Hostas are one of the best perennials here in UK gardens, forming mounds of wonderfully lush, attractive, often colourful foliage, which is topped with spires of bell-shaped flowers in beautiful shades of pale pink, purple and white during summer. Growing virtually anywhere, and particularly valuable for those awkward shady spots, they are available in a wide range of colours and forms to suit any garden.Also known as Plantain Lilies, Hostas are great for filling gaps in beds and borders, and they also look fabulous planted up in patio pots and containers separately for a more formal look. Their attractive foliage creates interest all year round and their stunning, often fragrant flowers really wow in the summer.Although they like the sun Hostas will perform just as well in the shade and are a great choice for planting underneath trees and shrubs in dappled shade, acting as great groundcover plants. Suppled as 5 bare root plants. Images are for illustration puposes only. Varieties may vary depending on availability.
Rediscover the pleasure and joy of growing your own herbs. Not only are they easy to grow, you can grow them in your garden borders, a raised bed, patio pots, window boxes or hanging baskets. Plant them in a sunny position, where you are able to enjoy their aroma. You will be able to start picking the fresh leaves as soon as the plant looks as though it has enough foliage to maintain its growth. Please note: You will receive a minimum of 5 of the varieties within this collection.
We've brought together two of the finest, award winning runner beans that are guaranteed to give you excellent quality, bountiful harvests from July to October. Perfect served lightly steamed or boiled, these versatile and nutritious beans are a classic cooked vegetable and are heavy cropping varieties, producing armfuls of delicious, mouth-watering pods. Runner beans are highly nutritious and rich in vitamin C and a good source of fibre. Trim and blanch surplus crops to store in an airtight container or bag in the freezer. They will freeze well, retaining good flavour and texture when cooked from frozen. 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 and look forward to a bumper harvest. Supplied as 12 plug plants 6 each of 'Moonlight' and 'Firestorm', ready for growing on or planting, including: 'Firestorm' is a cross between a runner bean and a French bean 'Firestorm', has the best of both and being self-fertile, you can rely on a bountiful harvest of top quality, fresh and tasty beans. With its bright scarlet flowers, it brings a splash or fiery colour to the vegetable plot and wouldn't look out of place in flower borders. A popular and reliable variety, the long, straight stringless beans have a scrumptious sweet flavour and firm texture and grow up to 25cm (10in) long, with plants reaching 2m (6½ft) tall. 'Moonlight' is the world's first ever self-pollinating white flowered runner bean. This breakthrough has meant that the flowers will set in almost any weather, guaranteeing a fantastic crop! The delicious stringless beans grow up to 25cm (10in) long and have a great texture and classic runner bean taste that grows to 3m (10ft).
Cauliflower Romanesco continuity collection is a wonderful mix of three great varieties. It contains 21 plants, three of each variety.
This collection offers three varieties of brussels sprouts that will give continued crops that can be harvested from October through to February.
Kale ?Gourmet Collection? offers a great mix of kales with varied foliage colour and textures which not only taste wonderful but look stunning on the vegetable plot.
Cabbage round continuity collection is a mix of three excellent round cabbages which will provide a continued flow of tasty heads.
This amazing collection of mixed kale is a perfect addition to the vegetable garden and allotment.
The rich blue flowers of Muscari make a splendid sight when planted en masse. Partner them with clusters of gold and red Tulips and you have an awe-inspiring display!
This cabbage savoy continuity collection offers three superb Savoy cabbages which are compact, rounded, and have dark green heads.
These are a mix of excellent, late summer cauliflowers and are superbly delicious.