Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Fragrant Spring Bulb Mix
Our fragrant bulb collection will bring lasting colour to your garden from January right through to May. This superb range of easy-to-grow bulbs have been specially selected for their flowering period and fragrance. Plant them in individual containers which can be moved to a prominent position as each one comes into flower. Alternatively fill gaps
Strawberry Full Season Collection
A specially selected collection to extend the cropping season so that you can keep harvesting a constant supply of delicious sweet, juicy strawberries from early June through to November. Cropping periods can also be brought forward or extended if you are growing them in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Collection comprises: Strawberry ‘Cambridge Favourite’, Strawberry ‘Florence’
Narcissus ‘Blushing Lady’
This old fashioned jonquil daffodil brings with it old fashioned fragrance and a charming flower display, with several heads per stem. Don’t let the delicate flowers fool you, this tough garden performer is hard as nails, proving deer and rabbit proof and hardy to -20C. Blooms start out primrose yellow, developing a white halo at
Narcissus ‘Petit Four’
New in 2015This stylish frilled daffodil with fancy, pink and orange infused petals is brilliant for borders, large patio pots and for cutting. Bulb size: 12/14.
Tulip ‘Fire Wings’
No better name could describe the attributes of this vibrant spring tulip. Pointed, winged petals open out in a vibrant clash of red and yellow, adding fire and heat to your spring bulb displays. Easy to grow, with superb weather resistance, Tulip ‘Fire Wings’ will return year after year. A great investment for long lasting
Tulip ‘Hot Honey’
A lovely two-tone tulip. Flower heads on towering stems produce red petals with yellow edging, but on fully opening the inside colours are reversed with yellow reigning over a scorching red centre. Tulip ‘Hot Honey’ adds a flash of hot colour during the cool days of spring. This easy to grow bulb returns each year
Polyanthus ‘Crescendo Mixed’ F1 Hybrid (Pre-Planted Pot)
Spring isn’t spring without colourful polyanthus – Best In Class for polyanthus – RHS Award of Garden Merit Give your garden a dose of springtime magic and banish the winter gloom. Polyanthus ‘Crescendo’ paints a rainbow of colour with its large blooms in bright colours making bold splashes in pots, window boxes and bordersThe flowers
Viola ‘Teardrops’ (Pre-Planted Basket)
For hassle-free gardening, look no further than our pre-planted pots for easy summer-long colour. We’re always on the look out for ways to make life simpler for our gardening customers. So what could be easier than pots which are already planted up? We’ve taken the hard work out of creating wonderfully colourful displays – just
Stock ‘Vintage’ (Pre-Planted Pot)
For hassle-free gardening, look no further than our pre-planted pots for easy summer-long colour. We’re always on the look out for ways to make life simpler for our gardening customers. So what could be easier than pots which are already planted up? We’ve taken the hard work out of creating wonderfully colourful displays – just
Verbascum phlomoides ‘Banana Custard’
Verbascum ‘Banana Custard’ is perfect for the back of the border where it strives to outshine other plants with it’s height and presence. The foliage is grey-green and makes a fitting backdrop to the tall spikes of summer flowering vibrant yellow blooms which flower arrangers love. Pollinating insects are pretty keen on them too. Although Verbascum phlomoides ‘Banana
Polyanthus ‘Firecracker’
Wow – this variety really brings the traditional polyanthus into the 21st century! They look like lollypops with their strong upright stems, topped with sunset-coloured florets, jostling for attention. Perfect for jazzing up your spring pots and borders.
Verbascum phlomoides ‘Snow Maiden’
This tall, elegant Mullein makes an unmissable architectural statement at the back of borders. The pristine white flowers with their pale yellow centres tower over the planting scheme bringing height and movement to borders. The impressive flower spikes of Verbascum phlomoides ‘Snow Maiden’ can be found summer bouquets and floral arrangements and you can be sure that pollinating insects love
Primrose ‘Husky Mixed’
Primrose ‘Husky Mixed’ produces a vibrant rainbow of flowers to brighten the gloomiest of winter days, even in cold, wet weather and snow! Its delicately fragranced blooms burst open in a frenzy of colour that lasts through until late spring. Primrose ‘Husky Mixed’ is an easy to grow perennial, requiring virtually no maintenance once established
Pansy and Polyanthus Duo
New in 2015The ‘Pansy and Polyanthus Duo’ contains 72 plug plants, 36 each of Pansy ‘Matrix’ Mixed – This super pansy produces more flowers than the average pansy and they’re bigger and more fragranced than ever! and Polyanthus ‘Crescendo’ which paints a rainbow of colour with its large blooms in bright colours making bold splashes
Sempervivum ‘Mixed’
Forming a dense and low-growing tapestry of many-colours, the starry rosettes of Sempervivum are fascinatingly attractive. They come in colours ranging from shades of green to dark reds and bronze. In summer, they may produce curious thick stems tipped with flowers. Individual rosettes die after flowering but are soon replaced by tiny new rosettes which
Sidalcea ‘Elsie Heugh’
Pretty Sidalcea ‘Elsie Heugh’ grows to a stately 90cm (36) high. Above a neat mound of foliage, this lovely perennial bears upright flower spikes of pale pink blooms, each petal with scalloped edges. This variety of Sidalcea has the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its excellent garden performance. Prairie Mallow is perfect in a
Sidalcea hybrida ‘Party Girl’
Sidalcea is well loved as a cottage garden plant, and this variety has vibrant, showy rose-pink flowers, earning it the name of Sidalcea hybrida ‘Party Girl’. In June and July this eye-catching Prairie Mallow brightens the border, stealing the show with its tall upright flower spikes above neat clumps of foliage. This Sidalcea also makes
Penstemon ‘Raven’
Much like their winged namesake, the purple flowers of Penstemon ‘Raven’ soar above the plant’s semi-evergreen foliage on tall spikes for the majority of the season. The sweet nectar of these blooms is sure to attract other flying creatures, albeit pollinating insects rather than real ravens. This shortcoming wasn’t enough to dissuade the RHS from
Penstemon ‘Vesuvius’
Usually, a volcano’s explosion would cause those nearby to flee. However, when Penstemon ‘Vesuvius’ erupts into bloom in June, bees, butterflies and gardeners alike are sure to flock towards its stunning flower spikes. The plant’s dark purple petals continue to flourish throughout the summer and well into the autumn, making this hardy perennial a colourful
Penstemon ‘Etna’
Flowering from June right through to October, Penstemon ‘Etna’ has unbeatable flower power! Multitudes of red-pink, bell-shaped flowers with streaked white throats decorate the tall elegant stems, creating a striking splash of colour. Forming bushy, semi-evergreen clumps, Penstemons look superb in cottage garden borders or try them in large patio containers where the flowers attract
