Lush green foliage dies back in summer and makes way for the shooting stems of the Guernsey Lily. The flowers then explode into life from October and well-past the fireworks season, offering a welcome dose of bright colour in garden borders and planters. Our collection is supplied in a range of striking colours. Varieties included are Nerine bowdenii 'Alba', Nerine bowdenii 'Isabel', Nerine 'bowdenii 'Pink', Nerine bowdenii 'Stefani'.
Native to Mexico, Commelina tuberosa has Intense blue flowers throughout the summer months, and will soon form a clump of these strikingly coloured flowers. A hardy perennial, the Dayflower will add interest and colour to your borders for many years to come.
This dwarf, compact lilac features super fragrant soft lilac pink flowers and is unusually late-flowering, so it bridges the gap from spring into summer. A relatively low maintenance shrub which is great for borders and large containers. It's attractive to bees, butterflies and birds, and also makes a great cut flower. Height 1.2-1.8m. Spread 1.2-1.8m. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
For an unusually coloured hedgerow, Copper beech is the perfect candidate. It can be grown to almost any height as a hedge or privacy screen and will maintain a good density and tidy shape, usually only needing to be clipped once or twice a year. Over winter, Copper Beech tends to hold onto most of its dead leaves, and sheds them in the spring when the new shoots start to appear.
Growing well in conditions that other plants would struggle in, Sea Buckthorn is a perfect hedging plant for coastal areas as it prefers dry, sandy soils. Its small, silvery leaves cover prickly/thorny stems making it great for security hedging and the yellow flowers which appear in late spring turn into bright orange berries that are packed with vitamin C!
Burnet Roses make a perfect low hedge as a decorative boundary to parts of your garden. ideal for front gardens where often height restrictions are in place but you still want to deter unwanted visitors.
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.
Felicia ?Magic Blue Daisy? is a real treat for the garden. Adorable blue daisies rise up above the spreading foliage from June through to September.
An innovative new idea to make your displays much more interesting this year. Hebe '3-in-1' will arrive with three different coloured plants planted into one pot. These delightful hebe plants will grow together to form one shrub that has three different colours and types of leaf - creating an instant kaleidoscope! These easy to keep, evergreen shrubs require very little attention at all and will provide you with a colourful specimen that also bears blooms in late spring that will be loves by bees and butterflies alike! Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 60cm (24).
This truly unique hydrangea comes from a development in recent breeding which boasts stunning colour and flower shapes. Bursts of unusual purple-pink-blue flowers are produced on dark, almost black stems - and the colours look different every time you look at it! This hydrangea plant will provide total colour coverage from June to November once established. The perfect hydrangea for gardeners looking for incredible garden performance, really unusual colour-changing flowers and something different to plant in borders and large containers this season.
With its unique columnar habit, Hibiscus syriacus ?Purple Pillar? is perfect for gardens where space is scarce. Reaching just 60cm (24?) wide it fits snugly into narrow borders and patio containers. Height: 2m (79). Spread: 60cm (24).
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Hostas are well known for being the ideal plant for growing in damp shady areas, so why not have one that will brighten up the area with its outstanding blooms.
This stunning hardy perennial is a real 'must' for the cut flower garden - its long stems are topped with exotic-looking double blooms in a remarkable blend of yellow and apricot with a pinky-purple blush on the edges of the showy petals. Fragrant flowers appear from May, bridging that gap between spring and summer.
From early summer, the South African Corn Lily throws up sprays of starry, white blooms on slender, upright stems. Ixia ?Spotlight? is a particularly attractive variety with contrasting burgundy blotches at the centre of each bloom, and raspberry pink stripes to the reverse of the petals. These half-hardy bulbs thrive in sunny borders, greenhouses, containers, or in a sheltered spot at the base of a wall. Simply lift Ixia bulbs each autumn and store them through the coldest months, before replanting in the following spring. Height: 40cm (16). Spread: 20cm (8).
Just look at this beauty - Pillar-box red blooms with white centres that are delicately edged in violet! Tulip ?Topgun? is extremely showy, with bold colours and wide open flowers that make an ostentatious display wherever you plant them. Fill beds, borders and containers with these spectacular bulbs and enjoy their light fragrance from April to May. Tulip ?Topgun? also makes a dramatic cut flower for spring bouquets. Height: 40cm (16?). Spread: 10cm (4?).
The perfect blackberry plant if you love the taste of these favourite autumn fruits but don?t have the space for one of the large, rambling bushes! Blackberry ?Opal? is a dwarf variety that has a compact habit and is actually perfect for growing in patio containers too.