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.
A truly outstanding rose with an exceptional, spicy and fruity fragrance, Chandos Beauty produces masses of beautiful giant 12cm (5") diameter perfect champagne to pale apricot coloured Hybrid Tea flowers from late spring through to autumn, each of which has a darker coloured centre. A simply divine pale colour, perfect for Summer Weddings, and full of intoxicating scent too. Winner of both the RHS Award of Garden merit, and the Uk Rose Growers 'Gold Standard', it performs well in all settings - a real one for the short-list. Height to 90cm x 80cm.
The fiery foliage of Acer ?Orange Beauty? creates a riotous explosion of orange-yellow leaves in spring that change to a bright, lime green during the summer and then colour to shades of red and gold in autumn. Japanese maples make magnificent focal points for shaded, sheltered spots in the garden where their delicate foliage is protected from strong sunlight and drying winds.
Osteospermum 'Serenity Sunshine Beauty' will fill your garden with beautiful blankets of daisy-like blooms is gorgeous shades of gold and yellow. Also known as African Daisies, there gorgeous blooms have eye-catching yellow petals that take on a golden orange tone towards the ends. In bloom from June through to September, the uniform, compact plants that have a mounding growing habit where they create carpets of spectacular colour. The perfect variety for garden borders, mass plantings and other container displays where their abundant heads of bloom will fill your pots much more than traditional varieties and will attract bees and butterflies into your garden. Osteospermum's are sun lovers and grow best in moist, well-drained soil. Easy to grow, they are half hardy and will tolerate light frost as well as heat and drought and need very little in the way of aftercare. Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
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.
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.
An early flowering variety, Tulip Flaming Beauty comes in a delightful mix of bright bicoloured shades of yellow, orange, pink, purple and white. Perfect for any Spring garden, these Tulip Bulbs look best when planted in groups in your borders or patio pots.
This hardy perennial bulb Graceful Beauty with pristine white florets adorned with lavender stamens enjoys long lasting blooms. Alliums create an ornamental feature in your garden attracting butterflies and bees throughout the Summer months.plant in groups of 10-15 bulbs for spectacular drifts. #html-body [data-pb-style="60599B21207BC"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B21207CD"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
The shrubby Honeysuckle 'Winter Beauty' is a real treat in the depths of winter, with superb and fragrant flowers. These delicate, creamy-white blooms form in clusters on bare stems, filling the air with their heady scent. A spreading cousin of the well-loved climbing honeysuckles, Honeysuckle 'Winter Beauty' is an excellent shrub for borders, and its flowering stems can also be used as short-lived cut flowers. Height: 2m (78). Spread: 2.5m (98).
With seemingly hundreds of deep blue blooms on enormous flower heads, Agapanthus 'Regal Beauty' is a showy, evergreen perennial that makes a real feature plant for borders and patio containers. It quickly forms large clumps of strap-shaped leaves, which are followed by flowers in late summer. This African Lily is best grown in a sheltered and sunny position, and requires some winter protection, but adds a wonderful exotic feel to your garden. Height: 1m (39). Spread: 50cm (20).
A wonderfully decorative shrub with black foliage and panicles of starry pink, citrus fragranced, blooms from early summer. Autumn sees the emergence of glossy black berries that are a useful food source for birds. Ideal for a patio container when young, then transfer to the garden when larger. Ht. 4-6m.
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.