The tall, stately stems of Gladiolus 'Macarena' are densely packed with impressive violet purple blooms, each with exquisite white markings . The tall stems add stately architecture and summer colour to mixed borders.
An arching evergreen Sedge with long, strap-like, variegated leaves. The upright foliage arches gently at the tips creating an attractive clump that will brighten up borders and containers.
An elegant variety with rounded buds that form on bare branches, opening to wide, upward facing blooms. The petals are deep pink on the outside and almost white on the inside, creating a refined, two-tone effect. Magnolia 'Princess Margaret' has a tall, upright habit that forms a regal, deciduous tree with maturity.
Carex morrowii 'Variegata' is a Sedge plant of Japanese origin. The strap shaped leaves are variegated with cream edges. It is a plant that can be used to add greenery to patios and decking, by growing in containers, or within contemporary / minimalist or Oriental style garden borders, planted in clumps, or in lines along the edge of paths. It is a good plant for gardens with a lot of shade, and prefers cool and moist conditions and will remain green throughout the whole year. Hardy to -15c. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 35cm (14).
An eye-catching perennial grass with arching, gold and pale-green variegated leaves. Carex hachijoensis 'Maxigold' forms a rounded, cascading mound of slender foliage that brightens up even those shaded, north facing positions.
Three main aspects we all look for when choosing plants are reliability, versatility and vigour, and this variety of common Privet provides just that, and more. Ligustrum vulgare ?Atrovirens? is frost hardy and can be trained to form a semi-evergreen hedge or used on its own as a free standing shrub. However you decide to grow it, the shiny green oval leaves are guaranteed to make a perfect dark backdrop for feature plants in the border. In midsummer small white flowers appear, followed by glossy black fruits in autumn. But best of all, no matter how harsh the weather might be, Ligustrum will continue to flourish to its fullest potential. Height and spread: 200cm (78?).
One of the sweetest strawberries you will taste, the orangey toned fruits are one of the best to grow your own of
The wonderful evergreen foliage of this grassy sedge creates an eye-catching display which, once spotted, is difficult to resist. Long arched, slender, golden leaves are painted with dark green margins, ideal for use as a specimen plant in a container, but equally impressive planted amongst other sedges or in rockeries and borders. Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' has been awarded the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit and it?s easy to see why. Height and spread: 50cm (19).
Carex 'Amazon Mist' is a breezy, arching sedge that delivers movement and texture to the garden in spades! This robust ornamental grass forms a rounded clump of slender, silvery-green foliage with a gently curl.