Lilacs will never fail to impress and are a must have in your garden. Bursting with highly fragrant flowers from later spring into early summer, these gorgeous garden shrubs will certainly make their presence known. A real showstopper, this syringa vulgaris tricolour is no exception. Made up of three young plants all planted in one pot, once established it will appear in great profusion at the end of branches clothed with heart-shaped green leaves, the tiny clusters of buds open to reveal a mass of deep reddish purple, white and lavender purple blooms that smell incredible and will act as a magnet to wildlife. This tricolour Syringa Vulgaris is made up of: Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly' - Beautiful double flowers in a deep red-purple colour that come into bloom during late spring. Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine' - Fragrant clusters of compact white flowers that erupt from creamy-yellow buds. Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer' -Gorgeous lavender-coloured double blooms that eventually fade to a light lilac-pink. Each plant in this stunning tricolour selection is 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. A real sun lover, lilacs can be grown in just about any soil or can be raised in large containers if kept regularly pruned, which is not difficult as the blooms make superb cut flowers. 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 an established plant (3 young plants grown in one pot) in a 6L pot, ready to plant out.
'Encore' is a breakthrough in Azalea breeding. Like all Azaleas, it has amazingly extravagant clusters of trumpet shaped flowers, but whereas other Azaleas flower just once during April and May, 'Encore' will also flower for a second time from July to September, so it effectively flowers from spring until autumn! A real attention-grabbing flower, they will almost completely cover the plant and are set off to perfection by the glossy dark evergreen foliage. Making this a gorgeous garden shrub all year round. 'Encore' produces gorgeous white blooms and glossy green foliage. 'Autumn Fire' produces blooms in the most striking shade of bright red 'Sunburst' produces simply stunning soft-pink bloom Happy in sun or light shade and perfect for growing in containers - where it'll make a striking addition to doorways, terraces, and balconies - but also happy in the flower borders. Just the thing for bringing a bold mass of colour to the spring garden for month after month. Azaleas are easy to care for, needing little maintenance or pruning. Requiring acidic soil, incorporate plenty of ericaceous compost when planting and keep moist. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 8cm pots, ready to plant out.
Create a traditional cottage garden feel to your borders and pots with these Cosmos atrosangineus. Also known as Chocolate Cosmos thanks to their delicious scent, these beautiful daisy-like blooms have deep maroon velvet-like petals that stand tall above its green foliage. A cottage garden classic, this popular, compact cosmos is very free flowering and is, quite simply, the perfect flower for patio containers or sunny borders and will provide masses of blooms for cutting. These easy-to-grow annuals are the perfect plant for novice or time-strapped gardeners as they are easy to look after and being plug plants have been grown on and are ready for planting. Perfect for filling gaps in borders, their daisy-like flowers are produced through summer and into early autumn and will be a magnet for pollinating insects such as butterflies and bees. Position your Cosmos atrosangineus in full sun and plant them in moist but well-drained soil. Then all you need to do is watch the gorgeous blooms appear and enjoy that delicious chocolate scent, all summer long. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to pot on or plant out when all risk of frost has passed.
If you are looking to add a bit of low maintenance drama to your garden, then this collection of Hydrangea 'Cherry Explosion' is for you! A compact variety of Hydrangea macrophylla with huge flower power, literally an explosion of cherry red blooms! These big and beautiful red petals surround clusters of pastel pink, smaller, star-shaped flowers, creating a simply stunning contrast. Simply fabulous when in full flower and will stand out in your garden incredibly well. It's also perfectly suited to growing in a large pot as an eye-catching feature on a terrace or balcony. The foliage is lush and green with serrated leaves in spring and summer, and in autumn the gorgeous lace cap flowerheads turn from cherry red to burgundy and finish the season in a perfect purple tone. As with all hydrangeas, the faded flowers look spectacular if left on the plant over winter. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, growing to a height of 1.2m (4ft).
Rarely available to UK gardeners, the Japanese Burberry 'Berber' is a gorgeous and versatile shrub that grows in a loose upright form and makes a perfect low-maintenance hedge or edging or can be added to a border or used as a specimen plant in a container. In this collection you will receive: Berberis 'Chocolate Summer' - Berberis 'Chocolate Summer' is an incredibly useful garden plant. Thriving in a sunny location, its deep burgundy-brown leaves are carried on vibrant red stems, a striking colour combination anywhere in your garden. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', during April and May, dainty bright yellow flowers emerge, attracting bees and butterflies. These are followed in late summer by small orange berries. Berberis 'Coral' - 'Coral' is a beautiful dwarf Berberis, a bright and colourful deciduous shrub with large, oval leaves and contrasting yellow-green stems. Preferring a sunny spot, 'Coral', has the most spectacular foliage, with incredibly bright red leaves that have a thin line of gold around their edges. Coral is also recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators'. Berberis 'Summer Sunset' - With its wonderfully bright foliage, Berberis 'Summer Sunset' will make a vibrant addition to your garden planting. A dwarf variety, this beautiful deciduous shrub is slow growing, with dense, intense golden yellow foliage that's tinged in deep orange when young and becomes more lime green as it ages. The bright colouring means that 'Summer Sunset' looks sensational planted in your mixed borders. Berberis are completely hardy, drought tolerant and easy to grow and care for. Although they don't require much pruning, they can be trimmed after flowering in spring. It will also respond well to being clipped to shape for hedging. Supplied as 3 x established plant in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
A collection of three stunning Rhododendrons to give you vibrant blooms in spring and year-round, evergreen foliage interest. Contrasting with the gorgeous flowers, the evergreen leaves are glossy green and provide a good foil for other plants such as colourful perennials - which will also give another layer of planting to your garden. Growing to around 100cm (3ft 3in) high and wide, depending on variety, Rhododendrons are ideally suited to container growing, and this will also help to keep them compact and of course easy to maintain. Perfect for providing masses of colour in early spring, Rhododendrons thrive in moist soil and partial shade, and need acidic soil, so incorporate plenty of ericaceous compost to the planting hole or container when planting. Supplied as a collection of 3 plants in 2L pots, 1 each of Yellow, Purple and Pink.
Nandinas, also known as Heavenly or Sacred Bamboo, are amongst the best shrubs you can grow for adding bright flashes of dazzling colour to your borders or patio pots. They are invaluable during the winter when there's little colour around. Not unlike a colourful version of our own native holly, Nandina has a bushy upright habit, with toothpick-straight stems making it an excellent candidate for containers. As they are evergreen, they will retain their foliage throughout the year and the colours change as temperatures dip, taking on deeper and more saturated hues. In this collection your will receive: Nandina Domestica 'Firepower' - With its bamboo-like habit, 'Firepower' is a beautiful and compact shrub, producing several upright stems from a tight clump of foliage which is mid-green during spring and summer. Tinged with red and purple on new shoots, it also produces clusters of small white flowers in summer, that become shiny red berries in autumn, which is the time that the real show begins as the leaves change colour. The evergreen leaves become a spectacular bonfire orange and red, for stunning autumn colour which transforms to deeper maroon as it gets colder and the berries change to brighter and brighter red, so the whole plant is a frenzy of colour throughout winter. Grows to 50cm. Nandina Domestica 'Obsessed' - This particular variety has amazing, variegated leaves which give off a sultry pink glow. A true multi-season feature plant, in spring new leaves emerge flushed pink, green and cream, then in summer, small creamy-white flowers are followed by green berries, before the leaves develop more colour and the berries turn sealing-wax red - just superb! Grows to 120cm. They are very easy to grow, they look great when planted in a pot, so you can move it near the door to lift your spirits on dark days, or equally at home in the soil in a mixed border planting. In Japan, they are traditionally grown near a door, so if you awake from a nightmare, you can tell your Nandina about your dream so that it cannot harm you! Supplied as 2 x established plants in 12cm pots, ready to plant out.
A stunning collection of hardy Gardenias, these beautiful compact shrubs will cast a spell on you with their lush, evergreen foliage and enchanting white flowers that will fill your garden with their exquisite, jasmine-like fragrance - one of the most intoxicating scents you'll ever experience. They'll flower from July until September, giving you a summer long treat of flowers and fragrance. These are new varieties of hardier Gardenias, and so can be kept outside all winter as long as they receive protection from the coldest weather, and as they're evergreen, they'll look great whatever the season. They make wonderful specimen plants in large patio containers and are stunning in borders too. Easy to care for, requiring little pruning apart from a trim each spring and the removal of dead stems. Preferring acid soil, use ericaceous compost when growing in pots. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9 cm pots, ready for planting and, including: Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' - Small yet covered in large fully double flowers and perfect for growing in a pot, reaching a height of 70 cm (2½ ft) and spread of 60 cm (2 ft). Gardenia jasminoides 'Celestial Star' - Delicate pure white double flowers with curled petals, growing to a height and spread of 1.2 m (4 ft). Gardenia jasminoides 'Sweet Heart' - Earlier to flower than other varieties with simple, single flowers, reaching a height and spread of 1.2 m (4 ft).
'Kleims Hardy' is the world's very first fully hardy Gardenia variety and can survive outside in temperatures as low as -10C! Just as stunning and as fragrant as its indoor relative, Gardenia Kleims snowy white, waxy flowers completely smother its exquisite evergreen leaves from early June onwards. The scent of gardenias is so gorgeous its often used in perfume, so imagine sitting on your patio this summer surrounded by its intoxicatingly sweet fragrance heavenly! A beautifully compact shrub, Gardenia Kleims Hardy is both very easy to grow and care for. Simply plant it in a pot or a garden border, preferably using ericaceous compost, and it will happily grow and flourish outdoors all year round.
For months of interest, these incredible and deciduous Cercis trees will make a wonderful addition to your garden with their eye-catching spring blossom, fascinating heart-shaped leaves and colour changing foliage. In this collection: 'Judas Tree' Cercis siliquastrum - An incredible tree, particularly when in full flower, the Judas Tree is a small deciduous tree with ancient origins from Southern Europe and Western Asia. It has lovely heart-shaped leaves and is noted for its prolific display of clusters of deep-pink flowers in the spring. The flowers are produced on year-old or older growth and even grow on the trunk. The foliage appears shortly after the first flowers emerge. Grows to 12m (40ft) tall in 20 years. 'Forest Pansy' Cercis canadensis - The Forest Pansy, is a medium-sized deciduous multi-stemmed ornamental tree grown for its wonderful foliage. In spring, clusters of small, pea-like flowers open on the bare stems. These are usually pink, but sometimes dark crimson or white, and are followed by stunning, heart-shaped leaves that are a fabulous, deep red-purple colour. In autumn the foliage changes colour to flaming shades of orange, red and purple, making this tree one of the most spectacular that you can plant for foliage colour, and it gets better and better every year. Grows to 8m (26ft) in 10 years. Both of these fabulous trees are 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. The blossom is adored by early pollinators, therefore plant these trees in your garden if you are wanting to encourage more wildlife into your garden. These stunning Cercis trees are easy to care for and will thrive in most soils in either full sun or partial shade. Supplied as 2 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Here's a collection of unique and exotic evergreen shrubs that are perfect for adding the finishing touch to a sunny border or your patio area. Bearing slender, shiny dark green foliage throughout the year, each one produces beautiful lantern-like blooms from late spring to autumn. Certain to add a touch of exotic allure to any garden, it's easy to care for as the they thrive in UK gardens, where the exquisite blooms seem to drip from every branch and will of course delight everyone who sees it. In this collection: The Chilean Lantern Tree: Produces lovely pink blooms and gorgeous foliage that is made up of narrower leaves. It's sure to be a plant that none of your gardening neighbours will have! Crinodendron 'Ada Hoffman': A more delicate form of the Chilean Lantern Tree, 'Ada Hoffman' has lighter pink blooms and slightly longer, narrower leaves. Crinodendron 'Alf Robbins': The first Crinodendron to have white flowers, 'Alf Robbins' is a rare find, and you're unlikely to see it in many gardens. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Grafted tomatoes have really transformed growing big crops of tasty, juicy and fresh tomatoes outdoors in the UK, in the last few years. The new technique mirrors that used in fruit trees for generations - splice or graft a variety onto a strong, disease resistant rootstock, and get the best of both. Skilfully grafted using the latest techniques, there are so many benefits to grafted plants, one of the key reasons is each plant can produce up to 75% more fruit, with more fruiting trusses per plant! These will fruit earlier and longer, and the yield per plant is much greater than ordinary tomatoes! They just seem to keep on going well into the Autumn, and don't run out of steam like some do. Excellent resistance to pests and disease, make Grafted Tomatoes so easy to grow even if you have no experience, these will thrive to produce you with an abundance of fresh, tasty tomatoes! Superb for growing outside, no greenhouse heating is required! They can also be grown in pots perfect for small gardens, patios, or balconies! We have tried and tested over 3 years in our gardens and they really do massively out-perform seed-raised varieties. This collection features top quality, nursery-fresh tomato plants, at a fantastic price, and you will get 1 each of a cherry, traditional and beefsteak tomato. Join the tomato revolution.