Buxus sempervirens is a popular evergreen shrub, easy to grow and perfect for creating hedges, low border edges and topiary. Its small, glossy green leaves are densely arranged, responding well to regular clipping to keep a neat finish. This versatile shrub can be grown as a box hedge or pruned to create formal shapes in borders and patio containers. Buxus sempervirens copes well with shaded positions. Height and spread: Up to 3m (9') if left unpruned.
Versatile summer annual, ideal in sun or part-shade. Perfect for summer bedding, borders and containers in a range of colourful flowers and green or bronze foliage. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 25cm (10).
Create a carpet of colour in borders and rockeries with these brightly coloured daisies. Ideal for dry and sunny positions around the garden. Height: 7.5cm (3). Spread: 30cm (12).
A fantastic foliage plant, that is particulary well suited to gardens of a contemporary or oriental style. Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' can be planted in borders or in large planters on roof top gardens, courtyards, decking etc. Spiraea sorbifolia has fern like yellow-green foliage and clusters of feathery white flowers in summer, and in autumn the leaves turn burgundy red. This plant is very cold tolerant, but thrives in a full sun position. Height and spread: 150cm (59).
If you are looking to add a large splash of purple and blue to your garden then you really must consider Clematis 'Semu'. This variety is known for it's velvety purple petals with blue undersides plus the features of hardiness and a tireless free-flowering habit. All that it requires from you in return is that it's cut back to just above ground level each year. The striking summer flowers are present from July to September and will be happy scrambling over walls, trellis, fences and any other support that you can offer it. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3'). Pruning group: 3.
This colourful House Leek produces blood red rosettes of fleshy foliage that form radiating clumps over time. Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Coral Red' is a strong growing variety with a vigorous root system that allows it to spread as colourful ground cover.
BushDeterminateEgg sized, deeper than round plum fruits. Tomato Pomodoro Principe Borghese has a characteristic sharp taste as 'vine ripenedfruits for salad and ideal as a sun dried variety. A huge cropping tomato over the season.
CordonTomato 'Il Pantano Romanescois a typical Italian variety producing large, flattened, ribbed fruits. The ripe beefsteak tomatoes show a slightly greener crown and have a superb meaty texture. This versatile, flavoursome variety is ideal for slicing into salads as well as using in cooked dishes. Suitable for growing as a cordon under glass or outdoors. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
The large, cylinidrical fruits of cordon Tomato 'Il San Marzano Lungo 2' have deep red skins and dry, meaty flesh, making them superb for cooking, and unsurpassable for making sauces. This flavoursome plum tomato is early to ripen and crops well over a long season. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
An 'Oxheart typewith a distinctive, ribbed, heart shape that produces large, meaty beefsteak tomatoes, each weighing up to 200gm. The fruits of Tomato 'Cuore di Bue' are late maturing and ripen to an attractive orangey-red colour. The creamy flesh has a superb flavour and is ideal for adding to salads or eating with slices of fresh mozzarella cheese. This cordon tomato is suitable for growing in the greenhouse or outdoors. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
Semi-BushTomato 'Roma Nano' is a traditional plum tomato producing juicy, fleshy fruits with very few seeds, making them ideal for pastes, soups, sauces and sun drying. This semi-bush variety can be grown in the greenhouse but will have a richer, fuller flavour if grown outdoors. Grown as a semi-bush variety, it is easy to grow with minimal training and no side shooting. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 50cm (20)
Carpet like growth with leaves that appear to be sprinkled with ice crystals. Produces a glowing display in full sun on beds, borders, dry banks, rockeries, etc