Who could resist touching the fluffy red cylindrical flower heads that drip from the branches of this evergreen shrub during late spring and summer? Not many. But this native of Australia has more going for it than just its 'stroke me' qualities. The tiny leaves that cover its arching branches release a delicious lemony scent when brushed, and its arching branches provide all year round interest. Wherever you plant it its perfect as specimen in the lawn, grown against a wall or fence, or planted in large pots. A real sun lover, give it the brightest spot possible. You need to water a bottlebrush for its first season, but when established plants are extremely drought tolerant. Protect it in harder winters by covering with fleece or grow in pots so it can be moved indoors (a shed, front porch, garage or conservatory would be ideal).
The stunning, subtly fragranced flowers of this Montana clematis are a soft, satin-pink, highlighted with an apple-green centre. A superb, old-fashioned favourite, 'Rubens is a great choice for early season colour in the garden and the perfect choice of climber for covering unsightly fences with fabulous colour. New leaves emerge flushed with bronze and contrast magically with the apple-blossom pink flower buds. 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 clematis in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Growing fairly quickly, you will get a fine display from 'Rubens', just plant it anywhere where it can ramble - pergolas and arches or even old tree stumps are ideal - and you'll be rewarded with thousands of pastel-pink blooms in May and June. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, 70cm inc pot on trellis. Deciduous so no leaves October - March. Will grow to 6-9m (20-30ft) if allowed free reign.
Plant this desirable perennial in a sunny or slightly shaded spot and you can enjoy a succession of brightly coloured bell-shaped flowers that are carried on short, upright spikes throughout summer and into autumn. A classic cottage garden perennial that is totally winter hardy and easy to grow. Perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners alike, you're guaranteed masses of spectacular flowers which can also be cut for your home. Superb grown in beds and borders alongside other perennials or among ornamental grasses, Penstemon likes well-drained soil and forms large clumps in time, rewarding you with even more flowers. Looking after them is easy; occasionally dead-head fading blooms to prolong the display and cover plants with a dry mulch of compost in late autumn to keep roots snug and protected from frost. Varieties Included: Heavenly Blue - A low mound of leaves absolutely smothered in electric-blue flowers with a hint of pink. King George V - A robust penstemon with stocky growth, covered in red flowers with a white throat. Snowstorm - An upright penstemon with bright green leaves and beautiful white bells tipped with pink. Raven - One of the darkest penstemons with dramatic trumpets of deepest purple.Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
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Penstemon ?Ice Cream Collection? is a wonderful combination of three varieties of these tough and easy to grow hardy perennials. By putting together the collection, we?ve given you the best possible colour combination that will produce flowers well into the autumn months!
Also known as Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina will bring bright and dazzling colour to your borders or patio pots. Nandina is totally invaluable during the winter when there's little colour around. Not unlike a colourful version of our own native holly, Nandina has a bushy upright habit, with toothpick-straight stems making it an excellent candidate for containers - and this variety, 'Lemon and Lime' has gorgeous bright yellowy-green leaves that will turn into a brighter shade of lime green as times goes on. As it's evergreen, Nandina retains its foliage throughout the year and depending on where you plant it. In a bright and sunny spot, the foliage will take on much brighter tones, however, if you plant yours in a shaded area, the green of 'Lemon and Limes' leaves will take on a deeper and darker tone. They are super easy to grow - just plant yours in your desired spot and leave it to shine. Supplied as and established plant in a 17cm pot, ready to pot on or plant out.
Monstera 'Monkey Leaf' is like a compact Monstera deliciosa, or more commonly known as a Swiss Cheese plant. It has the same heart shaped leaves, with irregular holes.
Clematis montana 'Fragrant Spring' is a vigorous, deciduous climber, just the thing for creating a mass of spring colour in your garden! This is without a doubt an exceptionally beautiful clematis. The foliage is tinted with bronze when young, before turning dark green as it matures, becoming the perfect backdrop to the delightful, fragrant pale pink flowers with yellow stamens. Like all montanas. 'Fragrant Spring' is a fast grower, using its tendrils to clamber and climb up and over just about anything! It'll quickly grow over garden arches and pergolas or up into surrounding trees and shrubs. It's also very useful if you want to disguise any unsightly sheds or fences or create a screen by growing it on a trellis. Wherever you plant it, you'll love the foliage, flowers and scent of this wonderful clematis. Montanas should be pruned - if necessary - soon after blooming ceases removing only wood from previous years. New summer growth will bear next year's flowers and should be trained and tied in accordingly. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready to plant, growing to 9m (30ft) tall and spreading 3m (10ft).
Have you ever looked at other people's baskets and pots and wished that your displays could look as good? Well now you can! Introducing the perfect way to create designer-style combinations for baskets and containers with minimal effort on your part! Well we've done all the hard work and put together the ideal combination of flower shapes and colours to give you dazzling displays this year that will make you the talk of your street! Perfecting pots and creating containers full of colour has never been easier with our range of hand-picked plug plants, chosen to give you a beautiful display of harmonious colour and form. Our 'Sherbet Lemon' plug collection has been carefully tested by our growers to ensure that the plants complement each other, to fill your garden with glorious colour with no fuss - making you look like a gardening pro! Quick to plant and easy to grow, this collection is the ideal way to give you pots and containers full of colour - just plant them up, water them and enjoy the display of Yellow, Blue and White! Bidens is the classic yellow basket plant covered with tiny sunflowers and trailing, ferny foliage, which contrasts perfectly with the deep blue of lobelia and the ice white of Verbena. Merging together in a perfect symphony of colour, you can't get a better mix for your pots and baskets. Trailing up to 60cm (24in) this 'Sherbet Lemon' collection of plugs are supplied as a mix of 12 plugs of Bidens Port Royal, Lobelia Laura Deep Blue, and Verbena Samira White ready for you to pot up and grow on before planting out when all risk of frost has passed.
Create a succession of Spring colour with our Tulip, Hyacinth and Anemone Mix. Carefully selected to provide a continuous supply of colour coordinated flowers for your beds, borders and containers. White Anemones begin the display in March, followed by deep purple Hyacinths, and an explosion of lilac and purple Tulips that keep the show going right through to May! Collection comprises:Tulip 'Candy Prince' - Goblet shaped lilac blooms with a soft fragrance.Tulip 'Purple Prince' - Weather tolereant, rich purple blooms. Hyacinth ' Woodstock' - Short flower-spikes of deep plummy-purple flowers with a good fragrance. Anemone blanda ?White Splendour? - A simple, white Wood Anemone with a delicate pink blush to the reverse of each bloom.
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Penstemon Arabesque Mix is a perfect choice for your perennial borders or patio pots. Bright and colourful, these easy to grow Penstemons have a uniform growing habit and long flowering period. They will produce beautiful bell-shaped blooms from early Summer to late Autumn, providing you with months of gorgeous floral interest.