A member of the buttercup family and a native of Turkey, the vibrant daisy-like flowers of the Anemone appear as if from nowhere in early spring, creating a carpet of colour that will come back for years to come. With flowers up to 3-4cm in width, their long, pretty petals surround golden-yellow stamens which creates a beautiful contrast against the distinctive dark green toothed leaves. Blooming in shades of violet-blue, pink or white, they are very easy to grow once planted, leave them in the ground and they will flower for many, many years in a row, increasing in size as they go. 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 a collection of 50 bulbs, ready for immediate planting.
Get your garden spring ready with this vibrant collection of 75 woodland flowering anemone corms.Anemone coronaria De Caen explodes with early season colour, creating a carpet of reds, pinks, blues and whites that will return to your garden in spring for years to come. They love sunshine, and their poppy-like, velvety flowers also make fantastic indoor cut flower displays.Very easy to grow, once planted you can leave them in the ground and they will naturalise, so if you want to create the perfect spring paradise, then this collection is the easy way to an eye-catching floral display.Anemone De Caen makes a voluptuous display in a group but are equally impressive when grown singly, where you can truly appreciate the sumptuous flowers. Their delicate, cupped blooms each have a darker central eye and appear from March to April above a mound of deeply divided, fresh green fern-like leaves.Ideal for a sheltered, sunny site, this is a charming collection of colours to make your spring garden truly spectacular.We send 75 corms, ready for immediate planting in pots or in the garden.
'Mistral' are magnificent anemones boasting incredibly large flowers from late spring on tall, strong stems in an array of the most amazing colours. We've created a collection that includes white, red, purple, pink and bi-colour, all complimenting each other beautifully. These prolific bloomers are perfect for cutting and will last up to two weeks in a vase and doing this will encourage more and more flowers to grow. Highly sought after, these Italian bred anemones are admired enormously the world over for their glorious, velvety blooms, and they'll naturalise easily so you'll get more and more flowers every year as they spread themselves through your garden. Perfect for a sheltered, sunny site, this collection of will bring an explosion of early season colour to your garden. Supplied as a pack of 10 bulbs, 2 each of five different colours.
Also known as the Chinese money plant or missionary plant, Pilea peperomioides is a compact, upright houseplant with unusual, rounded mid-green leaves carried on long, arching stalks. Originating from southwestern China, this is still quite a rare plant and it's unlikely that you'll see it for sale in your local garden centre. A beautiful plant, its lily pad style leaves look lovely as they move in the breeze. Pilea loves lots of bright, indirect sunlight and reacts amazingly quickly to it, having a tendency to grow all of its leaves in the direction of the light. As it grows quickly, it's a good idea to rotate the plant a couple of times each week so that you get a straight central stem with leaves in all directions. Very easy to grow and care for, Pilea enjoys good light and high humidity and will appreciated regular misting, and if you notice the leaves starting to curl, this means the plant isn't getting enough light. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK plant lovers at every level of experience. You can therefore grow this houseplant with confidence. Supplied as a potted plant in a 13cm nursery pot, growing to a height and spread of 50cm (20in).
Treat yourself to something rather special and grow this dazzling bi-coloured rose. An eye-catching floribunda rose, producing masses of crazy, striped flowers which definitely pack a visual punch. This novel variety has yellow blooms that are boldly splashed and striped with bright orange. 'Oranges and Lemons' is a repeat flowering rose, producing clusters of large, slightly fragrant blooms throughout the summer and into the autumn, contrasting beautifully with the dark green glossy foliage. Superb as a cut flower and striking in mixed flower borders. When not in flower, you're still rewarded with colour as the new growth emerges a glossy maroon-red before transforming to a deep green - so if you're looking for something with some garden 'wow factor' then this is the rose for you. Being a floribunda, this rose bush has good disease resistance, is hardy and easy to grow, reaching around 1m in height. Even if you've not got a garden, you can grow 'Oranges and lemons' as it's quite happy in a large pot on the patio or balcony. The incredible colour is caused by what is known as a 'jumping gene' which creates instability in the colour genes of each flower, so it can be either of two colours. This makes each petal and each flower 100% unique, giving a lovely contrasting mix. Floribunda Roses are often repeat flowering, produce large clusters of blooms over such a long season, making them ideal in the garden. Floribundas are hardy and robust with more disease resistant than Hybrid Teas and making them easier to grow., and the best type of rose if you're new to gardening. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot.
What could be easier than this perfect blend of pre-spaced and filled bulbs - arranged as 7 white Tulipa 'Royal Virgin' , surrounded by 12 stunning Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' bulbs, creating a lovely effect. Each display has been skilfully created by our experts so the varieties within it will provide a co-ordinated riot of colour each spring. Perfect for dropping straight into larger pots (diameter 24cm (10in) or more), or into the garden for circles of colour. Using the unique biodegradable package, these Plant-o-Mat Drop in pods are a quick and simple way to take all the hassle out of planting bulbs. No more worrying about colours, or spacing, simply plant the whole tray into the ground or a pot - watch the helpful video to see how. You cannot get easier gardening than this for flowers next spring and for years beyond! Supplied as a pre-positioned pack of 19 bulbs, in circular biodegradable pack.
Carmona, the Oriental Tea Tree, is such a simple yet artistic bonsai! Skilfully trained into an elegant 'S' shape, this perfect miniature tree is already established and presented in a shallow plastic pot. The lush, unusually shaped waxy green lobed leaves are densely packed in clusters on the branches and dotted with pretty white flowers for many months of the year, followed by tiny round fruits that can be green, red or black. The Oriental Tea Tree is popular amongst bonsai growers who have some experience, as it can be a little more challenging than other varieties. It easily develops a thick, knotted trunk which turns light grey in colour as it ages, and the attractive cracked appearance of the bark gives it an ancient look. A truly stunning and incredibly rewarding specimen, symbolising courage and heart. A native of Southeast Asia, these are a classic-looking evergreen bonsai and a real project for you to work on. Grow in a well-lit location and feed and water regularly. There is no need to use wire to shape Carmona and it can be pruned as desired for shaping and styling. The leaves are naturally small. Your tree will benefit from time on a table outdoors during summer.
Brighten up your garden with these beautiful Asters, flowering throughout summer and into autumn every year with gorgeous, yellow-centred daisy blooms. The 'Moch' have vibrant lavender-blue petals that surround a golden yellow centre, this bright and perfect looking Michaelmas Daisy flowers from July - October, creating a bold splash of colour. Forming a sturdy clump, these fully winter-hardy perennials perform brilliantly as a central feature in containers or in the middle of borders for reliable, no-fuss colour year on year. 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. It is also recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' the flowers are produced through the spring and summer and are a favourite with butterflies and bees. Blooming over many weeks, Asters make great cut flowers being very long lasting in a vase. In the garden, they will attract a whole host of beneficial pollinating insects as they are loved by butterflies and bees. Easy to grow and low maintenance, this plant will grow to around 90cm tall, and you should deadhead faded flowers to encourage more blooms. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Also known as Bergamot, the incredibly exotic looking flowers have deep purple calyxes supporting pale pink petals that sit above lemony aromatic purplish-green leaves. Its distinctive blooms will make an amazing addition to you garden. Perfect for sunny borders and containers, it will attract bees and butterflies throughout their flowering period from July to September. This fully hardy perennial is easy to grow but you will need to keep an eye on the soil, it does not like it too damp or too dry, so just apply some mulch and that should keep it happy. The 'Beauty of Cobham' is 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 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
Penstemons are a classic cottage garden perennial that has enchanting bell-shaped flowers in a range of bright colours. We've brought together two fabulous varieties in shades of pink and purple that complement each other perfectly. Both are recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' the flowers are produced through the spring and summer and are a favourite with butterflies and bees. In This collection: 'Ice Cream Blackberry' - 'Ice Cream Blackberry' has elegant flowers in shades of rich purple with attractive white markings on their throats opening from red wine-coloured buds. The luxurious upright spires appear in from June and continue well into the autumn. 'Strawberries and Cream' - Ice Cream Strawberries and Cream' is perfectly named, with sturdy upright spires boasting pink tinged, creamy coloured buds opening to delicious looking flowers in shades of pale pink and white with red and white striped throats. Flowering from June until October, these unusual Penstemons will be a real talking point in your garden! Superb grown in beds and borders, Penstemons prefer well-drained soil and forms large clumps over time, rewarding you with more flowers year on year. Looking after them is easy too, occasionally deadhead fading blooms to prolong the display and cover plants with a dry mulch of compost in late autumn to protect the roots from frost. Grow them in a sunny or slightly shaded spot and they'll flower in upright spires for month after month from June until the autumn. Easy to grow and winter hardy, you're guaranteed masses of spectacular flowers that are also great for cutting for indoor arrangements. Supplied as 2 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
This Penstemon is a beautiful perennial that is guaranteed to provide an eye-catching display in your garden! ''Garnet' produces the most gorgeous deep wine-red bell-shaped flowers that are carried on short, upright spikes and are surrounded green foliage. Blooming from July through to September, a perfect summer-long and eye-catching floral displays. A classic cottage garden perennial that is totally winter hardy and easy to grow. It is perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners alike and you're guaranteed masses of spectacular flowers that you can also cut and enjoy in a vase! Superb grown in beds and borders alongside other perennials or among ornamental grasses. Penstemon like well-drained soil and they will form into large clumps over time, rewarding you with even more flowers. Looking after them is easy; deadhead the 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. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
Echinacea, also known as the Coneflower, are hardy perennials that flower at the height of summer and continue until the first autumn frosts. The name refers to the cone-shaped centre of the large, brightly coloured flowers. Not only are they beautifully, they're also one of the best plants you can grow for attracting all manner of wildlife into your garden. 'Papallo Lemon' has classic daisy-like single Echinacea flowers, with vibrant yellow petals packed around a green-yellow central cone from July onwards. Carried on long, straight and sturdy stems, they are wonderful cut flowers and are adored by bees and butterflies and once they fade, birds will feast on the seeds, so try to resist the temptation to deadhead the later season blooms. Popular in cottage garden planting, they're perfectly at home in borders and pots, and look spectacular planted in groups, returning year after year to give you a stunning display. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, reaching a height of 70cm (2½ft) and a spread of 50cm (20in).