Also known as the Strawflower or the Everlasting flower, this daisy-like plant is related to Helychrysums - a popular cottage garden plant that is enjoying a bit of a comeback. The attention-grabbing flowers are what makes this garden annual so unusual and what gave it the name of 'everlasting flower' - you really must grow them to see what the fuss is all about! As the big, intensely yellow blooms of Granvia Gold mature, they develop a deep orange centre giving the plant a bright golden glow. But that's not its most unusual feature - if you touch the petals, you'll be amazed to find that the actually feel like paper! Compact and easy to grow, these bushy annuals make perfect container plants - ideal for brightening up patios and balconies as they can be moved wherever you want them. Easy to grow and great for filling gaps in borders, they provide long lasting colour and make an excellent cut flower, lasting for weeks - even months if you hang a bunch up to dry for a couple of weeks after picking. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. Plants reach H50cm (20in) x W50cm (20in).
Also known as 'Summersweet' Clethra alnifolia is lovely medium-sized shrub is perfect for bringing late summer colour to the garden. 'Pink Spire' produces an abundance of 'spires' of pale pink, bottlebrush flowers in late summer and autumn. Not only do the towers of flowers look incredible bursting from the glossy deep-green foliage, but they also bear a mesmerising sweet fragrance that is highly attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators and garden visitors. Your garden will be buzzing with life throughout summer! A slow grower, 'Pink Spire' is ever so easy to grow and maintain and is both happy in full sun but will also tolerate full shade so it's a great choice for those awkward shady corners. It prefers acidic soil so we recommend incorporating plenty of peat or ericaceous compost for best results, especially when growing in a container. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L Pot and easy to care for - needing just an occasional light trim to shape, 'Pink Spire' is trouble free but has big rewards!
As pretty as a picture, these delightfully compact flowering shrubs will bring you months of colour with the most beautiful foliage and flowers. Our collection of weigelas with their lush leaves and clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers are ideal plants for gardeners with little time for fussy maintenance. Naturally compact and perfect to bring your patio, balcony or terrace to life, they're the perfect low maintenance for mixed borders, pots and containers and will flower its head off from spring through the summer and often with a second flush of bloom into autumn. Weigelas are fully winter hardy, really easy to grow and always give good results so makes the perfect plant for new gardeners or those who prefer to spend less time maintaining and more time enjoying.Supplied as a collection of 3 established plants in 9cm pots, 1 each of: Weigela 'All Summer Peach' is a compact new introduction with lush leaves lightly toned with red and clusters of peachy-pink trumpet-shaped blooms. H70cm x W70cm. Fl April - October. Weigela 'All Summer Red' is delightful, compact flowering shrub with the most beautiful dark green leaves flushed reddish when young and bright red flowers.. H70cm x W70cm Fl April - October. Weigela 'Monet' is a delightful new plant with varigated foliage, green in the centre and edged in cream with a touch of pink. Flowers are hot pink and trumpet-shaped. H90cm x W90cm. Fl May - July.
Containing a bold and bright zingy mix of Bidens Gold Star alongside Surfinia Hot Pink, your hanging baskets will look spectacular this summer, with non-stop flowers from May until late October! Specially selected to create amazing hanging basket displays, the Surfinia Petunia is a strong trailing variety bred to produce masses of flowers and planted together with bright yellow Bidens, you are guaranteed to produce a stunning display. This spectacular combination will provide non-stop colour all summer long. This item contains 6 plants of each variety for the ultimately sumptuous display!
Also known as 'Summersweet' this lovely medium sized shrub is perfect for bringing late summer colour to the garden. 'Pink Spire' produces an abundance of pale pink, bottlebrush flowers in late summer and autumn. Not only do the towers of flowers look incredible bursting from the glossy deep-green foliage, but they also bear a mesmerising sweet fragrance that is highly attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators and garden visitors. Your garden will be buzzing with life throughout summer! A slow grower, 'Pink Spire' is ever so easy to grow and maintain and is both happy in full sun but will also tolerate full shade so it's a great choice for those awkward shady corners. It prefers acidic soil, so we recommend incorporating plenty of peat or ericaceous compost for best results, especially when growing in a container. Easy to care for needing just an occasional light trim to shape, 'Pink Spire' is trouble free but has big rewards! Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
This delightfully small and compact flowering shrub really has the most beautiful and colourful foliage. Perfect for mixed borders and containers. Weigela 'All Summer Red' is a lovely spring-flowering shrub, with big, bright red tubular flowers during the spring. However, the real highlight is its foliage which forms a neat mound of red-flished leaves. Each beautifully dark-green leaf is details with varying tints of lovely red flushing throughout. Naturally compact and perfect to bring your patio, balcony or terrace to life, they're the perfect low maintenance for mixed borders, pots and containers and will flower its head off from spring through the summer and often with a second flush of bloom into autumn. Weigelas are fully winter hardy, really easy to grow and always give good results so makes the perfect plant for new gardeners or those who prefer to spend less time maintaining and more time enjoying. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant straight out.
These simply stunning Busy Lizzies will fill your summer displays with a sensational mix of rainbow-coloured blooms. Busy Lizzie Summer Waterfall is the perfect choice for your hanging baskets, pots, and containers where the gorgeous flowers will trail over the edges. Very easy to grow, Summer Waterfall will tolerate both full sun and shaded position and they will fill your garden from May and keep flowering through to the first frost in November. Supplied as a pack of 60 pro+ plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
A superb early season cabbage, 'Farao' produces tasty green heads over several months of the year. Cropping from May, it is best picked when young and tender. The juicy dark green leaves have a wonderful sweet and peppery flavour, whether used raw in salads and coleslaw or traditionally steamed, boiled or braised. Hearty and healthy, they are packed full of vitamin C and antioxidants. These hardy cabbages will thrive in a sunny position in well-cultivated, moisture-retentive soil with good drainage, although are best not planted in soil that has been manured in the preceding 12 months. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to grow on or plant out. Grows to 30cm in height and spread.
Thanks to some fantastic hybridising at one of Holland's leading cut flowers Alstroemeria breeders, we are delighted to offer this amazing variety to UK gardeners. It combines the impressive high flower count needed for commercial growers, with a strong and robust garden habit, being just 60cm (2ft) tall, and forming big perennial clumps. 'Indian Summer' has a lovely unique strong bronze purple tinge to the foliage which sets off the gorgeous flame-coloured flowers to a tee! The good news is you can enjoy this impressive floral display for even longer as they just keep flowering all Summer, new buds emerging all the time well into Autumn. They're perfect for long lasting displays in pots or mixed borders. Naturally hardy to about -7C, they will survive most UK winters in well drained spots and emerge bigger and bolder year after year. Very easy and low maintenance - just beware slugs on new Spring growth! Supplied as 3 x jump plugs, ready to pot on and plant out.
Pick pounds of deliciously sweet and juicy strawberries from your own garden with this collection of three top quality proven varieties. Each one has been expertly selected to ensure that they will crop, one after the other, from early June right through until autumn so ensuring a plentiful supply of irresistably juicy berries the whole summer long! The varieties are easy to grow, proven to thrive in UK gardens and all have a wonderful taste Plants are offered as bare root 'runners' which are delivered in a dormant state having been held in cold storage. They are fully hardy and ready to be planted out straight away. Grow in the garden or in large containers - a 12in pot will hold around three runners. Full instructions will be sent with your order. Collection contains 10 each of the following varieties: Honeoye. Early Variety. Starts cropping in late May or early June and crops for 3-4 weeks. Gives a good crop of orange red soft juicy berries with a wonderful taste. Florence. Late midseason variety. Following Honeoye, Florence will be ready to pick in late June and crops for several weeks. Expect a bountiful crop of dark red firm beriies with an outstanding sweet strawberry taste. Easy to grow too with excellent resistance to disease. Calypso. Everbearing variety. Crops on a little and often basis from the middle of July so is the perfect follow on from Florence. Although lacking the flush of fruit of the other two Calypso will produce sweet juicy strawberries over many weeks from July right through to autumn. A perfect variety for containers too.
Introducing Blueberry 'Cabernet Splash' a spectacular new soft fruit and one sure to hit the mark with grow your own enthusiasts and flower gardeners alike. A superb performer at all levels, the leaves of this ornamental blueberry emerge beep burgundy, the colour of a well matured red wine, and mature to a mottled green before turning fiery red in the autumn. Compact, low maintenance and easy to grow, striking edible ornamental, its white blossom is followed by an abundance of large sweet summer blueberries. Grow in ericaceous soil in beds and borders or in a container for the patio, where its delicious berries are just a stretch away from your sun lounger! Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant straight out.
One of the largest blackcurrants available, Summer Pearls Black will reward you with huge, juicy berries giving you a whole new eating experience! Unlike other varieties of blackcurrant, this beauty can be picked as single berries rather a cluster making the sweet and aromatic, single fruit perfect for snacking. 'Summer Pearls' is robust and easy to grow making it perfect for those gardeners who have never grown blackcurrants before or for those short on time. A pure-bred black currant, Summer Pearls is very productive, and the fruits have a distinct cassis aroma, which along with their sweet taste gives you the ultimate flavour sensation! Fruits form on short clusters with 2 - 4 berries, and individuals can reach well over 1cm wide. Described by the breeder as well-balanced and juicy, they recommend that you savour the blackcurrants one by one and experience exactly how fruity a black currant should taste. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Ultimate height 140cm x 100cm and crops in June