Seen in some of the swankiest gardens across the country, lavender will easily create features that will delight all the senses for many years, such as hedges, specimen bushes and topiary. The silvery grey foliage and pure purple blooms are packed with a heady scent and will provide you a colourful spectacle from early to mid summer. Hidcote is one of the most aromatic varieites, grown widely in the fragrance market, yet is a great garden variety too. The purple flowers are also a magnet to bees, butterflies and other beneficial creatures, which will have your garden buzzing with wildlife - literally! Growing up to 60cm tall, a hedge of traditional English lavender can be used in many ways. Try planting it around beds, borders or paths, to divide up parts of your garden or to make an eye-catching parterre or knot garden. Space plants 30cm apart and once established, a lavender hedge is extremely drought tolerant. Keep it in great shape by pruning twice a year; trim lightly in mid to late summer, removing spent flower heads. Prune again in early spring, removing about 2.5cm of growth. Supplied as a pack of 12 plug plants. Pot on for 4-5 week before planting out.
These UK bred beauties are guaranteed to grow and thrive in your garden, producing towers of beautiful flowers every summer! A well established 3L potted plant, with beautiful blooms that grow up to 13cm (5in) across, the multi-layered petals have a gorgeous 'Chiffon' look, (hence the name!) and will be produced 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 tower of colourful beautiful double blooms. Perfect for pots on your patio, they will eventually grow to 1.5 - 2m (4-6ft) tall if left untrimmed. Incredibly easy to care for - prune to shape just once a year in early spring, they are also totally winter hardy anywhere in the UK! UK bred by the renowned Notcutts Nurseries, these are truly world class varieties.
Here's a lovely evergreen shrub thats 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 deep pink lantern blooms. Easy to care for, the Chilean Lantern tree thrives in UK gardens and is a proven performer leading to the award of and RHS Award of garden Merit.
Lavender 'Munstead' will transform your garden with colour and incredible fragrance! These traditional cottage garden favourites are proven winners in UK gardens & ideal as a fragrant hedge or border make sure you plant them somewhere youll be able to catch the magnificent scent! They will attract bees and other pollinators perfect for fruit tree growers! Theyll stay compact, reaching 45-60cm (1-2ft) tall. 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!
Seen in some of the swankiest gardens across the country, lavender hedges are easy to create features that will delight all the senses for many years. The silvery grey foliage and pure purple blooms are packed with a heady scent and will provide you a colourful spectacle from early to mid summer. The purple flowers are also a magnet to bees, butterflies and other beneficial creatures, which will have your garden buzzing with wildlife - literally! Growing up to 60cm tall, a hedge of traditional English lavender can be used in many ways. Try planting it around beds, borders or paths, to divide up parts of your garden or to make an eye-catching parterre or knot garden space plants 30cm apart. Once established, a lavender hedge is extremely drought tolerant. Keep it in great shape by pruning twice a year; trim lightly in mid to late summer, removing spent flower heads. Prune again in early spring, removing about 2.5cm of growth.
'Mango' is a striking and reliable new form of Middendorff weigela, bred by award winning UK nursery Hilliers. Only recently available to home gardeners, Mango is a compact shrub with lush, bright green leaves and clusters of creamy-yellow trumpet-shaped flowers. Emerging from its winter dormancy in spring, 'Mango' forms a neat, upright mound of luxurious leafy stems, topped with its gorgeous flowers - each with a distinctly mottled orange throat which changes from yellow to orange as the flower matures. An ideal plant for gardeners with little time for fussy maintenance, Mango is fully winter hardy, really easy to grow and always gives good results - grow it in a flower border or in a container on your decking, patio or balcony, it's the perfect low maintenance plant! Set to be much in demand, Weigela Middendorffiana 'Mango' is supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, eventually reaching 150 x 150cm - make sure that you don't miss out!
Lavender 'Hidcote' is the classic, hardy English perennial, and this much-loved cottage garden favourite will transform your garden with colour and incredible fragrance and flower power! Named after the world-famous garden in The Cotswolds and awarded the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, this compact variety is a proven winner in UK gardens. Suitable for edging a path or for planting as a fragrant hedge or garden border where its magnificent scent will delight anyone who walks past! A perfect solution to attract bees and other pollinators into your garden, Lavender makes an ideal companion plant if you grow your own fruit and veg It'll stay compact too, reaching 45-60cm (1-2ft) tall so won't take over your garden either. Very hardy, incredibly easy to grow and drought tolerant, a top growing tip is to clip lavender back lightly after the flowers have faded in late summer. Cut the stems back by a few inches, but not so far that the stems are bare of live foliage, and plants will then have time to produce new shoots before winter dormancy. The clippings can then be uses to make fragrant indoor displays and potpourri! This drought-tolerant plant will thrive in a sunny border, container, herb or gravel gardens. If you garden on heavy clay, it is worth adding some grit to improve drainage and to open the soil up. Space plants 90cm (3ft) apart, or if growing a hedge, 30cm (1ft) apart or, 45cm (18in) for larger cultivars. Lavender can be grown in large pots, 30-40cm (1ft-16in) diameter, using a multipurpose or loam-based compost such as JI No 3, with some extra coarse grit, (up to 30%), to improve drainage, along with some controlled release fertiliser granules. Supplied as 20 x super-sized, Garden-Ready plants to provide you with fast results for the minimum amount of effort they've been lovingly nurtured and grown on so that they are ready to plant out immediately. Your lavender plants will be delivered to you in time to create fabulous and long-lasting displays - just plant them straight into your pots, hanging baskets or beds and borders and look forward to great displays with absolutely no fuss.
This stylishly chic Starburst pendant light is perfect to hang from trees, pergolas and other outdoor features. The pendant requires no wiring and so can be placed anywhere in direct sunlight in order for the solar panel to charge. Once dusk falls this will automatically turn on for a striking light show for many hours at full charge....And no operating costs! Easily switch between warm white or multicoloured LEDs and static or flashing light effects. These are so easy to install, just place and enjoy! Dimensions: Lead 3.28m, distance 5cm, bind length 16cm Weight: 0.105kg
Simply the best compost available to the gardener today and now available with reduced peat content!As part of our drive to improve our 'green credentials', from 2020 we have reduced the amount of peat in our compost. By increasing the percentage of wood fibre in the mix we have produced a greener and more environmentally friendly compost without compromising results. This is a bespoke professional mix made to our exacting recipe from one of Europe's leading blenders. It contains 50% composted wood fibre, to open the mix up and get air to the roots, and a precise blend of 3 different grades of peats to balance drainage and water holding. With added Lime, it is pH balanced to give the optimum growing conditions and with starter fertiliser and a wetting agent, to ensure even water distribution in pots and container, it will get your plants off to a head-start. On top of that it contains a 6 Month Controlled Release Fertiliser - meaning whatever you grow will get a slow and steady stream of nutrients for 6 Months. Under no circumstances should this compost be confused with cheap bags of low-grade black peats at DIY stores - you will feel the light and fluffy difference yourself and notice the difference in plant growth quickly. Perfect for pots, baskets and planters for growing any plants. Please note as this is a heavy item delivered by courier, there will be an additional postage charge added to your basket.
An organic-based feed with added iron for use with acid loving plants including Heathers, Conifers, Magnolias, Skimmias, Camelias, Berberis, Hydrangeas, Raspberries and blueberries. This fertiliser is ideal for ericaceous plants, helping them to thrive in both neutral and acid soils, producing bigger blooms, greener leaves and robust plants. In alkaline soils or where hard water is used for irrigation, yellowing of the leaves may occur caused by lack of available iron, and this feed will help alleviate the problem. Newly planted azaleas and Rhododendrons can benefit from a light dressing of fertiliser in early March after flowering. Make sure that you keep them regularly watered during the first two growing seasons to help plant establishment. Application rate: Note 1 small gloved handful contains approx. 30g For established plants Sprinkle pellets evenly at the base of the plant at a rate of 30g per square metre and lightly incorporate into the soil - watering if the soil is dry.Feed twice during the year, with the first application in March or April when growth starts and the second at first flowering. For new plantsSprinkle pellets evenly at the base of the plant at a rate of 30g per square metre and light incorporate into the soil - watering if the soil is dry. For Chalky/Alkaline soils Plants grown in these soils will typically develop yellow leaves, especially between veins. By adding Vitax Azalea, Rhododendron and Shrub fertiliser along with additional soil supplements to acidify the soil, plants will be provided with essential nutrients.
Child, pet and bee safe, ecofective Rose Defender is a ready to use pesticide free spray which protects roses from bugs and powdery mildew while also nourishing the plant too. For use outside and undercover, ecofective Rose Defender controls a wide range of pest species including whitefly, aphid, red spider mite, mealybug, scale and psyllid. Working by physical mode of action, this product contains a blend of surfactants which stop the pests from moving and being able to feed. This not only makes them safe to be used around children and pets, but also safe for bees and wildlife too.ecofective Rose Defender also helps to control, with regular use, powdery mildew by physically washing the foliage to remove active mildew spores. The formula can be used on roses, plus other flowers, shrubs and vegetables, providing foliar nourishment to encourage healthy plant growth and promote vibrant flowers, as well as abundant fruit and vegetables. There is no harvest interval required, meaning the produce can be eaten within hours after application. Proven to be highly effective, the same formulation is currently used by many professional growers and landscapers across the UK and Europe. Supplied as a 1L, ready to use spray bottle.
Create an instant statement in your garden with this pewter-tone rimmed planter. A large, very tough and durable planter that is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, it's made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a dramatic, silver-topped finish. For the fraction of the cost of a metal pot - it will add instant effect to 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 light weight, so easier to pick up and move around when compared to metal containers. Perfect as a contrast if you have a group of pots, where the design helps draw your attention to the group and therefore the plants. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you'll receive a single, 46cm (18in) Pewter rimmed, round planter.