An enduring favourite and holder of a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Defender' crops early and has a picking season that can be twice as long as other varieties, producing heavy crops of delicious and firm, mid-green courgettes. Harvest time is from July right through to October and the fruits should be picked when they're 10-15cm long. The plants will grow to 45cm high and 90cm wide.
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Lavender 'Munstead' will transform your garden with colour and incredible fragrance! This traditional cottage garden favourite is a proven winner in UK gardens; ideal as a fragrant container plant or in a border, make sure you plant them somewhere you'll be able to catch the magnificent scent! They will attract bees and other pollinators perfect for fruit tree growers! Very hardy, incredibly easy to grow, and drought tolerant keep them in great shape by pruning twice a year in spring and late summer. You can even cut the stems to make fragrant indoor dried displays! Supplied as a 1m tall standard plant, ready to make an instant impact in your garden.
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.
Here's a lovely evergreen shrub that's perfect for a sunny border or large patio pot. It bears slender, shiny dark green foliage throughout the year and from late spring to autumn becomes smothered with delightful pink lantern blooms. Th Chilean Lantern Tree has 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! Certain to add a touch of exotic allure to any garden, it's easy to care for as the Chilean Lantern tree thrives in UK gardens, where its exquisite blooms seem to drip from every branch, and will of course delight everyone who sees it. 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 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
A lovely and easy-care choice for something different in larger pots and smaller garden borders, for summer interest and wildlife attraction. Large clusters of pink flowers emerge in high summer from deep buds, set off against large, soft green leaves, each with a subtle variegation. Compact at about 1.2m (4ft) tall and spread, it is tailor-made for larger pots, smaller garden borders and shrubberies, in sun or partial shade. Easy to care for, it requires little trimming. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out all year round.
Enjoy the vibrant colour of these rose-pink blooms set against their glossy green foliage - the Rhododendron 'Germania' is a real show off, welcoming summer with a bang!The perfect backdrop for creating a cottage garden style look, these beautifully ruffled flowers will create a fantastic backdrop at the back of a border. Or why not plant in large pots or containers at the foot of patios, fences, walls or pathways to create a real eye-catching feature. With this beautiful brand new Rhododendron 'Germania' you can expect masses of bold pink, trumpet-shaped flowers during April and May, with approx. 10 buds per plant and 10 - 12 flowers per bud. 'Germania' is a variety belonging to the group of large-flowered evergreen hybrid Rhododendrons and are acid loving plants so will appreciate planting in ericaceous compost. Supplied as an established plant in a 21cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 1.8m (6ft).
The gorgeous blooms of 'Catawbiensis Grandiflora' are produced in extravagant clusters in May in a wonderful mauve-blue colour with yellow and orange freckles, making this a striking Rhododendron. The striking flowers contrast beautifully with the glossy, dark green leaves that cover this vigorous shrub all year, growing into a rounded evergreen shrub after a few years. 'Catawbiensis Grandiflora' definitely has an exotic look and will look spectacular either planted in blorders or in a large pot as an eye-catching specimen plant. Rhododendrons are low-maintenance shrubs that will perform superbly provided you plant them well and keep them well-watered. Lovers of acid soil, they mostly prefer bright to dappled shade or partial shade, avoiding morning sunlight which can damage buds. As Rhododendron roots are shallow, spreading to sides in search for nutrients, they shouldn't be planted too deeply - remember that they often grow in shallow cracks on mountainsides. Soil does need to be on the acidic side and rich in humus, cool and always moist which will allow established plants to withstand direct mid-day and afternoon sun. Supplied as an established plant in a 21cm pot, reaching a height and spread of 2m (6½ft).
The exotic looking blooms of Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' appear in early May, and are produced in large, showy clusters. Each bright red flower is distinctively marked at the centre with violet-brown. If positioned in full sun, the blooms fade to a strong pink which is equally eye-catching. The flowers contrast beautifully with the glossy, dark green foliage which covers this well branched shrub all year, growing into a rounded evergreen shrub over time. A great choice for an exotic planting scheme on acid soils, or for adding colour and structure to mixed borders, 'Nova Zembla' also makes a great specimen in a container, where they can be moved out of the early morning sun. Rhododendrons are low-maintenance shrubs that will perform superbly provided you plant them well and keep them well-watered. They mostly prefer bright to dappled shade or partial shade, avoiding morning sunlight which can damage buds. As Rhododendron roots are shallow, spreading to sides in search for nutrients, they shouldn't be planted too deeply - remember that they often grow in shallow cracks on mountainsides. Soil does need to be on the acidic side and rich in humus, cool and always moist which will allow established plants to withstand direct mid-day and afternoon sun. Supplied as an established plant in a 17cm pot, 'Nova Zembla' will reach a height and spread of 1.75m (6ft) and suits container growing perfectly.
The incredibly rich, deep purple blooms of Rhododendron 'Marcel Menard', with their golden yellow speckled throats appear in large, extravagant clusters in May and June. Beautifully glossy, dark green leaves form a dense, compact evergreen shrub. The perfecet backdrop for showing off the luxurious flowers. A great choice for an exotic planting scheme on acid soils, or for adding colour and structure to mixed borders, 'Marcel Menard' is great as a specimen in a large pot where you can get up close to it. The soil should be on the acidic side and rich in humus and always moist which will allow established plants to withstand direct mid-day and afternoon sun. Use ericaceous compost if growing in a pot, or add it to the planting hole in the border. Rhododendrons are low-maintenance shrubs that prefer bright to dappled shade or partial shade, avoiding morning sunlight which can damage buds. Keep well watered. 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 17cm pot, 'Marcel menard' will grow to H1.5m (5ft) x W1m (3ft).
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.
These exotic looking beauties are guaranteed to grow and thrive in your garden, producing towers of stunning flowers all summer long! The beautiful blooms can grow up to 13cm (5in) across, the multi-latered petals have a gorgeous 'Chiffon' look, hence the name and are borne in abundance from early summer every year. You can grow these as an excellent flowering hedge or place them in sunny beds and borders where they will create a visually arresting mass of double blooms. They're also great in pots on your patio. Incredibly easy to care for - just prune to shape in the spring, and completely winter hardy anywhere in the UK! 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 in a 9cm pot ready to be planted out, growing to H2m (6ft) x W1m (3ft), flowering June - October.