Large and decorative dahlias that feature pretty, spherical blooms with layer upon layer of petals. Ideal for adding to the back of borders and amongst shrubs that will offer support to the flowering stems. Ht. 1.5m. Supplied as tubers.
Never has there been a better time to Grow Your Own and reap the benefits of producing your own fresh, healthy food. Making use of home gardens has always been a sensible thing to do, but now more than ever, produce picked and eaten from your own plot has never been a better idea! Growing Herbs is an easy way to introduce your family to the benefits of gardening. They're easy to grow and harvest, take up very little space and give you almost instant results - no hanging about for months while they mature! It's also a great way to get the kids involved - especially if you're struggling to find things to keep them occupied. For adults, growing herbs can lead to other interests such as cooking, herbalism and of course gardening. A herb garden is one of the simplest ways to grow and enjoy a whole range of fragrant herbs and a collection of herbs in a decorative container is an ideal solution when placed in a sunny spot near your house. This mixed collection of 12 plug plants will give you a great introduction to the fantastic world of herbs and contains a mixture of the following: Garden Mint Mentha x piperita Oregano Origanum vulgare 'Diabolo'Sage Salvia officinalis 'Fortado' (R)Thyme Thymus vulgaris 'Faustini'
Never has there been a better time to plant a herb garden and reap the benefits of producing your own fresh, healthy food. And, of course, they are a pleasure to grow and make a pretty display. Making use of home gardens for kitchen produce has always been a sensible thing to do and this collection of 12 plug plants provides an easy and enjoyable way to establish some fabulous herb varieties. They are easy to grow and harvest, take up very little space and give you almost instant results - there's no hanging about for months while they mature! Growing your own herbs will encourage you to be more creative with your cooking and perhaps explore other ways to be inventive with herbs. Try drying any surplus for use in the kitchen through the winter months - even when dried, their flavour will be more authentic and intense than shop-bought herbs. You can even mix the dried leaves together as an aromatic pot pourri for your home. Planting herbs is also a great way to get the kids involved in gardening - and they will enjoy eating the results! This mixed collection of 12 plug plants provides one of the simplest ways of growing attractive herbs for pleasure and culinary use. It includes 7 of the more popular kitchen garden varieties: Mint, Thyme, Sage, Garlic Chives, Parsley, Tarragon and Rosemary.
These strong growing and fully winter hardy Hibiscus Syriacus plants will provide you with a torrent of beautiful flowers from June until September each year. They are supplied as Bare-Root plants ready to plant immediately and will grow to around 5ft tall over 3 seasons, and will be smothered in fabulous flowers throughout the summer months. In shades of pink, plum, blue and white they will provide a Mediterranean look to your garden yet these hardy plants will return year after year with their gorgeous display. Perfect to establish in pots on your patio or to fill gaps in your beds and borders you could even grow them as a hedge!
These unbelievable petunias will bring your beds and baskets to life with their sumptuous, velvety flowers. Compact and easy to manage, they are brilliant for patio pots, or flower borders and the gorgeous mix of colours will look spectacular all summer long.
You'll absolutely love these vibrant, beautiful Petunias! With their incredible, double, Carnation-like blooms produced in wave after wave all summer long, this fantastic collection will truly bring your garden to life this summer. In a gorgeous range of pinks, purples, whites, reds and blues, your baskets and borders will be simply awash with colour! Incredibly large flowers, weather-resistant, and great value - what more could you want?!
Hollyhocks are heirloom cottage garden perennials, well-loved for saucer-shaped blooms that attract butterflies and make a dramatic cut flower. Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Mixed' delivers architectural spires of ruffled, doubled blooms, which add height and structure to summer borders and provide a riot of colour. The edible flowers of Alcea rosea ?Chater?s Doubles? can even be added to salads for an attractive, tasty treat.
Geranium 'Jackpot Mixed' F1 Hybrid are traditional, upright, geraniums, in a mix of colours. They are a great choice for garden borders and patio planters.
The best selection of these cottage garden favourites includes award-winning varieties, and those with the best colouring and fragrance. Ideal for cutting, which encourages even more blooms! Grow them against a sunny fence or train up a trellis. Try them in the new Tower Pot? and watch them scramble up the lattice frame. Ht. 1.8m. Supplied as deep rooted multi-sown plug plants.
This colourful mix of Botanical Crocus is ideal for naturalising. Plant them in bold groups throughout areas of grass, rockeries, under trees or sprinkled at the front of beds and borders.
Another eye-catching colour blend from the popular Frizzle Sizzle Series! Pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Fire' bears gently scented blooms with ruffled edges and lovely dark faces at the centre of each flower. Sumptuous shades of blackcurrant and gold will brighten the darkest days of winter and spring.
Shades of red, white, blue and pink tumble effortlessly over the sides of patio containers, window boxes and hanging baskets alike with these fast growing Petunia 'Express Mixed'.