This amazing collection of stunning flowers will fill your garden with blooms all summer long and well into autumn.We've chosen shades of pink, purple and blue that perfectly compliment each other and their different heights mean that there's something for every part of the garden. Mixed together they create a magical cottage garden feel, and they're great for cutting too. Cornflower 'Blue Ball' a gardeners' favourite loved by butterflies and bees, this showy annual is a slender, dainty plant with sky-blue flowers. Perfect for punctuating wild gardens or meadows with colour. Grows to 75cm. 180 Seeds. Sweet Pea 'Galaxy' early flowering in luscious colours from reds to pinks to blues from late spring through to autumn, they'll produce a fabulous succession of beautifully fragrant stems that just keep on coming the more they're cut, so your vases can be as full as your garden with these prolific, long lasting star performers. Growing to 180cm. 35 Seeds. Cosmos 'Candy Stripe' exceptionally free flowering, giving a succession of white blooms with an edging of the deepest pink. With its delicate feathery foliage 'Candy Stripe' makes a lovely cut flower too. Its pollen rich, yellow centres are a magnet for bees on warm sunny days. Grows to 120cm. 100 Seeds. Lobelia 'Cambridge Blue' the perfect filler plant for pots, planters and tubs, or even large scale border plantings. Very easy to grow, its hundreds of sky-blue flowers will wind their way through the gaps in plants, filling them in with ease. A great little essential plant for all planting schemes, Grows to 15cm. 1500 Seeds.
Anemone blanda Blue Shades classic daisy-like flowers appear as if from nowhere in early spring, creating a carpet of colour that will come back for years to come! Their long, pretty purple-blue petals burst from its central yellow stamens, creating a beautiful contrast when planted with white varieties. Very easy to grow, once planted you can leave them in the ground and they will naturalise, so if you want to create the perfect spring paradise, then this collection is the easy way to an eye-catching floral display. Supplied as a pack of 50 bulbs, size 4/5 ready for planting in autumn. Growing to a height and width of 15cm.
An elegant alternative to bright, extravagant colour schemes, these gorgeous tulips in shades of deep, rich purples and fresh soft lilacs will bring an air of cool sophistication to you spring planting. The large flowers look spectacular planted in groups, especially with a backdrop of the fresh spring foliage of surrounding plants. Growing happily in sun or partial shade, they are wonderful in large planters or in borders. Try mixing in orange flowering varieties for a striking colour contrast. Tulips are easy to grow and care for and can be left in the ground after flowering as long as it's well drained, so you'll get another wonderful display the following year as they slowly naturalise and spread, or they can be dug up and stored over winter before replanting the following autumn. Supplied as 15 bulbs, size 10/11, ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 50 cm (20 in) and width of 20 cm (8 in).
Also known as Blanket Flowers, Gaillardia are an instantly recognisable cottage garden favourite. These 'Jam Tart Flowers' are invaluable in the summer border due to their long flowering season and their ability to provide a bright and colourful display whatever the British weather throws at them. The plants form a low mound of green, furry leaves, bearing upright stems of large daisy-like flowers on long stems which are perfect for cutting and very attractive to butterflies. Perfect in pots, they will also make fantastic gap fillers in your containers, beds, and mixed borders. 'Arizona Red Shades' produces gorgeous blooms in the most spectacular shades of red, with bright crimson petals that look like the tips have been dipped in yellow paint for a perfect contrast. These daisy-like blooms come into flower during early summer and will last right the way through to autumn. They also make fantastic cut flowers, so you can enjoy them inside the home as well as in your garden. Easy to grow and requiring very little maintenance, just deadhead the faded blooms to prolong the flowering season. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots ready to pot on or plant out.
Heleniums are late flowering perennials with spectacular flowers in hot colours. Also known as sneezeweed, they're invaluable for bringing vibrant colour to the garden from mid-summer until the autumn. 'Zorro Bicolor' is a stunning Helenium with toothed leaves and magnificent rich red flowers edged in golden yellow with a chocolate-coloured centre that gradually turns yellow as the flowers age and the stamens appear - a fiery colour combination that's impossible to ignore from July until September! Still in full flower when other garden plants are fading away, plant 'Zorro Bicolor' in beds and borders or in large pots to create vibrant, flaming displays on your patio. Try underplanting it with Crocosmia to really turn up the heat. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' the flowers are a favourite with butterflies and bees and many other insects. Carried on long, straight and strong stems, they are ideal cut flowers, and there are so many of them that you'll be able to pick them right the way through the flowering season, bringing bold, hot colour into your house. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, reaching a height of 50cm (20in) and spread of 60cm (2ft).
A striking new design, featuring an embossed leaf motif around the pot and finished with a shaded taupe effect, this is a contemporary take on a traditional design that brings a fusion of different styles to create a beautiful planter. The easy way to add lightweight, affordable style to any garden, this tough and durable planter is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more. It's made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a stylish finish and for the fraction of the cost of a ceramic pot, it will add instant effect to your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a ceramic feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather resistant, plastic planter is UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use it year in, year out. Perfect as a contrast if you have a group of pots, where the design helps draw your attention to the group and therefore the plants. For indoor or outdoor use, you'll receive a single, 30cm (12in) round shaded taupe planter.
A striking new design, featuring an embossed leaf motif around the pot and finished with a shaded taupe effect, this is a contemporary take on a traditional design that brings a fusion of different styles to create a beautiful planter. The easy way to add lightweight, affordable style to any garden, this tough and durable planter is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more. It's made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a stylish finish and for the fraction of the cost of a ceramic pot, it will add instant effect to your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a ceramic feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather resistant, plastic planter is UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use it year in, year out. Perfect as a contrast if you have a group of pots, where the design helps draw your attention to the group and therefore the plants. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you'll receive a single, 40cm (16in) round shaded taupe planter.
Our pre-planted 'Apricot Shades' begonia basket is guaranteed to give you fabulous results as we've done all the work for you - just hang it up, water it and let it do its thing. Quick and easy, this is the perfect solution for gardeners who want perfect displays but don't know where to start, or for those who are behind with their plans. Ready planted with the UK's favourite basket begonia, this ready-made basket will give you outstanding results right through until the autumn - plus you'll have the basket to use again next year! 'Apricot Shades' produces blousy, double-blooms in wonderfully warm shades of yellow, gold, apricot, orange and ochre that will fill your hanging baskets with colour all summer-long. The blooms are incredibly weather proof, long lasting and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit. They look best simply on their own, as there is enough subtle colour variation not to look too overdone - which is why we've selected them for this pre-planted 25cm green plastic basket - one for the garden must-have list for sure.
Our pre-planted 'Apricot Shades' begonia baskets are guaranteed to give you fabulous results as we've done all the work for you - just hang them up, water them and let them do their thing. Quick and easy, this is the perfect solution for gardeners who want perfect displays but don't know where to start, or for those who are behind with their plans. Ready planted with the UK's favourite basket begonia, this pair of ready-made baskets will give you outstanding results right through until the autumn - plus you'll have the baskets to use again next year! 'Apricot Shades' produces blousy, double-blooms in wonderfully warm shades of yellow, gold, apricot, orange and ochre that will fill your hanging baskets with colour all summer-long. The blooms are incredibly weather proof, long lasting and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit. They look best simply on their own, as there is enough subtle colour variation not to look too overdone - which is why we've selected them for these orange baskets - one for the garden must-have list for sure!
Year after Year, Begonia Illumination Apricot Shades features in our Top 3 best-selling bedding and basket plants. Why? It's undoubtedly the combination of fantastic performance in baskets and tubs whatever the Summer weather, combined with the gorgeous blend of warm tones and shades that the mix produces. This beautiful variety has flowers in wonderfully warm shades of yellow, gold, apricot, orange and ochre that will fill your hanging baskets and patio containers with colour from May until October! The blooms are incredibly weather proof, long lasting and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit. They look best simply on their own, as there is enough subtle colour variation not to look too overdone. One for the short-list for sure.
Year after Year, Begonia Illumination 'Apricot Shades' features in our best-selling bedding and basket plants. Why? It's undoubtedly the combination of fantastic performance in baskets and tubs whatever the Summer weather, combined with the gorgeous blend of warm tones and shades that the mix produces. This beautiful variety has flowers in wonderfully warm shades of yellow, gold, apricot, orange and ochre that will fill your hanging baskets and patio containers with colour from May until October! The blooms are incredibly weather proof, long lasting and plentiful, held on strong healthy plants with a gently trailing growing habit. They look best simply on their own, as there is enough subtle colour variation not to look too overdone. One for the short-list for sure.Supplied as 40 Pro Plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.