The colourful foliage of Pennisetum 'Fireworks' is sure to make an impact in any garden display. Vibrant stripes of red, pink and green emerge before maturing to a rich shade of burgundy, providing a wide spectrum of colour. From mid-summer to autumn, arching purple flower spikes rise in a spectacular architectural display. The fluffy seedheads can be also cut to make elegant dried flowers.
Brugmansia is an unashamedly show-off plant. Also known as ?Angel?s Trumpets? their huge blooms will certainly blow a fanfare on a sunny patio and attract gasps of astonishment from neighbours.
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This excellent mid season variety, produces rich flavoured fruit in abundance in August. Fully hardy, this compact shrub provides interest all year round with elegant white flowers in spring, and colourful foliage set against red stems in the winter.
The stiff, upright foliage of Sansevieria ?Fernwood? is mottled with a grey-green snakeskin pattern. With its sleek lines and architechtural appearance, this reliable houseplant is perfect for the modern interior.
If space is limited, try growing this ever-bearing variety to maximise your crop of delicious sweet and juicy fruits over a long picking period. Strawberry 'Flamenco' is a versatile variety that is suitable for growing in strawberry beds or containers.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Ruby Cute' is an arching, deciduous grass is at its best in autumn when the slender green leaves turn to bright ruby red. The leaves begin the year green, with white veins that gradually become pinker as autumn approaches.
This variety of rhubarb has been awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit. It's a great addition to your allotment, vegetable patch or even a container on a balcony.
An eye-catching deciduous grass that produces fluffy, dark silvery-purple flower heads in late summer. The bottlebrush flowers are borne above an arching mound of slender green foliage that makes fabulous ground cover when planted en masse.
It?s easy to see why Ascelpias is commonly known as the Butterfly Flower! The nectar rich flowers are a magnet for insects in summer. This upright, hardy perennial bears flat-topped clusters of flowers at the tips of it tall stems.
Fresh currants can cost a small fortune in the supermarkets, so why not grow your own and enjoy them straight from the bush. This delicious duo combines 2 varieties which are renowned for their particularly large fruits. Both produce excellent yields with
A breakthrough in Rudbeckia breeding, Rudbeckia fulgida 'Early Bird Gold' flowers from June all the way through to October! Most Black-eyed Susans flower as the days shorten but this fabulous new variety flowers independently, allowing a full season of colour. The rich yellow blooms have contrasting dark brown centres and will be buzzing with bees all day. Try growing this compact Coneflower in perennial borders, prairie-style plantings or cottage gardens where it pairs wonderfully with grasses and Sedum. Rudbeckia flowers are also excellent for cutting. Height and spread: 60cm (24).
Tomato 'Tumbling Tom Yellow' is a sweet and juicy variety of tomato giving an abundance of fruits throughout the summer.
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle' bears a stunning display of delicate pink-lilac flowers throughout the summer, adding as much interest to your garden as annual sweet peas but without the scent. The perennial, everlasting sweet pea is an excellent climber that will come back year after year and is perfect in traditional cottage gardens, on trellises and pergolas, in borders and growing through shrubs and trees. Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle' is quick-growing and very simple to maintain. Height: 2m (6'). Spread: 1m (3' 3).
Potentilla fruticosa 'Hachmann's Gigant' is a deciduous, woody shrub, with a rounded, spreading habit. Like all Shrubby Cinquefoil it is free flowering if grown in a sunny spot, producing large, bright yellow, single flowers about 4cm (1) in diameter. H
This prima donna certainly takes centre stage with massive, frilly blooms which can reach up to 20cm/8 inches in diameter.
Heather x darleyensis can thrive in exposed areas, making it an ideal plant for coastal gardens or alpine rockeries, with no shelter from fencing or trees. The plant flowers all though winter into spring, when most of the garden is dreary and dormant. Heather always looks great planted near to dwarf conifers, such as Juniper, and is extremely low maintenance. It has needle like foliage and masses of petite flowers and as a low growing shrub, it can be used as a groundcover alternative to grass lawns, if planted in groups. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 60cm (24).
A showy early-summer perennial with extravagant white petals flushed with the palest hint of pink. The purple-black blotches at the base of each petal create a strong contrast that always draws attention. As the flowers fade, they leave behind their large, rounded seed heads that provide further interest.