With its exotic glossy green serrated-edged leaves, this is a great choice for a shady corner of the garden. The Sweet Tea Vine grows quickly, providing ground cover or scrambling up a wall in no time at all. In summer it has small pale yellow flowers followed by black fruits. Gynostemma pentaphyllum, also known as Jiaogulan, comes from the forests of China where it is used as a medicinal herb. It is a tender plant, best protected from frost, so if possible it should be grown in a container and brought under cover in winter. Height and Spread: Up to 4m (13').
Feathery panicles float above a dense clump of linear, evergreen leaves to form a cloud of ornamental seedheads. An undemanding grass that looks particularly effective in mixed borders.
With wide trumpet shaped flowers in a beautiful cherry red, Penstemon 'Sweet Cherry' deserves pride of place in your garden. The long-lasting blooms appear in summer above a flush of glossy, semi-evergreen foliage and continue well into autumn, long after other plants have started to fade. Penstemons are undemanding and easy to grow hardy perennials, and tolerate almost any position in the garden, withstand rain or drought, and even resist damage from slugs. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Unique cascading version of 'Crystal Palace' with beautiful deep blue flowers. An added bonus is the attractive foliage which turns from green to bronze as the plants mature, giving them long-lasting appeal. Perfect for baskets, window boxes, containers or trailing over low walls and rockeries
A majestic, feature grass perfect for a centrepiece in a summer flower bed, or for creating height in borders and patio planters. Foliage blends from green to bronze/purple over summer and dark feathery tufts appear atop sturdy stems. Ht 90cm. Supplied as plug plants.
During early summer Clematis 'Richard Pennell' will clothe walls, trellises and fences with an abundance of blue-purple blooms which can be up to 13cm (5) across. Later in the season, in September, when other plants are coming to the end of their 'time in the sun' Clematis 'Richard Pennell' will be back with another display demonstrating why this popular variety is a worthy holder of an RHS AGM for exceptional garden performance. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3') Pruning group: 2.
You might think that the 'Husker Red' in this Penstemon's name refers to the pink-white, trumpet-shaped flowers it sports during the summer, but look more closely and you'll see that its foliage, too, is ruby red. What's more, these leaves are semi-evergreen, thus giving the plant a long season of interest. As if its beauty wasn't enough, this Beard Tongue is also an extremely practical choice for cottage gardens: it is weather-resistant and seemingly immune to slugs and other pests. These qualities ensure that the magnificent plant will brighten up borders throughout the summer and beyond. Height: 50cm (1'8). Spread: 50cm (1'8).
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