A delightful plant that requires little maintenance, Anemone sylvestris is a low-growing plant hardy perennial that forms clumps of feathery green leaves. During late spring you can expect an attractive display of delicately fragranced, yellow centred white flowers that explain why the plant is often known as Snowdrop Anemone. Anemone sylvestris can be left alone to reproduce in woodland gardens or the front of borders making it an excellent choice as a ground cover plant. If you can bear to cut them the flowers will well in a vase too. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 50cm (20).
Ever wondered if there is an easier way to plant bulbs? These innovative pre-planted bulb trays prove that there is! Simply place the biodegradable cardboard tray into your container or border and cover with compost.
'Amazone' is from the 'Magical' series of Hydrangeas, all of which are incredibly impressive, prolifically flowering, compact, multi-stemmed and perfectly formed mophead varieties. Hydrangea 'Magical Amazone' has the most delicious looking flowers, producing an abundance of pink blooms in the summer that change to delightful shades of violet and pale green as they mature. In autumn the leaves take on rich orange and red tones before falling to leave the majestic, faded flower heads which look beautiful during the winter and provide a home for insects during the coldest months. Naturally compact, 'Amazone' is ideal for growing in containers or smaller gardens and will grow into a loose mound of large leaves. Perfect growing in borders and a handsome specimen in a large pot this Hydrangea will bring an attractive touch to your decking, terrace or balcony. Being a mophead, the large flower heads consist of sterile coloured bracts which look like flowers and these are super as cut flowers for both summer colour and dried winter arrangements. Easy to grow and relatively compact - it reaches just 1.5m (5ft) high and wide - this is a hydrangea which can be grown by anyone whatever their level of experience. Supplied as an established plant in a 14cm pot, ready for planting.
Now you can pick this brand new and delicious summer superfruit from your own garden! This amazing Honeyberry is a type of sweet honeysuckle produces some of the healthiest fruits around, and best of all they taste great! The sweet, juicy fruits have a melt-in-the-mouth flavour that is similar to blackberries, with a hint of kiwi! They are rich in super-healthy vitamins and minerals, and contain even more antioxidants than blueberries! Simply wonderful in sauces, puddings, jams, jellies and desserts, you can even pick them straight from the bush for a yummy, healthy snack. These unusual and interesting additions to your fruit garden are self-fertile, and will produce their dark-blue, strange-looking, elongated fruits in abundance from this summer onwards, giving you bigger crops each year! Whats more, they have gorgeous berries and elegant, mid-green foliage, and they will look great in patio pots!
Cotswold limestone is famed for its magnificent creamy golden colour. Instantly recognisable, it's one of the most beautiful stones in the UK, and as a decorative landscaping stone, it has few rivals for its elegant simplicity. The perfect finishing touch for all your garden pots and planters, the 10-20 mm diameter stone chips make a perfect top dressing and are also ideal for edging stone patios and paths. A great choice for a gravel garden, the pale colour will make the plants stand out superbly, and in beds and borders a layer of Cotswold stone will keep weeds at bay and help to prevent water loss too. Wherever you use this incredibly attractive stone, it's sure to brighten up your garden and be a fine compliment to your plants and hard landscaping. As a guide, one bag of stone will cover 50 cm² (20 in²) at a depth of 25 mm (1 in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
Lily-turf is a versatile plant, making itself extremely useful about the garden. Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker' is compact variety with short, upright flower stems topped with violet-blue flowers in late summer and autumn.
As pretty as one of Monet's masterpieces, this delightfully small and compact flowering shrub really has the most beautiful 3-colour foliage. Perfect for mixed borders and containers. Reaching around 1m in height and width, Weigela 'Monet' is a lovely spring-flowering shrub, with big, lipstick-pink tubular flowers in spring. However, the real highlight is its foliage which forms a neat mound of pink-blushed leaves. Each green leaf is edged with a variable cream variegation, with varying tints of rose-pink flushing throughout. Variegation will change depending on light exposure - whiter variegation develops in shade and deepest pink in full sun - nevertheless a picture wherever it is grown! Due to its compact nature, it's perfect in pots as a feature plant or in the front of smaller gardens. Easy to grow too, so makes the perfect plant for new gardeners or those who prefer to spend less time maintaining and more time enjoying. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out. and reaching 60-100cm high and wide. Flowers mainly in May but can flush again in summer.
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).
An undulating whirl of twisted pink petals surround a golden ring of stamens on each and every bloom. This double-flowered variety creates a wonderfully showy display, blooming freely over a long period from late summer right through to autumn.
This fabulous scrambling vine will bring dazzling colour to your garden and a host of butterflies and bees who seek out the nectar of the flame coloured trumpet flowers. It'll grow to 10 feet or more if you let it but can easily be restricted by gentle pruning if you are short of space. It's not fully hardy so best grown in a large pot in a sunny spot with some support to allow it to climb upwards. Prune back in winter and protect from frost or move to the shelter of a greenhouse or conservatory.
Honeysuckle japonica 'Halliana' is a popular climber for its white and buttery yellow blooms from late spring into summer. The tubular flowers produce a sweet and irresistable perfume that lingers on the summer breeze. The rich, green foliage remains semi-evergreen in sheltered areas, providing a show of winter greenery.
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' is a Japanese-style, ornamental grass that grows in a neat, arching mound when planted in sunlight or partial shade. Its narrow leaves are mostly yellow, giving it the name Golden Hakonechloa, but they are adorned with a thin, green stripe, adding further interest. In the autumn, the hardy plant's foliage turns a stunning orange-bronze colour before dying off due to its perennial nature. This Hakonechloa is ideally suited to gravel gardens or patio containers, but is sure to look equally good in an exotic garden or woodland setting. Height: 35cm (1'1). Spread: 40cm (1'3).