Runner Beans are a familiar sight in the vegetable plot, but have you ever tried growing them in your flower borders? With their handsome, large leaves and pretty summer blooms they are perfect for training over a large obelisk or pergola! Runner Bean 'Summer Flowered Mixed' brings together a lovely blend of 3 varieties, chosen for their different flower colours and abundant crops. The red flowers of ?Lady Di?, blend harmoniously with the white blooms of ?Desiree?.
Enormous heads of bloom with exceptional weather resistance make these giant geraniums stand out from the rest! Raised from cuttings, these plants have increased vigour and abundant flowers that persist throughout summer if deadheaded regularly.
Description for Weigela Towers of Flowers® 'Cherry' not available
If you?re new to growing cauliflowers or are simply looking for a reliable, resilient variety which can withstand whatever a British summer throws at it, give Cauliflower 'Boris' F1 Hybrid a try! Come rain or shine, this undemanding and unfussy variety grows well in any type of soil and copes well with all weathers, leaving you with a perfect crop even when given very little attention. Producing large, blemish-free curds with superb texture and flavour, harvest a whole head at a time and enjoy in cooked recipes, roasted or raw in salads.
Description for Weigela Towers of Flowers® 'Apple Blossom' not available
A delightful Lilac that out blooms most other varieties by weeks! Lilac 'Flowerfesta® Pink' begins to produce its fragrant pink flowers in May, and continues into June with a second flush in September. This neat, compact dwarf lilac is perfect for patio containers or borders in even the smallest garden.
A fabulous new, award winning patio Sunflower! Bushy, neat and compact, these multi-stemmed plants make a wonderful container plant and a real focal point in summer. Flowering for over 6 months they will produce hundreds of blooms which provide a valuable food source for pollinating insects and butterflies.
Clematis ?Taiga? is a flamboyant climber which produces countless blooms right through summer against a background of rich green foliage. As well as being ideal for covering walls and fences, this unusual clematis is also suitable for growing in patio containers. You can also just plant it in a border and let it ramble through other plants in your display. Pruning group 3. Height 200cm (79). Spread 100cm (39)
Description for Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Kobold' not available
The most beautiful soft pink trumpet-shaped flowers appear on arched branches in summer, producing a light fragrance and attracting beneficial pollinating insects to its nectar rich blooms. The dark green foliage is more rounded than that on species plants and creates an excellent background for summer flowering perennials when grown in mixed borders. Weigela florida ?Polka? is a superb spreading, deciduous shrub and are favoured by hummingbirds too. Height: 120cm (48?). Spread: 150cm (59?).
This reliable, strikingly colourful shrub produces gold and green variegated foliage with red flowers in spring. Weigela florida ?Moulin Rouge? is a reliable deciduous shrub with a pleasing upright habit. A real talking point and one of those plants that every garden should have. Most attractive to pollinating insects and very easy to grow. Height: 1.8m (6?). Spread: 1.2m (4?).