Despite its delicate appearance this lovely plant is nigh on indestructible. An upright, very architectural perennial, Meadow Rue is one of those low maintenance plants that reliably gives a great show every year. Due to its airy nature, it forms a fairly see-through clump which is invaluable in a border as plants will not crowd out others, allowing them to grow up and through its delicate leaves, and as the flowers are held high they will not obscure other plants. Thalictrum grows strongly in any reasonably well-lit border, even in the poorest soils and forms an airy cloud of tiny, pinkish-purple blooms on ferny foliage. The centre of each of the cupped flowers is filled with tiny yellow stamens, making them really stand out on a summer's day. Spells of poor summer weather do not seem to bother it and the plants are fresh, healthy and colourful all year with an attractive pink tinge to the young spring growth. A great plant for filling spacious borders and very nice as a cut flower in large floral vases.
Silver leaves, erect fleecy silver stems, heavily studded with cool yellow flowers
The new Verbena Drums® series presents very compact, very early flowering plants that are perfect for containers.
This beautiful winter flowering Jasmine is a completely reliable and easy to grow plant that will fill your garden with colour in the depths of the dreariest months of the year. It will grow as a loosely scrambling bush and produce eye-catching arching stems that become smothered with bright yellow flowers from November to March every year. This is followed by glossy green foliage which will fill spaces in beds and borders with ease. If space is a little limited in your garden, it can even be grown in large patio pots and containers. Winter hardy, it performs well in any soil and flowers best in full sun where it will bring life to winter borders. Easy to grow, it requires no pruning except a trim to limit growth or keep in a preferred shape. It can be trained to trellis or walls and is particularly effective grown with ivy, covering unsightly walls and buildings in the garden. 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 x established plants in 9cm post, ready to plant straight away, growing to a height and spread of 3m (10ft).