Artemisia arborescens 'Powis Castle' is fit for a King. The RHS seems to agree, for this plant has been awarded an Award of Garden Merit or AGM. Once this Wormwood's feathery, evergreen foliage has been observed, it's easy to see why it has been granted this honour; the foliage ensures that Artemisia arborescens 'Brass Band' turns heads when it's planted in a cottage garden, a costal area or even on gravelled ground. The half-hardy perennial effortlessly combines form with function, for its Mediterranean heritage means that it tolerates hot, dry borders and patio containers exceptionally well. The plant is therefore a fantastic choice for any gardener seeking to add variety, structure and interest to their kingdom. Height: 50cm (1'8). Spread: 50cm (1'8).
This is no time for chivalry! This wonderful, high-quality family game is an absolute must-have! Race against your fellow knights through the castle, where behind each door a surprise awaits. Unpadlock doors and charge ahead whilst your opponents hacksaw their way through barred doors and hunt for keys to open the padlocks. Find secret passageways to help find a new route, but above all, open and lock the doors that will enable you to be the first player to reach the other side of the castle. Absolutely brilliant! Great for honing strategic planning and visual perception skills Box Size: 17cm x 22.5cm x 5cm
The magnificent vertical stems of Lupin 'My Castle' produce vibrant red blooms bringing height and grandeur to summer borders. The intense colour of this robust variety makes a real statement when planted in drifts, or dotted among other perennials to add bright accents to cottage garden planting schemes.
Lupin 'My Castle' is a gorgeous example of a cottage garden favourite with its tall, dramatic spires of scented boldly coloured flowers, great for cutting too! This strikingly coloured lupin will grow to 1m in height and makes a real statement in late spring and summer with its deep pink, almost brick red flowers opening in succession from the bottom of the spire upwards and giving a long flowering season. They're extremely attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects too, making your summer garden a haven for wildlife. With palmate, sage green foliage creating the perfect backdrop for these eye-catching flowers, their tall, spiky display of blooms really stand out in beds and borders, making a stunning statement in your garden. They're also great in pots where they're make a bold statement, creating a focal feature on patios and decking - or cut the stems and bring indoors to create beautiful cut flower displays. One of the Band of Nobles Series of hybrid lupins, easy to grow and totally winter hardy, 'My Castle' is also easy to maintain and makes the perfect cottage garden plant - it's perennial so comes back year after year with an ever-increasing amount of blooms. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot.
We are proud to support one of Britain's most recognisable and treasured heritage sites, Castle Howard. This decadent arrangement is inspired by the magnificent 8,800-acre estate. Working with Castle Howard, a place like no other, we have produced an arrangement designed to impress. We have created this impressive arrangement inspired by the truly remarkable landscapes that cover the Howardian hills and 300-year-old walled garden. The bouquet is beautifully fragrant, just like you would experience walking through the vast landscape. We have added Da Vanda orchids and Lavandula eucalyptus to represent the mass of wild orchids that sprinkle the greens with fragrance and elegance. We have added agapanthus as a flower growing in the walled gardens and included bear grass to represent the wildness or the lands. Boasting over 2000 varieties of roses we have included memory lane roses to represent the rich history of its heritage. The use of green bell thlapsi and bouvardia highlight the splashes of floral grace evident throughout the gardens and Castle. To complete this decadent arrangement, the use or white calla lilies characterises the exquisite history and sophistication that has been enjoyed in the Castle for over 300 years.
We are proud to support one of Britain's most recognisable and treasured heritage sites, Castle Howard. This decadent arrangement is inspired by the magnificent 8,800-acre estate. Working with Castle Howard, a place like no other, we have produced an arrangement designed to impress. The picturesque grounds nestled in the beauty of the Howardian Hills lends the inspiration to pair luxury peach avalanche and sweet avalanche roses with over 2000 species of beautiful roses found in the estate rose gardens. We have utilised a use of flowers to boast colours enjoyed in the gardens with a special variety of germini, suitably coined the sing-sing. To represent the fragrant gardens, we have used sweet smelling eucalyptus, British lisianthus found in the grass lands around the Castle and English Lavender to give exquisite depth to this arrangement and to hug the delicate veronica blossoms inspired by the atlas fountain to represent the spectacular water jets. With the use of solidago used to signify the signs of zodiac, a blossom identified with the stars, we have also used four stems of majestic eryngium to represent the four tritons beautifully sculptured on the fountain. Proceeds from this bouquet will be given to Castle Howard to contribute to the continued preservation and conservation of this beautiful Heritage site and to contribute to the maintenance towards the stunning grounds, to preserve heritage to be enjoyed for many years to come.