A popular hardy orchids which needs very little care and attention! Pleione are one of the most beautiful, and frost-hardy, orchids in the world. A challenge to find, but not a challenge to grow!
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.
A highly fragrant mixture of pretty bold and pastel coloured flowers. All great climbers that may reach up to 6ft, and also wonderful for cutting. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 30cm (12).
Delicate fragrance and graceful colours. This beautiful selection of varieties, many of which date from the 16th century, are superb for climbing or cascading from a basket. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 30cm (12).
Japanese Anemones are popular hardy perennials, and for good reason! These easy going, hardy plants are reliable and easy to grow. Their elegant blooms rise above attractive lobed foliage in late summer, just when many other perennials are beginning to fade.
Rekindle fading borders with a flourish of fancy double blooms in late summer! The pale flowers of Anemone 'Frilly Knickers' are flushed violet on the reverse of each petal, just like its parent plant ?Dreaming Swan?.
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!
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).
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).
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).