Show-stopping displays of highly scented, white, jasmine-like flowers hang loosely from arched branches in spring, cradled by dark grey-green, glossy, evergreen foliage. Finely serrated edges on the leaves add to the effect and provide the perfect backdrop for this stunning garden plant. The nectar rich blooms are followed by blue-black berries, which go on to provide this stunning plant with year round interest ? what more could you ask for. Osmanthus delavayi holds an RHS AGM for its superb garden performance and is ideal for use as either a specimen shrub or trained to form a compact hedge. Height: 300cm (118?). Spread: 400cm (157?).
For a volcanic explosion of colour, you can?t beat Begonia 'Illumination Mix Molten Lava'.
An impressive;relatively new French Lavender variety with very aromatic foliage and the most spectacular blossoms. The flowerheads are huge;plentiful and very attractive to bees and butterflies - they will have your garden buzzing throughout the summer months. This collection will look superb planted en-mass in your borders or as feature plants in a patio pot.
A new;compact addition to the angustifolia series which offers masses of pink flowers which will attract and keep the bees busy from Spring right through to the Autumn. Very free flowering with a delightful fragrance;this variety is a must-have for containers on the patio or planted en-mass in garden borders.
With its heady perfume;long flowering period and pure white blossoms;the bees will simply love this compact English Lavender. Specifically bred for its abundance of flowers and compactness;it's perfect for creating visual impacts in your hedge borders or container displays.
If your a lavender lover or just looking for fragrant and vigorous flowers for pots and borders;then this variety is well worth a look. The flowering season is exceptionally long which is perfect for keeping the bees busy. The blooms come in a soft shade of lilac and the fragrance is unforgettable.
Strongly fragrant and repeat flowering;this dwarf Lavender really has it all! From spring to autumn this gardener's favourite will be smothered in beautiful two-tone purple flowers which are simply adored by bees and other pollintors. As it only grows to 30cm;it's perfect for edging your pathways or decorating your planters.
This compact French Lavender is very free-flowering and features the most beautiful flowers which are dark purple topped with lilac. Fantastically fragrant and a winner in any container or border display especially as mass planting. The flowers are also good for drying.
This early flowering French Lavender has very aromatic grey/green foliage and the most spectacular blossoms you have ever seen. The stacked purple flowers are topped with flaring;vivid;electric pink wings. Flowering from spring to autumn;they will put on quite a show in your borders and planters.
A dazzling garden shrub with large, deep pink blooms from months on end - from early summer right into autumn. The flowers of Lavatera 'Burgundy Wine' shimmer faintly with an iridescent hue in the sun, making this a garden plant with the 'wow-factor'. The large hollyhock-like blooms are attractive to bees and butterflies so you can also do your bit to help conserve wildlife. 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, Lavatera deserves a prominent place in any garden, where it will bring a colourful display when other plants are beginning to look tired - it's fast-growing stems quickly filling borders with subtle colour and structure. Also known as the tree Mallow, Lavatera is not just a pretty face, its upright branches are decked with semi-evergreen palmate leaves - making it an ideal feature that can extend interest through many seasons whether grown in a large pot or in your border. Compact enough to grow in a pot if space is limited, you can restrict its size with a bit of judicial pruning, so anyone can have a go at growing this stunning beauty. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, Lavatera blooms June - September and will reach an approximate height of approx. 1.2m (4ft).
Lavatera, also known as 'tree mallow', is a must-have for every garden! Large, shrubby perennials, their impressive, hollyhock-like flower spikes stand up to 2 metres tall and will burst into an abundance of colour all summer long. 'Rosea' is one of the prettiest Lavatera, with large, rose-pink blooms - perfect for creating a Mediterranean or tropical mood in your garden and for contrasting with leafy perennials. This large, versatile plant is equally happy in a cottage garden scheme. Ideal for hot, sunny spots, they are great plants for climbing up walls and trellises. You can also prune them to grow in pots on the patio. Incredibly vigorous, these are some of the easiest plants to grow and are perfect for beginners. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, Lavatera 'Rosea' will bloom from June to September, reaching an approximate height of 200cm.
The perfect patio shrub in softest powder pink, Lavatera 'Barnsley Baby' has taken the huge flower power of its vigorous cousins, and focussed it all on a much smaller and naturally compact form. It is very very easy to grow, very tough and robust in rain and shine, and in summer produces lovely candyfloss-pink flower displays that smother the plant, as the strings of buds open from bottom to top of each and every stem. Perfect in 20-30cm patio pots, simply keep watered and fed monthly, and cut back once a year before new growth starts - a very low maintenance but high reward plant indeed. Supplied as an establishedplant in a 9cm pot, ready for plantin out. Grows to 1.5m, flowers July to September.