Hardy ferns are a hidden gem of the gardening world, and should be grown much more widely. They suffer from perceptions they either take over like Bracken, or need wet spots to grow in - some do, but most don't. This specially selected trio of ferns are really special though - they are both hardy, and evergreen, so stand out as some of the best to grow, as most die back underground each winter. They will reward you with year-round foliage interest, and are perfect together as a small fernery in the border or in a large pot, or in mixed planters, or cool, deep, moist soils. This collection includes one each of 3 named ferns (varieties may vary depending on seasonal availability).
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.
Grow your own delicious citrus fruit right here in the UK with this easy-grow Orange, Lemon and Lime Tree Collection. Mature plants will produce delicious fruits, and are winter hardy to -5C - that's right this trio of Orange, Lemon and Lime trees will grow and fruit perfectly in the UK! The sweetly-perfumed white flowers contrast beautifully against the deep green citrus-fragranced foliage, and the fruits smell simply divine - plus they're packed full of vitamin C, they're delicious and good for you too! Your trees arrive as young plants, 20-30cm tall including their 9cm pots, and are ready to grow on, making them a great value way to get your hands on these superb citrus plants. You'll receive 1 each of the following: Lemon 'Citron' - Hardy down to -5°C! - Sweetly scented blossom in late spring. - Full-size fruit from August onwards. - Perfect for drinks and cooking. Orange 'Calamondin', also known as 'Panama Orange'. - Hardy down to -5°C! - An attractive dwarf orange, a cross of the tangy kumquat and more familiar zesty tangerine. - Packed full of vitamin C. Height to 150cm (60in). Lime - this attractive green citrus produces characteristic green fruits and fragrant white blossom. Tolerant of temperatures down to 5°C, it will definitely need winter protection. Grown from cuttings, these Citrus plants are reliable and will produce fruit.
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.
Producing masses of huge, conical-shaped blooms from June to October, this beautiful collection of unusual and desirable hydrangeas will make a dramatic statement in your garden. Each individual variety in this super mix makes a magnificent feature plant for beds and borders in the garden or when potted up and placed on your patio or decking area. Alternatively, plant them in a group for a stunning display. Naturally sturdy, the collection covers the widest colour range, and each is very easy to grow and maintain. They will thrive in neutral to acidic, free-draining soil in a sunny or part-shaded spot. With very large flower clusters that can reach over 30cm (12in) across, these distinctive hydrangeas will fill your summer beds, borders or patio pots with wonderful colour. Each year, strong, upright stems are produced with lush mid-green foliage, which are topped with huge, conical-shaped panicles of flowers that will quite simply take your breath away. The buds open to hyacinth-like flowers in delicate pastel shades of lime green, pink, white and burgundy, and last for weeks before flushing with delicate colour tones. If you can bear to cut them, the fresh blooms make an imposing display in a vase and the dried flowerheads can be used as a permanent decoration. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to be planted out, 1 each of: 'Diamant Rouge' - produces incredible balls of burgundy-coloured flowers, which turn white as the season progresses. Standing tall and proud on their stems, each flower cluster can reach up to an amazing 40cm (16in) across. Flowers June to August. Eventual height and width: 1.5m x 1.2m. 'Sundae Fraise' - produces strawberry sundae-coloured blooms on compact, red-brown stems. Flowers July to September. Eventual height and width: 1.5m x 1.5m. 'Silver Dollar' - fully deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit, produces dense, creamy-white, cone-shaped flowers that will flush with pink as they age, with a delicate fragrance. Flowers August to September. Eventual height and width: 1.25m x 1.65m.
Brighten up the dark winter days with this wonderful collection of winter flowering Clematis. This collection has been put together to fill your garden month after month of beautiful flowers from November right through to the following May, with beautiful, dainty nodding blooms make an appearance when your garden is at its dullest. Perfect for trailing up a trellis, pergola, fences, or any unsightly walls where they will clamber up and cover them with their gorgeous blooms. In this collection you will receive: Clematis 'Freckles' - 'Freckles' is a vigorous evergreen climber with attractive, 3-lobed, dark green leaves that shine with a bronze glow through the winter. The pale-yellow nodding flowers are heavily speckled with maroon and are produced from late autumn right through to spring and are followed with attractive, silky seed heads. Grows to 250cm (8ft) tall. Clematis 'Wisley Cream' - With their almost paper-like petals, its delicate, green-tinged creamy flowers nod like bells on a background of dark green, lobed evergreen leaves. This is a perfect clematis for growing in a sunny setting over a garden arch or trellis, which it will quickly cover. You don't even need to prune it, but if you need to control it a trim after flowering is all that's needed. Grows to 4m (13ft) tall. Clematis 'Winter Beauty' - With glossy dark green foliage, it looks stunning throughout the year, but it's in December when the show really starts. Small, bell-shaped flowers emerge in clusters, gently nodding downwards. Opening one by one from pale green buds, they have a waxy look and are pure white with petals that are swept backwards at the tips. Grows to 3m (9.8ft) tall. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Pick pounds of deliciously sweet and juicy strawberries from your own garden with this collection of three top quality proven varieties. Each one has been expertly selected to ensure that they will crop, one after the other, from early June right through until autumn so ensuring a plentiful supply of irresistably juicy berries the whole summer long! The varieties are easy to grow, proven to thrive in UK gardens and all have a wonderful taste Plants are offered as bare root 'runners' which are delivered in a dormant state having been held in cold storage. They are fully hardy and ready to be planted out straight away. Grow in the garden or in large containers - a 12in pot will hold around three runners. Full instructions will be sent with your order. Collection contains 10 each of the following varieties: Honeoye. Early Variety. Starts cropping in late May or early June and crops for 3-4 weeks. Gives a good crop of orange red soft juicy berries with a wonderful taste. Florence. Late midseason variety. Following Honeoye, Florence will be ready to pick in late June and crops for several weeks. Expect a bountiful crop of dark red firm beriies with an outstanding sweet strawberry taste. Easy to grow too with excellent resistance to disease. Calypso. Everbearing variety. Crops on a little and often basis from the middle of July so is the perfect follow on from Florence. Although lacking the flush of fruit of the other two Calypso will produce sweet juicy strawberries over many weeks from July right through to autumn. A perfect variety for containers too.
We have put together a stunning collection of Acers for you, all guaranteed to make an impact in your garden for years to come! Fully hardy even in the coldest winters they lose their leaves in winter, only to burst with incredible colour in spring. The stunning foliage changes colour throughout the year, producing an amazing array of colours in Autumn. With this incredible collection you get 3 beautiful and highly desirable Acer plants, carefully selected to give you a wonderful mixture of colours and sizes. Acers are slow growing, making them ideal for growing in large pots or smaller gardens, where once planted, they are very easy to maintain, and reward you with gorgeous foliage displays for many years. They do well in light shade, as the brightest summer sun can scorch the paler coloured leaves occasionally. Varieties Included: Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' - deep burgundy purple leaves that turn an even more brilliant shade of bright red in Autumn, just before they fall. The classic red-leaved maple which will reach 5m in 20 years. Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace' - a fantastic compact variety with fine foliage emerald green leaves that transform into fiery shades of red and orange in autumn. Growing to just 1.5m, this is perfect in a large pot, and boasts an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Acer 'Orange Dream' - Bright orange new growth, which fades to yellow in the autumn. It is a great specimen shrub that grows to 3m over 20 years and, like 'Emeral Lace', holds an RHS Award of Garen Merit.
Our Skyscraper Lily Collection just got better!! The same incredible giant tree-lilies, but with two gorgeous new colours, this Premium Collection includes 5 spectacular varieties that are sure to make a statement in your garden. Growing so tall they look like trees, in their first year they will reach up to 1.5m (5ft) tall, but in future years once they are fully established, they will get even taller up to 6 or even 7 foot tall eventually! These large flowered beauties arise as a consequence hybridisation between Oriental and Trumpet strains of lily hence the marriage of both species characteristics. Every flower carries a wonderful heady perfume and each individual stem can carry well over 20 blooms, which can measure well over 15cm (6in) across. This collection comprises of 15 top-sized bulbs, 3 of each variety, the same as used by commercial flower growers in Holland: NEW! Salterello - bright golden apricot to orange NEW! Amarossi - a lovely wine red Conca d'Or - gorgeous soft lemon yellow Robina - nice mid pink with magenta tones Matisse - cream-edged to red centres, a classic two-tone Lily Grow all 5 in large pots about 15cm apart, or in groups in garden borders. They have very strong stems, so should not need support. Cut them for the long-lasting displays in the vase, or leave them to marvel at in your garden. Allow them to die down naturally after flowering, and they will build up reserves for even bigger and better displays the following year. Fully winter hardy, they will last for many years.