Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Magnolia ‘Daybreak’
Thoroughly deserving of its RHS AGM, this deciduous Magnolia boasts scented pink blooms from April to May. Unlike some varieties, Magnolia ?Daybreak? will flower from an early age, making this a treasured shrub in spring gardens.
Pieris japonica ‘Passion’
Pieris ‘Passion’ is a showpiece shrub for the garden. Pieris plants are admired for their whorled foliage which is vivid red each spring as it unfurls. Pieris ‘Passion’ carries pendulous, pink-red flowers which appear in spring.
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Sommerflor’
This is a small shrub with plenty of wow factor! Covered in masses of golden yellow flowers here is one plant which grabs the attention the minute anyone walks into the garden. Potentilla fruticosa ‘Sommerflor’ is a neatly shaped shrub with small fine grey green leaves, but it’s the flowers which steal the show, and
Forsythia koreana ‘Kumsum’
Forsythia koreana ‘Kumsum’ is a hardy shrub with striking, two-coloured leaves. Symmetrical silver veins thread their way through each leaf, providing interest in the garden even once the spring display of abundant yellow flowers has faded away. With its delightful foliage, Forsythia koreana ‘Kumsum’ is ideal as a stand-alone specimen, and also makes a perfect
Lonicera pileata
Avoid fatal box blight with our Box-Leaved Honeysuckle. These delightful evergreen plants are resistant to drought. They are fast-growing, hardy perennials.The leaves of the Box-leaved Honeysuckle are glossy and low-spreading, making them perfect for ground cover. This versatile shrub gives you colour all year round. Its spring flowers have a lush creamy appearance with protruding
Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Orange Beauty’
Witch Hazels are a gardener favourite for their autumn leaf colours and their winter resistant fragrant, spider like flowers on the bare branches during the coldest winter period. Hamamelis x intermedia ?Orange Beauty? produces stunning yellow and orange autumn leaves before falling, followed by deep orange-yellow flowers on the bare branches.
Philadelphus ‘Starbright’
Philadelphus ‘Starbright’ produces fragrant single white blooms with yellow stamens in early summer; these flowers are larger than those of other Mock Orange varieties. New growth in spring is flushed purple, rapidly maturing into vivid green foliage which contrasts spectacularly with the snowy blooms. Philadelphus ‘Starbright is a hardy, medium sized deciduous shrub which fits
Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’
With possibly the best coloured foliage of all Mock Oranges, Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ adds additional light to your garden in the form of its golden yellow/green leaves.
Courgette ‘El Greco’
With an erect, open habit, it?s easy to harvest the fruits of Courgette ?El Greco?. The glossy, slightly speckled, mid green cylindrical courgettes have a superb flavour without any bitterness.
Erica x darleyensis f. albiflora ‘White Perfection’
February and March can be very flat months in the garden but a display of heathers will nicely fill the gap in the season until the spring flowers, bulbs and shrubs start to come in. Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ is clothed with pristine white flowers that pollinating insects will love at a time of
Magnolia x wieseneri
A sensational, exotic looking variety ? though very rarely seen. Magnolia x wieseneri flowers late in the season, in May and June, alongside the emergence of it relatively narrow foliage. The breathtaking, cup shaped flowers are pristine white with a contrasting boss of crimson stamens.
Magnolia kobus ‘Norman Gould’
Bred at the prestigious horticultural garden RHS Wisley, this spectacular variety makes a fabulous garden feature. From April to May, a profusion of dazzling white flowers decorate the branches of Magnolia kobus ‘Norman Gould’, like a flurry of snowflakes. The blooms are lightly fragrant with purple-brown stamens.
Chilli Pepper ‘Big Devil’ (Hot)
Large crops of long green and red peppers are borne in abundance upon well branched plants. Chilli Pepper ?Big Daddy? is a fiery pepper with a spicy flavour – the perfect choice for making hot tabasco sauce! This productive variety has a compact growth habit which makes it well suited to containers.
Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’
An unusual dwarf Clethra, which is uncommon in the UK, but is well worth growing in your garden. Clethra plants play host to summer spikes of clove-scented, creamy white flowers during the height of summer, which look similar to Hebe blooms.
Cornus alba ‘Siberian Pearls’
In spring this Dogwood has a profusion of clusters of small white flowers, that stand out amongst a backdrop of lush green foliage. As the year progresses Cornus alba ‘Siberian Pearls’ then produces white berries and in autumn the leaves turn deep burgundy. Once they fall from the shrub, slender red woody stems remain, which
Chaenomeles x superba ‘Elly Mossel’
Chaenomeles x superba ‘Elly Mossel’ is an adaptable and attractive shrub. It can be planted as a free standing specimen, or trained as a wall shrub. It can also be planted in lines to create a colourful, low hedge. In spring it bears many scarlet red flowers with yellow stamens. Later in the year the
Cotinus coggygria
Grown for its fabulous coloured foliage, the smoke bush is a well known sight in UK gardens. Cotinus coggygria is a large, deciduous shrub with deep purple leaves that turn to vibrant hues of red and orange in autumn.
Cytisus ‘Lena’
Cytisus ?Lena? is a colourful shrub in early summer, when its pea-like flowers are a blaze of orange, red and gold. Awarded an RHS AGM for its garden performance, this reliable Broom has an upright, somewhat arching habit, which can be pruned as a low hedge.
Cotoneaster franchetii
This variety of Bearberry is perfect for a colourful, informal hedge. Planted in a line, Cotoneaster franchetii can grow to 3 metres tall and can easily be pruned to the required height.
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis is a well loved deciduous shrub with a spreading,’herringbone’ branching habit making superb groundcover. It is especially eye catching as a wall shrub, trained onto wires. In May Cotoneaster horizontalis is adorned with small pink-white flowers which turn into glossy red berries in autumn and attracting many birds. As colder weather sapproaches, the
