Specially bred for the British climate, Butternut squash 'Hawk F1' yields a good crop of yellow-orange, pear-shaped fruits with sweet, tasty yellow flesh. Fully deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit, this reliable variety will produce fruits of up to approximately 700g (1.5lb). Easy to grow from seed and quick to establish, this is a great choice for novice and experienced gardeners alike, as well as ideal for introducing children to gardening as they will see fast germination followed by a satisfying spectacle as the plants produce attractive, large flowers, and then squashes that noticeably increase in size day by day over the summer. A versatile vegetable that has grown in popularity over recent years, Butternut squash is great to cook in a variety of ways such as roasting or baking, or as an ingredient in soups, stews and curries. Packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, it is a good source of fibre and low in calories - and it tastes great, too! Supplied as a packet of 10 (approx.) seeds ready to sow indoors in pots or outdoors directly into their cropping position. Sow indoors March to May in small pots or outdoors in May, directly where they are to flower. Plant 90cm (36in) apart in fertile, well-drained soil. All they require to thrive is a sunny position with plenty of space for them to spread out and a liquid feed applied ever 10-14 days once the fruits start to swell. Harvest from September to October.
Dahlia 'Night Butterfly' is one of the most beautiful and eye-catching dahlias you can grow. A Collarette dahlia, it produces simply stunning flat blooms made up of smooth, velvet-like, dark-red petals that are the perfect contrast to the small, white, ruffled petals at the centre of this gorgeous flower. These incredible Dahlias will stand up tall whatever the weather, creating the perfect summer display. In bloom from July and right through to the first frosts in Autumn, they are easy to grow and packed full of energy to burst into growth in Spring and produce a mass of bright colours which will pepper your garden like gemstones as Summer turns to Autumn. Dahlias are perfect for planting in your bed, borders, patio pots and containers. They also make fabulous cut flowers so pick a bunch of these pastel beauties to bring into your home for amazing colour. Dahlias will need some winter protection if you want them to return next year, we recommend that you dig them up before the first frost arrives and keep them stored over the winter. Supplied as a pack of 3 tubers, ready to plant out.
A delightfully whimsical planter, with removable inbuilt trellis, reaching to 60cm. The decorative trellis is removeable and features a stunning butterfly design, which arches gracefully over the pot. Ideal for shorter sweet peas. black eyed Susan (Thunbergia), and shorter climbers, and perfect for the new breed of short patio peas, beans and similar, as well as the ultra-compact Boulevard clematis series. Volume 7.6litres. 30cm (12in) diameter, Height inclusive of trellis when fixed is 60cm (2ft).
These fabulous solar stake lights are a fun way of lighting pathways or borders around the garden. They require no wiring and are stake mounted so can be placed anywhere in direct sunlight. Once dusk falls these will automatically turn on for a striking light show for many hours at full charge....And no operating costs! These are so easy to install, just place and enjoy! Height: 35cm Length:7.5cm Width: 7.5cm
A classic spring plant, with clean, compact, bright green leaves, Belarina primrose 'Buttercup' is a striking double-flowered primrose with lightly scented, double blossoms of golden-yellow, creating a sunny burst of colour in borders, pots and baskets. Bred in the UK, these fabulous, compact plants are smothered in clusters of delicately fragranced, double flowers which look like miniature roses. Fabulous wherever you plant them - in pots, containers, beds or baskets, in sun or semi shade - they really are an ideal, easy to grow garden plant. Easy to grow and low maintenance, the magnificent flowers don't set seed, so all the plant's energy goes into making more blooms. Perfectly hardy in the garden, they're perfect when combined with other perennials where they'll flower their socks off for months. Supplied as 3 jumbo plugs ready for potting up and growing on before planting out into their final flowering positions.
A dwarf version of a garden favourite, 'Mini Butterflies' has a delightfully neat habit and azalea-like double blooms in a range of beautiful colours from rich red and peach to in pastel pink, yellow and white. Perfect for edging beds and borders and an interesting alternative to begonias and petunias, they've become a firm favourite in the garden, providing vibrant summer and autumn colour from June until September. Named after their dragon-head flowers, the perfect, long-lasting garden plant, Snapdragons also make superb cut flowers, and you can grow them in the border, or in pots - just keep picking the blooms and they keep flowering. Supplied as 20 garden ready plants, ready to plant out when the risk of frost has passed, reaching a height and spread of 23cm (9in).
A beautiful hydrangea, 'Butterfly' is a delightfully light and airy shrub that produces huge, elegant cone shaped panicles of loosely clustered pure white blooms. The flowers are highly fragranced and are loved by butterflies and other pollinators that all find them irresistible as they sway in the breeze between June and August. The flower stems make striking cut flowers and look magnificent in indoor arrangements, and they'll fill your room with their delicious fragrance! 'Butterfly' isn't fussy about soil as long as it's free draining and will thrive in a sunny or partially shaded spot, either in the ground or as an impressive specimen in a large pot. As with all hydrangeas, after the flowing season has ended the remaining flowers can be left on the plant over winter, where they provide a hiding place for insects and look wonderful on frosty days. Supplied as an established plant in a 17cm pot, ready for planting, growing to a height and spread of 1.5m (5ft).
A superb collection of perennials, annuals and shrubs that will flower all summer long and into the autumn. Specially selected to be irresistible to butterflies, as well as bees and other pollinating insects, there are plants for every part of the garden, from towering Hollyhocks to compact Lavenders for growing everywhere, in borders or in pots. With their foliage and flowers all bringing different forms and textures, they'll work in harmony with each other to give you a stunning display, and wildlife will enjoy them as much as you. What's more, all of the flowers are great for cutting! This collection will include plants such as, Lavender 'Hidcote', Hollyhock 'Chaters Double', Helianthus 'Vincent's Choice', Lavender 'Munstead', Delphinium ' Magic Fountain' & Verbena bonariensis Supplied as collection of 12 plug plants, ready to pot on or plant out.
Everyone knows and loves a Buddleia for their sheer flower power and magnetic allure for butterflies - hence their common name The Butterfly Bush. Here is a new twist on a much-loved favourite - 3 separate colours on one. Our clever growers have skilfully matched 3 different coloured plants - one white, one pink and one purple blue - and grown them close together in one pot. As the plant develops, the stems intermingle, creating a most intriguing mixed colour effect which will get the neighbours talking! Retaining their magical attraction to butterflies, you can look forward to peacock and tortoiseshell butterflies aplenty this summer - and for years beyond. Buddleia is one of the most robust and easy-care shrubs to grow requiring almost no maintenance - we suggest a simple hack back to about 30cm each spring before new leaves appear, but hey, if you forget, it will be fine too! Very hardy, and disease free, grow in sunny spots or large pots.
A breakthrough in buddleia breeding, the Buzz series are perfectly formed, patio butterfly bushes, and perfect for growing on your decking, patio or balcony - so now anyone can grow these fragrant beauties.The result of seven years' intensive breeding and selection, the short stems and compact growing habit of these patio buddleias make them ideal for growing in smaller spaces. Just like their larger cousins, Buzz buddleias will flower right through the summer and into autumn without setting seed, so more of the plant's energy is spent of blooms, and the flowers just keep on coming! Reaching just over a metre tall, 'Buzz Indigo' is hardy and easy to grow plus its masses of deep blue, fragrant flowers will attract clouds of butterflies to your garden. Like all buddleias, Buzz Indigo is sweetly fragranced and is loved by insects hence its common name of 'Butterfly Bush', and is recommended by the RHS as a plant that is 'Perfect for Pollinators'. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting.
A breakthrough in buddleia breeding, the Buzz series are perfectly formed, patio butterfly bushes, and perfect for growing on your decking, patio or balcony - so now anyone can grow these fragrant beauties. The result of seven years' intensive breeding and selection, the short stems and compact growing habit of these patio buddleias make them ideal for growing in smaller spaces. Flowering right through the summer and into autumn without setting seed, more of the plant's energy is spent of blooms, so the flowers just keep on coming! Reaching just over a metre tall, these pretty, compact plants won't take over your garden either. Like all buddleias, the Buzz series are sweetly fragranced and are loved by insects hence their common name of 'Butterfly Bush', and their recommendation as a plant that is 'Perfect for Pollinators' by the RHS.These dwarf buddleias are hardy and easy to grow plus their masses of brightly-coloured, fragrant flowers that will attract clouds of butterflies to your garden. Supplied as 3 plug plants, 1 of each variety, ready for potting up and growing on before the soil warms up in the spring. Buddleia Buzz Lavender - rich violet-lilac flowers and a sweet fragrance.Buddleia Candy Pink - bubble-gum pink flowers with a deliciously sweet scent.Buddleia Indigo - deep blue blooms with fragrant, nectar-rich blooms.
With its honey-scented blooms and unusual weeping habit, this buddleia is a sight to behold when in bloom. Its large, pendant flowers hang like wisteria, making a truly amazing statement plant for your garden. Great in a mixed border or as a specimen plant, 'Wisteria Lane is compact enough to be grown in a pot, where you'll be won over by its fragrant, hanging blooms. Really easy to grow this is a buddleia that anyone can grow whatever their level of experience, with or without a garden and like all buddleias, Wisteria Lane is a magnet for butterflies and other pollinating insects who will flock to your garden to dine on the sumptuous lilac flowers. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate potting on or planting out. Plants will reach H150cm x W150cm.