Heucheras, also known as Coral Bells, are amazing perennial plants, famed for their spectacular foliage in a huge range of colours with wonderful leaf shapes forming low growing evergreen or semi-evergreen mounds. From the 'Fox' series of Heucheras, bred by Richard and Vicky Fox at their Jubilee Cottage Nursery in Cheshire where they hold the National Collection which currently exceeds 450 varieties, the leaves of 'Tangerine Wave' are beautifully textured with deep veins and delightfully wavy edges. As its name suggests, the foliage is a bright peachy orange colour when the plant is grown in full sun and takes on a more caramel hue growing in shadier conditions. The underside of the leaves is darker than the top, from pale orange to rich magenta, creating a lovely colour contrast. In summer tall, dark pink stems grow up from the foliage carrying small white flowers that are attractive to bees and other flying insects and they're great cut flowers too. 'Tangerine Wave' is happy growing in pots and looks great planted in borders. Heucheras look particularly good when several different varieties are planted together, creating a patchwork of colourful foliage. These adaptable plants will thrive in sun or partial shade and aren't too fussy about soil conditions, as long as it isn't heavy and waterlogged as that will cause the crown to rot. Usually evergreen, severe winters may cause leaf loss, but they'll bounce back the following spring. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant, reaching a height of 25cm (10in) and spread of 30cm (1ft).
'Kathy' is an elegant and beautiful evergreen shrub with lush, bright green leaves edged in creamy white. During the summer, small yellowy-green flowers appear, followed by pink or purple berries in autumn. Expertly grown in standard form with a clipped topiary lollipop head, it'll bring height and formality to the garden all year round. Ideal either side of a door or gate or lining a pathway, and it's an interesting alternative to standard box, bay or conifers and has a naturally neat habit, only needing an occasional trim to keep it in shape. Although happy growing in partial shade, 'Kathy' will produce the best leaf colour and variegation when grown in full sun. Supplied as an established standard bush, 60-70cm tall in a 15cm pot and reaching 1.5m (5ft) in height and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.
A beautiful, variegated Euonymus, 'Marieke' has wonderfully bright, glossy golden yellow leaves with green centres. The evergreen foliage is at its brightest during new growth throughout spring and summer, making 'Marieke' stand out from surrounding plants, and it's a welcome and colourful sight during winter too. Small yellowy summer flowers are followed by pink or purple berries in autumn. Expertly grown in standard form with a clipped topiary lollipop head, it'll bring height and formality to the garden all year round. Ideal either side of a door or gate or lining a pathway, and it's an interesting alternative to standard box, bay or conifers and has a naturally neat habit, only needing an occasional trim to keep it in shape. Supplied as an established standard bush, 60-70cm tall in a 15cm pot and reaching 1.5m (5ft) in height and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.
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A self-blanching celery producing beautiful, smooth apple-green stems with good flavour.
These intriguing Bromeliads have the rather romantic common name of Earth Star! Grown for their star-shaped form and tapering, colourful leaves with sharply-toothed edges, which form a neat rosette of foliage.
Turn up the heat on your patio with the tropical colours of Lantana Calippo Collection. Exotic flowers in bright, carnival colours stand out beautifully against the dark, evergreen leaves of these tender shrubs.
This sturdy upright Gladiolus ?Tango? adds some vibrancy to any border with its mauve pink ruffles flowers.
A popular evergreen shrub with dark, glossy leaves which contrast beautifully with the striking red of its new stems, the Portuguese Laurel is a classic hedging plant and perfect for formal areas of the garden as well as for specimen planting. With its dainty, fragrant white flowers produced in early summer on short tassels, it provides year-round interest, even producing small dark berries later in the season. Easy to grow in any well-drained soil, Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia will thrive in sun or partial shade, even tolerating dry shade if it is watered regularly. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. One of the hardier laurels, it will tolerate cold down to -15°C and is easy to maintain and shape, just needing a clip in the summer as it is naturally a neat plant. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready for immediate planting, the Portuguese laurel will reach 12m x 8m in ideal conditions.
The nectar-rich flowers of Ajuga reptans f. albiflora 'Alba' make it a real magnet for pollinating insects. Its thick mats of evergreen foliage make excellent ground cover, and the perfect backdrop for compact white flower spikes that light up even the dullest corner of the garden. Bugle is a study and dependable plant, a hardy perennial that will thrive in difficult shaded areas and on almost any type of soil. Ajuga reptans f. albiflora 'Alba' looks superb in the front of cottage garden borders, or creeping through woodland areas and rockeries, and flowers from late spring to early summer. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 60cm (24).
Lemon Verbena 'Freshman' is a deciduous sub-shrub with intensely lemon scented leaves which can be used in herbal teas or desserts.
Transport yourself to the bazaars of Marrakech with your own home-grown Moroccan mint tea!