Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Stachys macrantha ‘Superba’
Superb by name and superb by nature, Stachys macranthra ?Superba? provides dependable ground cover beneath shrubs and roses and makes a long-season front of border feature.
Tanacetum coccineum ‘Robinson’s Pink’
Also known as ?Painted Daisies?, these brightly coloured perennials are useful for injecting borders with a shot of vivid colour in May and June
Tellima grandiflora
Tellima grandiflora is an adaptable, semi-evergreen, ground cover plant which is extremely useful for dry shade
Thalictrum aquilegifolium
Thalictrum aquilegifolium is a delicate-looking, airy plant which boasts both beautiful foliage and unusual fluffy flowers.
Verbascum Phoeniceum Violetta
This is a lovely plant for the early to mid-summer, sporting flowers which are a rare rich purple
Verbena Homestead Purple
Verbena ?Homestead Purple? is a hardworking addition to container displays or the front of borders for vibrant colour throughout summer and autumn.
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’
Clouds of soft pink pincushion flowers with frilly petals dance on wiry stems above neat mounds of finely divided foliage.
Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’
If you want to attract bees and butterflies to your garden, then Sedum spectabile ?Brilliant? is one of the best plants to do it.
Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’
The glossy, purple-tinged leaves of this creeping sedum offer all-year interest
Sedum ‘Strawberries And Cream’
Sedums are invaluable border plants: drought tolerant, low maintenance, providing structural interest and offering late summer colour just at the time when the garden begins to look faded.
Solidago ‘Yellow Stone’
Through June and July, masses of yellow racemes rise up on erect woody stems from this clump-forming perennial.
Stachys byzantina ‘Big Ears’
With even bigger, furry ?Bunny?s Ears?, it is hard not to resist stroking this tactile plant. Stachys byzantina ?Big Ears? sports larger leaves than other varieties and taller flower spikes.
Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’
The rusty colours of Rudbeckia ?Prairie Glow? provide a valuable addition to the autumn palette.
Salvia greggii ‘Blue Note’
Salvias offer an impressively long season of flowers and some brilliant, jewel-like colours of which ?Blue Note? is no exception ? the flowers come in a deep, rich blue that shines out in the border.
Salvia x superba ‘Snow Hills’
Salvia ?Snow Hills? forms cooling drifts of pure white flowers which will stand the heat all summer.
Potentilla atrosanguinea ‘Fireball’
Turn the heat up in your borders and containers with this fiery blend! Awash with colour all summer, potentilla are easy, unfussy and long-lasting perennials.
Phlox paniculata ‘Eva Cullum’
Phlox paniculata ?Eva Cullum? is a fantastic border and wildlife plant. Dense heads of sweetly fragrant bright pink blooms provide valuable colour from midsummer to early autumn.
Phlox paniculata ‘Famous Pink Dark Eye’
Blooming 2-3 weeks earlier than other paniculata varieties, Phlox paniculata ‘Famous Pink Dark Eye’ forms soft, low, pillowy mounds of large, pink, fragrant flowers with a dark eye.
