Bees and butterflies will adore this cultivated thistle and so will you when the striking fluffy thistle blooms, unusual in white with their intriguing purple tips, appear throughout summer on tall stems above low growing rosettes of spiky-looking foliage.
A unique compact plant, hardy perennial, with rich pink, daisy-like flowers that bloom upon wiry stems above silvery-green foliage from April to June. Ideal for full sun locations in the border or patio containers. Ht. 20cm, spread 30cm. Supplied in 9cm pot.
Masses of charming tubular pink flowers crowd the stem tips of Escallonia laevis 'Pink Elle' from early summer onwards. Perfect for borders or even for creating an ornamental hedge too! A low maintenance shrub that will give huge rewards for very little effort!
For a long-flowering, semi-evergreen, highly fragrant shrub, you can't go wrong with Daphne 'Pink Fragrance'. Beautiful clusters of pink flowers bloom over an exceptionally long period from March right through to October. This lovely daphne variety will keep some foliage all year round, dropping only some of its leaves.
A fully evergreen Abelia that will delight you all year with its strong performance coupled with a full array of features. Abelia ?Pink Pong? is a hardy, evergreen shrub which is unusual for many Abelia plants. It will produce large, tubular flowers that carry a honey fragrance for nearly six months of the year and when the flowers fade away, the copper/purple bases show through to extend the colour into the autumn and winter months. A great specimen for any part of the garden. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 120cm (47).
Clematis 'Pink Fantasy' bears delicate pink flowers, with darker pink stripes and gorgeous cream and magenta anthers, in mid to late summer. This hardy climbing perennial is a free-flowering variety with a neat, compact habit, making it the ideal choice for planting in a container. It is also happy growing up a trellis or against a pergola; for a subtle contrast try planting through shrubs and roses. Clematis 'Pink Fantasy' is extremely simple to look after and will thrive in any garden, large or small. Height: 2.5m (8' 2). Spread: 1m (3' 2) Pruning group: 3.
Bush roses are always popular, and this variety is one of the best, in a beautiful shade of pink. Height: 1m (3'). Spread: 60cm (24). Supplied as bare roots.
A beautiful Hydrangea variety with 40cm (16) panicles of pink flowers, Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky' is a bold flowering shrub that offers loads of colour from August until early autumn. The flowerheads slowly fade, but can still be colourful in early winter, and they look fantastic on a frosty morning. It's a great choice for borders and also looks good in planters on patios or decking and is very low maintenance. Height and Spread: 1.5m (4.9).
Bring a touch of the Mediterranean to your garden with this head-turning perennial. Bees and other nectar hungry insects will be drawn to the impressive purple and white flowers that are carried on towering architectural spikes which could grow up to 1.2m tall. As a Mediterranean native, Acanthus spinosus is incredibly drought tolerant once established which makes it perfect for the hot dry borders that other plants would hate. Bear's Breeches would be suitable for a garden that is populated with other exotic specimens or to add height and contrast to cottage garden planting. Height: 1.2m (4'). Spread: 1m (3').
Potentilla ?Pink Paradise' is a rabbit and deer proof shrub that offers an abundance of pretty little pink flowers with yellow centres. Potentilla likes to be in full sun so if you can find a place in your rockery or border that suits it's needs you'll have a healthy, hardy shrub clothed with blooms from April right through to September Cinquefoil shrubs as a family require very little maintenance so are perfect for the novice or time-poor gardener . Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 120cm (60).