Named after the 'rainbow', this neat little perennial shows off its vibrant, tropical-coloured flowers, some single, some double, blooming all the way from May to September. Lewisia cotyledon 'Regenbogen' is known to be one of the most colourful mixes of Lewisia available. The blooms grow on short stems above neat rosettes of evergreen foliage. Lewisia likes hot, dry conditions and is drought tolerant once established. It will cope with cooler summers and can be overwintered outdoors if protected from wet weather. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 30cm (12).
Butternut Squash 'Butterscotch' is a compact variety which can be grown in borders, beds, or patio pots.
Year after Year, Begonia Illumination 'Apricot Shades' features in our best-selling bedding and basket plants. Why? It's undoubtedly the combination of fantastic performance in baskets and tubs whatever the Summer weather, combined with the gorgeous blend of warm tones and shades that the mix produces. This beautiful variety has flowers in wonderfully warm shades of yellow, gold, apricot, orange and ochre that will fill your hanging baskets and patio containers with colour from May until October! The blooms are incredibly weather proof, long lasting and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit. They look best simply on their own, as there is enough subtle colour variation not to look too overdone. One for the short-list for sure.Supplied as 40 Pro Plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
This exotic palm is sure to turn your garden in to a tropical paradise for years to come! Tough and architectural, these palms will make a striking addition to any garden, with their spiky foliage creating vivid, dancing shadows in the summer sun. With large, deeply ridged, fan-shaped leaves that will spread luxuriously out above the stout trunk, forming an impressive canopy of bright green foliage. Commonly called Cotton Palms because of their wisps of 'cotton' like strands that fall from each leaf, they provide a wonderful spectacle in any setting. Growing as tall as you let them, these stunning palms are perfect as a centrepiece, or to add height to borders. They'll also look great in a large pot on your patio. Semi-hardy down to -5°C, so provide winter protection or move potted palms to shelter. Supplied as an established 50-60cm tall plant in a 14cm pot. Plants will ultimately reach around 2m x 1.5m.
No need to worry about which varieties to select, we've carefully chosen this cottage garden collection of perennials to give you a variety of colour, height and flower form as well as fragrance. Plants will arrive with you ready to plant out. Perennials are great value - they?ll come back year after year forming bigger and better clumps each year so you'll be able to enjoy lasting colourful perennial border displays. Packs of 15 garden ready perennials contain 3 plants of each variety shown.
This incredibly colourful, strong-growing perennial collection will transform your garden this year into a wonderful wash of cottage-garden inspired colour. It will provide an amazing display of showy flowers, foliage and long-lasting structure to your garden with colour commencing in late May and continuing all summer long until late October - a brilliant display lasting 6 months! Each of these fantastic plants has been carefully chosen to provide amazing displays from late May right through to late October, so you can really add colour, impact and structure to your garden all spring and summer long! You'll get 12 different varieties that are bursting with vigour and vivid colour, delivered nursery-fresh straight to your door, ready to thrive in your garden for years to come.When in full colour, they will attract all manner of beneficial insects in to your garden including butterflies, ladybirds and honey bees to your garden - perfect for nature lovers and fruit and veg gardeners where pollination is so important! Main varieties Included (but not guaranteed): Achillea 'Summer Berries', Delphinium 'Pacific Giant Mix', Digitalis (Foxglove) 'Dalmation Mixed', Hollyhocks 'Chaters Double Mixed', Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise', Gaillardia 'Mesa Mix', Geum 'Lady Stratheden', Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott Elliot', Alchemilla mollis, Campanula 'Blue Bells', Verbena bonariensis, Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'. Due to their very hardy nature, these are perfect for gardeners with little experience or time, or anybody who wants something reliable that will flourish again and again. These can be grown in beds, borders, pots, or containers, and many of the bright blooms make excellent cut flowers that can be brought indoors too. Each one will die back in autumn, only to return with bigger, better displays the following spring!
When all risk of frost has passed, gradually acclimatise pre-planted patio pot to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days before placing in their final positions. Grow begonias in a sunny or semi-shaded position.
Huge flowers up to 15cm (6) across add an exotic flavour to patio pots. The flamboyant blooms of Begonia Giant Picotee Mixed boast layers of elaborate, ruffled petals with a picotee edge. Supplied as a mixture of sumptuous bicolours, that looks simply spectacular set against lush serrated foliage in containers, beds, and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12).Useful links:How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers? Culinary note: Add the bright coloured petals to sandwiches or salads for a light lemon taste and crisp texture. For more details about edible flowers click here.
Lavandula Hidcote is a highly fragrant variety which is perfect for encouraging bees and butterflies to your garden this Summer. It will produce an abundance of violet blooms offset perfectly by the silvery-grey foliage. A great choice for beauty and delicious perfume.
With their range of vibrant pastel coloured blooms, these Lewisia plants will provide a colourful display over three seasons, from Spring to Autumn. With tough evergreen leaves the perfect plant for a rock garden with good drainage, they are drought tolerant once established.
Lavandula Hidcote is a highly fragrant variety which is perfect for encouraging bees and butterflies to your garden this Summer. It will produce an abundance of violet blooms offset perfectly by the silvery-grey foliage. A great choice for beauty and delicious perfume.