A blend of nectar and pollen rich flowers, that are proven favourites of honey bees in our gardens and providing forage all season long. Perfect for those gardeners with their own honey hives, or those wishing to encourage bees into their gardens
The Chinese Money Plant, also known as the Missionary Plant, is a great houseplant for shelves and window ledges. It has rounded, glossy leaves, that surround a central, upright stem, with a neat and compact habit.
Perfect for a wildlife or cottage-style garden, bees and butterflies will adore the nectar-rich flowers of this unusual variety.
The ideal snacking tomato. Grow under glass for an extra early crop of sweet yellow cherry tomatoes, or grow in the garden for guaranteed cropping before the cold weather sets in. Each fruit weighs up to 20g, offering, high sweetness, a juicy texture and balanced flavour.
This vigorous climbing honeysuckle produces clusters of fiery red-orange flowers over a long period from July to September. Semi-evergreen in all but the coldest winters, Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' will quickly cover walls, fences and pergolas with fabulous colour, providing year-round interest.
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).
Cottage, coastal and low maintenance gardens will surely benefit from the addition of this hardy shrub. Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Ferndown' is an exceptionally undemanding plant that tolerates drought and will grow in exposed areas, providing it is placed in full sunlight. In addition to these practical advantages, Bluebeard produces interesting, structural stems adorned with elegant, grey-green foliage. These leaves are faintly aromatic, pleasing the senses of smell and sight alike. What's more, the 'Ferndown' variety bears clusters of blue, pollen-rich flowers in the late summer, attracting pollinators such as bees. It can therefore be given pride of place in wildlife areas. Height: 1.2m (4'). Spread: 1.5m (4'11).
Does your cottage garden contain a sunny or partially shady border in need of ground cover? If so, this Cotoneaster will do the trick. Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem' spreads quickly, forming mounds of deciduous, green foliage. The plant is easy to maintain, making it well-suited to difficult-to-reach places such as steep banks. This hardy shrub won't merely carpet such areas, it will transform them into points of interest when it grows white flowers and red berries in the summer and autumn respectively. Further colour is introduced at the end of the season, when Cotoneaster Tom Thumb's leaves turn magnificent shades of red. Height: 40cm (1'4). Spread: 2m (6'7).
Cotoneaster plants are best known for providing excellent ground cover and this variety is no exception. Its spreading stems grow quickly in sunlight or semi-shade, efficiently filling up borders with green foliage. However, keen gardeners could also use wires to train Cotoneaster horizontalis up a sunny wall, making for an unusual and distinctive display. Wherever it's grown, this hardy shrub will provide plenty of interest from the spring, when it produces dainty, pinky white blooms all the way through to the autumn, when its red berrries attract birds, making it worthy of a place in wildlife areas. What's more, the plant's oval-shaped, deciduous leaves turn bright shades of orange and red at the end of the season, adding colour to cottage gardens. Even its silver-brown branches make a lovely, winter feature thanks to their herringbone pattern. With so much year-round variety on offer, you can't go wrong with Cotoneaster horizontalis. Height: 1m (3'3). Spread: 1.5m (4'11).
Anemone tomentosa 'Serenade' is easily recognisable in August and September when its semi-double, pale pink blooms appear on delicate stems. These flowers are sure to see the summer out with a flourish. What's more, the hardy perennial also boasts attractive, dark green foliage. These leaves form dense clumps, handy for providing ground cover in sunny or partially shady borders. Anemone vitifolia looks particularly lovely when paired with ornamental grasses in cottage and woodland gardens. Height: 90cm (2'11). Spread: 90cm (2'11).
These curious little succulents camouflage themselves as rounded pebbles, hence the common name of Living Stone Plant! Lithops are compact and very low maintenance, but always make an intriguing display!