Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’
No one likes a garden in late summer that’s devoid of colour. With its rich copper-coloured flowers, Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’ is the variety of choice for many gardeners. There are few better ways of stretching out the colour in your garden well into the autumn. Butterflies and bees love this hardy perennial. Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’
Hellebore ‘Single Burgundy’
One of the first flowers to bring in a new year in the garden, the Christmas Rose is perfect for a shady border or beneath trees and shrubs, providing low maintenance ground cover. With charming, nodding, cup-shaped flowers, Hellebore ‘Single Burgundy’ has blooms in a deep, husky shade of red. The Hellebore is perfect for winter colour
Oxalis ‘Sunny’
This eye-catching purple shamrock forms mounds of large burgundy-purple leaves, each made up of three triangular leaflets. A profusion of delicate, pink funnel-shaped blooms emerge in late spring and summer, which open in sunny weather and close when overcast. Oxalis ‘Sunny’ is a stunning architectural plant for patio containers, rock gardens or for adding an
Oxalis triangularis ‘Burgundy Wine’
A lovely Shamrock forming low mounds of rich burgundy leaves with an architectural triangular shape. In summer, a profusion of funnel-shaped white flowers appear which have the fascinating ability to open in sunny weather and close when it is overcast. Oxalis triangularis ‘Burgundy Wine’ is ideal for growing in patio pots, window boxes and rock
Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata
Awarded an RHS AGM, Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata produces mid-green leaves with irregular pale yellow margins. Leaves are thickly ridged, adding fantastic texture and contrast to shady borders, woodland areas and patio containers. An abundance of lovely funnel-shaped, mauve flowers appear in mid summer which are held high above the foliage. This reliable hardy perennial
Hosta undulata var. undulata
Small and compact, Hosta undulata var. undulata produces unusual twisted, variegated leaves with a strong central white stripe, and is known as the wavy plantain lily. Elegant spikes of light purple flowers appear in July for a an extra burst of colour. Really striking when grouped as a ground cover plant, the white highlights of
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
A bold Hosta with large, shimmering blue-grey leaves which form eye-catching clumps. White bell-shaped flowers with a hint of lilac emerge in mid summer on tall slender stems. The corrugated, slightly cup-shaped leaves of Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans are a wonderful contrast to other foliage plants in shady borders, woodland gardens and large containers. Hardy
Liatris spicata
Liatris spicata, or Gayfeather as it is more commonly known, is a tall plant, well suited to the back of the border where its rocket-like spires of soft mauve flowers will stand proud behind other smaller plants. Bees and butterflies just love these feathery blooms, and flower arrangers love them too for their bold colours
Calluna vulgaris ‘Dark Star’
Calluna vulgaris ‘Dark Star’ is a pretty little evergreen heather variety with a low spreading habit. Calluna has double flowers in all shades between crimson and pink, the flowers are so prolific that they virtually obscure the dark green foliage. Like all heathers they prefer an acid soil and will provide good ground cover and
Calluna vulgaris ‘Wickwar Flame’
The arrival of autumn is to be welcomed when you have a heather display to look forward to. Calluna vulgaris ‘Wickwar Flame’ holds an RHS AGM for its superb garden performance due to the yellow foliage in summer that turns a warm bronze red during autumn and the short spikes of mauve pink flowers .
Erica x darleyensis ‘Darley Dale’
Like most varieties of heather ‘Darley Dale’ brings masses of nectar-rich pale pink blooms during February and March. Erica x darleyensis ‘Darley Dale’ is a versatile evergreen with a compact, bushy habit that provides excellent winter interest in raised beds, rockeries, borders or containers and will tolerate almost any well drained soil. Height: 30cm (12).
Erica carnea f. alba ‘Golden Starlet’
A worthy winner of an RHS AGM award, this attractive heather ‘Golden Starlet’ is named not for it’s flowers, which are pure white but for the foliage which turns from a vibrant lime green to a golden yellow which will light up your borders, beds and containers. As with all Erica carnea cultivars it can
Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’
A worthy winner of an RHS AGM award, ‘Myretoun Ruby’ will bring a welcome pink and crimson display to a wintery garden. The urn shaped flowers contrast beautifully with the dark green spiky foliage. The spreading habit of Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ means that you’ll have a useful ground cover plant that tolerates any soil
Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangels’
This heather variety lives up to it’s ‘Pink Spangels’ name with dozens of pretty pale pink flowers contrasting with dark green foliage and as the flowers are a valuable source of nectar for pollinating insects you’ll get a display of wildlife thrown in for good measure too . Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangels’ will tolerate almost
Erica x darleyensis f. albiflora ‘White Perfection’
February and March can be very flat months in the garden but a display of heathers will nicely fill the gap in the season until the spring flowers, bulbs and shrubs start to come in. Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ is clothed with pristine white flowers that pollinating insects will love at a time of
Heuchera ‘Melting Fire’
Heuchera hybrida ‘Melting Fire’ has deeply curled foliage that emerges a rich blood-red and matures to a dark shade of purple-red. With an eye-catching coral flower, it is strong growing, forming large clumps with good tolerance to the weather. With a long season of interest, Heucheras, with their semi-evergreen foliage are ideal for adding colour to borders and mixed containers.
Heuchera ‘Stormy Seas’
Heuchera ‘Stormy Seas’ has maroon-red foliage, with green undersides and in summer; creamy-white bell flowers on tall spikes. Heuchera are ideal perennials for garden borders, bedding schemes, or mixed summer or autumn tubs and baskets. Heuchera are a great choice for easy to grow ground cover in difficult areas in the garden – these plants
Hosta fortunei ‘Albomarginata’
Eye-catching, heart-shaped leaves with thin white edges form tidy clumps. Hosta fortunei ‘Albomarginata’ is a fantastic hardy perennial for ground cover in woodland gardens, shady borders and patio containers, where the variegated leaves brighten up even the darkest shady spot. Spikes of pale lavender trumpet-shaped flowers are borne on upright stems in July for added
Heuchera villosa ‘Palace Purple’
The neat mounds of stunning purple foliage make Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ a very popular Coral Flower. Glossy and semi-evergreen, the leaves of this beautiful hardy perennial provide year round colour, forming drifts of ground cover and give life to winter containers. The fine sprays of pale pink flowers in summer make pretty cut flowers and also
Lavender ‘Fathead’
Lavender ‘Fathead’ is a glorious French lavender, with a spicy fragrance – a little different from your usual lavender! A perfect cottage garden evergreen, the plants are highly ornamental and yet easy to grow. ‘Fathead’ has nectar-rich flowers that are particularly attractive to bees. It is best planted into sheltered borders, containers or path edges
