Without doubt, one of the most impactful and beautiful perennial plants you can grow, the simply huge and striking two-tone flowers of Peony 'Bowl of Beauty' are a Spring joy to behold. Peonies are bang on trend at present and make great flowers for the vase too - cut when the buds are just about to pop. As seen in all the top florists! Despite their looks, they are very robust and weatherproof - needing perhaps a little support when mature in exposed spots, as their flowers are just so big - up to 25cm (10in) across when open. They establish slowly into large clumps over years, if not decades, to create a real feature. Grow in garden soil, in most spots, but avoid very boggy or very sandy, and fertilise well when they grow. New shoots emerge quickly in late March, and flower in May and June. In late Summer, they die back under and are dormant - the best time to lift and transplant. Hardy, easy, spectacular, - a real Bowl of Beauty for sure. Supplied as a pack of 3 dormant bare roots, to plant straight out in garden border in Autumn or early Spring. 2-3 nose roots.
What could be easier than this perfect window box design of pre-spaced and filled bulbs - a lovely colourful mix of spring flowered shorter bulbs. Packed with 38 bulbs already spaced, including Muscari, Crocus, Tulips, Narcissi, Puschkinia and Scilla in a lovely colourful mix. Using the unqiue biodegradable package, these Plant-o-Mat Drop in pods are a quick and simple way to take all the hassle out of planting bulbs. No more worrying about colours, or spacing Simply plant the whole tray into the ground or a pot - watch the helpful video to see how. You cannot get easier gardening than this for flowers next Spring and for years beyond. Dimensions: Width: 12.5cm x Length: 54cm x Height: 5cm
Dependable and easy to grow, the unusual colouring and stripes on this bulbous garden Iris will light up your garden! Iris 'Mystic Beauty' has large, 12cm (4-5in) blue flowers highlighted with a combination of bronze and butter-yellow stripes. The standard and fall petals are crisp and clean, making this iris the perfect specimen for the garden. With its strap-like, grey-green leaves and sturdy stems, it's impressive when planted in groups in beds and borders and is a superb addition to pots - it also makes a great cut flower giving you loads of blooms for your home. Supplied as a pack of 25 bulbs, plants will bloom in June and grows to approx. 45cm (18in).
A terrific, award-winning variety of Allium which will flower year after year with globes of eye-catching violet! Allium 'Violet Beauty' produces round heads of dazzling violet stars which mix easily with other shades of blue and purple in the garden. The large, rich purple blooms can reach around 10cm in diameter, and unlike many alliums, have a subtle, sweet fragrance. Perfect for patio pots or planted in drifts in borders, they'll provide real spring delight! What's more, the flowers are loved by bees and butterflies so are perfect if you're looking to bring wildlife into your garden or help to encourage pollination. The blooms are long lasting and the seed heads that follow are equally lovely. Both are superb in floral arrangements and with so many bulbs included here, you will have a good supply for cut blooms AND garden decoration! 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, and it's also recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators'. Supplied as a pack of 50 bulbs, size 7+ ready to plant out in autumn.
With stunning, deep magenta flowers and bright yellow centres, these 'Little Beauty' tulips have short stems and beautiful pointed petals. The perfect choice for planting at the front of borders or rock gardens as they will really draw in attention for you spring displays. Tulips are one of the most popular of spring flowers; plant them with contrasting colours for a fresh and vibrant display in your garden, patio or decking.Growing happily in sun or partial shade, they are ideal in large planters or in flower borders, especially in large groups, where their wonderful flower shape can be admired. Tulips are very easy to grow and care for and can be left in the ground after flowering as long as it's well drained, so you'll get another wonderful display the following year as they slowly naturalise and spread, or they can be dug up and stored over winter before replanting the following autumn. Supplied as 15 bulbs, ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 15cm.
Heleniums, also known as sneezeweed, flower over a long period from June, guaranteeing you a spectacular display every year. Bursting from deep bronze buds, 'Moerheim Beauty' produces an endless display of dark centred, copper-red flowers splashed with orange from early summer into autumn. Held on tall, straight stems, they are perfect for cutting and bringing into your home for a splash of rich colour. The fiery outer petals form a blazing ring around a prominent brown button which in turn gradually transitions to yellow as it ages as a wave of stamens appear. Perfect for late season colour, still flowering abundantly when most other plants are fading away. 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, and it's also recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', with flowers that are a favourite with butterflies and bees. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, growing to a height of 1m and spread of 50cm.
Also known as Bergamot, the incredibly exotic looking flowers have deep purple calyxes supporting pale pink petals that sit above lemony aromatic purplish-green leaves. Its distinctive blooms will make an amazing addition to you garden. Perfect for sunny borders and containers, it will attract bees and butterflies throughout their flowering period from July to September. This fully hardy perennial is easy to grow but you will need to keep an eye on the soil, it does not like it too damp or too dry, so just apply some mulch and that should keep it happy. The 'Beauty of Cobham' is 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 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
With its showy pale flowers that open from dark purple buds in autumn, Tricyrtis or the 'toad lily' provides bags of late season interest for any part of the garden in light or even full shade. Held aloft on wiry 50cm tall stems, the star-shaped flowers are attractively spotted purple, and rise above clumps of glossy, heavily grooved green leaves. This perennial thrives when planted in damp, moisture-retentive soil and is suitable for growing in shady borders, woodland gardens, under shrubs or in soil close to the pond. It deserves to be planted somewhere such that the intricate flowers can be viwed up close and also makes a lovely cut flower and will do well also in a container. Despite possessing exotic-looking blooms, the toad lily is as tough as old boots although if you live in a cold part of the country or have an exposed garden, it's best to cover plants with a thick mulch over winter. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting out.
Who doesn't love Peonies displayed in a vase, and what could better than fabulous flowers that will last forever? This bush of artificial peonies is made of five fabulous flowers in an eye-catching shade of dark pink with lovely green foliage makes the perfect contrast. Perfect for brightening up any room, display with your favourite vase with other artificial flowers and create your own floral arrangements. This will make a perfect gift for someone special, and part is, they require absolutely no maintenance. You don't have to worry about remembering to change the water because they can't die! Supplied as 1 x artificial peony bush with 5 flowers, 47 cm tall.
An unusual, premium magnolia for a border or even a large patio container, Magnolia x brooklynensis 'Black Beauty' is slow growing yet produces many flowers - perfect for growing in small gardens. A new introduction from the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens breeding program and not widely available, this is one of the darkest magnolias available to the home gardener. Sumptuous dark purple, almost black, tulip-shaped blooms open to reveal a contrasting creamy white interior and a sublime perfume. Blooming from late spring into early summer, Black Beauty avoids many damaging late frosts, so manages to keep its flowers pristine when other magnolias do not. An extremely hardy plant in general, surviving below -30C!Easy to grow, this fully winter-hardy Magnolia makes an eye-catching focal point in smaller spaces, and its super-easy to look after. Reaching just 1.8m (6ft) in 10 years, your Magnolia will be sent as a bare root bush and is ready for immediate planting - a cost-effective way to get your hands on this rare beauty. Please note that your tree is dormant and will not have any leaves until the spring.
Sometimes it's hard for a plant to live up to its name, but Beauty Berry doesn't fail and certainly will not let you down! An absolute knock-out, Callicarpa is grown for its long-lasting display of metallic-purple, almost jewel-like berries that cling in dense clusters to bare branches between autumn and late winter. An award-winning plant, this desirable shrub has received both the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and the RHS accolade of a Plant for Pollinators, making it a reliable and wildlife-friendly plant for the garden. In spring its young foliage is tinged a lovely shade of bronze before turning dark green, while summer interest is provided by a mass of delicate pink flowers. Then, before the berries come into their own, the dark green foliage puts on a fiery show in the autumn, turning golden and red Excellent grown alongside other shrubs in a sunny or slightly shaded position, this bushy deciduous plant grows to around 3m, but can be kept more compact by pruning. An absolute garden must-have, plant a few callicarpas together to get a bumper crop of berries!. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L Pot, plants will grow to approx. 1.8m.
This distinctive rose variety has the most entrancing flower colour imaginable and one that is rarely seen in the whole rose genus. What is more, in this particular instance the beautiful blooms are held gracefully aloft on a strong 'Standard' stem with a ball of lush foliage that will become covered in blooms that stand proud above the rest of your patio displays. Flowering throughout the summer months it will be a major talking point within your patio garden and makes a perfect centre piece of any patio container, bed or border. Blue Beauty is incredibly easy to care for - it is repeat flowering, totally winter hardy and perennial so it will create it's breathtaking display year after year. Supplied as a dormant but freshly lifted bare root Half Standard that is 80cm tall. Keep the plant cool and the roots thoroughly moist until planting and once planted, water every few days for the first month whatever the weather. To ensure your rose gets off to the best possible start, whether planted in a pot or directly in to the soil, we strongly recommend providing support with a stout cane until the roots are fully established. When your rose is flowering, normally from May until October each year, occasionally remove any spent blooms and feed fortnightly with good quality soluble plant food with a high potash content. This will make the display look even more attractive and also encourage the maximum display for the longest period. . Prune just once each year in February, merely tidying us the head into a symmetrical ball shape.