Lilac 'Superba' is extremely versatile, ideal for training into a scented, colourful hedge or for growing against a wall. Its compact habit means it can also be used in large patio containers and small gardens, and this deciduous shrub is covered in delicate clusters of subtle pink, tubular flowers in late spring. The striking flowers of Syringa subsp. microphylla 'Superba' give out an irresistible fragrance. Height and spread: up to 3.5m (11').
Description for Wallflower 'Persian Carpet' - Kew Collection Seeds not available
Hollyhocks have long been a cottage-garden classic, thriving in a sunny position and introducing an impressive vertical accent to planting schemes with their high-impact tall stems and large flower spikes. Hollyhock 'Halo Perfect Pink' is a stunning mixture of pink varieties which have a showy contrasting halo around the centre of each bloom.
Sweet Pepper 'Celica' is an F1 Hybrid variety producing good crops of rounded Bell Peppers that ripen from glossy green to scarlet red.
For an unusually coloured hedgerow, Copper beech is the perfect candidate. It can be grown to almost any height as a hedge or privacy screen and will maintain a good density and tidy shape, usually only needing to be clipped once or twice a year. Over winter, Copper Beech tends to hold onto most of its dead leaves, and sheds them in the spring when the new shoots start to appear.
Description for Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegatum' not available
If you?re looking for a beautiful variety that?s easy to grow, Nigella damascena 'Persian Jewels' is a fantastic choice. Affectionately know as Love-in-a-Mist, this pastel colour combination blooms with marvellously intricate flowers in hues of soft pink, blue and white above airy fennel-like foliage.
Osteospermum 'Serenity Sunshine Beauty' is a bright new colour break that makes a big impression. This half-hardy variety will fill your beds, borders and patio pots with shades of orange and gold that would rival the sun itself!
An extra layer of petals on these African daisy blooms makes them even more beautiful, and also means they last twice as long! Osteospermum 3D Collection are ideal for summer borders and patio pots and are also remarkably drought tolerant meaning that they are perfect for low maintenance areas of your garden too. This collection has been put together to give you the absolute best varieties and consists of ?3D Lemon Ice?, ?3D Purple?, ?3D Berry White? and '3D Pink'.
If you are on the hunt for a blue flowering shrub then Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Silvery Blue' could be just what you have been looking for. Its a versatile plant, with great drought and open exposure tolerance, making it a good choice for coastal gardens. This Russian Sage has aromatic, silvery foliage and stems that are covered in lavender blue flowers in summer. Perfect for garden borders with a blue, purple, white palette, or planted in groups or in lines, to create large areas of purple colour. A very low maintenance plant for the garden. Height and spread: 60cm (24).
Description for Sedum telephium 'Purple Emperor' not available