Category Archives: Garden
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Mr. Small – Nasturtium Whirlybird Mixed – Seeds
Mr. Small is so small, probably the smallest person you’ve seen in your life, his garden is teeny weeny so when he told me his plan to grow some plants, I wasn’t sure how he would manage.
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Little Miss Giggles – Cucumber ‘Diva’ – Seeds
Little Miss Giggles loves growing cucumber plants. She finds that they grow better the more she giggles with them.
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Mr. Happy – Tomato ‘Sweet Aperitif’ – Seeds
Mr. Happy is ALWAYS happy! One of his favourite places to be happy is in his garden – he loves digging the soil, sowing seeds and watering his plants.
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Mr. Tall – Runner Bean ‘Moonlight’ – Seeds
Mr. Tall has very long legs! He’s so tall that when I look up at him, I can hardly see his face; it’s so far away! Mr. Tall is a good friend to have, he can see for miles, which is very helpful for worms.
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Mr. Tickle – Cress ‘Extra Curled’ – Seeds
Mr. Tickle finds sowing seeds quite difficult because of his extraordinarily long arms and because he’s usually trying to find someone to tickle! You should find sowing these cress seeds easier than Mr.
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Little Miss Princess – Pea ‘Terrain’ – Seeds
Here’s a Little Miss who loves her vegetables, and her favourites are peas. All you little princes and little princesses will keep on growing if you eat up your peas, and my little secret is that the tastiest ones are those you grow at home!.
Mr. Men? Little Miss? – Mr. Strong – Broccoli ‘Bell Star’ – Seeds
Mr. Strong has to be really careful when he’s gardening. He’s so strong that he often breaks his garden tools. It’s important to be gentle when you’re sowing seeds or planting little seedlings.
Epimedium ‘Lilafee’
A delightful hardy perennial that is easy to keep and makes a great groundcover too, Epimedium ?Lilafee? happily grows in partial shade where it will produce eye-catching sprays of purple flowers, each bloom has an unusual long ?spurs? on them to add extra interest to any planting scheme! Planted en-masse, these fantastic plants will produce
Verbena rigida
Dense 5cm (2in) clusters of purple fragrant flowers and dark green leaves. Adds height and interest to bedding displays. Lift tubers in autumn. Height: 30-60cm (1-2ft)
Veronica ‘Moody Blues Dark Pink’
Veronica ?Moody Blues® Dark Pink? is a compact cultivar that is ideal for container displays and the front of a well-drained border.
Scabious ‘Butterfly Blue’
Scabious ‘Butterfly Blue’ is great in wildlife gardens because, as its name suggests, it attracts scores of butterflies and bees between July and October. These pollinators flock to the hardy perennial’s lavender-blue blooms, which protrude on dainty stems above grey-green, lance shaped foliage. Scabiosa atropurpurea, which is sometimes called Pinchushion Flower or Sweet Scabious, grows
Penstemon ‘White Bedder’
Add elegance to your borders with Penstemon ?White Bedder?, an exquisite variety boasting spires of pure white tubular flowers.
Poppy ‘Victoria Louise’
Oriental Poppies come in many shades but this apricot pink variety is one that is not to be missed
Lupin ‘Gallery Red’
A colourful display of these cottage garden favourites will return year after year, getting stronger, with more flower spikes each time. The Lupin Gallery Series are intensely coloured varieties that add vibrancy and structure to your garden displays.
Lupin Gallery White
A colourful display of these cottage garden favourites will return year after year, getting stronger, with more flower spikes each time. The Lupin Gallery Series are intensely coloured varieties that add vibrancy and structure to your garden displays.
Lychnis Alpina
A lovely addition to rockeries, alpine troughs and stone walls, Lychnis alpina is a charming compact perennial producing rounded clusters of rose-pink flowers in spring.
