Be the envy of your gardening friends and grow a gorgeous Cordyline for instant Mediterranean impact. With arching deep red sword-shaped leaves, the Cordyline 'Red Star' is a splendid plant for the patio, contrasting beautifully with the more familiar greens of other plants and bringing a tropical feel to the garden. A native of New Zealand, Cordyline 'Red Star' is a compact, evergreen foliage plant, with glorious arching, bronze-red leaves and, on mature plants, branches of sweetly fragranced, ivory-white flowers in summer. An ideal specimen for growing in pots on patios and balconies, why not experiment and make a real tropical paradise by growing them alongside other tropical plants such as cannas, and broad-leaved Zantedeschias. Over time, your cordyline will grow and branch into a small, evergreen tree resembling a palm - hence cordyline's other name of cabbage palm - creating a unique look all year-round and for many years, adding colour to your garden when all else begins to fade. Easy to grow, cordylines need little maintenance and pruning is limited to removing any dead leaves in the spring. Able to withstand a -7C winter, we do however suggest frost protection with fleeces or wrapping or bringing it into a garage or porch during the coldest months. Plant in a pot and grow outside through the summer before moving to a protected space such as a greenhouse or conservatory for the winter. As plants mature they become more frost hardy so can be left outside in all but the coldest weather and will withstand all but severe frost. Supplied as a pair of established plants 70cm tall including 13cm pot ready to plant out or pot on.
An exceptional variety that is early to crop and has a long picking season, 'Polestar' produces high yields of smooth runner bean pods that have a sweet flavour and crisp, fleshy texture. If not left too long on the vine, these beans are stringless, so for best taste and texture, pick when they reach 15-20cm (6-8in) in length. A reliable and long-standing favourite of vegetable growers, this heavy cropping variety will produce plenty of delicious fresh beans for your plate and plenty more for the freezer. Versatile and nutritious, they are a classic cooked veg, but the young beans also taste great raw - try shredding or slicing them into a salad or using as a baton for dips. For best results, sow the seeds indoors in pots from April to May for transplanting outside in May to June; or sow from April to May outdoors, directly into their cropping position. To get the growing season off to an earlier start, sow them in containers in your greenhouse. The plants produce pretty red flowers, which are very attractive to bees and other beneficial insects. Grow alongside sweet peas as these will draw in more insects that will help pollinate the runner beans and produce an even bigger crop. As well as 'Polestar' being a rewarding bean to grow, the beans are highly nutritious as they are rich in vitamin C and a good source of fibre. Trim and blanch surplus crops to store in an airtight container or bag in the freezer. They will freeze well, retaining good flavour and texture when cooked from frozen. Supplied as a packet of 50 (approx.) seeds ready to plant indoors in individual pots or outdoors in their growing position. Being deep-rooted, runner beans will thrive in well-dug, fertile, moisture-retentive but well-draining soil, in a sunny and sheltered position. Successive sowings every 2-3 weeks will achieve an extended cropping. Beans will be ready to harvest from July to October, 12-16 weeks after sowing.
A cottage garden favourite with an extra dimension, 'Starlight Scentsation' is an exquisite night-scented stock. What a glorious flower to enhance those balmy summer evenings spent outdoors while their perfume becomes more intense as the dusk descends. Gloriously pretty, with petals in shades of white and palest yellow to the softest lilac pink, mauve and purple, they will dance in the half-light on slender stalks amid delicate grey-green leaves. Indeed, their heady scent and translucent, pollen-rich blooms seem to come alive at night, attracting a whole host of night-feeding bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths to your garden. This half-hardy annual germinates rapidly and with staggered sowings will perform all summer long, well into early autumn. Its dwarf, bushy habit makes it an ideal choice for the fronts of beds and borders - and perfect for patio containers, where a profusion of these gorgeous flowers can be enjoyed best close at hand. They make a fabulous cut flower too, so you can bring those pretty pastel colours and glorious fragrance indoors. The flowers are edible, with a delicately perfumed flavour. Pick them fresh as a garnish and for scattering over salads, or as a pretty decoration for desserts and cakes. They can even be candied to keep in your store cupboard ready for those sweet dishes. Easy to grow, these night-scented stocks will thrive in a sunny position in well-drained soil or compost, growing to a height of 30cm (12in) and spread of 20cm (8in). Sow outdoors from May to June, directly where they are to flower. The blooms will appear continuously from June to October, in the same year as sowing. Supplied as a packet of 700 (approx.) seeds ready to sow outdoors directly into their flowering position.
Similar in many ways to traditional Jasmine, which has always been associated with summer, Trachelospermum jasminoides, or 'Star Jasmine', will astonish with its mass of stunning white flowers filling the air with their unmistakable, intoxicatingly rich, sweet scent between June and September. Such an incredible plant, it's no surprise that it holds an RHS Award or Garden Merit! 'Star Jasmine', is a slow growing evergreen climber that can reach 6m (20ft) in a greenhouse or conservatory but planted in the garden it is much less vigorous, growing to half that size at only 20cm (8in) a year, twining around its support. It will produce waves of gorgeous pure white, star shaped flowers with petals swept anticlockwise throughout summer, each one with the most incredible fragrance. Occasionally you'll be treated to extraordinary looking seed pods, which can be best described as looking like a pair of French beans joined together at the top. As a hardy evergreen, 'Star Jasmine' has lush, glossy dark green leaves during spring and summer which changes to rich purple for the winter, providing year-round interest. Hardy down to -5°C, it grows best in a sheltered spot away from cold winds and will thrive growing on a sunny wall or over arches, pergolas and along fences. In area prone to hard frosts is will need a little winter protection. Supplied as established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant and growing to a height and spread of 6 m (20 ft).
The first ever Evergreen Star Jasmine with Pink Scented Flowers - now available to UK gardeners. This Climbing Plant is a fashionable, fragrant favourite, and star jasmine Pink Showers is an exciting breakthrough in colour breeding, with clusters of super scented pink blooms smothering the luxurious, twining stems. With its typical jasmine fragrance filling the garden with a seductive perfume, you'll be transported to a tropical paradise as you recline on your sun lounger in the summer sipping on your favourite cocktail surrounded by the heavenly scent. This jasmine will give you year-round colour too as the glossy evergreen leaves take on subtle bronze hues as the winter approaches, and it'll thrive in a container when its allowed to ramble up a trellis meaning that everyone can grow this star performer, even where space in limited. Super on a warm summer evening too, when you can impress your guests surrounded by sweet perfume - they'll all want to know where it is coming from! Ultimately reaching a height of 3m (10ft) and supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, this easy-to-grow hardy perennial is ready to be planted out into a sunny border or your favourite large container.
'Shooting Star' is one of the most desirable perennials to grow in a shady spot, making a large clump of slender leaves that are topped with 30cm stems holding achingly-beautiful pink flowers with swept back petals between March and April. The flowers even pack a fruity perfume that will infuse the air on a still, warm day. Closely related to bedding primulas, this is a choice plant for growing in light or even full shade, as long as the soil is fairly moist (but not soaking wet). Why not try planting it in borders, rock gardens or under trees and shrubs? A tough plant that heralds from North America, it will die back to ground level in summer but will remerge every spring. Note - this product dies back underground from August, but will shoot away again next March.
A bright combination of red carnations and white Alstroemeria with added Gypsophila, red glittered Rucus, lush green foliage and to make it that extra bit special an added festive pick. Orders need to be received by 8pm on the 20th of December 2020 for Christmas Delivery.#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B2131022"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B2131033"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
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A professional standard compost which we use in our production of over 20,000,000 seedlings a year. Screened through sieves to give a consistent fine grade. Perfect for all seed types including bedding, vegetables and shrubs. They will arrive in handy, storable 5 Litre bags. 50 Litres of compost will circa 8x27cm baskets; 7x27cm containers and 8x40cm troughs.
A professional standard compost which we use in our production of over 20,000,000 seedlings a year. Screened through sieves to give a consistent fine grade. Perfect for all seed types including bedding, vegetables and shrubs. They will arrive in handy, storable 5 Litre bags. 50 Litres of compost will circa 8x27cm baskets; 7x27cm containers and 8x40cm troughs.
A professional standard compost which we use in all our pre-planted options. Comes with added hydretain, a natural, biodegradable product which can reduce watering up to 50% and a slow-releasing fertiliser which will last all season, so less watering and better growing! They will arrive in handy, storable 5 Litre bags. 50 Litres of compost will circa 8x27cm baskets; 7x27cm containers and 8x40cm troughs. They will arrive in handy, storable 5 Litre bags. 50 Litres of compost will circa 8x27cm baskets; 7x27cm containers and 8x40cm troughs.
A professional standard compost which we use in all our pre-planted options. Comes with added hydretain, a natural, biodegradable product which can reduce watering up to 50% and a slow-releasing fertiliser which will last all season, so less watering and better growing! They will arrive in handy, storable 5 Litre bags. 50 Litres of compost will circa 8x27cm baskets; 7x27cm containers and 8x40cm troughs. They will arrive in handy, storable 5 Litre bags. 50 Litres of compost will circa 8x27cm baskets; 7x27cm containers and 8x40cm troughs.