Alstroemeria ‘Nirvana’ is a tall variety boasting incredibly romantic, deep scarlet blooms with attractive dark flecks – a striking addition to any hot colour scheme or mixed border.
This fabulous banana palm is the perfect addition to any tropical planting scheme or as an exotic patio centrepiece. The gigantic, long leaves of Musa basjoo unfurl at the top of its woody stem for the summer months.
Lily-turf is a versatile plant, making itself extremely useful about the garden. Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker' is compact variety with short, upright flower stems topped with violet-blue flowers in late summer and autumn.
Beautifully fragrant, this elegant Dutch hybrid Easter Lily has a style all her own. Trumpet shaped flowers in a delicate shade of pink, with dusky pink centres that are particularly attractive to pollinating insects.
An evergreen perennial that bears erect stems, up to a metre high, which burst into globes of blue trumpet flowers from July to September, above strappy green foliage. It's a perfect specimen for a large patio planter of moist, well-drained compost, that can be brought to a frost-free place over winter. Plants can be divided every 4 years in spring. Ht. 1m. Mature plants are supplied in a 12cm pot.
Often called 'Carnations' or 'Pinks', Dianthus are a great flowering plant that are very easy to grow and are drought tolerant. Dianthus 'Joy' flowers throughout the summer, with semi-double pastel pink blooms on long stems, growing above clumps of slender, grey-green leaves. A cottage and coastal garden favourite, suitable for borders and planters. The flowers are popular as a cut flower for indoor vases, and are long lasting. Height and Spread: 50cm (20).
Gladiolus Impressive certainly lives up to its name, multiple flowers per stem, each with light pink petals and a deep pink ring surrounding a lighter centre. Multiply this effect several times per bloom and you get a truly wonderful sight. Perfect as a cut flower too, this is definitely worth adding to any summer display.
Viola sororia ?Freckles? sports unusual violet-purple, speckled blooms during spring and summer. The eye-catching flowers are held above neat clumps of heart shaped, deep-green foliage. This charming Violet will abundantly self-seed, its offspring will around the garden to provide welcome reminders of its loveliness the next spring!
Alstroemeria ‘Inticancha Bryce’ is a compact, clump-forming variety with exotic-looking blooms in shades of orange, yellow and peach.
Scarlet red tubular blooms clothe the tall stems of this outstanding hardy perennial, over an exceptionally long period from early summer to autumn. Penstemon Garnet is a superb variety with a vigorous habit that will soon form large clumps of glossy evergreen foliage.These classic cottage garden plants are perfect for adding a touch of class to well drained borders and patio containers.
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' is a Japanese-style, ornamental grass that grows in a neat, arching mound when planted in sunlight or partial shade. Its narrow leaves are mostly yellow, giving it the name Golden Hakonechloa, but they are adorned with a thin, green stripe, adding further interest. In the autumn, the hardy plant's foliage turns a stunning orange-bronze colour before dying off due to its perennial nature. This Hakonechloa is ideally suited to gravel gardens or patio containers, but is sure to look equally good in an exotic garden or woodland setting. Height: 35cm (1'1). Spread: 40cm (1'3).