The World's first wide colour ranging seed-raised Echinacea, called 'Cheyenne Spirit' certainly evokes the warm, autumnal hues of the great plains and prairies of the USA. Winner of several European Trade Awards for excellence in new varieties, this gorgeous mix is uniquely first year flowering, and represents a tremendous value way to get on the Echinacea trend, so dominant in the last few years. Echinaceas, or Coneflowers as they are also known, are classic daisy-like, taller hardy perennials, much suited to a traditional cottage garden style setting, yet equally at home in drift plantings and gravel beds too, or just massed together in pots, you get great flowering performance, bee-friendly flowers and they come back year after year too. Supplied as 6 x jumbo plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
Praised by many as the very best periwinkle, vinca minor 'Bowles Variety' boasts striking lavender-blue, star-shaped flowers that are produced over many months from spring right through to the autumn. An invaluable plant for brightening dull corners of the garden this vigorous, low-growing evergreen perennial will thrive in sun or light shade in most soils. Its trailing stems root easily where they touch the ground, eventually forming a mat of glossy green leaves that act as a superb weed suppressant. Easy to grow, hardy and very low maintenance, the periwinkle is the perfect plant for any gardener who wants great results with very little effort Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready to plant straight out.
One of the very best white periwinkles, vinca minor 'Gertrude Jekyll' boasts striking snow-white, star-shaped flowers that are produced over many months from spring right through to the autumn. An invaluable plant for brightening dull corners of the garden this vigorous, low-growing evergreen perennial will thrive in sun or light shade in most soils. Its trailing stems root easily where they touch the ground, eventually forming a mat of glossy green leaves that act as a superb weed suppressant. A proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience periwinkles are easy to grow, hardy and very low maintenance - the perfect plant for any gardener who wants great results with very little effort. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready to plant straight out. H10cm x W100cm, with flowers April - September.
Quite possibly one of the most colourful of the creeping phloxes, this dainty, evergreen perennial is a versatile solution for a colourful spring garden, perfect for planting in drifts for a carpet of colour through April and into May or dotted around to fill gaps and keep weeds at bay. With an abundance of 5-petalled star-like flowers along with distinctive needle-like leaves, each plant will spread to 60cm (2ft) across and is the perfect choice for rock gardens and for edging paths and borders. Also known as creeping moss phlox, you can grow it in mixed borders in full sun as well as in all manner of containers - it really is a plant for every occasion. As well as making an invaluable groundcover plant and weed suppressant, hardy carpet phlox is a low or no maintenance hardy plant needing very little in the way of aftercare, making it the perfect plant for those new to gardening or with no time for faddy garden divas. This collection is made up of 4 different varieties: 'Candy Stripe' - Pink with white stripes. 'Emerald Cushion Blue' - Pale lavender blue. 'McDaniels Cushion' - Bright pink. 'White Delight' - Pure white. Supplied as collection of 12 x Plug Plants, 3 of each variety, ready to pot on or plant out.
Thanks to some fantastic hybridising at one of Holland's leading cut flowers Alstroemeria breeders, we are delighted to offer this amazing variety to UK gardeners. It combines the impressive high flower count needed for commercial growers, with a strong and robust garden habit, being just 60cm (2ft) tall, and forming big perennial clumps. 'Indian Summer' has a lovely unique strong bronze purple tinge to the foliage which sets off the gorgeous flame-coloured flowers to a tee! The good news is you can enjoy this impressive floral display for even longer as they just keep flowering all Summer, new buds emerging all the time well into Autumn. They're perfect for long lasting displays in pots or mixed borders. Naturally hardy to about -7C, they will survive most UK winters in well drained spots and emerge bigger and bolder year after year. Very easy and low maintenance - just beware slugs on new Spring growth! Supplied as 3 x jump plugs, ready to pot on and plant out.
Perfect for filling gaps in beds and borders with masses of beautiful blousy flowers, these vigorous 'rock roses' are hardy, drought tolerant and ever so easy to grow. With just a little pruning after flowering in late spring/summer, they'll reward you with another flush of flowers in late summer. In an assortment of varieties and colours, the flowers really stand out against the evergreen shrubby silver-green foliage and will bring the bees, butterflies and other beneficial wildlife to your garden - great for aiding pollination of other plants in your garden! Ideal as a groundcover plant or for growing in sometimes problematic areas like rockeries, gravel areas or hot and dry borders, this helianthemum collection makes light work of hard areas. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, one of each variety ready grow on before planting out. Growing to 20cm (8in) x 30cm (12in).
The World's first Hardy Gerbera in a range of bright, zingy neon colours, the 'Garvinea' series was launched 3 years ago to great acclaim across Europe. Well, now they have got even better! The breeders in Holland who created them have developed an improved series with much bigger flowers, and even longer lasting performance called the 'Sweet Series'! Bringing popular florists gerbera flowers to a garden perennial, they give an amazing 7 months of colour from spring to autumn every year - not many plants can do that. Retaining the same benefits of being winter hardy to around -8C and flowering for several seasons of colour, their highly distinctive flowers simply keep coming - up to 50 on a 2-year-old plant. We love them potted up in these bright & bold planters - a mix of 4 rainbow colours, you can mix and match your plants to your planters and creating an eye-catching display for your patio. Highly distinctive with their 'ruler straight' stems and perfectly symmetrical, upward facing flower heads, Gerberas are also highly prized as a cut flower so are ideal for cutting at the stem and bringing indoors for beautiful displays in vases on the windowsill.
Beloved by butterflies, 'Chirocco' will add vibrant late-spring colour to borders in a lovely mix of pinks, reds, purples and whites! What's more, they are winter hardy perennials that will return year after year, so you can enjoy them for many years! These fabulous plants are ideal for planting into garden borders, plus the gorgeous blooms make wonderful, long-lasting cut flowers too - often flowering up to Christmas in milder years. Much loved by garden designers, these are a cottage-garden staple, but are equally at home in more formal gardens and even in pots, where they make a fabulous display. Plant either as specimen plants, dotted around the garden or in drifts where their airy stems and pom-pom flowers blend in marvellously with other flowering perennials. Supplied as 12 plug plants ready for you to pot up and grow on before planting out into the garden.
There are few plants easier to grow than Sedums - even the most novice gardener can get results. This gorgeous collection of low-growing, reliable succulents make an ideal choice for rockery planting, containers and borders., forming a carpet of colour. This mix of 6 perennial sedums has lovely evergreen foliage in a mixture of colours and as ground-cover plants they will grow almost anywhere - even between cracks in the pavement - and are tolerant of dry conditions. Through much of the year, the stems are short, semi-prostrate and densely clad in leaves. Then in the summer, the stems lengthen and grow more vertical, before producing a haze of pretty sprays of star-shaped flowers.During the winter or in times of drought, when other plants are fading, these plants will colour up even more, with their leaves turning bronze-red. Quickly covering bare patches in a border, stonecrops will spread to around 25-30cm and further, as each leaflet has the potential to make a new plant. Supplied as a collection of 12 established plug plants* in 6 labelled varieties for potting up. 2 of each variety. *Please note that varieties may change depending on sesonal availability.
A collection of three unusual and very pretty salvias, the 'Lips' series look incredible in a patio pot or in a sunny border! Their bright, two-tone flowers will light up your garden from early summer to the first frosts in October, in a wonderful 5-month display. As a bonus, the leaves are lightly scented too which only adds to the appeal of this charming plant. Producing an abundance of eye-catching, bicoloured (or sometimes solid) flowers in shades of red through to purple throughout the summer, this salvia is winter hardy and will die back underground in the autumn only to burst into life again with fresh new growth each spring. In cooler summers, you will get whiter flowers, and in hot ones you will get lots of purple and red. This Salvia is really easy to care for and flowers prolifically with minimal care perfect for beginners! Supplied as 3 x established plants, 1 of each colour, in 9cm pots, ready to plant straight out.
This delightful perennial is one of the newest members of the Salvia family. It was only introduced in 2020 at the Virtual Chelsea Flower Show and like other Salvia, it produces an abundance of eye-catching, bicoloured purple and white flowers over the summer months. An unusual and very pretty hardy member of the sage family, Oriental Dove is a great 'doer' and will look incredible in a patio pot or in a sunny border! Compact and bushy, it's closely related to the much-admired 'Amethyst Lips', and produces an abundance of eye-catching, purple flowers throughout the summer on plants that stay manageable at just 50cm. The bright, velvety flowers will light up your garden in purple from early summer to the first frosts in October, in a wonderful 5-month display. Each bloom has a delicate, frilly lip that has a distinctive white edge making it look like a little frilly skirt. As a bonus, the leaves are lightly scented too which only adds to the appeal of this charming plant. This Salvia is really easy to care for and flowers prolifically with minimal care perfect for beginners! Being winter hardy, it will die back underground in the autumn only to burst into life again with fresh new growth each spring. Supplied as a collection of 3 plants in 9cm pots, ready for immediate planting.
This gorgeous African Lily, also known as an Agapanthus 'Charlotte' is a simply stunning perennial that is sure grab the attention in your garden. An Agapanthus in full flower at the height of summer really is a spectacular display, creating an eruption of brilliant blue. Its head-turning blooms perch on lofty stems in mid and late summer, adding a Mediterranean touch to borders or to patio. It's the perfect plant for an ornate container and with a little care will last a lifetime. 'Charlotte' is a compact variety of Agapanthus and has a very neat growing habit, making it a perfect choice if you are limited on space. This gorgeous specimen will look wonderful planted in a mixed border for a cottage garden inspired feel, and similarly it will look perfect in a pot on tour patio. Even before the flower stems appear the bright green strap-like leaves are a lovely sight and heighten the expectation of the blooms to come from midsummer. Then as summer moves into autumn, agapanthus continues to provide interest long after the flowers fade as the sculptural form of its seed heads. These blue blooms will also make beautiful cut flowers, so you can enjoy them indoors as well as outdoors. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant out.
Creeping phloxes are dainty, colourful evergreen perennials that create wonderful blankets of spring colour during April and May and are just the thing for dotting around borders and make excellent groundcover for keeping weeds at bay. Completely covered in masses of star-like flowers along with attractive needle-like foliage, each plant will spread to 60cm (2ft) across and is the perfect choice for rock gardens and for edging paths and borders. Also known as creeping moss phlox, you can grow it in mixed borders in full sun as well as in all manner of containers - such versatile plants and a spectacular sight in full flower! As well as making an invaluable groundcover plant, carpet phlox is virtually maintenance free and hardy, needing very little in the way of aftercare, and they're attractive to pollinating insects too, providing a valuable source of early nectar! Supplied as 6 established plants in 9cm pots, growing to 15cm (6in) tall and spreading 60cm (2ft), 2 of each variety including: 'Pharaoh Red' - Pure white flowers with pinkish-red eyes.'Pharaoh Blue' - Blue eyed, white flowers.'McDaniels Cushion' - Bright, rich pink flowers, and holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit
Ajugas are hardy, low growing perennials that are ideal for creating evergreen groundcover, with attractive foliage and delightful little spires of spring flowers. 'Burgundy Glow' has wonderful green and cream variegated foliage with splashes or deep burgundy red which give rise to dainty bright blue flowers from April until June, forming a carpet of early colour to bring your garden to life in the spring. Also known at the Carpet Bugleweed, Ajuga plants will knit together to form an attractive evergreen blanket of groundcover to help keep weeds at bay. As a member of the mint family, it spreads through runners and will quickly cover bare patches in you borders. An incredibly adaptable plant, Ajuga is often grown in shady, areas underneath trees and shrubs and is makes particularly useful groundcover in areas where grass doesn't grow well, and will help to control erosion on banks. It's also perfectly happy in the sun and can tolerate a little drought too. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' the flowers are produced through the spring and summer and are a favourite with butterflies and bees. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting, growing to 15cm (6in) high and spreading 60cm (2ft).
Gorgeous pale pink double flowers covered purple freckles give this hellebore a striking, exotic look that's a welcome sight in the winter garden. The beautiful blooms, each 3-5 cm in diameter, are incredibly tough and will withstand the harshest of winter wind, rain and cold. A hardy perennial with flowers from January until April, rising up to 35 cm above leathery evergreen leaves.Extremely simple to grow, hellebores will slowly establish into small clumps, thriving in lower light and shady spots. They can be grown in pots too, provided they do not dry out in summer. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot ready to plant out, reaching a height and spread of 35 cm (14 in).
Lovely double flowers with lemon yellow petals that are beautifully spotted and splashed in dark pink make this hellebore really stand out against the dark green of its foliage and the surrounding plants, just the thing in the depths of winter. The beautiful blooms, each 3-5 cm in diameter, are incredibly tough and will withstand the harshest of winter wind, rain and cold. A hardy perennial with flowers from January until April, rising up to 35 cm above leathery evergreen leaves.Extremely simple to grow, hellebores will slowly establish into small clumps, thriving in lower light and shady spots. They can be grown in pots too, provided they do not dry out in summer. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot ready to plant out, reaching a height and spread of 35 cm (14 in).
Also known as Blanket Flowers, Gaillardia are an instantly recognisable cottage garden favourite. These 'Jam Tart Flowers' are invaluable in the summer border due to their long flowering season and their ability to provide a bright and colourful display whatever the British weather throws at them. The plants form a low mound of green, furry leaves, bearing upright stems of large daisy-like flowers on long stems which are perfect for cutting and very attractive to butterflies. Perfect in pots, they will also make fantastic gap fillers in your containers, beds, and mixed borders. 'Arizona Red Shades' produces gorgeous blooms in the most spectacular shades of red, with bright crimson petals that look like the tips have been dipped in yellow paint for a perfect contrast. These daisy-like blooms come into flower during early summer and will last right the way through to autumn. They also make fantastic cut flowers, so you can enjoy them inside the home as well as in your garden. Easy to grow and requiring very little maintenance, just deadhead the faded blooms to prolong the flowering season. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots ready to pot on or plant out.
Fill you garden with the spectacular colour and eye-catching blooms of Geum x chiloen feuerball 'Mrs Bradshaw'. This hardy perennial will make a perfect addition to your beds, borders, and containers. A cottage garden favourite, it produces simply stunning, flame red, semi-double blooms. The petals look almost like tissue paper and the yellow centres a gorgeous focal point on each bloom. They stand atop unique purple stems, and the dark evergreen foliage has coarsely textured leaves. 'Mrs Bradshaw' is a versatile perennial and will suit any situation. If you are looking to encourage wildlife into your garden, this Geum is a magnet for bees and butterflies, it will also make a perfect addition to a cutting garden and look beautiful when arranged in bouquets with other flowers. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence and it will return year after year getting bigger and better for many years to come. Easy to grow, 'Mrs Bradshaw' will thrive in sull sun or partial shade in well-drained soil, try to avoid soils that prone to getting waterlogged and deadhead faded blooms to prolong the flowering period. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to pot on or plant out. Growing to a height and spread of 50cm (19.68in)
Heucheras, also known as Coral Bells, are amazing perennial plants, famed for their spectacular foliage in a huge range of colours with wonderful leaf shapes forming low growing evergreen or semi-evergreen mounds. 'Dale's Strain' is perfect if you're looking to add year-round colour to your garden. It has serrated, wavy foliage in a beautiful and silvery mid green colour that are often flushed with purple details. In late spring and early summer, 'Dale's Strain' produces panicles for small bell-shaped flowers in a gorgeous blush pink that contrasts effortlessly against the gorgeous green foliage. They are also attractive to wildlife such as bees and hummingbirds. It will thrive in pots and looks great planted towards the front of mixed borders, especially when several different varieties are planted together, creating a carpet of colourful, evergreen groundcover. These adaptable plants are happy in sun or partial shade and aren't too fussy about soil conditions if it isn't heavy and waterlogged as that will cause the crown to rot. Usually evergreen, severe winters may cause leaf loss, but they'll regrow the following spring. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to pot on or plant out. Growing to a height and spread of 40cm (16in) x 35cm (14in).
Light up your late summer displays with the bright blooms of this spectacular Lobelia × speciosa 'Queen Victoria'. Perfect for adding height to your beds, borders and containers, this gorgeous perennial will produce bright scarlet red, two lipped flowers from late summer and lasting through to the autumn. This Lobelia will stand tall in your displays, growing to a height of almost 90cm, the unique purple stems will provide you with interest standing in the spring. 'Queen Victoria' is a versatile perennial that will make a perfect addition to your informal cottage garden, it is also a magnet for pollinators such as butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. This Lobelia is hardy to -5 in the winter so will need some protection from strong and cold winds in the winter. Position 'Queen Victoria' in either full sun or partial shade in moist, well-drained soils where it will thrive and provide you with a spectacular floral display. Cut back your faded blooms to encourage a longer flowering season. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to pot on or plant out. Growing to a height and spread of 60cm (24in) x 45cm (18in).