Category Archives: Garden
Ribes sanguineum ‘Amour’
Also known as the ‘Love Plant’, this flowering currant will seduce you with its perfumed flowers, just like pretty necklaces, throughout March and April. An excellent shrub for the border or large patio pots, well-shaped and easy to prune and care for. Ht. 1.2m. Supplied in 19cm pot, 30-40cm tall.
Quince ‘Vranja’
This attractive tree has beautiful rounded silver leaves and pretty green-pink flowers in spring. followed by large, fragrant, pear shaped fruits that ripen to a lovely shade of yellow. The fruits can be harvested from October. Freshly picked quinces are bitter and inedible, but soften when cooked to make excellent jams and jellies, and can
Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Yellow Star’
Aquilegia flowers come in many shades of pink, purple, red and white, but the unusual ‘Yellow Star’ steals the show with its vibrant blooms. These lemon Granny’s Bonnets appear in May, June and July to brighten up borders, rockeries or woodland gardens and attract pollinators. They also make superb cut flowers for those who want
Hazelnut ‘Red Cracker’
Hazelnut ‘Red Cracker’ is a self-fertile and vigorous tree with highly attractive foliage, and provides winter interest with its yellow catkins. This striking red filbert has dark red leaves and pretty red husks with crisp white inner kernels. Height and spread: 3m (9′).Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.Estimated time to best yields: 5
Pea ‘Rondo’ (Maincrop) – Seeds
An excellent, high quality, double podded variety, Pea Rondo is guaranteed to out perform ‘Onwardin every way. One of the best cropping varieties in trials, Pea Rondo produces rich green, straight, long pods containing on average 10 deliciously plump peas. Wrinkle (Main). Resistant to Fusarium Race 1. Suitable For Freezing.
Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid – Seeds
Producing an early crop of firm, remarkably heavy, solid mid-green courgettes with yields that are almost twice that of some other varieties. Courgette ‘Defender’ has an open habit which lets you see and pick the crop easily. This RHS AGM variety also has excellent resistance to Cucumber Mosaic VirusHeight: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (36).
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xanthos’ – Seeds
Unique soft-yellow blooms are produced in profusion on compact dwarf plants, bringing real impact to patio containers, beds and borders. This early flowering cosmos will start to bloom in as little as 70 days from sowing, going on to offer six months of colour from May to October – keep on top of the deadheading
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Ever Red’
Rarely seen in gardens, this handsome spreading shrub deserves to be much better known. Evergreen purple-bronze foliage provides fabulous year round colour, and contrasts beautifully with the spidery, raspberry-red spring blooms. The flowers of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Fire Dance’ are delicately scented, which only adds to its charms. This magnificent hardy shrub is ideal
Herb Seed Collection
An easy to grow collection of tasty herbs to enhance your home cooking. Perfect for growing in pots on the windowsill, this fabulous collection includes Basil ‘Sweet Green’, Mint and Chives.
Amaryllis ‘Picotee’
This stunning winter-flowering bulb produces large white, trumpet blooms with fine red margins. Admired for their large, showy blooms, amaryllis plants are a firm favourite for the windowsill or conservatory.
Ficus elastica ‘Robusta’
A well know house plant, instantly recognisable for its leathery, glossy, evergreen leaves. Indian Rubber Plants are reliable, undemanding and easy to grow. This popular plant enjopy a sunny position but copes well with shade, making it useful for those darker north facing rooms in your home.
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Pewter Lace’
Ferns are a great addition in any garden, offering architectural forms as their fronds uncurl. Give them a relatively shady position and they will thrive. Fern ‘Vidalii’ is citrus green with deep cerise stems. Ht. 30- 50cm. Supplied as plug plants.
Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’
The perfect beginners house plant and one of the best known, instantly recognisable indoor plants there are. Spider Plants are easy to keep and will soon grown their long strap like leaves that arch gently over it top of its pot or basket.
Pyracantha ‘Orange Glow’
Pyracantha ‘Orange Glow’ is a tough and resilient, evergreen shrub – perfect for adding year-round colour and interest to your garden. This RHS AGM Firethorn has dark and glossy foliage, a lovely backdrop to the small white and lightly fragrant flowers that form in late spring. Shiny orange-red berries give a glowing display in autumn,
Pyracantha coccinea ‘Red Column’
Pyracantha coccinea ‘Red Column’ has an upright form and can be planted as a specimen amongst other shrubs, but also looks great planted in lines to create a colourful hedge in autumn. The profusion of red berries that last from late summer through until the winter are this shrub?s main feature, and provide a good
Dicentra spectabilis
One of the first perennials to flower in spring. Arching stems grow at a rapid pace and are draped with dozens of pink and white heart-shaped flowers. Plants will multiply each year and soon create a superb floriferous display. Height 1.2m, spread 50cm. Supplied in 1 litre pots.
Senecio ‘Angel Wings’
Alluring, showy and irresistibly tactile – Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ is a new foliage plant with huge appeal! The large, silvery leaves are covered in a soft, silky down that makes this plant capable of withstanding salt laden winds and hot, dry conditions once established.
