Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Sea Heart’
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Sea Heart’ produces particularly thick leaves, reducing the risk of scorch. Elegant pale blue and pink flowers, similar to Forget-Me-Nots, are produced during spring. The shining, silver foliage features unique grey-green veining. Brunnera ‘Sea Heart’ is an excellent low maintenance ground cover plant for cottage garden borders and shady woodland areas. Height: 30cm
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Valentine’
Bleeding Heart ‘Valentine’ is a very fitting name for this spectacular plant. The seemingly padded scarlet hearts dangle attractively from the gracefully arched branches with the delicately cut leaves making a fitting backdrop. As a hardy perennial the plant emerges as plum coloured shoots in spring and matures to be the perfect plant for woodland
Sedum ‘Autumn Delight’
A delight in late summer, the creamy-white buds and pale pink flowers of Sedum ‘Autumn Delight’ bring colour to the border after many of the midsummer performers have had their day. As autumn progresses, the flower heads turn to bronze, adding interest even later in the year. What’s more, the lovely foliage of this showy
Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’
An RHS AGM winner, Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ has clear blue flowers formed in clusters from March to May. Unlike many Lungwort cultivars, the green leaves of Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ don’t have the typical pale spots and are broader and more refined, creating low spreading clumps that form useful but attractive ground cover. ‘Blue Ensign’ is
Tree Peony ‘Wu Long Peng Sheng’
Beautiful pink ruffled petals adorn Tree Peony ‘Wu Long Peng Sheng’, it’s bright yellow centre contrasting brilliantly with the bright blooms. Each flower can measure up to 25cm (10) and as each mature shrub can produce over 100 flowers you can image how spectacular this will look during April and May. The flowers will look glorious in a
Spiraea japonica ‘Pink and Gold’
Spiraea Japonica ‘Pink and Gold’ is arguably the most colourful of its genre. With its butter-yellow foliage and brilliant pink flowers, this striking shrub will be a colourful addition to any border. In the later summer months, the wonderful blooms of Spiraea Japonica ‘Pink and Gold’ prove irresistible to butterflies, bees and other pollinators. As
Agapanthus ‘Jacaranda’
Blooming from as early as June, Agapanthus ‘Jacaranda’ is a useful early flowering variety. Its showy umbels of blue flowers are beautifully striped with a darker blue, adding a height to herbaceous borders, where the sturdy upright stems will make a lovely focal point. This African Blue Lily has strap-like evergreen foliage, forming tidy clumps
Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’
Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’ is a charming little shrub with a tidy rounded habit. It produces flattened groups of pretty white flowers between May and July that attract bees and butterflies in abundance. The thick framework of Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’ is covered by birch-like foliage. As summer turns to autumn the rich green leaves change to
Bergenia ‘Dragonfly Angel Kiss’
Bergenia ‘Dragonfly Angel Kiss’ produces stunning white flowers in spring that age to the palest pink. The shining evergreen foliage changes to a rich shade of claret over the winter, making it brilliant for providing striking ground cover. Commonly known as Elephant Ears, this hardy perennial is a true cottage garden favourite, needing very little
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Endless Summer – Twist & Shout’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Twist and Shout’ is the first reblooming lacecap Hydrangea in the ‘Endless Summer ‘series. This unique variety bears mauve pink or periwinkle blue flowers depending on the pH of your soil.
Ox-Eye Daisy – Kew Collection Seeds
The Ox-Eye Daisy is a familiar, native wildflower seen in many fields, roadside verges, railways and alongside riverbanks. Attractive, silvery-white blooms with golden-yellow ‘eyes’ are produced from June to August each year. Excellent for borders or wildflower meadows.Height 45-60cm (18-24in).
Poppy (Wild) – Kew Collection Seeds
Often seen sprinkling cornfields with its bright scarlet flowers. Ideal for creating a bright splash of colour in a sunny corner where little else will grow, or in the wild garden where it self seeds with ease. Flowers early summer. Height: 18-24 inches.
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Amber Jubilee’
From June onwards, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Amber Jubilee’ bears clumps of compact rich white flowers that form tidy globes at the ends of each branch, being replaced later in the season with burgundy fruits. This extremely decorative garden border variety features salmon orange foliage in spring which then matures to green by the end of summer.
Buddleja davidii ‘White Ball’
Buddleja davidii ‘White Ball’ produces large crests of miniature white flowers on curved stems from July to September. This scented variety attracts a mass of butterflies to your garden thanks to its nectar rich blooms. This hardy shrub is perfect for large patio containers or at the back of borders. Height and Spread: 200cm (79).
Tomato ‘Gigantomo’® F1 Hybrid
This colossal beefsteak tomato is the largest new variety on the market. Gigantomo marries the much-loved flavour of heritage varieties with the inbuilt vigour and disease-resistance of modern cultivars, making it the must-have tomato of 2016. Plants are disease resistant, strong and productive. With fruits weighing upwards of 3lbs each, just one of these tasty
Deutzia ‘Tourbillon Rouge’
This bushy deciduous shrub produces delightful pink star-shaped flowers in early summer. Each pale pink bloom has dark-pink-blushed petals and a light scent, and are attractive to bees. Thriving in sun or part shade, Deutzia ‘Tourbillon Rouge’ is a pretty addition to leafy woodland gardens, cottage gardens and mixed borders. Easy to grow, this Deutzia
Rudbeckia ‘Sputnik’ (Kelvedon Star)
Bright and cheerful flowers all summer long with this new introduction. The breeding techniques required to fix a pattern in flowers can be most painstaking, but invariably it achieves a striking combination that makes a wonderful garden plant and in this case the finest of cut flowers too. Masses of huge 4in flowers in bright
Ajuga reptans f. albiflora ‘Alba’
Cover your shaded soil in an evergreen carpet by choosing to plant Bugle. These hardy perennials grow densely in almost all soil types, creating an impenetrable mat of evergreen foliage which cannot be invaded by weeds. Ajuga reptans f. albiflora ‘Alba’ is a particularly distinctive variety, for in the late spring it produces spikes of
Tree Peony ‘Tao Hong Fei Cui’
The large, fully double soft pink blooms of Tree Peony ‘Tao Hong Fei Cui’ make a spectacular sight in during April and May. There are few garden plants that can compete with the beauty of a Tree Peony in full bloom, this variety is no exception. In maturity a plant will produce in excess of a hundred
