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).
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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).
Full of energy and made from the best quality suet possible, these low on mess fat balls offer many essential vitamins for flying visitors. They are particularly popular with a variety of finches, but can also attract more unusual visitors, such as blackcaps and treecreepers.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens is a low-growing, evergreen shrub that hold a prestigious RHS Award of Garden merit. It produces a generous display of lilac-blue flowers from late spring to early summer. Creeping Blueblossom is native to Coastal California, and is an ideal choice for the front of borders and rock gardens, creating a dense and drought tolerant groundcover. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens also looks superb in a large container, where its cascading stems and abundant pretty blue blooms form an attractive patio feature and attract bees. Height: 1m (3?). Spread: 2.5m (8?).
Vivid strong flower spikes of patriotic red, white and blue that are ideal for creating a celebratory atmosphere in your garden. The Lupin 'Street Party Collection' will flower well into the summer season and offer unbeatable performance, multiplying from year to year to give you a swathe of glorious colour. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 75cm (30). Bareroot plants supplied.
If you like a little more chilli in your recipes, try Chilli Pepper ?Amboy?! This superb variety produces particularly large, tapering fruits reaching up to 15cm (6) long. The tangy, medium hot Chilli Peppers ripen from pale green to deep red during the
For long lasting colour and fragrance, you can?t beat our Begonia ?Fragrant Falls Improve™? Duo. The perfumed, double blooms are borne on gently cascading stems, which make these stunning Begonias perfect for hanging baskets, flower pouches and window boxes.
These flamboyant beauties are richly ornamental with striking waved and crested petals. Plant tulips in groups and delight as they open to reveal their superb colouring. Why not cut some for a flower arrangement so that you can enjoy them indoors too!
The Beauty Berry is a wonderful deciduous shrub for providing year-round interest, the culmination of which is a grand display of violet-purple berries and rosy pink foliage in autumn. The purple-tinted leaves that appear in spring are followed by small pink flowers by midsummer, attracting bees and other pollinating insects. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' has a prestigious RHS AGM and is both exotic and hardy, an eye-catching choice for both borders and low maintenance gardens. Its berried stems make a lovely addition to autumn flower arrangements. Height: 3m (10?). Spread: 2.5 (8?).
A popular commercial variety of strawberry, Strawberry 'Honeyeye' produces a heavy crop in June and July.
The Royal Horticultural Society has awarded Ceanothus x delileanus 'Gloire de Versailles' it's Award of Garden Merit, due to its profusion of beautiful lilac flowers throughout the summer. They fill the shrub, and their sweet smelling nectar attracts bees and butterflies to the garden. Californian Lilac has good drought tolerance, and thrives in most types of soil. They can be planted in a line to create a colourful hedge, or as stand alone specimens in borders of cottage, coastal or city gardens. Height and Spread: 1.5m (4.9').
Extend the growing season and keep delicate plants protected from all weather conditions and insects with this pop-up garden cloche from Garden Grow. Great for protecting young seedlings, vegetables or flowerbeds from adverse weather, primarily the cold and wet.
Streptocarpus 'Polka Dot Purple' will entertain you from spring until autumn with its striking blooms which are covered with a tracery of delicate deep purple veins and speckles
Streptocarpus 'Polka Dot Red' will entertain you from spring until autumn with its striking blooms which are covered with a tracery of delicate deep red veins and speckles
Suitable for both outdoor and greenhouse growing, this is a very popular seedless variety producing large bunches.
Add texture and colour to your garden with this roll of willow cane screening. Perfect for disguising fences, walls and bins, it can also be used to create private spaces in your garden.