Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’
Creating a mass of lavender-blue flowers all summer long, Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ is a favourite with gardeners all over the UK. It’s a real stunner as a single plant or in a group, and well deserves its RHS Award of Garden Merit. This Cranesbill is easy to grow in sun or part shade at the
Allium sphaerocephalon
An understated allium with unusual oval-shaped, purple-green flower heads perched atop tall, slender stems. Like all Alliums, this bulb is easy to grow on well-drained soil, and will virtually take care of itself.
Acanthus mollis
Given plenty of space, this majestic, architectural perennial makes a superb specimen plant. The glossy, deeply serrated foliage forms an attractive spreading clump that remains semi-evergreen in mild areas.
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’
This hardy perennial Salvia forms a hazy mass of upright purple stems crowded with violet blooms throughout summer. The rough green foliage beneath is aromatic when crushed, and shows good drought tolerance once established.
Lupin ‘The Page’
Lupin ‘The Page’ has long been a favourite of cottage garden aficionados. With its twin-toned crimson colours, this easy-to-grow lupin provides a particularly long flowering period throughout the summer. It performs equally well in shade or sun. Lupin ‘The Page’ is always in demand as an addition to herbaceous borders because of its early season
Heuchera ‘Forever Purple’
Heuchera ‘Forever Purple’ is exactly that ? forever purple! It?s hard to think of a better choice of perennial for providing year round colour. The dark, glossy foliage forms a handsome spreading clump that remains evergreen.
Foxglove ‘Camelot Lavender’
Foxglove ‘Camelot Lavender’ is one of a number of new ‘Camelot’ varieties with superior, F1 hybrid quality. Flowering the same year that they are planted, these varieties have the traditional appearance of a wild Foxglove, but grow blooms all around the stem, making for a truly stunning display. ‘Camelot Lavender’ bears generous flushes of blooms
Echinacea purpurea
Cone flowers make a superb addition to summer borders. These reliable perennials bloom over a long period, attracting bees and butterflies to their daisy-like flower heads. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 60cm (24).
Uncinia rubra ?Everflame?
A popular sedge grass with vibant scarlet edged bronze foliage. Uncinia rubra ?Everflame? is ideal for planting in containers or at the front of garden borders where its evergreen foliage will add drama and structure all year round.
Ceanothus ‘Skylark’
From May to June this compact Californian Lilac is covered in dense clusters of deep blue flowers that make an enchanting feature in sunny mixed borders. Ceanothus ‘Skylark? is a compact variety, with a spreading habit that lends itself nicely to wall training where space is at a premium.
Heucherella ‘Solar Power’
Heucherella ‘Solar Power’ is a hybrid between Heuchera and Tiarella. A perennial evergreen forming a neat mound of yellowish, lime green leaves mottled with dark red markings which deepen in colour during winter.
Fuchsia ‘Tom Thumb’ (Hardy)
This extra dwarf bush variety fuchsia ‘Tom Thumb’ has beautiful summer flowers with single blooms approximately 4cm (1.5) in diameter. This fuchsia consists of gorgeous pendent flowers with short red sepals, and mauve-purple petals, and will look great in borders, rock gardens, or as a container display. Returning year after year this versatile fuchsia can
Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’
Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ is a beautiful and unusual variety of Hydrangea, that is perfect for wide borders in various garden styles, from contemporary to cottage. It is a large shrub, and can reach a height of 3 metres! It has an open branching habit, with attractive felted leaves. The exquisite flowerheads are what makes this
Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’
Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’ produces a dazzling display of young scarlet foliage in spring which, along with the crimson stems, contrasts fabulously with the mature green foliage further down the plant.
Foxglove ‘Camelot Rose’
Foxglove ‘Camelot Rose’ produces generous flushes of deep pink blooms, speckled with burgundy. One of a range of F1 hybrid Foxglove varieties, ‘Camelot Rose’ benefits from blooms all around the stem, whilst still retaining the traditional wild Foxglove appearance, and will flower in the same year it is planted. Ideal for cottage garden borders, Digitalis
Leucothoe ‘Scarletta’
Leucothoe is an evergreen shrub for covering the ground in borders. Leucothoe ‘Scarletta’ has attractive leaves, which emerge as dark maroon, turning green as they mature, and changing to bronze by autumn.
Geum ‘Banana Daiquiri’ (Cocktails series)
The flowers of the delightful Geum ‘Banana Daiquiri’ have pretty overlapping lemon-yellow petals and a whirl of yellow anthers at the centre. They bloom in late spring on tall stems above a neat clump of semi evergreen foliage, making excellent cut flowers. Great at the front of the border and in cottage gardens, this little
Euphorbia characias ‘Black Pearl’
A fantastic plant for modern and mediterranean style gardens, Euphorbia characias ‘Black Pearl’ has a compact habit, making it ideal for small garden borders and planters, on sunny patios and decking. They do best in full sun and are really drought tolerant, making them perfect for gardens with low rainfall, dry soils, and planters which
Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’
Slow growing with a compact habit, the Star Magnolia is perfectly suited to smaller gardens. Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ is a particularly charming form with soft pink blooms that burst from furry buds to decorate the naked branches. As spring progresses, the blooms fade to white before a cloak of green foliage emerges to cover its
Trachelospermum jasminoides
This elegant climber bears thousands of pure white, star-shaped flowers throughout summer on twining woody stems. The glossy, evergreen foliage of star jasmine forms the perfect backdrop for its dramatic blooms which perfume the air with an irresistible, sweet fragrance.
