Category Archives: Garden
Aquilegia caerulea – Seeds
Possibly the most beautiful Aquilegia of all. With glorious light to deep blue flowers 2-3in across sometimes fetching bi-coloured with white. An excellent border perennial, grand for cutting, in bloom for several weeks and will grow in sun or light shade. Flowers late spring/early summer. Height: 30-35cm (12-14in)
Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ – Seeds
An outstanding selection of the ‘Cone Flower’, distinguished by the warm bright colour of its exceptionally large flowers. The slender elegance and formality of its petals give it a style that will add class to larger flower arrangements. In the border it is no less valuable on account of its robust strong stems and general
Bidens ferulifolia ‘Golden Eye’ – Seeds
Ideally suited for baskets and containers or tumbling over low walls, the bright yellow flowers and ferny foliage will enhance the summer sunshine in any garden. Flowers summer. Height: 25-30cm (10-12in).
Potentilla thurberi ‘Monarch’s Velvet’ – Seeds
Of all garden Potentillas, this must surely be one of the most attractive. Heart-shaped, rich raspberry red petals forming saucer-shaped flowers; a wonderful colour in its own right – but add a deep velvet red centre, appearing just like an ink blot which has diffused outwards and the flowers radiate beauty; a real garden treasure.
Coleus ‘T&M Prize Strain Improved Mixed’ – Seeds
The sheer joy of this mixture is the wide and multiple colour range. It gives you so many different pot plants from one packet of seed and they couldn’t be easier to grow. Superb house or greenhouse pot plant. Bedding plants for warm but shady positions. Height 45cm (18in).
Hellebore ‘Winter Flowering Hybrid Mix Improved’ – Seeds
This mixture of species and hybrids boasts a range of flower and leaf types, even appearing through snow. Flower shades can vary from lime-green, through white, appleblossom pink, to dark maroon, either spotted, speckled or plain Foliage is mid to dark green, leathery with different degrees of dissection. The seed pods are also attractive. These
Geranium ‘Reflections’ – Seeds
An increasingly popular cottage garden and border plant now available from seed in this exclusive designer mixture. Only large flowered, border varieties have been selected in shades of blue, purple, pink and white, including ‘Splish Splash’T, a striking blue and white bicolour. Without doubt the cheapest way to grow a wonderful range of colours. Flowers
Sunflower ‘Russian Giant’ – Seeds
A giant among annuals. Give them plenty of room and you will be rewarded with plants up to 3m (10ft) tall with huge yellow flowers often 30cm(12in) in diameter. Useful to grow against an unsightly shed or fence. Birds love the seeds so grow a few plants close to the house and watch them feed
Petunia ‘Colour Parade’ F1 Hybrid – Seeds
A very special mixture with over 20 different types of large flower. There are some clear, pure colours, a sprinkling of colours with white stars, some picotee edged in white and others with darker veins and soft radiating centres. They make a spectacular display for bedding, or just planted in large containers. Flowers summer. Height:
Delphinium hybridum ‘Pacific Giants Mixed’ – Seeds
A justifiably famous and reliable strain that will flower in the summer from an early sowing producing strong spikes of mainly semi-double blooms in a wide colour range on sturdy stems. Flowers early summer. Height 4-5 feet
Marigold ‘Sunspot Mixed’ – Seeds
All the quality of an F1 Hybrid marigold packed into an open pollinated variety. That means real value for money! Dwarf, compact plants have good sized flower heads of orange, light yellow and gold and begin blooming much earlier than other varieties of this kind
Nemophila menziesii ‘Pennie Black’ – Seeds
Here is an annual that’s "as pretty as a picture". There is an incessant parade of sumptuous 2cm, rich deep purple to black flowers with – the master touch – a scalloped silvery-white edge. It has truly ground hugging habit (not unlike annual alyssum) that will provide ground cover and contrast for all containers, hanging
Begonia semperflorens ‘Options Mixed’ – Seeds
The various flower and foliage combinations include white and rose bicolour, vermilion, white and scarlet with bronze foliage, carmine, pink and geranium red with dark foliage. Seeds are dust-like and need careful handling. Flowers summer. Height 17-23cm (7-9in)
Foxglove ‘Foxy’ – Seeds
Foxy’ is an ANNUAL foxglove. If sown indoors late winter/early spring it flowers in summer (regular foxgloves are biennial). ‘Foxy’ is dwarfer, invaluable for exposed sites in shades of pink to white with contrasting mottled throats. The flowers are useful for cutting. Flowers summer. Height: 65cm (26in).CAUTION: All Parts Are Poisonous
Dianthus caryophyllus ‘Giant Chabaud Mixed’ – Seeds
The fragrance and the range of colour is very good. Double beautifully scented, fringed flowers.
Foxglove ‘Excelsior Hybrid Mixed’ – Seeds
A most effective and spectacular strain of Foxgloves superb for shady shrub and tree areas, back of borders and excellent for cut flowers. They can really bring the early summer garden alive! Flowers early summer. Height 5ft
Wallflower ‘My Fair Lady Mixed’ – Seeds
A neat, uniform free flowering strain. Soft, fragrant colours; lemon, cream, gold, apricot, purple, pink, salmon, rose and mahogany. Height: 37-45cm (15-18in)
Dianthus barbatus ‘Excelsior Mixed’ – Seeds
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible.
Campanula medium (Mixed) – Seeds
Masses of bells in an astonishing range of blues, whites and pinks. A gentle reminder of the cottage garden days. Flowers summer. Height 90-120cm (3-4ft)
Aubrieta ‘T&M Mixed Hybrids’ – Seeds
A very special selection of large-flowered Aubretia with a rich colour range. They cascade and spread with vigorous determination. Suitable for rockeries, borders, edging paths, planters etc. Flowers early spring. Spread 18-24in
