If you are looking for something different to plant in your garden, Calycanthus x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' is a rare and attractive, multi-stemmed shrub with upright to arching branches, that has lush green, oval leaves and clematis-like flowers.
A really useful plant to fill a gap in your border. It has plumes of feathery flowers and a superb orange coloured stems in autumn.
An attractive grass variety with year-round interest, Miscanthus ?Gracilimus' is well worth serious consideration. It's a clump forming perennial which is easy to grow and after a long hot summer it really comes into its own with tall flower spikes topped with feathery textured copper coloured plumes which, along with the foliage arch over gracefully. The plumes will remain during the winter so that you can enjoy them left in situ or cut them for winter displays indoors. Height: 130cm (51). Spread: 120cm (47).
The large spreading nature of this deciduous shrub provides impact and structure to a garden, used predominantly as a specimen plant. Weigela ?Candida? has tall arching stems which give it a real presence and should be given plenty of space to allow the branches to arch to the ground, which in May through to June are covered with elegant, tubular white flowers. The nectar rich blooms make this an excellent choice for wildlife gardens, attracting a vast array of pollinating insects. Height and spread: 2.5m (8?).
Popular and robust, fully hardy, garden perennial, that features large jagged dark green foliage and magnificent tall racemes of white flowers with mauve bracts, flowering from May to August. It's a fantastic addition to a large perennial border and is also suited to areas of dapple shade. Ht. 1.5m. Supplied as plug plants or in 9cm pots.
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Showy plants for borders and bedding, with loads of lightly scented flowers throughout the summer in a wide colour range. The ideal last minute border filler. The dried seedheads also make a decorative dried flower.
A gorgeous lilac selection, with large, 7-10cm (3-4in), fully double flower heads, standing proudly above glaucous foliage, followed by large, attractive seed heads. Best sown in large drifts, as an easy to grow annual border filler, adding height and interest.
A familiar sight in many cottage gardens, peonies are well known for their delightfully colourful displays in late spring. Peony ?Candy Strip? goes above and beyond this however due to the impressive marbling effect the large blooms have; boasting both pink and white mixed together to produce a magnificent striping effect. Given plenty of help from plant support to help hold the blooms aove the foliage, this hardy plant will just get bigger and better every single year. Height: 90cm (35?). Spread: 90cm (35?).