Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Crocosmia ‘Hot Spot’ (Firestars Series)
Get the wow factor in your borders with Crocosmia ?Hot Spot?! The starry blooms rise on arching stems above sword-like foliage. Each sunshine-yellow bloom is decorated with a central ring of cherry red blotches, which bleed along the length of the petals.
Squash ‘Baked Potatoes’ (Winter) – seeds
This attractive Acorn Squash is a winter variety with pale orange skins and creamy white flesh. The fruits are produced in abundance, each weighing up to 700g. As the name suggests, they make a delicious alternative to traditional baked potatoes, but can also be roasted or used in warming soups.
Copper Beech (Hedging)
Copper Beech can be grown to almost any height to create a neat and tidy screen. When grown side by side, the plants will knit together to form a dense interwoven hedge that makes a good security barrier.
Crocosmia ‘Firestars Collection’
Specially bred for their glowing bicolour blooms and dense, clump forming habit, the Firestars Series create a real sensation in herbaceous borders. These hardy, perennials produce arching flower stems that rise above the upright, sword-shaped foliage.
Dahlia ‘Cornel Brons’
Ball Dahlias are always admired for their rounded, architectural flower shape. This variety is sculpted to precision with rolled petals in rich shades of coppery apricot.
Buxus sempervirens
The must-have evergreen for topiary fans! A compact habit, dense glossy foliage, and ability to bounce back from a hard prune make box the ideal starter plant for budding topiarists. Keep it simple with pyramids and spheres, or get really creative with your clipped creations! Perfect for pots and borders.
Rhododendron ‘Surrey Heath’
Rhododendron ‘Surrey Heath’ is an exotic looking Yakushimanum hybrid. From late May it bears trusses of rose pink blooms that gradually fade to cream, patterned with orange spots the centre.
Ginkgo biloba ‘Mariken’
A hardy, deciduous shrub in well drained soil in sun or part shade . Avoid exposed sites with cold, drying winds. Discovered in the Netherlands in the mid 1990?s and named after a historical statue nearby. Growth is very slow and is one of the best Ginkgo for a large container.
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple) is a highly popular tree and it’s easy to see why. This slow-growing tree can be planted in any garden soil and makes a wonderful feature in your garden, whilst still being low maintenance. Due to its small size it will be perfectly happy in a large container so if you
Rhododendron ‘Snow Pearl’ (Azalea Group)
Enjoy a breathtaking spring display of large gleaming-white, double flowers each spring, which completely cover the dark green foliage. Rhododendron ‘Snow Pearl’ blends elegantly into any planting scheme, lighting the gloom of shaded borders with its dazzling blooms.
Acer palmatum ‘Crimson Queen’
This popular Japanese Maple is well-loved for its dazzling colour and finely dissected foliage. The lacy leaves emerge a deep burgundy shade in spring, becoming more green-red as summer progresses.
Crocosmia ‘Firestarter’ (Firestars Series)
Bred for their dazzling bicolour blooms, the Firestars Series will bring a bold colour accent to summer planting schemes. Crocosmia ‘Firestarter’ boasts arching stems tipped with funnel-shaped yellow blooms, each with a bright orange margin.
Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’
One of the loveliest dwarf yellow varieties with large, wavy edged flowers in a soft shade of lemon-yellow. The flowers are borne in such profusion that the dark foliage is lost beneath them from April to May.
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walkers Low’
Loved by cats and gardeners alike, Catmint is a stalwart of the cottage garden planting scheme! Nepeta racemosa ‘Walkers Low’ is a tried and tested variety that well deserves its RHS AGM. Mounds of silvery-green, aromatic foliage spill over the edge of borders to create a soft, hazy appearance.
Rhododendron ‘Dopey’
One of the compact Yakushimanum group of evergreen Rhododendrons. These dwarf, dome-shaped plants are particularly tough little shrubs forming a neat mound of evergreen foliage.
Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’
Short spires of custard yellow blooms with contrasting maroon make this a showy border perennial.Unlike some varieties, Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ is neat and compact, reaching only 30cm (12) tall
Rhododendron ‘Crane’
More subtle in bloom, but no less impressive than its bolder coloured cousins! Rhododendron ‘Crane’ is one of the loveliest white dwarf hybrids with dazzling bell-shaped flowers that make a fabulous contrast with its dark, glossy foliage.
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cephalanthus occidentalis is an unusual deciduous shrub, rarely seen in UK gardens. It bears creamy-white, rounded, button-like flowers with a powerful fragrance from late summer to autumn (giving this plant its common name of the Button Bush). These blooms are followed by spherical, golden brown fruits, extending the season of interest well into the winter.
Rhododendron ‘Grumpy’
Part of the Seven Dwarfs Series, Rhododendron ‘Grumpy’ is a neat and compact Yakushimanum hybrid. Dark, evergreen foliage, with felted undersides, covers the branches to form a lovely dome shape.
Calceolaria ‘Calynopsis Yellow with Red’
These unusual Slipper Flowers will certainly attract attention in spring. Their vibrant, orchid-like blooms are borne above a neat mound of evergreen foliage April right through to mid-summer.
