One of the best and easiest compact growing Acers for smaller gardens, pots and patios, this gorgeous red foliaged small tree offers so much interest througout the year. The 'Dissectum' part of the name refers to the very feathery leaves, which emerge in early spring the most gorgeous burgundy red, and remain in deep colour all summer, turning redder still in autumn. A slow growing, spreading tree with the perfect balanced habit, it is great as a border specimen, or in a large pot, where it can remain for 10 years quite happily - and you can take it with you if you move house!. A great investment for any garden.
This delicate looking, lacy leaved Acer is a real garden classic. A compact and easily managed small tree, ideal for smaller garden borders as a specimen or in large pots and works especially well in modern style gardens too in metallic planters - a great urban garden plant. The leaves are very fine and lace-like emerge each spring a lovely lime green, which deepens slightly over summer, then in autumn, it turns the most amazing orange, a wonderful finale to it's growing season - falling dormant to repat it's virtuoso performance all over again year atter year. Reaching a maxmim of 7-8ft (2.2M) in 10 years, it's natural habit is slightly spreading, so has a large bonsai like style of growth. Great for oriental inspired themes. A real garden 'must-have' for low maintenance and style.
Acer palmatum ' Extravaganza ' is a Japanese maple with beautiful purple-red leaves that have distinctive broad white and pink stripes. They give the plant a striking appearance, taking on a triple-coloured cloak of foliage that will light up dull areas of the garden. Then, in autumn, the leaves turn to red before falling in an inferno of vibrant colour. With beautiful, filigree leaves and a gently spreading habit, this Japanese Maple is a slow growing shrub that reaches just 150-170cm (60-67in), it's the perfect specimen for containers on the decking, patio or balcony and for those of us with smaller gardens and its easy to grow too, so there's no excuse for anyone not to give it a go! Best planted in semi-shade for the best leaf colour, Extravaganza will tolerate sun as long as it's not direct, bringing an air of peace and tranquillity to wherever it is planted. Fully winter hardy, it's the ultimate in low maintenance plants, needing very little in the way of pruning except to remove any damaged or dying branches. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out. Grows to 150-170cm (60-67in), plants are dormant in winter, so no leaves from approx. October until March.
It's incredible but true... these compact beauties really will produce a tower of striking star-shapes blooms continuously for 6 months - every year! The BOULEVARD(R) series of patio clematis has been bred specifically for a compact growing habit and a precocious flowering nature - so you can create a massive colour impact from a very limited space. Perfect for growing in small spaces, in pots and containers, so are ideal for modern gardens where space may be limited. The plants will never get out of hand and reach a mature height of around 1-1.5m (3-5ft), and as they flower all along the stem from the leaf axils, these splendid clematis are covered in blooms right from top to toe! They are perfect for growing in patio containers and large pots and are a 'must' for town gardens and balconies. Flowering repeatedly from early summer to late autumn, they form a glorious pillar of colour. Plants only require a minimum of annual maintenance - cut all stems back to 15cm (6in) in Feb/March- PLUS they are totally winter hardy too! Supplied as young plants in 10.5cm pots ready for growing on, these unique clematis are simply fantastic value for money. You'll receive one plant each of: Confetti (TM) Evipo036(N) - Dainty sprays of rose-pink, nodding bell-like flowers which are produced from midsummer to autumn. Perfect for growing in small spaces, in pots and containers, so is ideal for modern gardens where space may be limited. Nubia(TM) Evipo079(N) - A stunning combination of red petals and a darker centre makes Clematis 'Nubia' ideal for a sunny spot. Free-flowering and very hardy this clematis is perfect for accentuating pathways in a pot or planter. Olympia(TM) Evipo099(N) - A compact clematis that blooms all the way along its stems, resulting in a proliferation of large, rich purple-blue flowers from the ground upwards all summer and into late autumn. Samaritan Jo(TM) Evipo075(N) - With pretty silvery-pink star-shaped flowers outlined with a delicate tracery of light purple, the blooms are further accentuated with a beautiful crown of purple stamens topped with the clearest golden yellow - a real sight to behold!
Acer palmatum 'Katsura' is a small, slow growing, deciduous tree with arching branches of orange filigree leaves, which puts on a spectacular, fiery show in autumn, making it ideal as a focal point in a small garden. This award-winning selection of Japanese Maple makes a wonderful feature or specimen plant. Never taller than a small tree, it is slow growing, forming an upright mound of cascading branches. Holder of an RHS Award of Garden Merit, this Japanese Maple is covered in pink edged, yellow-orange leaves from early spring, the canopy fades to green over summer, before erupting into an orange inferno in autumn. Grow Katsura in a large pot, or as a feature plant in mixed borders or your lawn - perfect both in modern, minimalist gardens, or a more traditional setting. Adds a lovely textural and colourful feel to your garden, which will last many, many years. Supplied as an established plant in a 17cm pot, ready to plant.
These revolutionary self-watering Strawberry 'GrowIn-Pods' will transform how you grow juicy strawberries and indeed virtually anything else on your patio - this year and for many seasons to come! It is an innovative, modular system that is incredibly flexible and has been specifically designed so you can create the format, shape and style of planting arrangement you need. They will produce perfect results every time with the absolute minimum of effort and in stylish Spanish terracotta colour, they look great too! GrowIn-Pods are made from the highest quality high density polypropylene that is totally UV proof and they come with a complete and unconditional 5 year manufacturer's guarantee! They are the last growing containers you will ever have to buy and can be configured to meet virtually any requirement you may have - make use of corner spots, doubled up in to a 'wall planter' and even made in to a 'wrap around' planter for posts and corners! When configured in to layers of 4 pods, they create a 4-leafed 'clover-shaped' arrangement so you can create a solid, stackable tower that will add height and drama to any area of your garden. Each 5 litre capacity 'GrowIn-Pod' has its own integral water reservoir ensuring no water is wasted but also that your plants have a ready supply of water and plant food as they need it. They also come complete with specially designed steel wall brackets, so where you do create dramatic vertical displays you can do so with the complete confidence that they will be held completely securely. They are perfect for floor standing, vertical indoor and outdoor displays and for your convenience, colour co-ordinated watering trays are also available. If using as a vertical grow tower, the water tray is the perfect addition. Manufactured from the same strong UV stable plastic, it is designed to hold the made up set of 4 in a layer snuggly and securely, and will catch up to 3 litres of water too, which can act as a reservoir for the bottom layer if you are popping away from home for a few days - cuts down watering and keeps plants watered.Each pod measures 210 x 210 x 210mm - each layer of 4 has a maximum width of 290mm. Can clip together and stack as singles, pairs, 3 round a pots or a complete layer of 4 Pods. Plant 1 Strawberry plant per pod, or 3 bedding plants if you choose a decorative look in future.
Also known as a snakebark Maple, the Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Phoenix' is a dazzling ornamental tree, noted for its bright red young stems. In winter, the bright red shoots have been likened to the red-stemmed dogwoods which are renowned for their amazing seasonal colour, and the bark on older stems is striped silvery white, which accentuates their red colouring even further. The perfect addition to any garden looking to bring in some vibrant colour, 'Phoenix' is definitely one of the most striking of the snakebark maples, and its natural vigour makes it easy to grow and reliable. With a kaleidoscope of colour through the year, new leaves emerge tinted pink and develop a green-veined middle before turning a golden-yellow in the autumn. In addition, its tiny yellow flowers are followed by winged, sycamore-like fruits in early summer. Supplied as an established young tree in a 9cm pot, ready to be potted on or planted out. Mature plants will reach up to 6m and prefer a partially shaded spot in well-draining soil.
Add that cottage garden feel to your borders and pots with Cosmos 'Razzmatazz' Mix. With its soft pastel flowers and delicate, feathery leaves, this is quite simply one of the best Cosmos for patio containers giving a succession of pastel blooms in shades of white, blush, light and dark rose pink. Its golden, pollen-rich centres are loved by butterflies and bees, who will throng to them on warm sunny days as well. Very free flowering on sturdy stems and with extra-large, sometimes picotee petals 'Razzmatazz' makes an exquisite cut flower for displays in your home. Supplied as a mix of 12 plug plants - we suggest growing on for a while in 9cm pots to and planting out when more established on 3-4 weeks. Plants will eventually reach around 90cm tall.
Zonal Geraniums are among the very best plants for containers and make a great border display too. Providing good height and incredible colour impact to your summer displays, they bring interest to beds and borders as well as making a perfect centrepiece for baskets and patio containers. With its abundance of large, fabulously rich scarlet flowers and deep green leaves, 'Zonal Ultimate Red' really is a top performing plant in beds, borders and containers. Fabulous planted in large groups and easy to look after. Zonals are so named because of the burgundy-coloured half-moon pattern that develops on the upper surface of their leaves, however, it is the strong lollipop-shaped flowers that deservedly capture your attention. Each flower head contains literally dozens of individual flowers together making a display that will last and last. They are incredibly strong-growing and vigorous, flowering throughout the whole of the summer months and right through until the autumn. Supplied as 40 Pro Plug Plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
One of the prettiest, compact-growing Acers for smaller gardens, pots and patios, this striking small tree gives you plenty of fabulous colour through the year.In spring, the dainty, lobed leaves emerge salmon pink, covering the bush in a soft peach glow - a fabulous sight to behold - before maturing to a variegated lime green and cream. Then, in autumn, the leaves turn a uniform lime-green before falling.Fully at home in Oriental-style gardens, flower borders or on your patio in a large pot, where it can remain for 10 years quite happily, Acer 'Taylor' is a garden plant that no gardener should be without!Supplied in a 3L pot, ready for you to plant out or pot on.
This fantastic 'Buffalosteak' tomato is a wonderful variety that will give you large and delicious fruit, full of flavour with rich and juicy meaty flesh over a long season. This top-performing cordon tomato has been created using a technique similar to that used with fruit trees for generations - grafting a variety onto a strong, disease resistant rootstock to get the best of both. The result is a bumper crop of tasty, juicy tomatoes! There are so many benefits to grafted plants, in particular that each plant can produce up to much, much more fruit, with more fruiting trusses per plant. These tomatoes begin to fruit earlier and continue for longer, from July until October with much higher yields than ordinary tomatoes. Excellent resistance to pests and disease, make grafted tomatoes so easy to grow even if you have no experience, these will thrive to provide you with an abundance of fresh, tasty tomatoes! Superb for growing outside, they can be grown in pots - perfect for small gardens, patios, or balconies. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting and growing to 2m (6½ft).
'Brown Sugar' is a spectacular hardy Japanese Maple with leaves that change colour with the seasons. Young spring foliage emerges fresh and green before changing to a lovely, warm bronzy chocolate colour, then as autumn arrives the leaves transform to fiery red before falling. The stems are as colourful as the leaves too, turning bright red during summer and winter, setting off the foliage beautifully. Compact and slow-growing 'Brown Sugar' is an ideal specimen plant grown in a large pot, and a real eye-catcher on a patio or balcony. Preferring sun or light shade and slightly acidic soil, it's very easy to grow and almost maintenance free, a wonderful addition to your garden, bring almost year-round interest. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, reaching 2m (6½ft) in height and a spread of 1.5m (5ft).