Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Erigeron ‘Stallone’
Beat the weeds with this outsanding ground cover variety. This spreading, ground cover perennial will provide a carpet of colourful flowers year after year. Plant these healthy ‘garden-ready’ plants on receipt so they they establish well in your garden, i ????
Dahlia ‘Cactus Collection’
This dahlia collection is great for providing vibrant colours in your garden at the end of summer and start of autumn.
Salvia ‘Blue Queen’
This dwarf and compact Salvia is an excellent choice for small gardens and narrow borders or for container growing.
Phormium ‘Black Velvet’
A tough, drought-resistant grass which loves an exposed location. The jet-black swords of ‘Black Velvet’ can be used to great contrasting effect with your favourite cottage garden plants and seasonal bedding. For a really contemporary look, grow this black New Zealand flax in aluminium pots or white glazed containers. Ht. 2m.
Wisteria sinensis (Patio Standard)
This stunning wisteria has been trained as a standard so that you can enjoy its classic beauty and fragrance in even a small garden
Allium ‘Hair’
These amazing early-summer flowers bridge the gap between spring and summer bedding. Alliums come in all shapes and sizes, and we’ve selected three here that all sport different hairstyles! They will thrive in mixed borders or treat them to their own patio container as a focal point. Ht. 10-15cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Verbascum phlomoides ‘Banana Custard’
Verbascum phlomoides ‘Banana Custard’ is a dramatic plant for the back of the border, with tall yellow flower spikes rising above low rosettes of grey-green foliage from June to August
Hollyhock ‘Chater’s Scarlet’
This hardy perennial is guaranteed to bring the wow factor to your garden – they make phenomenal cut flowers for summer bouquets too.
Honeysuckle ‘Golden Trumpet’
If you wish to add an exotic touch to your cottage, woodland or scented garden, consider Lonicera ‘Golden Trumpet’. This climber, which is also known as Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, will happily grow up a south-facing pergola or trellis. Here, its distinctive, bright yellow flowers will flourish from June until the late summer. These blooms are
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’ is a robust hardy perennial that will be happy in shady positions in most soil types.
Lupin ‘Chandelier’
A classic cottage garden plant in a less common colour. Clumps of attractive foliage appear in spring and tall spires of lemon yellow flowers bloom from May-June. This hardy perennial is perfect for the back of borders where its upright blooms will add structure to your planting displays. Ht. 90cm. Supplied in 2 litre pots.
Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’
Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ is a striking Lungwort with clear blue flowers that appear in large clusters from March to May. ?Blue Ensign? has unusually broad foliage, unspotted and more refined, creating low spreading clumps that form an attractive ground cover. Awarded an RHS AGM, this superb variety attracts pollinating insects with its nectar rich blooms,
Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’
Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’ is a low-growing hardy perennial with delightful slender, silver spotted foliage. Lungworts have long been a favourite for cottage gardens, and ?Raspberry Splash? is a superb choice for attracting pollinating insects into wildlife areas, and for creating spreading clumps of groundcover in the shade of trees and shrubs. Its clusters of raspberry
Hosta ‘Fragrant Blue’
With heart-shaped leaves of chalky-blue this Hosta creates a fine structural shape beside a pond or in a shady border. Planted in moist conditions, this low growing beauty will spread to form dense ground cover. In July and August, as its name suggests, Hosta ‘Fragrant Blue’ produces sweetly scented mauve flowers on stems which rise
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Valentine’
Bleeding Heart is a wonderfully descriptive name for this delightful plant. Beneath each of its scarlet heart-shaped flowers hangs a teardrop of red, with the flowers hanging in rows from gracefully arching dark red stems, contrasting beautifully with the finely cut leaves. Dicentra spectablis ‘Valentine’ likes to grow in moist, fertile soil in a shady
Tree Peony ‘Luoyang Hong’
Tree Peony ‘Luoyang Hong’ is a gorgeous spring flowering shrub with large showy flowerheads up to up to 25cm (10) in diameter. The petals are magenta pink, with yellow stamens in the centre. Deciduous, but hardy and disease resistant it prefers a sunny or partial shade position and looks great, alongside other varieties of Paeonia
Tree Peony ‘Tao Hong Fei Cui’
If you are looking for a flowering hardy shrub with pink flowers, then Tree Peony’Tao Hong Fei Cui’ is a perfect choice. It has beautiful soft pink flowers that are about the size of dinner plates! Native to China it is ideal for oriental style gardens, but is also suitable for other types of garden,
