There really is something special and iconic about English Shrub Roses, which is the term for the old-fashioned type of classic rose with a very filled centre, their petals making the most remarkable patterns. New breeding over many years has made them much easier to grow in all gardens - big or small - either in larger pots or in borders and beds. This variety has been bred to have both a good fragrance, and superb disease resistance - not always possible with roses, but our growers have managed it! Best of all it is a repeat flowerer, and will bloom for 4-5 months with little dead-heading, although you may wish to keep them tidy. It's a little more vigorous and less formal than Hybrid Tea Roses, so mix them in with other shrubs in borders too. Supplied as a an established plant in a 3L Pot ready to plant out.
A simple to use and tried and tested general purpose Organic Rose & Shrub fertiliser, for top dressing existing plants or digging in to the planting hole of newly planted bushes. It can be applied in spring and summer, as new growth starts, or when flowers go over, spread around the base of shrubs and roses (wash hands after use or wear gloves), or dig in as per label instructions when planting new shrubs and roses. It can also be used on any plants too for a soft and gentle general feed boost - being organic it's very hard to over-dose, and safe for children and pets once watered in.
An organic-based feed with added iron for use with acid loving plants including Heathers, Conifers, Magnolias, Skimmias, Camelias, Berberis, Hydrangeas, Raspberries and blueberries. This fertiliser is ideal for ericaceous plants, helping them to thrive in both neutral and acid soils, producing bigger blooms, greener leaves and robust plants. In alkaline soils or where hard water is used for irrigation, yellowing of the leaves may occur caused by lack of available iron, and this feed will help alleviate the problem. Newly planted azaleas and Rhododendrons can benefit from a light dressing of fertiliser in early March after flowering. Make sure that you keep them regularly watered during the first two growing seasons to help plant establishment. Application rate: Note 1 small gloved handful contains approx. 30g For established plants Sprinkle pellets evenly at the base of the plant at a rate of 30g per square metre and lightly incorporate into the soil - watering if the soil is dry.Feed twice during the year, with the first application in March or April when growth starts and the second at first flowering. For new plantsSprinkle pellets evenly at the base of the plant at a rate of 30g per square metre and light incorporate into the soil - watering if the soil is dry. For Chalky/Alkaline soils Plants grown in these soils will typically develop yellow leaves, especially between veins. By adding Vitax Azalea, Rhododendron and Shrub fertiliser along with additional soil supplements to acidify the soil, plants will be provided with essential nutrients.
Vitax Tree & Shrub Planting Feed contains all the vital plant foods in a natural, organic form for the best possible start when planting trees and shrubs. The recipe of perfectly balanced nutrients are ideal when planting both bare-root plants and potted speciments. This specially formulated feed also contains mycorrhizal fungi and a range of bio stimulants to promote vigorous root growth which in turn helps plants to establish much more effectively. Directions for use Note 1 gloved hand is approximately 30g Apply evenly to soil at the rates recommended when the soil is moist. Planting trees and shrubsFor 15-20cm containers take 60g feed and sprinkle past into the bottom of the planting hole and lightly fork it in. Mix the rest of the feed with the soil taken from the hole and then backfill around the plant. For larger containers, use 60g feed in the hole and 60g for mixing with the soil for backfilling. Feeding established plantsIn March, apply 60g for plants up to 60cm (2ft), 120g for plants up to 120cm (4ft) and 180g for standard trees. Spread the feed evenly into the soil below the canopy. Repeat late June-early July. For apples, pears and plums apply 175g per square metre.For Currants, Gooseberries and Raspberries apply 140g per square meter.For roses, apply 140g per square metre.
You can now enjoy true year-round interest with vibrant flower colour, brightly coloured berries and stems, tactile bark and wonderfully fragrant flowers - simply brilliant value for money compared to expensive, potted garden centre shrubs. These 12 tried-and-tested garden winners will fill any gaps you might have in your existing beds and borders or allow you to plant a new one from scratch, with each individual shrub having the potential to fill about 1m sq. (3-4ft sq.). Once planted they will rapidly grow and look tremendous from this year onwards, giving a stunning visual display and a degree of privacy and security for you, as well as a natural safe haven for a wide variety of wildlife. The berries will provide much-needed winter food for wild birds and the shrubby structure will offer cover and protection for them too. Varieties Include: Symphoricarpos albus: Known as the 'Common Snowberry' for obvious reasons! The berries provide much-needed winter food for wildlife. Grows to 90-120cm (3-4ft).Syringa vulgaris: The common Lilac produces fragrant, lavender-coloured blooms each May. Hardy and deciduous and great for hedging, it grows to 300-450cm (10-15ft) tall.Cornus alba: The 'Red-Barked Dogwood' provides fantastic autumn colour with its bright red vertical branches. In summer it leafs up and has soft pink flowers in mid-summer. Grows to 90-120cm (3-4ft). Potentilla Yellow: A tall, upright shrub with rich green foliage, smothered in beautiful yellow flowers from late spring to the first frosts. Robust and drought tolerant even in exposed conditions, it likes a sunny spot. Deadhead to keep the flowers coming and trim in autumn. Grows to 120-150m (4-5ft).Tamarix tetandra: Commonly known as the 'Tamarisk' or 'Salt Cedar', this upright, deciduous shrub or small tree has gracefully arching dark branches and needle-like foliage. A superb focal point, it produces masses of feathery plumes of tiny pink blossom from April to May. Holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Grows to 300cm (9ft).Spirea douglasii: Part of the rose family, it is often know as the 'Rose Spirea'. Easy to grow with masses of pretty pink flowers in early summer. Perfect for small spaces. Grows to 90cm (3ft).Forsythia intermedia 'Spectabilis': Literally one of the most spectacular early season shrubs because of its bright yellow bloom. Perfect for hedges and really easy to grow. Grows to 120-150cm (4-5 ft), although can be trimmed into a tidy hedge. Hypericum Hidcote: With masses of saucer-shaped, buttery yellow flowers from early to late autumn contrasted against lush, semi-evergreen foliage, it is compact and bushy and great for feature hedging. Holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Grows to 100-150cm (3-5ft). Deutzia scabra: Also known as the 'Fuzzy Deutzia', this native of Japan and China grows to about 250cm (8ft) tall and smothers itself in pure white fragrant flowers in June. Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea': A great hedging plant because of its spiky branches, but also a beautiful garden plant. The yellow flowers appear in late spring and the purple foliage provides lovely autumn colour. Grows to 90-120cm (3-4ft). Philadelphus coronarius: Commonly known as the 'Mock Orange', it will be clothed in a profusion of creamy white, fabulously fragrant flowers through June and July. Grows to 150-180cm (5-6ft).Weigela rosea: A lovely garden shrub, with fabulous pink flower colour in May, June and July. Grows to 90-120cm (3-4ft). Please note: these plants are supplied dormant and without leaves, looking more like dried twigs, and will establish in the ground over winter. They will not show signs of growth until the weather warms in spring, when they will burst into leaf.
Flowering shrubs are the backbone of any garden, giving colour, form, winter interest and privacy throughout the year, for many years, as well as attracting a host of wildlife. With so many different types available, there's always something that will appeal to every gardener, whatever their level of experience or preference!We've specially selected and put together a collection of low maintenance favourites that are ideal for filling gaps in gardens, creating screening or a feature shrubbery, but all with the absolute minimum of fuss. A lovely collection of gorgeous late spring and summer flowering shubs for years of colour & fragrance, featuring a mix of flower colours, giving interest from April through to September, this collection includes customer favourites which are particularly adored for their scent and colour. All low maintenance favourites, these shrubs are ideal for filling gaps in gardens, or creating a screen or shrubbery. Supplied as a set of 6 different varieties of seasonally available range, ready to plant out all year - some will be dormant and have no or few leaves in winter.
If you are looking for a simple to grow, low maintenance collection to brighten up those dull mid Winter days after Chrostmas, look no further than this fabulous Winter flowering shrub collection - where all the flowers are fragrant too for extra enjoyment. Each colelction incldues one plant each of: Sarcococca (Christmas Box) - a lovely little evergreen shrub with sweet smelling white to cream firework explosion flowers from December to March. Reaches 1.5M tall x 1M spread, Viburnum bodnantense 'Chales Lamont' - very scented pale rose pink flowers emerge on bare stems from November to March on this larger easy shrub. Reaches 2M tall x 2M spread. Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet) - beautiful sulphur yellow flowers, with central burgundy detailing, borne on bare stems Jnauary to March on established plants - reaches 2.5M tall x 2.5M spread. All are very tough and hardy, and easy care, perfect for sunny bright mixed shrub borders. or grow them in larger pots, so you can bring them close to the house in Winter flower, so you can enjoy their delightful fragrance to the max.
A plant to add to your garden must-have list, Magnolia 'Susan' produces delicately-fragranced, burgundy-pink flowers from mid-spring. This absolute stunner of a plant is ideal for smaller gardens, where its fragrant flowers will attract early pollinators - (as well as comments from your neighbours). The slightly twisted, six-petalled, flowers open up to form a goblet shape, and cover the tree from tip to trunk in gorgeous colour before the mid-green leaves emerge. Grow in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade with shelter from cold winds. Late frosts may damage flower buds, so keep some fleece handy to throw over it in case cold nights threaten. Supplied as a 3L standard plant 80-90cm tall.
Flowering shrubs are the backbone of any garden, giving colour, form, winter interest and privacy throughout the year, for many years, as well as attracting a host of wildlife. A lovely collection of gorgeous summer and early autumn-flowering shrubs for years of colour & fragrance, featuring a mix of flower colours, giving interest from May through to September, this collection includes customer favourites which are particularly adored for their scent and colour. With so many different types available, there's always something that will appeal to every gardener, whatever their level of experience or preference. We've specially selected and put together a collection of low maintenance favourites that are ideal for filling gaps in gardens, creating screening or feature plants, but all with the absolute minimum of fuss. Supplied as a set of 6 different varieties of plug plants, ready to pot up and grow on for planting out next year - some will be dormant and have no or few leaves in winter. 1 plant each of: Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'Known commonly as bluebeard, this is a compact, upright shrub with arching branches of grey-green leaves and clusters of dainty, dark blue flowers1m x 1.5m Fl August - September Cistus corbariensisAffectionally called the Rockrose, this bushy, evergreen shrub has wavy-edged leaves and produces white flowers with yellow centres through the summer1m x 1.5m Fl June - August Cotoneaster dammeriThe Bearberry is a sprawling, evergreen shrub spreading to 2.5m, with small, rounded leaves and dainty white flowers that are followed by bright red berries0.5m x 2.5m Fl May - June Escallonia x hybrid 'Apple Blossom' AGMA compact, evergreen shrub, with small, glossy dark green leaves and cup-shaped pink flowers. Great when planted as a screen or hedge.2.5m x 2.5m Fl June - July Hypericum x hidcoteense 'Hidcote' AGMSt John's wort is a bushy semi-evergreen shrub much loved by florists for decoration. Its yellow saucer-shaped blooms are followed by sprays of distinctive berries in August.1.5m x 1.5m Fl June - September Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'Is an upright deciduous shrub with narrow, sometimes variegated leaves in shades of cream and pink, with deep rosy-pink flowers in late summer1.5m x 1.5m Fl May - August
You can now enjoy true year-round interest with vibrant flower colour and year-long foliage interest in this superb, all-in-one hardy evergreen collection! Six tried and tested garden winners will fill any gaps you might have in your existing beds and borders or allow you to plant a new one from scratch. Once planted and established, they will rapidly get going and look tremendous from this year onwards, providing a stunning visual display and a degree of privacy and security for you, as well. As an added bonus, they'll act as a natural safe haven for a wide variety of wildlife. Each plant is easy to grow and needs very little maintenance. In a mixture of colours, this collection of hardy shrubs is guaranteed to brighten up pots, patios, beds and borders - in fact, they're fabulous wherever you fancy planting them! Supplied as a collection of 8 plugs in 6 named varieties, plant together for a vibrant, year-round mix of colour, or plant separately and frame beds, borders and patios. Please note that the varieties received may differ from those listed. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens AGM x 1The 'creeping blue blossom' is a small spreading evergreen that can be grown against a wall for optimum effect! Glossy dark green leaves are highlighted by the pale blue flowers in spring. H1m x 2.5m, Flowers May - July. Cistus corbariensis x 1This hybrid Rock Rose is a bushy shrub with wavy leaves and crisp white flowers, each with a yellow centre. The red buds emerge from June. H0.5m x 1m. Cotoneaster dammeri x 2The Bearberry is a low growing evergreen with small rounded leaves. Perfect for supressing weeds as it forms a dense groundcover. The white flowers appear in summer and are followed by bright red berries. H0.1m x 1.5m. Flowers May - June. Euonymus fortunii 'Emerald Gaiety' AGM x 1Also known as the Spindle, this variegated evergreen will look spectacular when planted against a wall. The rounded leaves have a variegated white margin that will flush pink in winter. Flowers, although rarely produced, will appear in summer. H0.5m x 1m. Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' AGM x 1A popular, golden evergreen that produces arching branches of light golden-green leaves. Easy to trim, it will form a dense plant that can also be used for topiary. It may produce tiny cream flowers in the spring followed by purple berries. H1.5m x W1.5M Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata x 2The box-leaved honeysuckle is a type of shrub with leaves similar to common box. Its long, glossy leaves are evergreen and form a low growing, ground-cover shrub. H1m x W2.5m. Grows up to 60cm/year with small white inconspicuous flowers in April - May.
The THGSS 3.6V Lithium-Ion Shrub & Grass Shear is ideal for small trimming and edging tasks and is easily adjustable, with a quick-change system to change blades quickly and efficiently. This is a lightweight, powerful cordless shrub and grass shear, the ideal solution for creative shaping of topiary, small leafed plants or miniature hedges. With the interchangeable grass trimming blades, it can also offer a solution for trimming lawn edges. It has an easy change system that enables a tool-free change between shrub and grass blades. With its shape, size and weight it offers ideal effortless operation, weighing in at just over half a kilo you will hardly notice that you are handling this extremely useful tool. As a grass trimmer it will work for up to 25 minutes, alternatively it will work for up to 45 minutes as a shrub trimmer. With the charger that is supplied you can fully charge the Li-ion battery in 180 minutes from empty. The Handy 3.6v Lithium-ion Cordless Shrub Shear & Grass Blades is a must have for any gardener. Cutting Length: 108mm Cutting Diameter: 8mm Cutting Width: 80mm Interchangable cutting heads Charge Time: 3 Hours Includes Charger Runtime (Trimmer): 45 Mins Runtime (Shear): 25 Mins Product Weight: 0.53kg Boxed Weight: 0.98kg
There's no need for dull hedges in your garden - this superb collection of three of our favourites varieties will provide true year-round interest that will keep gardens alive all year-long. These tried and tested garden winners are perfect for separating and dividing areas in your garden, or for creating privacy in exposed areas, but they're also perfect for fillings in any gaps your might have in existing beds and borders, or even build a new one from scratch. Once planted they will rapidly grow away and look tremendous from this year onwards, providing a stunning visual display and a degree of privacy and security for you, as well as a natural safe haven for a wide variety of wildlife. In a mixture of colour, from the red-tinged leaves of the Photinia 'Red Robin' to the beautiful creamy variegation of the Griselinia, this mix of hardy shrubs are guaranteed to brighten up beds, borders or even large patio containers if you're short for space - wherever you fancy planting them! Plant together for a vibrant, year-round mix of colour, or plant separately and frame beds, borders and patios. These hardy shrubs will bring your winter-worn garden back to life in an instant, from early spring and they will not lose their colour or their leaves over the winter. Plant them right now - they'll burst into life in spring and give you spectacular results this year and for many years to come!