has been compared to the horn of an old gramophone. This petite narcissus variety enjoys a sunny position in the garden and
