Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bouquet Rose’
Lilac/ pink flowers appear in profusion during summer and early autumn on this lovely mophead hydrangea. Keeping to a neat, compact form, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bouquet Rose’ is ideal for beds and borders but can also be planted in containers too, making it both useful and attractive in many different places in the garden.
Escallonia ‘Dart’s Rosy Red’
Summer sees this hardy evergreen shrub adorned with beautiful deep pink bell shaped flowers. Escallonia ‘Dart’s Rosy Red’ is fast growing and easy to keep in your garden, providing hassle free colour and striking glossy green foliage.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ayesha’
This beautiful mophead hydrangea produces large rounded flowerheads of lilac-pink, cup-shaped blooms with the lightest of perfumes. Like all macrophllya varieties, Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ will turn to beautiful shades of pale baby-blue on acid soils.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Leuchtfeuer’
Ranging from a rich dark rose to deep purple, the mophead blooms of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Leuchtfeuer’ almost resemble the firelight for which they are named after. This hardy shrub is easy to grow and will prefer an alkaline soil to help keep its colours true during the summer months, right through to the autumn. The
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’ is easy to grow and consequently, one of our most popular dwarf conifers. It looks good in almost every type of garden and forms a globe of olive green leaves. The attractive foliage of Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’ turns a purple/red colour during the winter, returning to its original green once spring comes
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Rosita’
Producing masses of stunning deep pink blooms which last all through the summer months, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Rosita’ is a must have, traditional form of hydrangea shrub. Easy to grow and maintain, these versatile plants can be grown almost anywhere and the flowers – which can fade to a deep mauve colour – are useful for
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Week-End’
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Week-End’ is a popular deciduous shrub, smothered in bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers from early March. When the flowers fade, this variety happily forms part of a hedge, or shrub border. It can also be used to brighten up patio containers ? it isn’t truly spring until the Forsythia is in bloom! Height:
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Soeur Therese’
Beautifully simple, pure white blooms, each with a tiny blue eye, are produced en-masse on this variety of the popular garden shrub, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Soeur Thérèse’, named for the famous nun, Mother Theresa, has a darker green foliage which really helps show off its flowers, which will fade to have a pale pink hue later
Hypericum kalmianum ‘Sunny Boulevard’
Hypericum kalmianum ‘Sunny Boulevard’ must have been named in midsummer, for that is when the plant’s sunny, golden blooms illuminate the garden. The yellow flowers adorn the plant’s semi-evergreen foliage in July and August, adding ample colour to the middle of any border. The hardy shrub remains interesting throughout the rest of the year, too:
Hypericum kalmianum ‘Blue Velvet’
This St. John’s Wort makes a superb filler for borders, even before the blooms appear! Eye-catching blue-green foliage forms a bushy semi-evergreen mound that is covered with golden yellow flowers from July through to September.
Clematis ‘New Love’
This fabulous herbaceous Clematis has a self supporting, bush forming habit that is perfect for bulking up perennial borders with vigorous clumps of dense foliage. The star-shaped, indigo blooms of Clematis ‘New Love’ have slender, reflexed petals and a lovely sweet fragrance. This spectacular variety is best grown among tall perennials such as Lupins, Foxgloves,
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Pearly Swirls’
A highly attractive conifer with sprays of grey-green foliage tipped with cream colouring. This unique pearly appearance persists throughout the year as the cream shoot tips slowly fade to white.
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lucas’
This is a very pretty conifer. With golden-yellow sprays of foliage, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lucas’ forms a feathery evergreen mound, creating a bright focal point in the rockery or border. This compact Hinoki Cypress likes a sunny spot where it will grow slowly and require hardly any maintenance. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 90cm (39).
Clematis ‘Jan Pawel II’
This delicate Clematis was named after one of the most popular Popes in modern history, Pope John Paul II and was created in Poland in 1980. Clematis ‘Jan Pawel II’ has beautifully symetric, large flowers that are soft cream with a pale pink stripe and deep red anthers in the centre. Growing them up against
Ceratostigma willmottianum ‘Forest Blue’
Ceratostigma willmottianum ‘Forest Blue’ is a popular deciduous shrub with a well-deserved RHS AGM. From August to October, its wiry red-tinted stems play host to a profusion of cobalt-blue flowers. The green summer foliage turns to vivid shades of burnt orange and red as autumn progresses, bringing a welcome splash of colour to fading borders.
Cornus alba ‘Sibirica Variegata’
This attractive Dogwood has variegated, two tone leaves with cream edging and green centres. From a distance these two colours blend to give a pea green appearance to the shrub. Cornus alba ‘Sibirica Variegata flowers between May and June, when ice white flowers emerge. As summer ends the leaves turn deep red, providing rich autumn colour
Convolvulus cneorum
Convolvulus cneorum, also known as Shrubby Bindweed, Silverbush or Silver Bindweed is an evergreen, drought tolerant plant from the Mediterranean region, that grows well in British gardens. It has very silvery, linear foliage and pretty white, funnel shaped flowers in late spring and summer. It is a plant that is particularly well suited for gravel gardens,
Chaenomeles x superba ‘Fascination’
For an eye-catching display early in springtime when most other plants are still slowly awakening from winter, choose the Flowering Quince. Bright and bold, flowering on bare winter stems, Chaenomeles x superba ‘Fascination’ brings an early splash of red to the border, or can be grown against a wall. It is loved by pollinating insects
Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’
Thickets of bright yellow/green stems shine brightly through the winter months in your garden when little else is providing you with colour, Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ is a low maintenance shrub, requiring very little attention once it is established.
Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Gold’
This Mexican Orange Blossom plant is an attractive shrub for wide garden borders or planted as a flowering hedge. Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Gold’ has quite exotic, subtle green-gold foliage which has lime tones in shaded areas. It flowers in spring then again in late summer, producing a mass of fragrant white blooms on each
