Cryptanthus bivittatus 'Pink Starlight' is a colourful variety of the Earth Star or Starfish Plant, as it is better known. The tapering foliage is variegated bronze and pink when young, before slowly maturing to dark olive green and pink.
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.
A self-blanching celery producing beautiful, smooth apple-green stems with good flavour.
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Classy, distinctive flowers with deep magenta margins. Samaritan Jo(TM) Evipo075(N) stands out above other clematis'. Renowned for its profusive flowering and vigorous but manageable growth, if you only buy one clematis this year, this is the one. You are guaranteed colour all summer long - distinctly different flower and flowering habit! Named in recognition of the great volunteer work that the Samaritans offer to people in distress - all volunteers are known as Samaritan Jo - this is an absolutely striking clematis, smothered in silvery-pink flowers. This striking and unusual clematis has been bred by award-winning clematis expert Raymond Evison and was launched at the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Clematis 'Samaritan Jo' is a stunning and rewarding plant for any garden location or for growing in a container for the deck garden, patio or outdoor dining area. This pretty, silver-pink star-shaped flowers of this Clematis have very pointed tips, and margins outlined with a delicate tracery of light purple-pink, further accentuated with a beautiful crown of purple stamens topped with the clearest golden yellow - a real sight to behold!
Hosta 'Sum and Substance' is a great plantain lily that has been awarded the coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM). This bold and beautiful Hosta has huge, deeply corrugated deep green leaves which make a good backdrop for tall stems bearing pale lilac flowers which appear in July. This is the Hosta for a shady courtyard or border, where it makes a bold statement. It looks good with ferns and provides really effective ground cover in areas where many other plants prefer not to grow. Give it shade and moist conditions and it will reward you with lush foliage which looks as good in large pots as it does in the border. 'Sum and Substance' will tolerate some sun, but give the foliage shade during the hottest part of the day and shelter it from cold winds.
A heavy cropping, large fruited, modern variety that ripens from July through to August. Grow your own delicious blackcurrants from your patio! Bursting with flavour and Vitamin C, blackcurrant 'Titania' has a rich, tart flavour that makes it ideal for cooking and for using as a purée. Add it to yoghurt or ice cream, or use in pies, jams or juices. The glossy black berries also freeze well. Unlike many blackcurrants, which require a lot of space to grow, this beauty stays compact making it perfect for the smallest of gardens. Grow it in a border, a large pot or even plant several to make a fruiting hedge. The juicy blackcurrants ripen in strings and stay on the bushes through to August, making this blackcurrant one of the longest croppers. Frost resistant and disease resistance to problems including powdery mildew and rust, so an ideal starter blackcurrant for those looking to grow fruit in the garden or on the patio for the first time.
This distinctive rose variety has the most entrancing flower colour imaginable and one that is rarely seen in the whole rose genus. What is more, in this particular instance the beautiful blooms are held gracefully aloft on a strong 'Standard' stem with a ball of lush foliage that will become covered in blooms that stand proud above the rest of your patio displays. Flowering throughout the summer months it will be a major talking point within your patio garden and makes a perfect centre piece of any patio container, bed or border. Blue Beauty is incredibly easy to care for - it is repeat flowering, totally winter hardy and perennial so it will create it's breathtaking display year after year. Supplied as a dormant but freshly lifted bare root Half Standard that is 80cm tall. Keep the plant cool and the roots thoroughly moist until planting and once planted, water every few days for the first month whatever the weather. To ensure your rose gets off to the best possible start, whether planted in a pot or directly in to the soil, we strongly recommend providing support with a stout cane until the roots are fully established. When your rose is flowering, normally from May until October each year, occasionally remove any spent blooms and feed fortnightly with good quality soluble plant food with a high potash content. This will make the display look even more attractive and also encourage the maximum display for the longest period. . Prune just once each year in February, merely tidying us the head into a symmetrical ball shape.
When the seasons and the weather conspire to stop you indulging your passion for plants and gardening, why not while away the hours with our top quality botany themed jigsaw puzzle. Featuring an exquisite botanic-inspired image, the scene conjures up thoughts of plant hunting, studying and watercolour painting, or maybe there's some sort of intriguing experiment going on here! Deceptively simple to look at, the large areas of plain featureless darkenss and light are guarenteed to frustate you at first and then delight you when you finally begin to make progress! Botanical Style is a gorgeous new range of jigsaws that tap into the current trend for bringing nature, plants and florals into the heart of the home. This jigsaw puzzle would make a great gift for any puzzle fanatic or plant lover. Measuring 64cm (26in) x 48cm (19in), you're bound to have a table large enough for you to spread out all 1000 acrylic pieces as you try to make sense of the challenge ahead.
Make your spring display effortless with our pre-planted hanging baskets. Delivered to your door with your favourite spring bedding variety already planted up and growing well. All you need to do is hang them up, water and enjoy! Primrose 'Bonneli' are bright and cheerful, forming neat, uniform plants.
A variety of clematis tangutica, 'Little Lemons' is a compact plant with a neat, bushy habit and nodding, bright-lemon flowers. Flowering from May to September this dwarf clematis has been bred to be less sprawling than other varieties, so is perfect for growing in a pot or basket, where it makes a really unusual and visually stunning statement. When not in flower, its bright green foliage makes the perfect foil for its fluffy seed heads (commonly known as old man's beard), extending its season of interest into the autumn. An award-winning clematis, it's the perfect plant for those new to gardening - 'Little Lemons' is very easy to grow and look after, just needing a swift haircut to six inches above ground level in spring. It's very hardy too, so doesn't need to be cosseted over winter - you can just leave it alone. Supplied as an established plant in a 7cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Plants will grow to around 45cm (18in).