One of the easiest and hardiest of herbaceous perennials, Potentilla 'Double Punch' will reward with masses of orange saucer-shaped flowers all summer long, contrasting wonderfully with rich green, bushy foliage. A versatile and attractive element in many garden locations, its bushy, low-growing habit makes it perfect for the front of beds and borders, as well as rock and gravel gardens. It also is a great choice for banks and slopes - and a colourful choice for informal hedging. It makes an eye-catching display when planted in a pot or even a hanging basket on your patio or balcony. This deciduous, low-maintenance shrub grows to about 90cm height and spread, with good pest and disease resistance. Very hardy, when fully established it will tolerate drought and very cold temperatures. Place in full sun or partial shade, and ideally in moist but well-drained soil. Potentillas are happy in most soil conditions. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out including: Potentilla 'Double Punch Cream' - dark pink buds opening into delightful creamy white double blooms.Potentilla 'Double Punch Tango' - amazingly vibrant double orange flowers.Potentilla 'Double Punch Red'Issima' - bright vermilion red.
Impressive and large flowering shrubs often seen on the continent, the sun loving Crepe Myrtle, or Lagerstroemia indica, can also be grown in the UK, providing vivid, exotic colour from its dazzling flowers. Masses of brightly coloured flowers on 20cm long panicles will smother it in summer and autumn, attracting bees and butterflies into your garden to feast on the fabulous blooms. The flowers are large with crinkled edges, and produced on the current season's growth. The foliage is bronze when young, before maturing into dark green with large leaves 8cm long, and with attractive peeling grey and brown bark and great autumn foliage colour, Lagerstroemia puts on a spectacular show for most of the year. Hardy to -5°C, it'll need some protection during the coldest winters, and it can be grown in a large pot to make sheltering it easier. 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 3 established plants in a 9cm pots, ready to plant. Growing to 5m (16ft) and including: Lagerstroemia indica 'Rose' - Deep rose pink. Lagerstroemia indica 'Rouge' - Flamboyant bright crimson. Lagerstroemia indica 'Violet' - Vibrant, rich violet.
Pieris are spectacular evergreen shrubs and possibly the perfect garden plant as they are easy to care for, fully hardy and give months of interest in the garden. Young foliage in early spring takes on dazzling shades of red and pink before slowly maturing to glossy green. Later in spring, from April until June, dense panicles of white or pink blossom emerge resembling 'Lily of the Valley' and giving a superb display for several weeks. Pieris are very easy to care for and need little attention apart from removal of spend flowers and a light trim every couple of years to keep shape. Although fully hardy they are best in a sheltered spot as young foliage can be damaged by severe frost and high winds. Plant in borders or large patio pots. Best in acidic soil, in containers use ericaceous compost. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, including: 'Forest Flame' - This stunning holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit has fiery red young foliage that turns to green through pink and cream, with creamy white flowers and reaching a height of 4m and spread of 2.5m. 'Flaming Silver' - Vivid red young leaves that turns glossy green with silvery white edging, growing to 1.5m high with a spread of 1m. 'Mountain Fire' - Another Award of Garden Merit winner, with bright red young leaves mature to dark green and contrast with delicate white flowers, reaching a height and spread of 4m.
Also known as the New Zealand Flax, these Phormium's are robust, fully hardy evergreens that form dense clumps of sword-like leaves - really great plants for adding a bit of a statement to your garden. Stunning in borders and stylish in a containers, this collection comes with: 'Evening Glow' - Attractive, bright red, lustrous foliage highlighted with a bronze edge. 'Pink Panther' - Striking, bright pink, red-edged leaves. 'Rainbow Queen' - Bright bronze-green leaves with red edges. All three mature into a compact form - meaning that it won't overshadow everything in your garden, they can also be grown in pots, so you can spread them out across your patio area. 'Phormiums prefer a hot dry site (although will tolerate partial shade) and make a great candidate for a Mediterranean garden or a gravel garden where their upright leaves make a great foil for many other coloured plants. Easy to grow, these Phormium need virtually no maintenance! Supplied as three established plants in a 9cm pots, ready for immediate planting.
Caryopteris are compact deciduous shrubs that boast a profusion of delicate flowers in clusters along arching branches in bright shades or lavender and blue. A Royal Horticultural Society 'Plant for Pollinators', caryopteris is a magnet for bees, butterflies and a host of other pollinating insects, attracted by the dense clusters of dainty flowers in August and September. Easy to grow and drought tolerant, caryopteris is happy in a pot or in the ground in a sheltered location and is the ideal size for the middle of the border, and the foliage provides a wonderful colour contrast for surrounding planting. Supplied as a pair of established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant. Reaching a height and spread of 1m (3ft), including: Caryopteris 'Heavenly Blue' - commonly known as Bluebeard, dazzles with its amazingly intense blue flowers and aromatic grey-green foliage. Caryopteris 'Worcester Gold' - has masses of small lavender-blue flowers. However, it's the foliage that make this plant special, with its leaves in shades of yellow, 'Worcester Gold' really stands out from other plants.
Blessed with strongly scented flowers from late spring into early summer, lilacs are desirable deciduous shrubs that will make their presence known. A real showstopper! Appearing in great profusion at the end of branches clothed with heart-shaped green leaves, the tiny, packed clusters of buds open to reveal a mass of double blooms that smell incredible and act as a magnet to wildlife. Supplied in this collection: Syringa vulgaris 'Nadezhda' - Pinky-purple buds that open into double lilac-blue blooms. Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner' - Rose-pink buds that bloom into a cluster of lilac flowers. Syringa vulgaris 'Beauty of Moscow' - Pink buds that open into crisp white flowers. Real sun lovers, lilacs can be grown in just about any soil or can be raised in large containers. For a sensational floral display, year after year, deadhead when two new shoots appear beneath faded blooms and remove any wayward branches to keep a compact shape. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
Fill your garden with the sweet fragrance and beautiful colours of this Nemesia collection. This collection of six Nemesia will start to bloom from late spring and will just keep coming right up to September - that is five whole months of jaw-dropping colour. The strong and heady perfume is wonderful on a warm summer's day, so be sure to grow in a place where you can appreciate the fragrance. This collection of 12 plugs comes complete with: 2x Nemesia Lyric Yellow - Large fragrant blooms in a cheerful shade of sunshine yellow. 2x Nemesia Lyric Red - Striking large flowers in a deep shade of scarlet red. 2x Nemesia Lyric White - Large pure white flowers with a bright yellow centre and sweet fragrance. 2x Nemesia Lyric Orange - A delicious, sweet scent and fiery orange blooms. 2x Nemesia Mareto Lemon & Rose - Beautiful two-tone yellow and purple flowers. 2x Nemesia Mareto Blue & White - A gorgeous collection of blue and white two-tone blooms. Easy to grow Nemesia thrives in cool or hot weather and tolerates a little frost too, so stays in bloom much longer than many summer plants. Supplied as 12x plugs.
Add drama to you hanging baskets with this gorgeous selection of Lofos plugs. The lovely trumpet-shaped flowers contrast brilliantly with the lush green foliage and look incredibly tropical. Lofos is a very fast grower, with the foliage tending to establish first and then, once the warm summer days arrive in June, the pretty flowers will commence, continuing thereafter right until first frost in the autumn. A very special and unusual summer flowering plant and if you have never grown it before, its one that is not to be missed! In this collection you will receive: 4x Lofos 'Wine Red' plugs - Beautiful dark pink - almost red blooms with heart shaped foliage. 4x Lofos 'Compact Pink' plugs - Bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers with trailing foliage. 4x Lofos 'Compact White' plugs - Long impressive vines with creamy-white blooms. Flowering from June all the way through to September, these trailing blooms are sure to create a dazzling display! Supplied as 12x plugs, ready plant.
A special seasonal lucky dip collection. Each collection will contain a selection of 12 jumbo plug plants specially selected from our nursery to give you a wonderful floral display. Our dedicated team will ensure that you get a good selection of plugs which will complement each other. A brilliant way to add a variety of colour and shapes to your garden this summer. Your selection of plugs will be perfect for almost any situation, be that hanging baskets, patio pots, containers, and sunny borders. Supplied as a collection of 12 jumbo plug plants, ready to pot and then plant out. Note: varieties may need to be substituted depending on availability. Images are for illustrative purposes only and it is not guaranteed that you will receive these plants.
These gorgeous 'Ville de Paris' Geraniums will produce a simply extraordinary trailing balcony that will not fail to impress everyone who sees them. Best known for their ability to cascade with free-flowering displays from window boxes and hanging baskets, the 'Ville de Paris' series of Balcony Geraniums are a vigorous type that is rapidly gaining popularity across the UK and Europe. With their incredible Flower-Power, they will produce a non-stop cascade of colourful blooms from May until the frosts in the autumn, rewarding you with an even better show if you feed with a high potash plant food. 'Ville de Paris' Geraniums will thrive in a hot, sun-drenched location, making them the perfect choice for the discerning but busy gardener. In this collection you will receive: 4 x Geranium 'Ville de Paris White' plugs - Beautiful and delicate white blooms with splashed of purple. 4 x Geranium 'Ville de Paris Red' plugs - Bright and bold red flowers on trailing stems of green foliage. 4 x Geranium 'Ville de Paris Pink' plugs - Vigorous trailing blooms in an eye-catching salmon pink. Easy for anyone to grow, whatever your level of experience, you can simply plant them up and leave them to get on with their own thing - simple! Supplied as a collection of 12 plug plants, ready to pot and plant out.
This Dahlia Lubega collection is the perfect way to add a bright selection of colour to your garden. Blooming earlier than the standard types of Dahlia, they are versatile, all-round garden performers, making them a great choice for anyone to grow. With uniformly large, bright, and bold blooms which contrast magically with the glossy leaves - it's little wonder that these dahlias are proving to be a hit as indoor plants too as they remain naturally compact. Great in borders, but also perfectly suited to pots thanks to their compact nature. The huge, colourful blooms will dazzle you, and their early flowering period means that you will have dahlias to pick before anyone else. Vigorous and self-branching, these gorgeous flowers are very easy to grow, this is because no pinching is necessary and the large, double blooms cover the plant all season giving you great results with no effort. 2 x 'Lubega Burgundy' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Purple White' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Orange Bicolour' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Special White' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Power Red' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Power Yellow' plugs Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready for potting up and growing on before planting out when all risk of frost has passed.
These strong growing and fully winter hardy Hibiscus Syriacus plants will provide you with a beautiful display of flowers from June all the way through to September each year. In shades of pink and blue these gorgeous blooms will provide a Mediterranean look to your garden and are guaranteed to impress. Perfect in pots on your patio or to fill gaps in your beds and borders you could even grow them as a hedge. In this collection you will receive: 1 x Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge' - Large, bright pink blooms, shimmering faintly with lavender. 1 x Hibiscus syriacus 'Mariana' - Beautiful blue blooms with eye-catching dark red centres. 1 x Hibiscus syriacus 'Hamabo' - Gorgeous dark green leaves and blush pink flowers. Fully hardy and easy to care for, these Hibiscus Syriacus plants deserves a prominent place in any garden, where it will bring a colourful display when other plants are beginning to look tired. Easy to grow, just plant them in full sun in a sheltered position and watch them bloom all summer long. Supplied as 3 established plants in 13cm pots, ready to plant.