With its stiff, arching yet compact foliage and conveniently tidy growing habit, the Blue Fescue is an ornamental grass that won't leave you feeling blue! When grown in the sun its evergreen foliage is a beautiful silvery-blue colour, while its spiky, midsummer flowers have a green tint. Festuca glauca plants are easy to grow, forming neat clumps which rarely need maintaining. This grass looks great in rockeries and gravel gardens and the hardy perennial can also be grown alongside complementary Mediterranean-style plants in borders and containers.
This variety of Old Man's Beard produces flowers notable for their size. In June and July, Clematis 'Destiny' displays large, pure white blooms with contrasting purple anthers. You can then enjoy a second flush of these flowers in the late summer, which makes the hardy shrub a valuable source of long-lasting interest in any sunny cottage garden. Height: 1.5m (4'11). Spread: 1m (3'). Pruning group 2.
A stunning deep red-maroon flowering clematis with large velvety petals, flowering from May to June and again in September. Ideal for growing up a fence, trellis, pergola or arch, enjoying a full-sun location. Keep the roots cool and moist. Fully hardy. Height 2m, spread 1m. Supplied in 3 litre pots.
Commonly known as Himalayan Honeysuckle, Flowering Nutmeg, or Pheasant Berry, Leycesteria formosa 'Golden Lanterns' is a deciduous shrub with attractive light green foliage and unusual clusters of Bluebell like, cream flowers that emerge from wine red bracts. It is best planted in a sunny, sheltered border. Its autumn berries attract garden birds. It looks good planted alongside shrubs with red tinged leaves, such as Leucothoe 'Scarletta'. Height and Spread: 2m (6.5')
An impressive summer bedding for height and fragrance, Nicotiana sylvestris graces your border throughout summer with tall, upright stems, lush leaves and elegant white blooms which flaunt a hint of pink blush. The distinct, sweet scent of the Tobacco Plant is a highlight in mixed borders and fits in well with a cottage-garden style.
This vibrant re-blooming, bearded Iris will provide a colourful display in spring and a second flush in midsummer. This hardy perennial are easy to grow and quick to establish in sunny borders, coping well with sandy, dry soils.
This is a fantastic collection of popular varieties which produce spherical architectural flower heads in May and June perched on stiffly upright stems. As the flowers fade, attractive seed heads remain which become straw coloured as the season progresses, persisting throughout autumn. Dot them among herbaceous perennials, at the front of borders or in patio containers where they will attract bees and other pollinating insects. Supplied as bulbs. Collection comprises: Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' (4 bulbs); Allium cristophii (8 bulbs); Allium caeruleum (3 bulbs); Allium sphaerocephalon (25 bulbs); Allium neopolitanum (30 bulbs); and Allium ostrowskianum (30 bulbs).
Pretty pink and white flowers are produced upon these bushy plants throughout summer. A useful plant for filling borders, ideal in full sun positions. Height: 120cm (47). Spread: 45cm (18).
Wonderful tricolour mix of red, white and blue blooms, making a colourful and patriotic display, ideal for climbing up fences, frames, arches and trellis. Great cut flowers. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 30cm (12).