A striking perennial with a bold garden presence! Distinctive, architectural blooms rise high on sturdy stems to reveal cones of tiny flowers surrounded by an electric blue collar! A useful plant for coastal areas and hot, dry sites. The dramatic Sea Holly flowers are also excellent for cutting and drying. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18). Bare root plants supplied.
Commonly known as Columbine, these dainty hardy perennials are a cottage garden essential! Nodding flowers with long spurs are held aloft attractive foliage on tall wiry stems. Reliable and easy to grow, these classic perennials are perfect for traditional borders.
Well known for its use in herbal medicine, the large purple daisy like flowers of this hardy perennial, provide a wonderful display in late summer. The weather resistant blooms of the coneflower make an attractive cut flower.
This vibrant re-blooming, bearded Iris will provide a colourful display in spring and a second flush in midsummer. This hardy perennial are easy to grow and quick to establish in sunny borders, coping well with sandy, dry soils.
Perfect for rockeries, alpine gardens and stone planters, Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale' is a winter flowering Heather, that looks superb planted alongside dwarf conifers and other varieties of heather. It has hundreds of small, pale pink flowers, when in bloom, that fill the compact, evergreen shrub. Erica 'Pink Perfection', Heather can be grown in all types of soil and is extremely low maintenance. As well as rockeries and borders, it's also a great ground cover plant for areas of the garden which are underplanted and prone to weeds. For example very narrow borders between the driveway and boundary fence. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 55cm (22).
Grown for their wonderful coloured foliage and vibrant winter stem colours, Japanese maples make stunning feature plants for sheltered parts of the garden. Acer 'Going Green' has amazing yet simple bright green leaves that give a lush feeling to your border or patio and will slowly turn to autumn shades later in the year to give another spectacular display.
With heart-shaped leaves of chalky-blue this Hosta creates a fine structural shape beside a pond or in a shady border. Planted in moist conditions, this low growing beauty will spread to form dense ground cover. In July and August, as its name suggests, Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' produces sweetly scented mauve flowers on stems which rise above the clump of foliage. This Plantain Lily is a good choice for the front of a shady border or a woodland setting. Height: 50cm (1'8). 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
Planted in a line, Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Dart's Red Lady' , makes an attractive and very manageable low hedge, that is ideal for front gardens. It can also be planted as a lone specimen shrub, within a garden border.
Rose 'Star Performer' (Climbing Rose) has a profusion of perfectly formed, pink roses, from June until September. Its foliage is dark green and glossy, and the roses have a delicate scent.
Blueberry 'Chandler' produces a wealth large, firm berries up to 2g each in weight and 20mm (¾inch) in diameter. The delicious, juicy fruits are produced from the beginning of August until mid September.
Newly planted trees should always be staked to prevent wind rock, increase stability and improve their establishment. This sturdy tree stake will provide all the support your tree will need for the first 2 years after planting ? once established, the stake can be removed.
These hardy, compact Chrysanthemums are fantastic for adding late summer and autumn colour to your garden, just as other plants are starting to fade. Each plant forms a natural, neat mound of foliage which is completely smothered with flowers for weeks.
The superb foliage of Heuchera 'Prince of Silver' makes a perfect carpet of silver with dark purple veins, when planted on mass. In late spring, delicate sprays of ivory-pink flowers appear above the foliage on slender purple stems. This fantastic herbaceous perennial forms neat clumps which provide year round interest, perfect for brightening up a sunny or semi-shaded spot in containers and borders. Highly attractive to pollinating insects due to its nectar rich blooms. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
For exotic glamour on your patio, look no further than Gardenia 'Celestial Star'. This hardy Cape Jasmine produces pristine white, fully double blooms with tightly scrolled petals at their centre.
Hydrangea petiolaris produces lacy white blooms in summer, creating a stunning contrast against abundant, dark-green foliage. These heart-shape leaves transform to a buttery shade of yellow as autumn approaches, illuminating even the darkest corner of the garden. With an RHS AGM, Hydrangea petiolaris is a shade-loving Hydrangea at home on cold, north-facing walls that seldom see the sun. Despite being a slow starter, it quickly climbs fences and walls with clinging aerial roots once established. Height: 10m (32'). Spread: 3m (10').
Dianthus 'Doris' is an attractive, hardy perennial that produces pretty, frilled flowers from June to September. These Carnation blooms have pink petals, an eye-catching red centre and a sweet fragrance, making them ideally suited to cottage, scented and cut flower gardens alike. This Pinks' grey-green foliage typically forms neat cushions in sunny borders, rockeries and patio containers, making this a valuable and versatile plant. Height: 45cm (1'6).