Create an exciting focal point in your pond with this floating solar water feature. This attractive design can float freely or be anchored down in a body of water.
For a shrub that provides winter interest in the garden, Viburnum tinus is hard to beat. From December until April the bush is filled with scented white flowers, that are then followed by dark blue-black fruit.
Sprouting Broccoli is becoming increasingly popular in the supermarkets, so why not grow your own? Broccoli 'Red Fire' produces generous crops of purple stems that can be harvested throughout the winter months, from upright, sturdy plants.
These handsome tulips will come back year after year just like true perennials! Sturdy stems and colourful blooms appear from early April, and with superb weather resistance they will keep looking good for longer. The bold colours and strong upright stems make this mix particularly good for cutting and bringing indoors to enjoy. Ht. 30-40cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit, and is rightly popular for its brilliant red young foliage. This hardy, evergreen shrub produces clusters of dainty white flowers in spring, followed by small red berries. Regular pruning allows ?Red Robin? to be maintained as an attractive feature, adding interest to borders all year round. In sheltered positions, this versatile shrub is also useful as an evergreen hedge. Height and spread: up to 4m (13?).
This Japanese Barberry does what its name suggests. Berberis thunbergii 'Tiny Gold' is a compact hardy shrub, the deciduous foliage of which is a golden colour when it first appears in the spring. In the summer, these leaves take on a green hue, while the autumn sees them turn spectacular shades of orange and red. The plant's size, a mere 50cm (1'8), surely earns it a place in a patio container or at the front of a cottage garden border. It also boasts delicate, yellow flowers, which bloom in April and May and make this 'Tiny Gold' bush a nectar-rich haven for bees and butterflies in small wildlife gardens. Height: 50cm (1'8). Spread: 50cm (1'8).
Bleeding Heart is a wonderfully descriptive name for this delightful plant. Beneath each of its scarlet heart-shaped flowers hangs a teardrop of red, with the flowers hanging in rows from gracefully arching dark red stems, contrasting beautifully with the finely cut leaves. Dicentra spectablis 'Valentine' likes to grow in moist, fertile soil in a shady spot. Grown in woodland glade or a shaded corner, the Lyre Flower brings a flash of bright colour to brighten the early summer days. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).
For colour throughout the year in a sunny spot, this rainbow Spurge is hard to beat! With bright gold edges to blue-grey leaves, it is always sure to catch the eye. In winter, the foliage takes on a rosy pink tinge, while from spring to early summer, exotic flowers of lime green, each with a contrasting eye, grow towards the tip of each stem. Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow' is a good low-maintenance plant, perfect for the front of borders or in containers on the patio. Once established, this Milkweed is tolerant of drought. Height and spread: 50cm (20).
This self-fertile variety produces a heavy crop of medium sized fruits which have an interesting caramel flavour. Medlar trees have large white spring flowers and attractive leathery leaves which turn to golden orange in autumn. The russet coloured fruits are excellent eaten with wine, port and cheese, but they are more usually used for preserves or the Victorian delicacy Medlar cheese.'Nottingham' is grafted onto a 'Quince A' rootstock, giving a productive and moderately vigourous tree. Medlars will begin to fruit 3 or 4 years after planting. Root wrap plant supplied. Height and spread: 4m (13'). Rootstock: 'Quince A'.Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.Estimated time to best yields: 4 years.
Rare hybridSuperb cut flowerA rare cross between an herbaceous peony and a tree peony has created this stunning intersectional hybrid. The result is a statuesque Itoh Peony with an upright bushy habit, and long lasting golden, cup shaped blooms reminiscent of its tree peony parentage. Peony 'Everlasting Treasure' makes a captivating addition to herbaceous borders and a superb cut flower. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 150cm (59). Supplied as 2/3 eye bareroot.Culinary information: The petals can be added to salads, or cooked slightly and sweetened for a treat. Peony water was also once considered a delicacy and the blooms can be floated in punches. For more details about edible flowers click here.
This variety of Old Man's Beard produces flowers notable for their size. In June and July, Clematis 'Destiny' displays large, pure white blooms with contrasting purple anthers. You can then enjoy a second flush of these flowers in the late summer, which makes the hardy shrub a valuable source of long-lasting interest in any sunny cottage garden. Height: 1.5m (4'11). Spread: 1m (3'). Pruning group 2.
Dramatic velvety maroon-black blooms with a silky sheen. Plant tulips in groups and delight as they open to reveal their superb colouring.