The original design tall nest pocket is a low-cost way of offering a nesting opportunity or roosting place for small birds. The pocket should be concealed in the foliage of a hedgerow or shrub and can be a life saver for small birds in cold conditions helping them maintain body heat. Made of various natural fibres such as reeds & grasses (appearance may vary due to seasonal availability) Has built in wire hanger to allow the roost pocket to be attached to branches Perfect for species such as robins, wrens, finches, bearded tits etc. Arrange at different heights for a variety of species Can be used in reed beds for warbler species Leave in situ / maintenance free A secondary application for the pocket is for small mammals like wood mice, harvest mice or even for domestic small mammals like hamsters and mice 16.50 x 9.50 cm
One of the most popular garden herbs, Rosemary remains a versatile plant both decoratively and functionally with a plethora of uses around the garden. 'Miss Jessopp's Upright' is a compact evergreen with an upright growth habit which makes it perfect for adding colour and vertical interest to your garden. The pointed leaves of Rosemary are superbly aromatic which makes it ideal for lining paths and borders when you can brush against its foliage to release the instantly recognisable smell. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' the dainty light blue flowers are produced through the spring and summer and are a favourite with butterflies and bees. 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. Fully hardy and easy to care for, Rosemary deserves a prominent place in any garden, where it will bring a colourful and fragrant display. Compact enough to grow in a pot if space is limited, you can restrict the size of 'Miss Jessopp's Upright' with a bit of judicial pruning, so anyone can have a go at growing this fragrant herb. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, Rosemary blooms May - June and will reach an approximate height of approx. 2m (6.5ft).
A wonderful dwarf broad bean growing to just 30cm tall, 'Sutton' is perfect for growing in pots. It produces a good crop of pods that grow to about 15cm (6in) long, each with 5-8 small but delightfully tender white beans that are delicious fresh and ideal for home freezing. 'Sutton' crops quite early, from June, so it's one of the earliest legumes to harvest. Pick them young for the most tender beans or let them grow a little longer for larger beans. The pods can be cooked whole if you wish, just cut off the ends and they're ready for the pot! Easy to grow, plant about 30cm (1ft) apart, and the same distance between rows, it has a spreading habit and doesn't require a support to climb up, but you may want to mulch underneath the plants for keep the pods off the soil. 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 a top quality harvest. Supplied as 6 plug plants, ready for growing on or planting. Growing to 30cm (1ft), with beans ready to harvest from June to August.
'Moonlight' is the world's first ever self-pollinating white flowered runner bean. This breakthrough has meant that the flowers will set in almost any weather, guaranteeing a fantastic crop! The delicious stringless beans grow up to 25cm (10in) long and have a great texture and classic runner bean taste. This heavy cropping variety will produce plenty of mouth-watering fresh beans for your plate and plenty more for the freezer. Versatile and nutritious, they are a classic cooked veg, and are perfect when lightly steamed or boiled. Runner beans are highly nutritious and rich in vitamin C and a good source of fibre. Trim and blanch surplus crops to store in an airtight container or bag in the freezer. They will freeze well, retaining good flavour and texture when cooked from frozen.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 look forward to a bumper harvest. Supplied as 6 plug plants, ready for growing on or planting. Growing to 3m (10ft), beans will be ready to harvest from July to October.
'Adessa' is nothing less that a breeding breakthrough. The world's first commercially potato variety raised directly from seed, meaning that do not need chitting! As they're supplied as plug plants, these potatoes can be planted just as you would any other vegetable plant, and they're perfect for growing in large containers so you can have your own garden fresh potatoes even if you're short on space. High yielding, 'Adessa' potatoes have excellent flavour, white skins and firm yellow flesh and are ideal for boiling, roasting, mashing and for chips. Plant 'Adessa' in spring and you'll be enjoying a bumper harvest of delicious potatoes in August and September. Supplied as 6 plug plants, ready for planting out once the risk of frost has past, growing to a height and spread of 90cm (3ft).
An amazing twist on the traditional sweet pepper 'Snack Red' will produce delicious snack sized peppers that are wonderfully sweet and crunchy and can be eaten straight from the plant! The peppers are green initially, before ripening to a gorgeous, glossy rich red colour and they have thick walls which gives them a wonderfully firm crunch when eaten fresh. They're also ideal in salads and for stuffing and grilling, and a great source of vitamins A and C as well as potassium and iron - a perfect, healthy snack. A versatile plant, it can be grown on the patio or in the vegetable garden or greenhouse, and it makes a spectacular looking houseplant in a sunny, warm spot. Position it in full sun to get the biggest, sweetest crops of scrumptious miniature peppers, producing flowers and fruit month after month. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting after the risk of frost has passed, reaching 90cm (3½ft) tall.
With its honey-scented blooms and unusual weeping habit, this buddleia is a sight to behold when in bloom. Its large, pendant flowers hang like wisteria, making a truly amazing statement plant for your garden. Great in a mixed border or as a specimen plant, 'Wisteria Lane is compact enough to be grown in a pot, where you'll be won over by its fragrant, hanging blooms. Really easy to grow this is a buddleia that anyone can grow whatever their level of experience, with or without a garden and like all buddleias, Wisteria Lane is a magnet for butterflies and other pollinating insects who will flock to your garden to dine on the sumptuous lilac flowers. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate potting on or planting out. Plants will reach H150cm x W150cm.
Sweet, juicy and with a flavour that far surpasses any of those sour, eye-wincing berries you buy in the shops, home grown gooseberries are a taste sensation that everyone should try. Perfect in a sunny spot,Hinnomaki Yellow will add an ornamental touch to beds, borders or even in large pots on the patio. Big crops of large, delicious fruit thats ready for picking in mid-summer.
Sweet, juicy and with a flavour that far surpasses any of those sour, eye-wincing berries you buy in the shops, home grown gooseberries are a taste sensation that everyone should try. Perfect in a sunny spot,Hinnomaki Red will add an ornamental touch to beds, borders or even in large pots on the patio. Big crops of large, delicious fruit thats ready for picking in mid-summer.
If you need fast-growing, easy to maintain, and evergreen hedging, look no further than a classic Laurel Hedge. Best used to produce hedges from 1m to 3m tall and quickly forming a dense canopy of shiny green leaves, Laurel grows at 30-40cm (1ft) per year, but will not take over. Easy to grow and maintain, just trim to shape and height twice a year. Suitable for planting all year round, as it is pot grown, for the quickest and most successful establishment. Plant 3 plants per linear metre of hedge for best results. Call us for a quote for larger quantities..
Yew is an English native, and forms superb, dense hedges from 1m to 3m or more, providing excellent screening, almost total shelter from wind and weather and excellent privacy. An evergreen conifer that is easy to manage, it grows at 20-30cm a year, quicker than many people think. It responds well to frequent trimming, yet can be cut just once a year in late summer too. Although plants can grow very large (they are trees after all), by planting them close and clipping every year, you can maintain them at a very respectable height. Potted plants can be planted any time fo the year, at 4 plants per liner Metre of hedge. Do not trim for 2 years after planting. Buy as many as you need for no extra P&P.
Thuja are evergreen conifer trees with a narrow, conical habit, and Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' is a beautiful example of this highly decorative tree. A slow-growing, ornamental shrub with erect sprays of bright green, aromatic foliage, the Emerald Thuja is a colourful way to add height and structure to your beds and borders. Perfectly happy as a container plant, anyone can grow this garden gem, whether you have a large garden or a compact terrace or balcony. Easy to grow, 'Smaragd' (or the White Cedar as it is sometimes referred to) is a great plant for both new and experienced gardeners as it requires little to no maintenance - its growth is naturally narrow, so it doesn't need regular pruning to keep its shape. Hardy down to -45°C, thuja is also extremely tolerant of the cold, just needing protection from drying winter wind especially while it is young. The perfect plant for flower beds and borders, Thuja Smaragd excels in City & Courtyard gardens as well as Cottage & Informal gardens, Gravel and Rock gardens as well as on the Patio in a container. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Grows to around 2.5m x 2.5m.
A compact cherry laurel, 'Otto Luyken' forms a thick, compact barrier of shiny, deep green leaves making it ideal for low hedges and groundcover. If you need low-growing, easy to maintain and evergreen hedging, look no further than a classic Laurel Hedge. Compact and spreading, 'Otto Luyken' quickly forms a dense canopy of shiny green leaves that looks immaculate all year round. Easy to grow and maintain, just trim to shape and height twice a year. Suitable for planting all year round as it is pot grown, for the quickest and most successful establishment. Blooming in March and April, Cherry Laurel produces candles of fragrant, dainty white blossom which in summer is followed by fruits that resemble cherries, turning from red to black as they mature. Ornamental and evergreen, this perfect little laurel will also grow in shade making it indispensable for many gardens. A great alternative to the traditional box hedge, this slow growing (just 10-20cm/year) laurel is easy to trim and lends itself perfectly to topiary. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, 40cm tall (inc pot), ready for planting out now, plants will reach approx 1m tall x 1.5m wide after 10 years and can be kept under control by clipping.
A popular evergreen shrub with dark, glossy leaves which contrast beautifully with the striking red of its new stems, the Portuguese Laurel is a classic hedging plant and perfect for formal areas of the garden as well as for specimen planting. With its dainty, fragrant white flowers produced in early summer on short tassels, it provides year-round interest, even producing small dark berries later in the season. Easy to grow in any well-drained soil, Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia will thrive in sun or partial shade, even tolerating dry shade if it is watered regularly. 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. One of the hardier laurels, it will tolerate cold down to -15°C and is easy to maintain and shape, just needing a clip in the summer as it is naturally a neat plant. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready for immediate planting, the Portuguese laurel will reach 12m x 8m in ideal conditions.
Raspberry 'Glen Lyon' is one of the earliest raspberries to fruit, starting in mid-July and running into August. It is from the famous Scottish breeding program, so is a good British bred variety that performs well in British weather! It is a Floricane variety, so you will get fruit in the second season after planting, as Floricane raspberries produce fruit on old wood. It produces good yields in garden situations, and requires little care or attention, and the fruit have a good balance of flavour. ideal for using fresh, or cooking with.
Glen Ample is a great garden variety, not too vigorous, yet fruiting early to mid-season in July and August, and producing large, bright-red sweet fruits. You will get around a pound of fruit or more per cane for 4-5 years. A favourite of professional growers, the raspberries hold their shape well and stay on the cane longer, so extending your picking period. Glen Ample will fruit on the full length of the virtually spine-free canes and if space is at a premium, grow them in large pots in a wig-wam form it will look great and also produce massive amounts or fruit in the minimum of space! Otherwise plant in rows about 60cm (2ft) apart, using supporting wires for easier fruit picking. Supplied as an esstablished plant in a 2L pot, ready for planting.
'Golden Smaragd' is a wonderful variety of Thuja, evergreen conifers that grow with a naturally narrow, conical habit. Slow-growing, with sprays of bright yellow-green aromatic foliage, 'Golden Smaragd' is a handsome and colourful decorative tree, ideal as a specimen and perfect for bringing year-round height and structure to your beds and borders, and well suited to container growing too. Thuja and incredibly easy to grow, needs hardy any maintenance and its naturally slow growth means that it doesn't need regular trimming to keep it in shape, particularly useful if you're growing it as a hedge where it'll provide excellent screening but with little effort. It's also amazingly hardy, right down to -45°C, so there is no chance that it'll be damaged in even the harshest British winter, although protection from cold, drying winter winds when young will help it to establish. A versatile tree for any part of the garden, Thuja isn't fussy about soil and will thrive whether it's acid, alkaline or neutral, as long as it's well drained. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting, growing up to 5m (16½ft) tall and 1.7m (5½ft) wide after 20 years.
Whether you are looking for a splash of colour or a gorgeous houseplant, then this easy-to-grow amaryllis (or Hippeastrum) is just the plant for you. Even though they usually flower in early spring, amaryllis are best known as a house plant for Christmastime, so plant them from mid-October for festive blooms. They also make a wonderful Christmas gift, so your friends and relations can plant them and look forward to a stunning indoor display to brighten up the long days between winter and spring. This bulb is supplied ready to sprout leaves and burst into flower - all you need is a sturdy pot, some good-quality compost, water, and a little care to raise a fascinating flowering plant. Planted and kept in a warm room, they will bloom in around 6-8 weeks and provide interest throughout as the stems steadily emerge and blooms unfurl. This large bulb will produce one or two strong stems, each bearing three or four dazzling red trumpet blooms. Why not plant several bulbs together in a larger pot for a stunningly unusual display - or to have plenty for cutting as a trendy addition to a modern floral vase or arrangement. Supplied as a large bulb, size 26/28, ready to plant up.
Look forward to a stunning display of alliums in spring with this perfect pairing of Allium 'Purple Sensation' and Allium roseum - a dramatic contrast of size, form and colour. Seven huge, spherical, deep-purple heads of 'Purple Sensation' will rise tall amid a profusion of delicate pink Allium roseum flower heads, with their characteristic open clusters of star-shaped flowers - all on elegant stems with an attractive foliage base to complete the picture. Achieve satisfying results with the minimum of effort with this ingenious system comprising a ready-planted, circular tray with bulbs in their ideal spacing. Simply dig a planting hole in your garden or container, drop the entire 'bulb pod' in, cover with compost or soil - then water and wait for great results! The totally biodegradable, drop-in 'bulb pods' will disappear within a few weeks of planting, leaving the bulbs in the perfect planting design - the quickest and easiest way to plant combinations of bulbs. This duo of alliums will produce a fabulous display in beds and borders, or in pots on your patio or decking. Being fully hardy, they will flower for years to come and large clumps can be separated to make new plants. The flowers will also look beautiful in a vase - if you can bear to disturb the eye-catching composition in your garden! Supplied as a 36cm diameter, round tray of 45 bulbs: 7 x 'Purple Sensation' and 38 x Allium roseum, ready for planting the whole pack in your garden or pot.
Dwarf Petunia (F1) Pink Veined Grow Set Create a beautiful container display for the patio or garden whilst helping precious pollinators such as butterflies and bees.Nectar and pollen in flowers are the main food source for pollinators and so with fewer flowers in the landscape there's less food to go around.You can help pollinators by placing this floral planter outdoors throughout the summer. Planter Contains:1 sachet of *pelleted seeds, 1 sachet of plant food & 1 bag of compost Bucket Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 17.5cm Instructions: Sow indoors from February to April or outdoors from May to June. Petunia plants usually flower from June through to September. 1. Open bag of compost and fill planter, keeping a little back to cover the seeds.2. Water the compost lightly then carefully open the sachet of plant food and scatter evenlyover the surface of the compost.3. Sow seeds evenly over the compost, three to five seeds will fill this container withoverflowing blooms.4. Cover with remaining compost, gently firm down and water lightly, compost should bemoist to touch but not waterlogged.5. Cover with plastic bag to create humidity and place in a warm spot to activategermination. Germination can take up to 3 weeks.6. Once seedlings appear, remove plastic bag and place in a sunny position.7. Continue to water regularly, do not let the compost dry out.8. Planter can be transferred outdoors when the weather becomes warmer in May,acclimatise to outdoors by leaving outside during the day fora couple of days.9. Await your overflowing display throughout the summer! Tips:If your planter becomes over-crowded thin out into other planters or direct into the garden for a larger flower display.Place the planter in a sheltered spot to prevent the flowers from being damaged by wind and rain.Remove faded flowers regularly to promote further flowering.Always wash hands after handling plant food and compost. *This set contains special pelleted seeds which makes seeds easier to handle when sowing and speeds up the germination process.Do not eat ornamental flowers.Flower growth is dependent on growing conditions.Photography on the front of pack shows flowers appearance but colour may vary.All measurements and quantities areapproximate and images are for illustration only