Perfect as a hedging or specimen plant, Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' is a purple beech which will certainly stand out from the normal greens in your garden. With gorgeous year-round interest, the deep purple leaves of this beech tree retain their colour throughout the year before turning crisp and brown in the winter - staying on the tree until new leaves star tto emerge in the spring. A fast growing and easy to maintain deciduous tree, beech has many structural uses in the garden, where its striking colour makes it an interesting ornamental hedge as well as a stunning specimen plant. When grown as a hedge, Beech is extremely adaptable, being easily clipped into a desired shape, plus it has the added advantage that it retains its leaves over winter forming a dense screen to protect your privacy. Such is its popularity, beech is frequently used in garden design and was a particular favourite of the garden designer Capability Brown in his landscape designs. As well as creating a border or feature in your garden, beech is also great for the environment and a haven for wildlife, providing shelter and food for many animals. Supplied as an established plant in a 1L pot, Beech will ultimately reach 25 - 30m, but is so easy to keep small by pruning that it can be grown in most gardens.
Decorate your garden this summer with a colourful Bee Solar Light. The cheerful light would be great to brighten gardens and outdoor areas. Simply switch the solar panel to "on" and place the light in your favoured spot in the sun. The suns rays will charge the battery for the light to glow as the darkness descends.Explore more of our Outdoor Living range, we have a huge variety of products in stock. Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.
Delphinium 'Dark Blue & White Bee' makes a majestic statement at the back of summer perennial borders. This classic cottage garden perennial produces towering spires of indigo blue flowers which attract pollinating insects to the garden.
The rich, golden-brown shades of Viola 'Sorbet Honeybee' are the perfect way to brighten your beds, borders, baskets and window boxes this winter. Add a splash of sunshine to the garden with these reliable, free flowering F1 hybrids.
This charming country bee mug and coater set features a watercolour inspired design of a gorgeous bumble bee nestling on a sprig of lavender.Coming with a matching gift box, this would make a wonderful gift for nature loving friends or family or even a special treat! Fine china mug Dishwasher/microwave safe Heat resistant coaster Coaster: 10.5 cm square Mug: 8.5cm x 8cm Combined weight: 257g
Save Our Bees - Your Guide To Creating A Bee Friendly Environment is a guide to show you what you can do to save our dwindling bee population. Over 70% of our food crops are pollinated by bees; a species that is dying out at a frightening rate. Scientists have expressed their concern that if something is not done soon to stop these pollinating insects disappearing, we will face serious, irreparable problems with the world's food supply.Bees are an amazing species of insect; there are over 25,000 different types of bee on the planet, with over 4,000 in the USA and around 250 in the United Kingdom. Honey bees are probably the most important species of bee as it is estimated that 80% of the food eaten has been pollinated by a honey bee! These 'busy bees' work tirelessly to pollinate our food yet they are losing their habitat and their natural environment as our monoculture farming expands. There is a big movement across the Western world to save the bees and provide them with an environment that supports them. Everyone, no matter whether you live in the middle of a city or the country, can help the bees. This book is a complete guide to everything you can do for the bees from the best flowers to grow for them, to how to support them with our changing weather and much, much more. When you read this book you will understand how this docile, much mis-understood insect is the foundation stone of much of the life on Earth and why it is so important that something is done to help them. As you read 'Save Our Bees', you will discover: Exactly how the bees are so important and why it is vital we help them Why bees are generally completely harmless and misunderstood and feared by many people The different types of bee, both social and solitary How to provide bees with natural sources of food throughout the year Why early season flowers are so vital for bees and ones you can grow to provide them with food Which plants you must avoid growing as they are toxic to bees The truth behind the myth of feeding bees sugar water and how it can threaten their survival Why pesticides are so dangerous to bees and some natural, bee safe alternatives to use around your home and garden How to reduce your need for chemicals through environmentally friendly companion planting What city dwellers can do to help bees and a surprising fact about urban bees that few people know Exactly what you need to keep bees at home if you want to become a beekeeper Information and resources on creating a bee friendly neighborhood This in-depth guide has been written to give you all the information you need to start saving our bees. It is something anyone can do no matter how big or small your garden is, or even if you do not have a garden! Bees are an amazing species of insect and you can help them now. Working together, we can help the bees and prevent their decline. Once you have read, 'Save Our Bees', you will know exactly what you can do to help the bees no matter where you live. Even now, there is something magical about sitting back on a hot summer's day, watching bees lazily fly from flower to flower. Whether you want to become a beekeeper or just plant a bee friendly garden, there is plenty you can do to help these vital insects survive.
Treat yourself or a loved one to one of these attractive gardening gift sets. An essential for garden maintenance, the tools are presented in an attractive decorative packaging. Part of our Yeoman range which is exclusive to us, made from stainless steel for a quality that lasts.Guarantee a merry Christmas with this special gift set and show how much you care. This makes a lovely present and is the ideal way to pamper your loved ones.Explore more of our range, we have a huge variety of products in stock. Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Only 1 x product listed is supplied, lifestyle images are for illustration purposes only.
Treat yourself or a loved one to one of these attractive gardening gift sets. An essential for garden maintenance, the tools are presented in an attractive decorative packaging. Part of our Yeoman range which is exclusive to us, made from stainless steel for a quality that lasts.Guarantee a merry Christmas with this special gift set and show how much you care. This makes a lovely present and is the ideal way to pamper your loved ones.Explore more of our range, we have a huge variety of products in stock. Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Only 1 x product listed is supplied, lifestyle images are for illustration purposes only.
A visually stunning mixture of five beetroot varieties with superb contrasting outer skins, flesh, stems and leaves! Each variety has a deliciously sweet flavour and they can be enjoyed as mature roots or as tasty 'baby beets'.
Tomato 'Beefmaster' produces classic, meaty fruits, each weighing up to 2lb! The fruits have a delicate, sweet flavour that?s delicious sliced into sandwiches and burgers. The fruits of this beefsteak tomato shows good resistance to cracking, and plants a
This miniature bearded Iris will wow you with its brilliant blooms in shades of deepest purple and contrasting zingy yellow.
Beech is the perfect candidate for hedging and has traditionally been used on many large estates . It can be grown to almost any height as a hedge or privacy screen and will maintain a good density and tidy shape, usually only needing to be clipped once or twice a year. Over winter, Beech tends to hold onto most of its dead leaves, and sheds them in the spring when the new shoots start to appear, helping to keep privacy to a maximum.