If you wish to add an exotic touch to your cottage, woodland or scented garden, consider Lonicera 'Golden Trumpet'. This climber, which is also known as Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, will happily grow up a south-facing pergola or trellis. Here, its distinctive, bright yellow flowers will flourish from June until the late summer. These blooms are succeeded by red berries, which will add colour and texture to the autumn landscape. This Loniera x brownii cultivar is therefore a great, all-round hardy shrub for anyone looking for an unusual plant. Height: 4m (12'). Spread: 2m (6').
Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold' is an appealing choice if you?re looking for a plant with interesting and light-coloured foliage to fill a gap in a large garden border. The European Red Elder has bright yellow-green, feathery leaves, contrasting wonderfully with shrubs with dark green foliage. Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold' grows well in all types of soil, but is happiest in a spot that is both well-drained and moist. Conical heads of creamy white flowers are produced in late summer, followed by elderberries. Height and spread: 2.5m (8.2').
Apricot 'Aprigold' is the fabulous patio Apricot from the world-leading Zaiger American breeding program. Naturally very compact, and yet self-fertile, it makes the ideal patio fruit tree for large pots on sunny patios balconies and gardens. With the added benefit of lovely soft-pink early blossom, it has a lovely Spring feature too, and as the new leaves emerge they have a lovely orange-red tinge to them, classic of Apricots. Remaining below 1.2M for 10 years or so, this makes it an ideal fruit tree for smaller gardens. Apricots are early fruiters even in the UK, and once established in a year or 2, you should get good crops of tasty, juicy apricots from late July into August every year.
The latest addition to the acclaimed SunBelievable™ range is just as spectacular as its sister-plant, Sunflower 'Brown Eyed Girl?. This compact, bushy, multi-branching cultivar is smothered with cheery clear-yellow blooms with contrasting dark centres.
Originally grown in France in the mid-19th century, and often known by it's French name 'Reine Clauide d'Oullins', the 'Oullin's Golden Gage' is a great, self-fertile, garden variety for anyone to grow. It prefers warmer weather than apples or pears, so will fruit later in the year, producing its attractive, golden-yellow, red-specked fruits in abundance in late summer. Very much sweeter and juicier than typical plums, it is a real sweet treat plucked fresh from the tree. There is no greater pleasure than picking a plump, juicy plum straight from your own tree and popping it straight into your mouth! The firm, aromatic flesh is packed full of sweet fruitiness and the juice will delight your tastebuds! If you can resist eating them all, these versatile fruits are perfect for use in cooking, and will freeze well for using later.
An RHS AGM winning Black Eyed Susan bearing bright, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers with dark button eyes that make excellent cut flowers. The radiant, coneflowers of Rudbeckia fulgida ?Goldsturm? are produced over a long period, attracting bees and butterflies to their long lasting blooms. These compact perennials are easy to grow, reliably filling gaps in borders, and returning year after year.
Easy to grow and quick to establish with dark green stems the first year which turn a lustrous gold the following year. This variety makes a stunning feature in the garden or in a large patio container.
Marigold African Sun Mix is a superb performer which will produce an abundance of large, pom-pom-like blooms in shades of gold, yellow and orange. With its aromatic foliage, it's perfect for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. In bloom from June through to the first frost in November, African Sun Mix is easy to grow and will grow well in full sun to partial shades and is perfect for your beds, borders, patio pots, and containers. Supplied as a pack of 60 pro+ plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
If you want to create eye-catching displays this Summer, then this fabulous Marigold Tip Top is perfect for you. Weather tolerant, these gorgeous Marigolds come in varying combinations of golden yellow, bold orange and deep russet red that will certainly light up your summer displays! Not only will these plants make stunning additions to your garden, but they will also allow you to enjoy the company of colourful butterflies and bees who will come to visit. Supplied as a pack of 60 pro+ plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
Daffodil 'Golden Dawn' is a cheery ?Tazetta? type, with multiple blooms per stem! The sunshine-yellow flowers are held aloft on sturdy stems that stand proudly upright throughout the flowering period. The flowers are sweetly fragrant, making a lovely addition to spring bouquets.
With golden-green foliage bringing a splash of bold colour to the border all summer long, this RHS award-winning beauty adds an extra dimension in late summer when cobalt-blue flowers contrast with this colourful backdrop. Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Hint of Gold' attracts wildlife to the garden with its nectar-rich blooms. Commonly known as Bluebeard, this is a lovely addition to the cottage garden border. Height and spread: 90cm (36).
Producing huge creamy white flower heads set against dark green foliage, this fabulous variety is a superb alternative to traditional Marigolds. Exceptionally free flowering, it is the perfect addition to your borders, bed and patio pots.