Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Juniperus squamata ‘Meyeri’
Very much a strong and striking conifer, Juniperus squamata ‘Meyeri’ grows with both vigor and grace. Sporting a silvery needle-like foliage and a tawny-orange bark, this large and captivating confer is hard to ignore. This Flaky juniper looks sensational all year round – as a stand alone specimen or fabulous as part of a evergreen
Chives (Chinese) (National Trust)
This versatile and easy to grow kitchen herb produces a reliable and perennial crop of flat, grass-like leaves which have a wonderful, mild garlic flavour. Chinese chives, also known as garlic chives, can be used in the same way as any other chive, perfect for adding flavour to salads, sandwiches and various cooked dishes.
Briza maxima (National Trust)
Also known as Greater Quaking Grass, this fantastically elegant ornamental grass throws out burst of slender stems in summer which carry pretty clusters of hanging seedheads which quake in the breeze. Briza maxima is perfect for planting in borders or large containers where it will treat you to a long season of low-maintenance interest.
Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Swede’
Requiring almost no maintenance, Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Swede’ is an ideal confier for adding all year round greenery to a garden. Well suited for rockeries, gravel gardens and wide borders, it has a compact habit with feathery sprays that are blue-green in summer and turn silver-blue during the cold months of the year. If you are
Foxglove ‘Candy Mountain’ (National Trust)
This is a foxglove with a unique difference – instead of modestly facing downwards, the chunky flower spikes of Foxglove ‘Candy Mountain’ are packed with blooms which gaze upwards so you can see the intricate detail on the speckled throats. Enjoying a partially shaded position, undemanding Foxgloves are a classic choice for growing in woodland
Phlox ‘Popstars’
Despite their small stature, these star performers have been bred to take centre stage in the garden, bringing the X Factor to your summer borders. Phlox ‘Popstars Mixed’ is one of the most talked about plants in the growing industry, and is sure to be a talking point among home gardeners too! The blooms may
Nasturtium ‘Orchid Flame’ Seeds
From Thompson & Morgan?s renowned breeding programme comes this truly astounding development in nasturtiums! Not only do the summer flowers resemble exotic-looking orchids, they also change colour. This colour switch needs to be seen to be believed!
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Jade River’
The silver-blue foliage of Juniperus horizontalis ‘Jade River’ has a delightfully feathered appearance, forming a dense carpet of evergreen colour. During the coldest winters it takes on an attractive rich purple hue.
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prostrata’
If you have an area of ground that needs to be clothed with greenery that will supress the weeds, gives year-round interest and requires little attention then a Creeping Juniper should be top of your list. Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prostrata’ will grow to just 20cm (8) tall but spreads its branches up to 2m (6’5) wide.
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Variety’
Forsythia brings a colourful splash of gold to the garden, brightening up even the dullest days of early spring. Awarded a prestigious RHS AGM, Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Variety’ is a superb cultivar for larger borders, where it will make a fine specimen plant.
Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Gold Coast’
Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Gold Coast’ will lift a green planting scheme to another level as the golden foliage will remain through the year offering another dimension to a conifer bed, border or rockery. As a dwarf conifer Gold Coast’s mounding habit will bring an interesting height to work with as it will grow to just
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’
Creeping Juniper is often the ‘go-to’ conifer for municipal planting as it can be relied upon to cover large areas with soft undulations of greenery without imposing any height. These features can be brought to the domestic garden with Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ as it’s steel-blue foliage can spread up to 2 metres in time and
Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’
A first-rate variety that well deserves its RHS Award of Garden Merit. Exquisite pale yellow blooms open from amber-orange buds in early May. The evergreen foliage of Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans? emerges bronze and slowly matures to dark, glossy green.
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Pancake’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Pancake’ certainly lives up to its name, reaching just 15cm (6) tall. Thanks to its dwarf, ground hugging habit, this tidy Creeping Juniper makes ideal evergreen ground cover in rockeries. The scale-like, grey-green foliage of this prostrate Conifer transforms to a beautiful bronze shade throughout winter, contrasting well with other evergreen varieties. Juniperus
Nandina domestica
Delicate in appearance the Nandina domestica is an ideal specimen plant for centre stage in your garden. Heavenly Bamboo from the Far East will happily grow in the UK and is at home in our climate. An upright, bamboo-like shrub with narrow oval shaped, lanceolate leaflets, which are a splendid green during summer, and purple
Blooming Bouquet Cut Flower Growing Kit
The kit features five packets of seeds which will allow you to grow a beautiful bouquet, gypsophila, Cosmos, Asters and Verbena all combine to create a fantastic display of colour, heights and textures. Simply soak the peat disks provided in water, they expand to roughly seven times their original size, crumble it into the peat
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth™ evipo098
Introduced in 2018, Clematis Sarah Elizabeth is set for stardom. This free flowering variety produces a generous display of wide, single flowers with pointed sepals and delicately crimped edges.
Bumper Summer Colour Collection
The perfect way to bulk up beds, plug gaps in borders, and fill your patio pots with a full season of colour. Our Bumper Pack contains a generous selection of bulbs that will brighten your garden from late spring right through to autumn. Add in some summer perennials, plus 3 lucky dip shrubs from our
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Pink Giant’
A particularly attractive plant, producing masses of large, pink flowers, with dark red eyes in the centre at the base of each petal. The narrowly palmate, three lobed, dark green leaves are something quite unique in themselves.
Juniperus chinensis ‘Blaauw’
Requiring zero maintenance, Juniperus chinensis ‘Blaauw’, is an attractive conifer, that is ideally suited to grow as a specimen tree, in a very small city garden, in a gravel garden or alpine rock garden. Juniper, is a robust plant and can adapt to sunny sites with dry soils. This dwarf variety has blue-grey, fragrant plumes
