Display your climbing plants in style with this decorative 38cm (15in) diameter pot including a 2-part frame to support your climbing plant as it climbs higher creating the most spectacular garden feature.
This unique cross combines the unusual dark skin and health benefits of Black Cherry with the high sugar content of our red cherry type Sweet Apéritif. Sweeter than Black Cherry, but retaining the high levels of anthocyanins and lycopene of dark-fruiting types.
A breakthrough in blackberry breeding! Unlike normal varieties this unique primocane blackberry will fruit on first year growth, meaning you?ll get crops sooner after planting! The incredibly large berries weigh up to 11g each and are sweeter than a strawberry, scoring highly on the brix scale for sweetness. Blackberry 'Reuben' has a very upright growth habit making it easier to manage and allowing plants to be spaced closer together.
This self-fertile British-bred blackberry produces firm, glossy-black, conical fruits on short, upright, thornless canes. 'Loch Ness' is a heavy cropper is capable of producing up to 3.6kg (8lb) of fruit per bush and is perfect for the smaller garden. The fruits can be harvested from mid-August until the first frosts. Blackberries establish quickly and are easy to grow, producing flavoursome fruits to add to desserts or for jam-making. Height: 2m (6'). Spread: 2.5m (8').Estimated time to cropping once planted: 16-20 months.Estimated time to best yields: 28-32 months.
Most people know Elder to be invasive and only fit for large gardens, but Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla ?Black Tower? is dense and compact and suitable for small gardens where space is an issue. The dark green foliage is the main attraction to this deciduous shrub, growing in a tall and slender habit if given the correct conditions. Flattened sprays of lightly scented small pink flowers emerge in summer, then dark glossy berries take to stage and provide a great food source for garden birds in autumn. Mainly used as a dramatic stand-alone plant, growing well in borders. Height: 2.5m (8?). Spread: 1.2m (4?).
This outstanding dessert variety is the sweetest blackcurrant ever - so sweet that it can be eaten straight from the bush. 'Ebony' produces heavy crops of large, firm currants - up to twice the size of normal blackcurrants - which can be harvested from early to mid July. The plants are bushy with a slightly open, spreading habit, making harvesting so easy. Easy to grow and with excellent mildew resistance. Height and spread: 120cm (47).Estimated time to cropping once planted: 16-20 months. Estimated time to best yields: 16-20 months.
A majestic, feature grass perfect for a centrepiece in a summer flower bed, or for creating height in borders and patio planters. Foliage blends from green to bronze/purple over summer and dark feathery tufts appear atop sturdy stems. Ht 90cm. Supplied as plug plants.
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.
From late spring, Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' produces violet blue flower spikes that really stand out against its thick mat of shimmering black foliage - which becomes even darker when grown in full sun. ?Black Scallop? is more tolerant of sun that many other Bugle varieties, and makes an excellent groundcover plant, thriving in almost any soil conditions. Use it to attract pollinating insects to your wildlife garden, or allow it to creep through rockeries or the front of borders. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 60cm (24).
A tough, drought-resistant grass which loves an exposed location. The jet-black swords of 'Black Velvet' can be used to great contrasting effect with your favourite cottage garden plants and seasonal bedding. For a really contemporary look, grow this black New Zealand flax in aluminium pots or white glazed containers. Ht. 2m.
No cottage garden is complete without drifts of statuesque Delphiniums! Delphinium 'Black Knight' produces upright spires of indigo-blue flowers in June and July, and will often flower again in late summer. Simply stunning for adding height to sunny herbaceous borders, Delphinium flowers are also excellent for cutting for a vase indoors. The blooms are also attractive to bees and other pollinating insects. Height: 1.7m (5.5'). Spread: 75cm (30).