Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Strawberry ‘Malling Centenary’
An outstanding variety named in celebration of the well known crop breeding facility at East Malling. Strawberry ‘Malling Centenary’ produces excellent yields, early in the season. The bright red, glossy berries are uniformly conical making a most attractive crop.
Passiflora edulis ‘Frederick’
Passiflora edulis ‘Frederick’ is a fast growing evergreen climber, potentially reaching 9m (29ft). The unusual, wispy fronds on the white and purple blooms make an unusual change from normal pasion flowers and these will cover his plant from late spring onwards.
Rose ‘Ebb Tide’
Original, antique English rose blooms on a modern floribunda. Rose ?Ebb Tide? is an ideal specimen variety for patio containers as its shorter than normal growth habit means it can cope well with these conditions. The main attraction of this wonderful little rose however, is its beautiful plum/purple coloured blooms which are heavy with a
Hydrangea macrophylla GLAM ROCK ‘Horwack’
This outstanding hardy shrub produces the most exhilarating coloured blooms imaginable. From summer to early autumn Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Glam Rock’ will burst into a psychedelic frenzy of multicoloured flower heads, that will create a real ‘wow factor’ in your garden. Like many Hydrangeas, this striking variety produces slightly different colour tones depending on the soil
Lilac josikaea
Lilac josikaea is a wide, spreading species with a big garden presence. Slender stems bear airy panicles of small, pink flowers with a sweet perfume. Hungarian Lilacs are well suited to a cooler climate, making a superb specimen shrub towards the back of the border.
Hemerocallis Light Collection
This colourful Hemerocallis Collection is a fabulous re-blooming variety that will begin to flower early in the season and produce further flushes throughout next summer. Like all Daylilies, the individual flowers are short lived, but the blooms of daylilies can last a full 24 hours before being replaced by new blooms the following day. This
Peony ‘Eden’s Perfume’
Indulge in the exquisite fragrance of Peony ‘Eden’s Perfume’. With its rose-like scent and lavish layers of soft pink petals, this stunning herbaceous peony is guaranteed to impress.
Hosta ‘Olive Bailey Langdon’
This Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon is a RHS AGM award winning perennial which will thrive in shady areas blooming with large, corrugated leaves and white bell-shaped flowers in the summer.
Rhodanthemum gayanum ‘Pretty in Pink’
A unique compact plant, hardy perennial, with rich pink, daisy-like flowers that bloom upon wiry stems above silvery-green foliage from April to June. Ideal for full sun locations in the border or patio containers. Ht. 20cm, spread 30cm. Supplied in 9cm pot.
Rose ‘Charisma’
This lovely hardy rose has it all! Robust growth, good disease resistance, a neat, easy-to-maintain, rounded habit and a good four months’ continuous flowering! When it comes to choosing a rose, Rose ‘Charisma’ is hard to beat for depth of colour and fragrance. Modern breeding means that this ‘charismatic’ rose produces lavish deep red blooms
Rose ‘For Your Eyes Only’ (Floribunda Rose)
This new variety is Rose of the Year for 2015 is amazing! Luxurious blooms with a subtle scent and a blend of enthralling colours is sure to create a sensation in your garden. Rich burgundy centres speckled with golden stamens and surrounded by pink petals produce a subtle and enchanting aroma. This superb rose will
Strawberry ‘Anais’ (Everbearer/ All Season)
One of the sweetest strawberries you will taste, the orangey toned fruits are one of the best to grow your own of
Gooseberry ‘Xenia’
Gooseberry ‘Xenia’ is a red skinned variety of gooseberry, that looks great in pies, and crumbles. It has great mildew resistance and has almost thorn free stems, making harvesting the fruit safe and fast.
Gooseberry ‘Hinnonmaki Yellow’
This variety of gooseberry produces a heavy crop of mid sized, greenish yellow berries, that have a subtle apricot-like flavour. They are ready to harvest from June to mid July and by the second season each bush can produce over 3kg (over 6lb) of fruit.
Strawberry ‘Elegance’ (Mid Season)
A fabulous garden variety producing enormous, tasty strawberries that are up to 30% bigger than the supermarket standard, with a high percentage of Class 1 fruits. Strawberry ‘Elegance’ has good tolerance to powdery mildew and verticillium wilt, and tolerates most soils and situations.
Rose ‘Golden Showers’ (Climbing)
Ruffled clear yellow cup shaped blooms cascade from stiff stems
Brunnera ‘Alexander’s Great’
You can really make a statement with the silver veined foliage of Brunnera ‘Alexanders Great’ – they shout ‘look at me’ for all the right reasons. This particularly large leaved variety is wonderfully dramatic. It makes superb spreading ground cover, or why not grow it in a prominent container on your patio?
