Magnificent spires of bloom in a riot of carnival colours! This cottage garden favourite is perfect for adding height and stately grandeur to the back of summer borders. This popular hardy perennial is also highly attractive to bees and butterflies.
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.
Towering spires of fully double blooms make a sensational display, rising up to 180cm (6')! These hardy perennials are guaranteed to bring the wow facter to your garden - they make phenomenal cut flowers for summer bouquets too.
A medium sized Iceberg lettuce ideal for the smaller garden. The heads are of dense, round shape and compact in habit with few waste outer leaves. Excellent mildew resistance for quality heads throughout the season and tipburn tolerant
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 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 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 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.
Tall-growing cottage garden favourite. These easy-to-grow perennials are perfect for the back of sunny borders, with fully double blooms in bright colours. Height: 240cm (94). Spread: 60cm (24).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Hollyhock 'Halo Mixed' makes a big impact in borders, with colourful flower spikes reaching up to 2m high! The bee-friendly blooms of this mixture unfurl in an array of beautiful shades, each centred with a distinctive halo. A cottage-garden classic which grows easily in any sunny spot, even in poor soils, low-maintenance Hollyhocks put on an impressive summer show ideal for beds, borders and narrow spaces against walls.
Hollyhocks have long been a cottage-garden classic, thriving in a sunny position and introducing an impressive vertical accent to planting schemes with their high-impact tall stems and large flower spikes. Hollyhock 'Halo Perfect Pink' is a stunning mixture of pink varieties which have a showy contrasting halo around the centre of each bloom.
If you?re going for a cottage-garden look, this pretty pastel Hollyhock ?Halo Pink? is just the ticket. With towering upright stems and impressive flower spikes, the large pale-pink blooms with halo centres make a really eye-catching feature.