Now there?s no need to hide your strawberry plants away in the vegetable plot ? recent breeding has produced a real beauty! With double blooms in a deep shade of red-pink, Strawberry 'Summer Breeze Rose' will look equally at home among your favourite herbaceous perennials.
Rose 'Sweet Honey' is Rose of the Year for 2020. It is a floribunda variety, that produces clusters of honey-coloured flowers, that are mildly scented, all through the summer months.
Echinacea purpurea 'Double Decker' is a perennial flowering plant that looks great in garden borders, and is a good choice for a range of garden styles, from cottage to contemporary.
Numerous giant, bright and speckled flowers, on tall-growing stems. An imposing and very pretty specimen. Ht. 1-1.5m. Supplied as bulbs.
Outstanding frilly edged petals with an unusual apple-green streak make for a truly impressive display. This stunning mix of colours is perfect for use en-masse in the garden borders or planters. The sturdy yet slender stems are also ideal for cutting. Ht. 50cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Brand new French marigold in tones of pink! Ideal for the summer border, this new variety, aptly named, comes into bud almost red in colour, and opens out into an incredible pallete of apricot-pink petals. Ht. 20cm. Supplied as plug tray plants.
Large and decorative dahlias that feature pretty, spherical blooms with layer upon layer of petals. Ideal for adding to the back of borders and amongst shrubs that will offer support to the flowering stems. Ht. 1.5m. Supplied as tubers.
Increasingly popular! This frost-hardy cross of Amaryllis belladonna and Crinum makes a wonderful tropical statement in autumn gardens, flowering in September/October, with a sweet aroma too. Once they are established you can expect 10 or more blooms from each bulb. Ideal for patio pots and well drained borders. Ht. 60cm. Supplied as bulbs.
A show-stopping, brand new petunia! It's weather resistant, cascading, strong growing, and with divine, tightly double, perfumed, striped blooms. Quietly putting on a marvellous display of blooms throughout summer. Why not partner it with Petunia 'Cherry Ripple'. Trailing to 40cm. Supplied as plug plants.
Now you can have the best of both worlds - modern vigour and a fabulous old fashioned perfume! Recent breeding has sought to bring back that fabulous cottage garden fragrance that many Dianthus have lost. The ?Scented Mix? series does just that, giving you a profusion of deeply scented Garden Pinks in a fabulous array of colours.
An old favourite, re-introduced for 2015. With its classic, sweet fragrance, and thoroughly delightful speckled blooms that are almost the size of a dinnerplate. Plant them in a sunny border or grouped in a patio planter for a marvellous mid-summer display. Ht. 90-120cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Hollyhocks are heirloom cottage garden perennials, well-loved for saucer-shaped blooms that attract butterflies and make a dramatic cut flower. Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Mixed' delivers architectural spires of ruffled, doubled blooms, which add height and structure to summer borders and provide a riot of colour. The edible flowers of Alcea rosea ?Chater?s Doubles? can even be added to salads for an attractive, tasty treat.
A popular herbaceous perennial, Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' has dramatic purple-black leaves and tall contrasting spikes of vibrant red flowers from late summer through to autumn. Preferring a damp spot in the garden, Cardinal Flower is ideal for bringing late season colour to herbaceous borders and pond-side plantings, and the flaming red colour adds an exotic touch to the garden. Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' has been awarded an RHS AGM for its superb garden performance.
See this shrub in in its wispy flowering finery, or its fiery autumn colours, and you'll understand why it is loved by so many gardeners. Even when it's not putting on a special display, Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' is a beautiful sight with its neat form and rounded rich purple leaves. It's the feathery, smoke-like flowers, pink in summer and turning tan in autumn, which give the plant its popular name of the Smoke Bush. This large, deciduous shrub is easy to grow in almost any soil and thrives in sun or shade. It can be allowed to grow unchecked, or alternatively can be pruned hard every few years to keep it as a smaller shrub with larger leaves. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height and spread: 5m (16').
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Trailing balcony Geraniums are the most popular trailing variety across the uk, for their gently trailing stems and vibrant colours. Geranium 'Ville de Paris' is the perfect pelargonium for filling your baskets and window boxes with a kaleidoscope of long lasting summer colour.
Cascading Ivy-leaf Geraniums are always popular for their gently trailing stems and vibrant colours. Geranium 'Decora Rose' is the perfect pelargonium for filling your baskets, window boxes and containers with a kaleidoscope of long lasting summer colour.