Philadelphus in full flower are one of the sights and scents of early summer! Also known as 'Mock Orange' for the sweet citrussy scent of it's pure white blooms it's a must have plant for any garden. Virginal is a fast growing variety that is perfect as a feature plant at the back of the border, although vigorous it can be easily shaped by pruning after flowering in late summer. Pure white double blooms with their lovely scent are borne from late May to July. A deciduous bush it bears mid green oval leaves and likes a sunny spot and good drainage. Easy to grow and trouble free so perfect if you are new to gardening! Supplied as an eastablished plant in a 2L pot, ready to plant out.
Probably one of the most scented of garden plants, this is one where everyone notices its beautiful, citrus fragrance as they walk past - well deserving its common name of 'mock orange'. From spring to early summer, large, soft-green leaves cover the upright stems, making the perfect foil for other, more colourful flowers. Then, from June, the main event happens...buds burst into huge clusters of creamy-white, fragrant blooms, smothering the tree from top to toe. The spectacle doesn't end there either, as the blooms finish, they shed their petals like a snowstorm, looking for all the world like white cherry-blossom carpeting the ground. An ideal specimen plant for a large container on your patio, you can position it near your house so that the gorgeous scent can drift into your home. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots.
For a magnificent feature plant in garden or patio look no further than this superb Hydrangea. It grows strongly each year with lush mid green foliage and the pyramid shaped panicles of flowers which emerge from mid summer have to be seen to be fully appreciated. Supported on strong stems, the buds open in a delicate shade of lime green, maturing to a gleaming white and lasting for weeks and later gaining a lovely pink flush. Fresh blooms - if you can bear to cut them - are imposing in a vase and the dried flowerheads can be used as a permanent decoration. The leaves and stems are a colourful spectacle in their own right with pale green stems flushed with pink and dleightful yellow-green leaves. Hydrangea 'Limelight' makes a standout border plant and is equally at home in a large patio planter. It likes neutral to acid, free-draining soil and a sunny or part-shaded spot. For maximum flower power prune back in early spring to two or three buds as the blooms appear on new growth each summer. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, limelight makes a stunning specimen, growing to approx. 2.5m in 10 years.
Producing masses of huge, conical-shaped blooms from June to October, this beautiful collection of unusual and desirable hydrangeas will make a dramatic statement in your garden. Each individual variety in this super mix makes a magnificent feature plant for beds and borders in the garden or when potted up and placed on your patio or decking area. Alternatively, plant them in a group for a stunning display. Naturally sturdy, the collection covers the widest colour range, and each is very easy to grow and maintain. They will thrive in neutral to acidic, free-draining soil in a sunny or part-shaded spot. With very large flower clusters that can reach over 30cm (12in) across, these distinctive hydrangeas will fill your summer beds, borders or patio pots with wonderful colour. Each year, strong, upright stems are produced with lush mid-green foliage, which are topped with huge, conical-shaped panicles of flowers that will quite simply take your breath away. The buds open to hyacinth-like flowers in delicate pastel shades of lime green, pink, white and burgundy, and last for weeks before flushing with delicate colour tones. If you can bear to cut them, the fresh blooms make an imposing display in a vase and the dried flowerheads can be used as a permanent decoration. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to be planted out, 1 each of: 'Diamant Rouge' - produces incredible balls of burgundy-coloured flowers, which turn white as the season progresses. Standing tall and proud on their stems, each flower cluster can reach up to an amazing 40cm (16in) across. Flowers June to August. Eventual height and width: 1.5m x 1.2m. 'Sundae Fraise' - produces strawberry sundae-coloured blooms on compact, red-brown stems. Flowers July to September. Eventual height and width: 1.5m x 1.5m. 'Silver Dollar' - fully deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit, produces dense, creamy-white, cone-shaped flowers that will flush with pink as they age, with a delicate fragrance. Flowers August to September. Eventual height and width: 1.25m x 1.65m.
Impress your friends and neighbours by adding this unusual lime-green flowered hydrangea into your summer planting schemes. Full of designer style, Hydrangea 'Lime Rickey' is one of those shrubs that no garden should be without - the large, domed flowerheads of palest green cover this trendy, must-have shrub all through summer, creating a stunning contrast to its luxurious, dark green leaves. Transitioning from fresh lime-green in midsummer to white as the season progresses, the long-lasting blooms make fabulous cut flowers in both fresh and dried arrangements and are also amazing when left on the plants over winter, where their skeletal forms create beautiful architectural shapes when covered in frost. Also known as the smooth hydrangea, wild hydrangea, or sevenbark, 'Lime Rickey' is a cool-coloured specimen plant which creates a striking contrast to rich purples or fiery reds. Easy-to-grow this hydrangea is happy in sun or partial shade and makes a particularly striking plant for a container - either on its own or with other perennials such as salvias. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot.
Hydrangea 'Magical Mont Blanc' will give a delightful show all summer long, with its voluminous cones of snow-white flowers, packed so densely that they look like an ice-cream cone! A member of the paniculata family of hydrangeas, their blooms are produced in abundance to give an amazing show in your garden or even in pot on your balcony - so everyone can have a go at growing this beautiful shrub - no excuses! From August right through to autumn, this hydrangea is constantly in flower, bringing much needed colour to your border, plus the dried flowerheads make great indoor decoration or can be left on the plants to give structure through the winter. Really easy to grow, and a great plant for beginners and more experienced gardeners alike, Mont Blanc produces its flowers on strong stems which means that the branches won't bend under the weight and they make great cut flowers too. Reaching an ultimate height of around 1m high x 1.2m wide, your plant is sent as an established specimen in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Make a statement in your garden this year with this eye-catching and rarely available, new variety of hydrangea. Resplendent in spring with rich, velvety, golden foliage that is edged in orange, 'Goldrush' is truly a sight not to be missed, and breath-taking when it has darker foliage as a backdrop, really lighting up the spring garden. An award-winning hydrangea, 'Goldrush' was shortlisted in the 2018 RHS Plant of the year competition and was also given a Bronze Medal at Holland's Plantarium 2018 awards so its officially recognised as something really special! As the season progresses, the leaves of this lovely hydrangea steadily tone down so that by the time the large lace cap blooms emerge, the leaves are green. The flowers themselves are a subtle, pastel blue-violet and surrounded by a ring of large white bracts which contrast spectacularly with the foliage. But the show doesn't end there - the leaves turn fiery orange again in the autumn before falling to reveal its attractive peeling bark. This really is a plant with year-round interest, that can be grown in the garden border as well as in pots and containers where it brings its vibrancy to decks, patios and balconies. Being a hydrangea, it's simple to grow, needing no complicated maintenance. Reaching 2.5m (8ft) in height and spread, 'Gold Rush' responds to a hard spring pruning and grows well in sun or partial shade, although it does appreciate some shelter to protect the emerging spring leaves from drying winds.
Blooming for up to 6 months of the year, Hydrangea paniculata Switch Ophelia (R) is a delightful hydrangea that will change colour through the year. Unique in that it will grow to just 50cm tall, 'Ophelia' is perfect for container growing so you don't even need a garden to appreciate its beautiful, colour-changing blooms. Coming into flower from late May and lasting well into October the faded flowers can remain on the plant right through the winter bringing extended interest across the seasons. The delicate blooms emerge green-white and take on a pink hue as they age, becoming pinker as the seasons progress. Easy to grow and hardy right down to -25°C, this is a hydrangea suitable for anyone to grow and it will even double as a houseplant for the spring - just remember that ultimately it prefers to be outside. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting.
Guaranteed to dazzle, this beautifully formed mophead hydrangea makes a unique garden plant and is perfect to give as a gift. While many hydrangeas start their blooming with a hint of green before colouring up, 'Rhapsody' maintains its green colour right up to autumn, where it ends the season with a brief touch of flame red before the leaves also take on fiery tones before falling. Compact enough for container gardens and small spaces 'Rhapsody' will grow into a loose mound of large leaves, and this glamourous hydrangea makes a statement wherever it is planted. Even when grown in a pot, 'Rhapsody' will bring an attractive touch to your decking, patio 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 3L pot, ready for planting out or potting on.
Bang on trend as cut flowers or winter displays, hydrangeas are known the world over for their colour-changing heads of gorgeous flowers. Easy to grow and a breeze to maintain, there's a variety suitable for everyone and 'Messelina' will thrill everyone who sees it with gorgeous lace-cap heads of pink blooms. Hydrangeas are a popular garden shrub and a particular favourite at the moment with florists where they feature in many contemporary designs of both bouquets and cut flowers. With their delicate heads of pink flowers and pretty autumn colour and leaf shape, they certainly make a statement in beds, borders and containers. Most well-known for their ability to change colour in different soils (acid soil tend to make them bluer), Messelina is very floriferous from May onwards and will bring colour to the gardens for months, allowing you to create beautiful flowering displays in the garden - you can even use the flowers in dried flower arrangements over the festive season - a truly year-round plant. Compact enough to grow in pots and planters on the patio or decking, their eye-catching flowers retain their beauty for a very long time. To extend the seasonal interest leave some flower heads on the plants over winter where they look gorgeous covered with frost, and of course they'll provide shelter for overwintering wildlife. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting out. Flowering from May onwards and reaching 1.2m (4ft).
This incredible new Hydrangea variety will truly impress with its eye-catching, multi-coloured flower heads. This new take on the traditional mop-head hydrangea has incredibly vivid flower heads, made up of multiple individual florets. Each one is a jaw-dropping pink-red, with a bright blue centre, and tipped with lime green. These highly unusual plants will really stand out in a border or pot on your patio. Depending on the acidity of the soil they are planted in, the colours can vary, so why not plant them in different soils for vibrant and varied displays. They are beautiful but incredibly tough and fully UK winter hardy.
Imagine, the perfect plant to attract attention to your garden, and deserving pride of place where it can shine throughout the year. This addition to the popular 'Annabelle' series of hydrangeas has the same dramatic flowerheads but with an added bonus - gorgeous, colour-changing, pink blossom. As the buds emerge the backs of the petals are a rich shade of raspberry, so when young, the overall impression is of quite a strong pink. Then, as the buds open, they reveal a lighter upper surface, giving an overall softer shade when the flowers have opened fully. Over the course of the summer the colour becomes even paler, and eventually the big heads take on a subtle, greenish tone. The show doesn't stop there though as after the flowers have faded and fallen, a skeleton of fine filigree remains to catch the frost and sparkle in the low winter sunshine - adding to its year-round interest. Really easy to grow and a great plant for a newbie gardener, 'Sweet Annabelle' blooms on new wood, unlike older varieties which only bloom on the old, so you'll continue to bloom year on year, all throughout the summer, regardless of pruning or extreme weather. An invaluable addition to the mixed or shrub border - as well as a large patio pot - this is a hydrangea that you don't want to be without. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot.