A variety of clematis tangutica, 'Little Lemons' is a compact plant with a neat, bushy habit and nodding, bright-lemon flowers. Flowering from May to September this dwarf clematis has been bred to be less sprawling than other varieties, so is perfect for growing in a pot or basket, where it makes a really unusual and visually stunning statement. When not in flower, its bright green foliage makes the perfect foil for its fluffy seed heads (commonly known as old man's beard), extending its season of interest into the autumn. An award-winning clematis, it's the perfect plant for those new to gardening - 'Little Lemons' is very easy to grow and look after, just needing a swift haircut to six inches above ground level in spring. It's very hardy too, so doesn't need to be cosseted over winter - you can just leave it alone. Supplied as an established plant in a 7cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Plants will grow to around 45cm (18in).
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.
A stunning Montana clematis and a breeding breakthrough with superb, semi-double crem blooms suffused with pink. 'Marjorie' 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 creamy buds. A proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience, you can 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 'Marjorie', 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 pink flushed cream blooms in May and June. Supplied as an established plant in a 7cm pot. Deciduous so no leaves October - March. Will grow to 6m (20ft) if allowed free reign.
With its abundance of delicate pale pink flowers, Clematis montana 'Mayleen' brings a beautiful display of pastel colour to your garden in May and June and the bronze tinted foliage perfectly compliments the flower colour, making this a truly special clematis. A fast grower, plant 'Mayleen' anywhere where it can climb and this vigorous clematis will quickly establish itself and begin to clamber up supports, over pergolas and arches and up into trees, cloaking them in a sea of pink blooms.An excellent choice if you have anything unsightly in your garden, use it to cover sheds and fences or grow it up a large trellis to make a screen. 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. 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 in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 7cm pot, ready for planting, growing to 9m (30ft) high and spreading 2.5m (8ft).
Clematis montana 'Grandiflora' is a deciduous climber and a wonderful choice for early season flowers in the garden, covered in masses of pure white flowers in May and June. Plant 'Grandiflora' anywhere where it can climb and this extremely vigorous clematis will quickly establish itself and begin to clamber up supports, over pergolas and arches and up into trees, cloaking them in a sea of white. The fast growth makes this an ideal plant for covering unsightly fences and sheds or grown as screening on a trellis. 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. 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 in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 7cm pot, ready for planting, growing to 9m (30ft) high and spreading 3m (10ft).
Clematis montana are often called 'mile-a-minute' clematis, and with good reason! They are vigorous growers and planted anywhere where they can climb these impressive clematis will quickly establish themselves and begin to clamber up supports, over pergolas and arches and up into trees, cloaking them in a sea of abundant blooms. An excellent choice if you have anything unsightly in your garden, use them to cover sheds and fences or grow them up a large trellises to make a screens. 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 3 established plants in 7cm pots, ready for planting, including: Clematis montana 'Grandifora' - An incredibly vigorous climber with masses of stunning pure white flowers which will grow to 9m (30ft) high and holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Clematis montana 'Mayleen' - A profusion of pastel pink flowers complimented by bronze tinted foliage, reaching 9m (30ft) and like 'Granfiflora', holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Clematis montana 'Marjorie' - The UK's first semi-double montana clematis boasting stunning creamy white flowers flushed with pink and bronzed new foliage, climbing to 6m (20ft).
This stunning Montana clematis is an eye-cathcing climber that when in bloom is covered in beautiful and slightly scented pale pink pettaled flowers. 'Elizabeth' is great 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 that turn green with age. A proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience, you can 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 'Elizabeth', 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 pink flushed blooms in May and June. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot. Deciduous so no leaves October - March. Will grow to 6m (20ft) if allowed free reign.
A beautiful large flowered deciduous climber, 'Mrs Cholmondeley' is a clematis that will not fail to impress. Made up of gorgeous purple blooms, it is guaranteed to provide an impressive display throughout the summer months. This clematis blooms all the way along its stems, resulting in a proliferation of large, lavender petals with cream antlers from the ground upwards, starting in May and flowering all the way through the summer to September. This climber is a beautiful feature for fences, trellises, and arches and is especially effective in containers. Fully deserving of it 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 in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. 'Mrs Cholmondeley' will thrive in a sunny spot, where it can be trained up trellis for a vertical wall effect or allow to naturally wind its way through beds and borders. Easy to maintain, you just trim the stems back to 15cm (6in) in February or March. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting.
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).
Californian Poppy 'Monarch Art Shades' is a compact and wonderfully colourful addition to the summer garden. The plants produces double or semi-double flowers in powerful shades of orange. Perfect in pots and at the front of borders, or scattered amongst your planting to give intense highlights. They thrive in poor, dry soil and will self seed freely in borders, gravel and any cracks in the pavement. These hardy annuals will grow to H30cm (1ft) x W15cm (6in). Flowers from June to August. Dead-head for longer flowering, or if you want to prevent self seeding.
Beautiful five-petalled, softly coloured blooms and intricately marbled leaves are what make this nasturtium a superb choice to complement any garden scheme. The pretty salmon-orange flowers have darker veins flushing from their centres and stand above foliage that forms attractive, globe-shaped mounds. A winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Alaska Salmon Orange' is noted for its reliability and good performance. This hardy annual is easy to grow and versatile, with a long flowering season from early June until the first frosts in October. They look fabulous when trained up a trellis or fence, tumbling out of window boxes and containers, or cascading over the sides of hanging baskets. Plant them as groundcover in a mixed border or rock garden, where they will add pleasing interest amid other flowers and foliage. They also look great as a cut flower in a natural arrangement. A worthy addition to a kitchen garden, nasturtiums are loved by bees and butterflies, so are good for pollination. They will attract hover flies, which prey on aphids, so make a great companion for brassicas, pumpkins, radish, tomato and potatoes - even roses - to help control pests. When they die back they will replenish the soil, adding nutrients and minerals to help other plants thrive. Being native to South and Central America, which were known as the Indies, the flowers were once commonly called 'Indian cresses'. Indeed, the leaves and flowers are edible, with a pleasant, slightly peppery flavour reminiscent of watercress. Mix them into your salads and garnishes for a pop of extra colour and flavour, or add last minute to a stir-fry. They are rich in vitamin C, too. Supplied as a packet of 25 (approx.) seeds ready to sow indoors in pots, from February to March, or outdoors from April to June directly where they are to grow. Nasturtiums will flower most prolifically in a sunny position in free-draining soil. They are drought tolerant but appreciate an occasional watering in warm weather. Regular dead-heading will encourage continuous flowering.
Better known as the Bottlebrush tree, Callistemon is a completely unique and striking plant. Expertly grown in standard 'lollipop' form, it is a stunning evergreen tree with the most incredible flowers throughout summer and into autumn. These unique blooms give the plant its name, exploding in profusion and looking just like bright red bottlebrushes. Bees, butterflies and a host of other insects will find the nectar rich flowers irresistible too! The young foliage is flushed with pink before maturing to dark green, carrying a lemon fragrance that's released when you brush past it or crush the leaves, and in this standard form, this Callistemon will look superb all year round. Callistemon with thrive in a warm, sunny location and is ideal for bringing height to beds and borders, and a real statement when planted in pots on the patio, or either side of a door, this is an outstanding addition to your garden. Supplied as an established standard tree in a 22cm pot, 1.3-1.4m (4-4½ft) tall, growing to 1.5m (5ft) tall and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.