Muscari armeniacum, better known as the Grape Hyacinth, produces immensely pretty, purple-blue, bell-shaped flowers that cluster in poker-like heads, looking almost like upside-down bunches of grapes. Resembling a miniature hyacinth, each individual flower is tipped with white and they look stunning against its long, narrow, deep-green leaves when in bloom from April and May. Free-flowering, vigorous and very easy to grow, Grape Hyacinths will rapidly naturalise and spread by seed, creating a sea of blue in the spring. They're the perfect bulb for inexperienced gardeners, or those short of time who can be guaranteed a fabulous show, whatever their level of experience. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Best planted in groups in borders or pots, plant them with bright yellow daffodils for a wonderful contrast. Supplied as a pack of 100 bulbs size 7/8, ready to plant out in autumn.
Towering spires of fully double blooms make a sensational display, rising up to 180cm (6')! These hardy perennials are guaranteed to bring the wow facter to your garden - they make phenomenal cut flowers for summer bouquets too.
A bright new development among Grape Hyacinths! Muscari ?Pink Sunrise? is a captivating new variety with exquisite pale pink, conical flower heads in spring. Just like their blue cousins, they are reliable and low maintenance, returning year after year in an ever increasing colony.
Carpinus betulus, or as it is more commonly known, 'Hornbeam' is a fantastic tree that will provide you with interest all year long. Very similar to a Beech, the common hornbeam is a reliable and tough specimen that retains many of its leaves through winter, although it does tend lose a few more leaves than Beech. Hornbeams have gorgeous, glossy green leaves during spring that give way to coppery leaves in winter, retaining its leaves all year round. You can also plant your hornbeam to create a border to your garden, as hedges are also great for the environment and wildlife, providing shelter and food supplies for many animals. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, approx. 30cm tall, ready to plant out, growing to a height and spread of 12m x 8m.
The tall, stately stems of Gladiolus 'Macarena' are densely packed with impressive violet purple blooms, each with exquisite white markings . The tall stems add stately architecture and summer colour to mixed borders.
An arching evergreen Sedge with long, strap-like, variegated leaves. The upright foliage arches gently at the tips creating an attractive clump that will brighten up borders and containers.
Popular with experienced and amateur gardeners alike, Cara Seed Potatoes are an extremely high-yielding Irish variety. They will produce an abundance of tasty, oval-round tubers with smooth white skins. The floury white flesh is especially good for baking and chipping. They offer excellent drought tolerance and disease resistance, especially to blight. #html-body [data-pb-style="60599B214F2F8"]{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="60599B214F308"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
Why not grow something unusual this year and give the Cuban Lily a chance to wow in your garden. Also known as the Portuguese Squill, Scilla peruviana is a glamorous Mediterranean bulb which is a firm favourite in the herbaceous borders of grand estates and gardens. This is an absolute show-stopper that will bring a touch of class to your own garden, whether in borders or on your decking or balcony in a favourite container. Looking much like a cross between a hyacinth and an allium, this bulbous perennial grows to 30cm tall, forming a rosette of narrowly lance-shaped dark green leaves which are semi evergreen, especially if winters are mild. The bulbs usually lose their foliage for a few months during the summer and then sprout new leaves in the autumn which last through winter and spring as long as the winter is on the mild side. The eye-catching, violet-blue flowers are of course the main attraction, each being a 1.5cm wide star, and carried in large, conical heads in early summer - perfect for bringing colour to beds, borders and patio pots when tulips have faded, and perennials are still gearing up. Supplied as 3 bulbs, size 16/18 ready to plant out in autumn. They will ideally be planted in well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade.
This deciduous shrub bears small flowers during summer but it's most attractive feature is the large white berries that are produced in autumn. Ht. 1.5m. Supplied as bare root plants.
Garlic 'Picardy Wight' originates from Picardy in Northern France, and is suitable for spring planting. This softneck garlic variety produces pink-tinged white bulbs with a strong flavour and excellent storage potential.