Hardy ferns are a hidden gem of the gardening world and should be grown much more widely. Graceful and airy, with a whole range of colours, textures and sizes available, there is a fern for every garden and every gardener! We've hand-picked a select trio of ferns which we think are really special - they're all hardy and will stand out in your garden with their unique leaf colouring. Some of the best to grow, these ferns will reward you with colourful foliage interest, and are perfect together as a small fernery in the border or in a large pot, or even in mixed planters. They all prefer cool, fertile soil that doesn't dry out and are best in light shade where their colours really shine. This collection includes three plants in 9cm pots, one each of: Athyrium otophorum var. okanum (AGM): Yellow green, glowing foliage with contrasting red veins and stipe. Very good in a pot and prefers shade. A deciduous fern, so leaves die back in the winter before emerging again next spring. H45cm (18in). Dryopteris erythrosora (AGM): The buckler fern, this striking deciduous fern has triangular-shaped fronds, which are copper-red when young and slowly mature to dark green. H40cm (16in) x W60cm (24in). Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red': The painted lady fern, the newly emerged fronds of this beautiful fern have rich purple-bronze tones. This two-tone effect fades as the fronds mature - the purple tones diminish, and they become greener with a silver dusting. Striking in a large pot and placed on a shady terrace. H40cm x W120cm.
Currently the must-have plants for indoor gardeners, you can't escape the rise of succulent gardening! With our collection of 6 tried and tested plants, this is your opportunity to join in and grow these fun, easy plants! Perfect as a gift for those new to gardening who want to grow something, or as a way to introduce children to the wonderful world of plants, this collection of succulent plants is very forgiving and will tolerate more than the occasional bout of neglect. Succulents have evolved to survive with very little water, storing what they do get in their fleshy leaves, so are perfectly adapted to modern home living and are almost fuss-free! Needing very little in the way of care, these succulent plants are the ideal houseplant for anyone whether they're experts or complete novices. Happy in a sandy compost, with plenty of light and a little water now and again, your succulent collection will thrive. Remember also that these are indoor varieties and will not tolerate the cold. If you're short on time but still want plants around you (after all, they do help clean the air in your home), then this is your solution! Slow-growing, they are the perfect for home decoration, especially when placed in a pretty pot on a bright windowsill. Like cacti, they're ideal to get kids interested in gardening with their spiky shapes, just remember that they can be a bit sharp, so take care when handling them. Supplied as a collection of 6 mixed plants* in 5.5cm pots, ready to go on a windowsill near you now! * Images are for illustrative purposes to reflect the type of plant - individual varieties may vary depending on availability.
This Pink Water Lily pond plant kit makes a fantastic gift idea and contains everything that you need to grow a beautiful floating pond plant to create a stunning display. We include everything that you need to add colour and interest to your pond. A complete growing kit, simply add the soil into the special planting basket, add the plant, cover with gravel and your Water Lily is ready to add to your pond.The quick and easy way to grow and display a beautiful pink water lily, this kit has everything you need, including the planting basket. Growing to around 10cm tall (above water) x 150cm wide, this fully hardy lily flowers will fill your pond with blooms from June to September. A popular waterlily, Nymphaea carnea produces showy, vanilla-scented, semi-double, pale pink flowers with golden-yellow centres from June to September. Often, in the first year, it will also produce white flowers. An excellent choice for a wildlife pond, when fully established, this water lily provides shade and shelter for fish and other aquatic wildlife. Additionally, the plants will help reduce the occurrence of blooms of algae, supressing blanket weed and other pond nasties, while at the same time improving the oxygen content. Kit includes a pink water lily (Nymphaea carnea), planting basket, top quality aquatic soil and decorative gravel.
Plants add interest to a pond, encouraging and sheltering wildlife in the process. Helping to keep the water clear and oxygenated, they're essential for pond health and choosing the right plants will create the perfect mini ecosystem in your garden. Our curated collection of hand-picked plants will help to create the perfect setting in your garden, allowing you full enjoyment of your pond as well as helping resident or visiting wildlife. The perfect way to fill your pond with colourful and functional plants with no effort at all, our Starter Pond Plant Collection contains a mix of 6 of the most useful plants to give you a complete range, suitable for most ponds. Curated to get your pond up and running in next to no time, this mix is perfect if you're new to ponds and are not sure where to start or if you have an existing pond and want to add more plants. We've done the work for you and put together this collection to help you get the right balance in your pond. Our Pond Plant Collection contains: Calla Palustris (bog arum): Marginal pond plant with arum-like flowers, glossy leaves and a sprawling habit. Excellent for disguising pond edges, this hardy perennial will reach 25cm (10in) high and 60cm (24in) wide. Pontederia cordata (pickerel weed) (AGM): Marginal pond plant with bright green leaves and small tubular deep blue flowers. Grows to 60cm (24in) Typha latifolia (bulrush): Marginal-shallow water plant which will thrive in up to 1m (3ft) depth of water. Grows to 1.5m-3m (5-10ft) high. Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush): Marginal to 25cm deep. An herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2m, with upright, twisted grassy leaves and stiff stems bearing heads of fragrant rosy-pink flowers. Caltha palustris (marsh marigold): An RHS Plants for Pollinators, this is a perennial plant for the pond edge with rounded, rich green leaves and clusters of deep yellow flowers 4cm (2in) in width. Eriophorum angustifolium (common cotton grass): Marginal perennial (to 5cm deep) with tufts of dark green, linear leaves, with white-hairy flower-heads in summer. Please note that varieties may change depending on seasonal availability.
Sedum takesimense Atlantis ('Nonsitnal'), is The Chelsea Plant of The Year 2019, with organisers saying that it's 'an attractive, easy to grow, versatile and multi-functional plant.' A native of south Korea, this variegated sedum is hardy in the UK, drought-tolerant, low-maintenance and very easy-to-grow - the gardener's perfect plant! Such is its popularity, it's likely to be much in demand and with limited stock avaialable this year, make sure that you don't miss out! Perfect as ground cover, or for filling in gaps between plants, the succulent leaves of Atlantis forms a spreading mound of rosettes, reaching around half a metre or so wide. Their naturally creeping form makes them ideal for softening hard edges such as paths and walls, and they're perfect for growing in pots too. Leaves initially emerge pure cream in colour, forming a wide cushion of striking serrated green leaves bordered in cream. These are followed by frothy yellow flowers from July to September. In autumn, the plants are flushed with another colour change as the leaves take on a subtle pink blush. Found growing in Michigan in 2013 on a nursery that specialises in plants for ground cover, green roofs and walls, this hardy stonecrop is perfect for beginner gardeners or those looking to use eco-friendly, water-efficient plants in a modern garden Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for immediate planting out, plants benefit from well-drained soil that stays on the dry side over winter
This superb evergreen Eucalyptus has been skilfully fashioned into a standard tree by expert nurserymen to give a superb plant to grace a sunny border or large patio pot. It'll give a superb display throughout the year but is at it's best in spring and summer as fresh new leaves emerge, deepening from grey green to a bluer shade as the waxy patina develops. The mature stems are an additional attraction as the grey bark naturally peels revealing creamy paler layers beneath. A hardy tree that will withstand the worst of weather this specimen Eucalyptus will make a beautiful permanent feature in your garden. Prune in early spring as this will encourage the attractive young foliage to develop. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established tree, approx. 70-100cm tall in a 3L pot, ready to pot on or plant out.
Arguably the most iconic of the insect eating plants, the jawed traps spring shut when triggered by a passing insect and begin the process of digesting the victim to release its valuable nutrients. This is a variety which can grow traps over 2.5cm (1in) and is one of the largest plants that we have seen offered for sale, so you don't have to wait years to get a substantial number of traps. The Venus flytrap attracts insects by releasing a scent which mimics those emitted by fruits and flowers and in addition, the lobes of each trap secrete a sweet mucous which act as an attractant along with red colouring which intensifies in bright summer sun, fooling the insect into thinking that it is a flower. The traps of this fascinating plant are shaped from the ends of the leaves, with specially adapted hair-like sensors which cause the trap to be triggered when touched two or three times in quick succession. This prevents accidental triggering by rain or debris falling in and the traps are also clever enough not to close on tiny insects which would waste valuable energy for very little return. Once the jaws have closed, there is no escape. The struggling insect stimulates the trap to close further, immobilising it. Digestive acids are then produced by the leaf which kill, then dissolve the body and absorb the valuable nutrients. Once closed, traps take 5 to 12 days to reopen after the prey has been digested and will only work a couple of times before they become unusable - so do not be tempted to closed them yourself as this will weaken the plant. Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, much bigger than plants offered for sale elsewhere and with more than one crown, ready to give you an instant pest clearing service.
Possibly the brightest and most dazzling cordyline that you'll ever see, 'Pink Passion' is a new and exciting colour variation that will create a wonderfully exotic effect in your garden borders or pots. Perfect for adding a modern twist to any patio, terrace or balcony display, this stunning cordyline plant will provide instant impact in even the most compact of spaces with its arching, red and purple leaves edged with shocking pink. A breeding breakthrough not only in colour but also habit, Cordyline 'Pink Passion' reaches just 1m (3ft) before it sends up new leaves from its base, and because it's compact, it is great for a pot in the smallest of spaces! Evergreen and hardy to -6°C, this pink cordyline will look fantastic all year round, adding colour to your garden when all else begins to fade. To be absolutely sure of surviving the harshest of winter weathers, we do suggest using frost protection fleeces or wrapping, or moving container-grown plants into a garage or porch during extreme cold conditions. Supplied as an established plant in a 17cm pot, repot your cordyline right away into a larger, decorative planter and place by a doorway or gateway, or on the patio or decking for an instant show-stopping display.
Bring a warm Mediterranean feel to your garden this summer with this fantastic standard olive bush! These well-established plants have been professionally grown with a wonderful ball of foliage aloft an elegant stem. Despite their Mediterranean heritage, olives are surprisingly tough and will happily grow in the UK down to -8C in winter, although it's best if you can protect them a little! With its neatly shaped, evergreen grey-green foliage, this Olive is perfect in a border or patio pot and will also look great in a pot in a conservatory. They love hot, sunny spots and thrive in free draining soil. They produce small creamy flowers in spring which self-pollinate and may produce small olive fruits in hot, dry summers with plenty of time to ripen. Olives are low maintenance, easy to grow and very slow growing, ideal for small gardens or busy gardeners. Great value and will add a touch of class to your patio! All our Olives are sourced from specialist growers who are regularly inspected and tested for plant pests and diseases, including the new disease threat Xylella. We do not source Olives from High Risk areas. This is followed by further checks and inspections on our own Lincs nursery by DEFRA.
Bring a warm Mediterranean feel to your garden this summer with this fantastic standard olive bush. These well-established plants have been professionally grown with a wonderful ball of foliage aloft an elegant stem. Despite their Mediterranean heritage, olives are surprisingly tough and will happily grow in the UK down to -8C in winter, although best of you can protect them a little. With its neatly shaped, evergreen grey-green foliage, this olive is perfect in a border or patio pot they will also look great in a pot in a conservatory. They love hot, sunny spots and thrive in free-draining soil. They produce small, but insignificant creamy flowers in spring, which self-pollinate, and may produce small fruits in hot, dry summers with plenty of time to ripen. They look so exotic and Mediterranean though, you should grow them anyway. Olives are low maintenance, easy to grow and very slow growing - ideal for small gardens or busy gardeners. Great value and will add a touch of class to your patio. All our Olives are sourced from specialist growers who are regularly inspected and tested for plant pests and diseases, including the new disease threat Xylella. We do not source Olives from High Risk areas. This is followed by further checks and inspections on our own Lincs nursery by DEFRA.
'Cantor' is a highly sought-after and simply beautiful Calla lily variety, producing stunning, near black flowers each summer. Newly formed blooms are black to begin with, then unfurl slowly to reveal deep, maroon-purple trumpets. A real showstopper! Grow singly in pots about 10-15cm diameter, or all 3 in a 20cm diameter pot. For best results, they should be kept very warm and well watered once planted for 2 weeks to kick-start them out of dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside. The corms are shallow, and need to be planted saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of compost only. You will be rewarded with tremendous displays of sumptuous calla flowers that last for 5-6 weeks, and appear again year after year. Supplied as 3 bulbsready for planting.
An iconic, cottage garden perennials, yet with origins far away, the classic large flowered poppy with its characteristic black blotch in the centre is followed by statuesque seed heads that add longer season interest. One of the more unusual varieties, Patty's Plum is noted for its blousy, pinkish purple ruffled blooms that look like antique silk and its coarse, bristly leaves that provide a great backdrop for other plants. A real low maintenance, easy plant to grow, these poppies make a bold statement when planted as a group or as individual specimens. A very tough, hardy and robust perennial, the Oriental Poppy dies back underground each winter, and emerges bigger and better for years to come. Supplied as a pack of 3 plants in 9cm pots to plant out straight into your garden. Height 90cm x 60cm, flowering May - June.
This tropical, architectural beauty will add that holiday feel to your patio for years to come! With its spectacular fan-shaped foliage, Phoenix canariensis will provide an incredibly dramatic impact to your garden. Amazingly, this superbly exotic plant thrives in the UK and is winter hardy to -6°C! Abundant across the Canary Islands and Spain, it's perfect for patio pots and will provide a stunning centrepiece for your garden. Your palm will grow rapidly to form a thick trunk, with the distinctive, deep-green leaves fanning out above to form wonderful shadows on your patio this summer. You'll truly feel as if you've been transported to the Canary Islands! As soon as your palm arrives, you'll be able to achieve an instant Mediterranean feel - we supply an established plant 1.2m tall (inc pot), ready to be placed wherever you want for immediate results, no need to wait! Please note: While your palm tree will be tolerant of dry conditions when fully established, in very hot, dry weather it will need to be watered every day along with the rest of your plants.
These fantastic Crocosmia (Montbretia) will add colour and height to your beds and borders this year, coming alive in mid-summer with an explosion of yellow, orange and red blooms. If you're creating a fiery border or love hot, vibrant colours, then these are the plants for you! A cottage-garden favourite with dozens of different varieties to choose from, there's a crocosmia for every garden and every gardener. You can even grow them in pots, so you don't even need a garden to appreciate their bright, fiery colours. A plant of African heritage, they do prefer a nice sunny spot and appreciate a regular supply of water - although can tolerate periods of drought once established and will naturalise if happy where they are. That said however, in general they will thrive in any conditions moist or dry soil, full sun or shade, shelter or exposed spots requiring almost no maintenance. Ideal for busy gardeners Considering the corms are dull and uninspiring, crocosmia is a remarkable, multi-talented plant - not only do the flowers look amazing, but the upright, sword-shaped leaves add texture and interest to planting schemes as they are very attractive. The sprays of flowers that follow are freesia-like trumpets which make ideal flowers for cutting and can also be left in place where the small seed pods bring autumn interest to the garden. Hardy perennials (to at least -20C!), crocosmia are some of the very easiest plants to grow. Reaching around 60-100cm (2-3ft) tall, they are perfect for the middle and back of borders and are just the sort of plant for novice or time-strapped gardeners who cannot afford to spend lots of time making their gardens look great!
This new and exciting plant collection provides a real taste of the unusual, but anyone can grow them you do not even need a garden! 'Kangaroo Paws' or 'Anigozanthos', (to give them their botanic name) are natives of Southern Australia, but grow superbly here in the UK, delivering immense, bright colour to your summer patio displays. The name arises because the flower shape has the look of the foot and claws of a Kangaroo foot! Our collection includes the very latest and best varieties following extensive plant breeding work they have been bred to give more flower stems, brighter colours and to perform brilliantly in your patio pots and planters. Your collection contains one each of Inferno (red), Pearl (pink) and Tenacity (orange yellow) supplied for instant impact and in flower! Plant them in a sun-drenched spot and they will reward you with more blooms than ever in fact the brighter the sun, the more intense the flower colour becomes! They repeat flower all summer and then flush with blooms the rest of the year if kept frost free. If grown indoors as a houseplant they will flower on and off all year long! They will happily thrive in the UK climate and flower all summer, and although hardy to approx. -3C, they will benefit from overwintering in a frost-free place to guarantee they are overwintered. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 8cm pots, ready to plant out.
One of the most attractive and sweetly fragranced of the summer flowers, this specially selected mixture will be supplied as heat-treated corms which guarantees they will flower from the first season onwards. Supplied as a mixture of single and double-flowered forms in a stunning array of bright colours, these will be perfect for growing in pots on your patio or planting in beds or borders. They will over-winter in mild winters, and produce bigger and better displays in future years, or can be dug up and overwintered in a frost-free place. These beauties no longer need to be simply a treat, so grow your own, and you can enjoy their beautiful home-grown perfume. They thrive in pots in warm spots, or in well-drained soil, where they will flower in summer.
A striking evergreen shrub, Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler' will add spectacular Mediterranean style to your garden this summer. With its long, arching sword-like green foliage that typically grows on a single stem, Torbay Dazzler has a distinctive palm-like appearance and compact growth, making it perfect as a container plant to jazz up patios and sunny balconies. Also known as the cabbage palm the leaves of this cordyline are edged in creamy yellow with cream stripes and mature plants produce clusters of sweetly scented blossom in the summer, also make it perfect as a specimen plant in a mixed border. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Hardy to around -5C, we recommend that Torbay Dazzler is grown in a large pot where it can be moved under cover in the autumn to protect it from the worst of the winter weather. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, will reach approx. 2.5m x 1m in 10 years.
Yellow Groove Bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata aureocaulis has long, slender golden yellow stems which form strange zig-zag patterns as they grow, providing a real interesting twist and instant impact! Not only that, but the stems have beautifully contrasting red highlights when grown in the sun. They will form attractive and long lasting clumps, and due to their height are ideal for screening or dividing areas of your garden. Keep plants in check by growing them in pots and they will add great impact in large patio containers. Very hardy, they will need very little care, so they are perfect for busy gardeners. Just make sure your plants are well watered in summer and dont let them dry out if you're growing yours in a pot.
Hostas are one of the best perennials here in UK gardens, forming mounds of attractive, often colourful foliage, which is topped with sprays of bell-shaped flowers in summer. Growing virtually anywhere, and particularly valuable for those awkward shady spots, they are available in a wide range of colours and forms to suit any garden.Also known as Plantain Lilies, Hostas are great for filling gaps in beds and borders, and they also look fabulous planted up in patio pots and containers seperately for a more formal look. Their attractive foliage creates interest all year round and their stunning, often fragrant flowers really wow in the summer.They love the sun but will perform just as well in the shade - they're a great choice for planting underneath trees and shrubs in dabbled shade, acting as great groundcover plants. We've put together a great collection for you, featuring three of the best types (and some holders of the RHS Award of Garden Merit) in a good selection of colours to give the best display in your garden, whether in the border or in pots. This collection includes a mixture of 3 varieties: Hosta 'Blue Angel'(AGM): forms a clump of wavy-edged, large blue-grey leaves. Bell-shaped, pale lavender-white are produced from June. One of the largest and most reliable of the Blue hostas. H75-80cm (30-32in) W90-120cm (35-47in). Hosta fortunei var. albopicta: has broad, creamy-yellow, heart-shaped leaves with contrasting green margins. Mauve flowers are borne on leafy stems in July. H45-55cm (18-21in) W80-100cm (31-39in). Hosta 'Wide Brim' (AGM): heart-shaped, puckered dark green-blue leaves with a cream margin. Pale lavender flowers in June-July. H40-45cm (16-18in) W80-100cm (31-39in). Please note that we reserve the right to substitute varieties, depending on seasonal availability.
Quite possibly one of the most colourful of the creeping phloxes, this dainty, evergreen perennial is a versatile solution for a colourful spring garden, perfect for planting in drifts for a carpet of colour through April and into May, or dotted around to fill gaps and keep weeds at bay. With an abundance of 5-petalled star-like flowers along with distinctive needle-like leaves, each plant will spread to 60cm (2ft) across and is the perfect choice for rock gardens and for edging paths and borders. Also known as creeping moss phlox, you can grow it in mixed borders in full sun as well as in all manner of containers - it really is a plant for every occasion! As well as making an invaluable groundcover plant and weed suppressant, hardy carpet phlox is a low or no maintenace hardy plant needing very little in the way of aftercare, making it the perfect plant for those new to gardening or with no time for faddy garden divas. A great way to attract wildlife into your garden, you will get 2 plants each of the best 3 varieties, growing to 15cm (6in) x 60cm (2ft): Candy stripe - pink with white stripesEmerald Blue - pale lavender blueMcDaniels Cushion - bright pink