Also known as Blanket Flowers, Gaillardia are an instantly recognisable cottage garden favourite. These 'Jam Tart Flowers' are invaluable in the summer border due to their long flowering season and their ability to provide a bright and colourful display whatever the British weather throws at them. The plants form a low mound of green, furry leaves, bearing upright stems of large daisy-like flowers on long stems which are perfect for cutting and very attractive to butterflies. Perfect in pots, they will also make fantastic gap fillers in your containers, beds, and mixed borders. 'Arizona Red Shades' produces gorgeous blooms in the most spectacular shades of red, with bright crimson petals that look like the tips have been dipped in yellow paint for a perfect contrast. These daisy-like blooms come into flower during early summer and will last right the way through to autumn. They also make fantastic cut flowers, so you can enjoy them inside the home as well as in your garden. Easy to grow and requiring very little maintenance, just deadhead the faded blooms to prolong the flowering season. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots ready to pot on or plant out.
A member of the Broom family, Genista 'Lydia' is a wonderful low growing dwarf deciduous shrub with spreading, arching stems. The compact nature makes 'Lydia' perfect for growing at the front of a border or in a rockery where it is perfect for filling in the gaps between other plants and helping to keep weeds at bay. Also known as the Lydian Broom, the stems are covered in fabulous, lightly scented sunshine yellow flowers during May and June, attracting bees and other pollinating insects, a stunning sight. Its compact nature makes it a superb plant for filling in gaps in border planting and wonderful in rockeries, and it's great grown in pots too! Brooms are naturally found growing on heaths, and as such they're perfectly suited to growing on windy, cold and exposed sites, especially coastal gardens where they will thrive. They're resistant to drought and grow well in dry, relatively poor sandy conditions. 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 an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting, growing to 50cm (20in) in height and spreading 1m (3ft).
Forming a low mound with slender, arching stems, the Lydian Broom is a great choice for the front of a sunny border or rockery. In early summer each stem is covered in a mass of fragrant, bright yellow flowers. Genista lydia requires little maintenance and grows happily in poor, sandy soil. This dwarf broom holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height and Spread: 60cm (24).
An early ripening and prolific cropping gherkin, producing short, firm fleshed, tasty fruits ideal for pickling, or used in salads. Has both downy and powdery mildew tolerance so the healthy plants produce fruits over a long season
Flowering during January and February, Hamamelis provides a much needed display of colour during the winter months. Sweetly scented, lemon yellow flowers smother the bare winter stems of this elegant vase shaped shrub.
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' is an eye-catching, well branched Witch Hazel. The spreading stems are cloaked in unremarkable green foliage in summer, blending gently into the background while other plants take centre stage. With the onset of autumn, this hardy shrub steps into the spotlight, its leaves turning to bright red and yellow.
Featuring a beautiful mix of yellow and white flowering plants, presented in a round woven basket and finished with a happy birthday tag. About this gift: Packed with care Delivered by our courier partner Includes card with your personal message Wonderfully long-lasting for days of happiness Arrives ready to display and enjoy within minutes Approximate Product Dimensions: Height: 30cm, Width: 25cm.
Thanks to some fantastic hybridising at one of Holland's leading cut flowers Alstroemeria breeders, we are delighted to offer this amazing variety to UK gardeners. It combines the impressive high flower count needed for commercial growers, with a strong and robust garden habit, being just 60cm (2ft) tall, and forming big perennial clumps. 'Indian Summer' has a lovely unique strong bronze purple tinge to the foliage which sets off the gorgeous flame-coloured flowers to a tee! The good news is you can enjoy this impressive floral display for even longer as they just keep flowering all Summer, new buds emerging all the time well into Autumn. They're perfect for long lasting displays in pots or mixed borders. Naturally hardy to about -7C, they will survive most UK winters in well drained spots and emerge bigger and bolder year after year. Very easy and low maintenance - just beware slugs on new Spring growth! Supplied as 3 x jump plugs, ready to pot on and plant out.
Create an instant statement in your garden with this silver/pewter-effect rimmed planter. A large, very tough and durable planter that is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, it is made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a dramatic, silver/pewter-topped finish. For the fraction of the cost of a metal pot, it will be an attractive element of your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a metallic feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather-resistant, plastic planter is UV-stable and will really last the test of time, meaning you can use it year in, year out. This stunning metallic-looking planter will add an exquisite decorative look to your home or garden, without the cost of real metal pots, and being polypropylene, it is also lightweight, so easier to pick up and move around than heavier metal or terracotta containers. Perfect as a contrast in a group of pots. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you will receive a single, 43cm (17in) diameter silver/pewter-tone rimmed planter. External height is 48cm (19in) and internal height is 34cm (13.4in).