A hardy and yet decorative ground cover plant, Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' produces eye-catching foliage with a beautiful moonlight shimmer. Its delicate sprays of bright blue flowers bring colour to your garden?s early border displays in late spring. Although ideal for dull, shady areas, this particular variety of Siberian Bugloss has thicker leaves than many other cultivars, meaning it is less prone to scorch and better tolerates sunny positions. Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' forms into dense clumps. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 60cm (24).
Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' is a vigorous and fast-growing Butterfly Bush, perfect for the back of a large border. Its silvery-green foliage is accompanied by a profusion of rich plumes of lavender-blue flowers from June to September, attracting both butterflies and pollinating insects in abundance to these fragrant and nectar-rich blooms. Easy to grow, this deciduous shrub is tough and reliable in almost any situation and soil type. Height and spread: 150cm (59).
Carex comans 'Bronze Perfection' is a beautiful sedge, capable of adding gorgeous and rich texture and movement to the front of your borders. Its arching, evergreen foliage is a striking shade of bronze, providing year-round interest and colour. Its neat, clump forming habit makes Carex comans 'Bronze Perfection' well-suited to growing in patio containers, or for dotting through borders and rockeries. This hardy perennial grass is easy to grow in almost any soil, and requires very little maintenance. Height: 35cm (14). Spread: 60cm (24).
Forming a low mound of finely-cut foliage, Coreopsis 'Cosmic Evolution' is a lovely, hardy perennial for your summer borders. A neat and well-branched plant, this pretty Tickseed is covered in large pink and white striped, daisy-like flowers from July through to September. Drought-tolerant once established, Coreopsis 'Cosmic Evolution' makes a good cut flower and is a useful addition to the wildlife garden, where it attracts pollinating insects. Height: 76cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).
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).
A lovely new variety, Geum 'Cosmopolitan' has a very pretty flower with ruffles of creamy-apricot petals veined with fine rose-pink lines and tinged with deeper pink at the tips. The petals surround a deep yellow centre and the flowers are held on tall stems above a clump of semi-evergreen foliage. The sweet nectar of this Avens is loved by bees and other pollinating insects. Planted in full sun, this is a good choice for the front of the border. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Grey-green in colour, and splashed with wide margins of pale gold, the neat oval leaves of Hosta 'Carnival' look superb all through the growing season, forming a large, spreading clump as the plant matures. Unlike many Hostas, this variety has the advantage of slug-resistant leaves. In June and July this Plantain Lily produces lavender-coloured flowers. Although, like most Hostas, it prefers shady conditions, Hosta 'Carnival' will tolerate sunshine. Height: 45cm (1'6). Spread: 1m (3'3).
Hosta 'Minuteman' well deserves its popularity as it quickly grows to form a dense clump of large, cup-shaped leaves, bottle green in colour, deeply veined, and splashed with margins of creamy-white. The attractive foliage contrasts well with the pretty, lilac flowers which are borne on tall stately stems throughout July. This Plantain Lily holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit and it is a good, reliable performer, providing ground cover in moist, shady borders. It looks great among woodland planting and at pond edges. Height: 55cm (1'10). Spread: 1m (3'3).
A classic cottage garden plant in a less common colour. Clumps of attractive foliage appear in spring and tall spires of lemon yellow flowers bloom from May-June. This hardy perennial is perfect for the back of borders where its upright blooms will add structure to your planting displays. Ht. 90cm. Supplied in 2 litre pots.
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Here's the most decorative african lily you can grow. Robust, and with absolutely glorious flowers of crystal white flutes that blend to inky blue throats. The huge globes of flower appear from mid to late summer, and are hosted on strong, hardy plants. Ht. 60cm. Supplied in 9cm pot.
The trumpet vine or trumpet creeper Campsis x tagliabuana 'Indian Summer' might look exotic and tropical, but is incredibly easy to grow. It simply needing a south-facing wall to climb, or a sheltered pergola to creep over - or why not try growing it in our unique Tower Pot? for a stunning display.
Unrivalled in its performance and stunning colours, Delphinium ?Pink Blushes? is the result of many years of clever breeding to bring you the best for your garden! Tall spires of beautiful blooms in shades from pink through to magenta will grace your garden this summer and every summer with these strong perennial plants! Height: 1.5m (5'). Spread: 75cm (30).
This distinctive Lacecap Hydrangea is a robust, hardy shrub which will flower right through summer, producing pretty blooms up to 30cm (12) across. The showy flowers have violet-blue hearts and soft pink outer florets, and contrast wonderfully with the rich chocolate foliage. These unusual leaves produce a second display in autumn as they fade to deep green followed by amber and golden shades. This large, deciduous shrub has a neat habit and is an ideal border filler, requiring minimal care - even in poorer soils. Height and spread: 3m (10'). Supplied in 9cm pots.
This colourful selection of plants is perfect for filling your hanging baskets, window boxes and patio containers with vibrant colour all summer long. There's no better way to bring all sorts of bright and cheerful colour to your outdoor space than with this hanging basket collection.
Does your cottage garden contain a sunny or partially shady border in need of ground cover? If so, this Cotoneaster will do the trick. Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem' spreads quickly, forming mounds of deciduous, green foliage. The plant is easy to maintain, making it well-suited to difficult-to-reach places such as steep banks. This hardy shrub won't merely carpet such areas, it will transform them into points of interest when it grows white flowers and red berries in the summer and autumn respectively. Further colour is introduced at the end of the season, when Cotoneaster Tom Thumb's leaves turn magnificent shades of red. Height: 40cm (1'4). Spread: 2m (6'7).