Hollyhock Spring Celebrities is a dwarf variety which will produce sturdy stems with an abundance of fragrant, frilly blooms. This selection will produce nectar-rich flowers in shades of red, pink, white and coral and are perfect for attracting bees to your garden.
Hollyhock 'Nigra' is a tall, vigorous perennial, with rounded, palm-shaped leaves and their instantly recognisable, towering spires of single, loose trumpet-shaped flowers which are a deep chocolate-maroon, almost black. A cottage garden favourite, this is a plant that is invaluable at the back of the flower border to add height and colour and to bring some classic Victorian style to your planting schemes. The desirable black flowers make this a plant that is always in demand, and this is your opportunity to get your hands on them first! Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' because the huge flower spikes are produced form early summer from the base of large leaves and are adored by butterflies and bees, so by growing them you also help to attract wildlife into your garden. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting out or potting on, plants will reach around 1.5m (5ft) when in bloom. Note plants are dormant October - March so may show no leaves in the pot.
Every chocolate box photograph of a traditional cottage has Hollyhocks in it, and this series has the even more double flowers for greater impact! Tall spires of tightly ruffled, frilled blooms open from bottom to top of the magnificent flower spikes, giving height and impact as well as a nostalgic touch. Long-lasting spires of this specially selected hollyhock mixture features a range of vivid colours that will bring masses of flowers throughout summer. Extremely easy to grow and super-tough, Hollyhocks are very hardy and perennial, providing you with month of glorious colour each year and get bigger and better in subsequent seasons. Supplied as a collection of 12 mixed colour plug plants for you to plant straight out or pot up and grow on.
Just imagine this lovely holly in your garden, where it will add form and colour, giving you interest all year round. Blue Maid is a female variety of blue holly, producing masses of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by bright red berries in autumn if you have a male holly nearby. Its leaves are less spiky than other hollies and have a distinct contrast between the light green underside and deep blue-green upper. Easy to grow and virtually maintenance-free, they just need a slightly acid, fertile soil and regular watering for the first couple of years. Because the branches of this holly tend to hold onto their leaves much better than other varieties they make amazing topiary specimens and can be grown as a specimen tree in pots and border to add height, or grown as an unusual hedge. For extra wow factor, grow in pairs in large pots either side of porches or doorways and gates. Very hardy and tough, and with excellent tolerance to British winters, Blue Maid will withstand temperatures to -27°C without any damage and requires almost no maintenance each year apart from an annual trim to keep to shape. Supplied as an established young tree in a 9cm pot, ready to pot on or plant up.
Bring a taste of paradise to your garden this year with this stunning, giant-flowered Hibiscus 'Woodbridge'. Also known as the tree Hollyhock or the Rose Mallow, large, bright pink blooms cover this award-winning shrub from July - not stopping until all buds have opened, sometimes right into autumn. The flowers shimmer faintly with an irridescent lavender in the sun, making this a garden plant with the 'wow-factor'. 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. Fully hardy and easy to care for, 'Woodbridge' deserves a prominent place in any garden, where it will bring a colorful display when other plants are beginning to look tired - filling borders with exotic colour and structure. Not just a pretty face, the upright branches are decked with gorgeous, 3-lobed dark green leaves - making it an ideal feature when grown in a large pot or in your border for a lush, tropical feel. Supplied as an established plant in a 13cm pot, Hibiscus 'Woodbridge' will reach an approximate height of 2.5m.
Add a gorgeous exotic look to your garden or patio with our glorious Tree Mallow, the hardy Hibiscus 'Marina Blue' for years of fabulous late summer floral displays from this ever so easy to grow shrub. 'Marina Blue' boasts beautiful rich lavender-blue flowers with deep crimson centres that appear from bushy green foliage, ideal for sunny borders and even in smaller gardens they can be grown in pots or can be trained against walls and fences. Despite their exotic nature and their delicate appearance, they are very tough and hardy indeed. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Grow it in a warm, sunny spot for the longest lasting and biggest displays - they can be hungry feeders, so give them plenty of feed as they come back into leaf and set buds. Supplied as an established plant in a 13cm pot, ready to plant straight out.
Just imagine this lovely holly in your garden, where it will add a new dimension to the classic patio standard tree, giving you interest all year round. Blue Maid is a female variety of blue holly, producing masses of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by bright red berries in autumn if you have a male holly nearby. Its leaves are less spiky than other hollies and have a distinct contrast between the light green underside and deep blue-green upper. Easy to grow and virtually maintenance-free, they just need a slightly acid, fertile soil and regular watering for the first couple of years. Because the branches of this holly tend to hold onto their leaves much better than other varieties and also as these standard plants grow less vigorously than younger plants, you get a really dense head which is why they make such amazing topiary specimens. Grow as a specimen tree in pots and border to add height, or grow a number as an unusual hedge. For extra wow factor, grow in pairs in large pots either side of porches or doorways and gates. Very hardy and tough, and with excellent tolerance to British winters, Blue Maid will withstand temperatures to -27°C without any damage and requires almost no maintenance each year apart from an annual trim to keep to shape. Supplied as a formed standard, approx 80cm (32in) tall including pot.
What could be more perfect this winter than a twist on a Christmas classic? Create stunning festive displays, frame doorways and entrances or adorn patios and conservatories, with this pair of standard Holly Trees.With a slight blush tinge to the beautiful, deep-evergreen, classic holly leaves and with their rich red berries, they'll look stunning for many years to come and what's best is that these holly trees can be enjoyed year-round, not just at Christmas, thanks to their evergreen nature.This new variety is a female (berry producing) form and is a very prolific berry producer*, so it will bud up and produce masses of rich, red berries in future years. These bushes are slow growing and easy to manage - just one trim a year will keep that standard tree form.Each pair is supplied with a pair of classic 27cm diameter planters that have been hand-finished in a beautiful gold paint, each one unique, for you to plant your hollies into for maximum impact. This also makes them the perfect gift to give to friends, family or neighbours this winter... *this female plant will carry berries in autumn and early winter months. However, trees may arrive with artificial berries.
Nothing beats the iconic Ilex aquifolium, the common English Holly, a native tree with which we have developed a rich history, not is part due to it evergreen nature and bright berries. It's no coincidence that the traditional festive colours of green and red just so happen to be the very two colours that this hardy tree are decked with over the coldest and dullest months of the year. With this easy-care evergreen shrub, you will have year-round interest too. It can be grown in pots as it is slow growing and very hardy - everyone can make space in thier garden for some holly! Holly forms an almost perfect pyramid of glossy, spiky leaves with vivid red berries on pollinated female plants. It's ideal too as a hedging plant where its prickly form provides ample deterrent against intruders. 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. It's also recommended by the RHS as a Plant for pollinators so will attract wildlife into your garden. Supplied as a plug-grown sapling 20-25cm from end to end, ready for immediate planting, your holly may reach 12m high x 8m wide, but can easily be controlled by pruning. NB: Holly is a 'dioecious' tree, meaning it has separate male and female plants. White flowers appear in May and the berries emerge on female plants around November. Please note that we cannot guarantee whether you'll receive a male or female tree.