With wide trumpet shaped flowers in a beautiful cherry red, Penstemon 'Sweet Cherry' deserves pride of place in your garden. The long-lasting blooms appear in summer above a flush of glossy, semi-evergreen foliage and continue well into autumn, long after other plants have started to fade. Penstemons are undemanding and easy to grow hardy perennials, and tolerate almost any position in the garden, withstand rain or drought, and even resist damage from slugs. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Weigela florida 'Monet' is a compact deciduous shrub producing variegated light green leaves with white and pink margins. A fantastic foliage shrub, the pink tubular flowers which appear in April and May are an added bonus and are attractive to bees. Fully hardy and easy to maintain thanks to its natural dwarf size, Weigela florida 'Monet' will happily grow in patio containers or at the front of sunny borders. Height and spread: 60cm (24).
Such an impressive tree with a unique appearance, the Araucaria araucana is ideally suited to the UK climate, tolerating plentiful rainfall, and is hardy to -20°C. Mature trees will bear cones. Given a spacious position, eventual height may reach 15-20m. Supplied in 6cm pot.
Majestic blooms of velvety royal purple with heavily veined white and yellow accents make a stunning sight in summer. The tall flower stems of Iris versicolor 'Mysterious Monique? makes this a superb cut flower.
A fabulous mix of white Narcissus that will gleam like precious jewels each spring. Daffodil 'White Diamonds Mix' brings together large, dwarf, single and double varieties for a full and varied dispay. Plant them en masse in large groups for maximum impact.
This compact nut tree is well worth growing for the blooms alone! A showy display of pale pink spring blossom is followed by soft shelled, sweet almonds that can be harvested from late August. Almond 'Robijn' is reassuringly hardy, but will need a frost free winter and a warm dry summer in order to produce a crop. In such conditions, you can look forward to your first harvest just 3 years from planting.
Where Cosmos 'Xanthos' improved, 'Lemonade' excels! Just look at these delicate, citrus yellow blossoms ? simply masses of them are produced throughout the summer on short, branching plants. Fantastic for patio pots or as a robust and oh-so-floriferous border filler! Create a stunning and eyecatching display where these delightful new cosmos can be fully appreciated.