Finding year round foliage colour for mixed planters, especially for Autumn and Winter colour is a significant challenge - but variegated Ivies are the perfect foil to many plants.Their thuggish green relatives may take over the garden if left unchecked, but these are far better behaved with a tidy habit.. Not only do Ivies bring all round interest to the garden but are are haven for wildlife, providing shelter for friendly insects and a nesting site for birds. Hedera Glacier 3-5 lobed mid green leaves with stikingly attractive cream markings. Happy in most ,moist soils it climbs without support, clinging to posts and walls by means of aerial roots. This is a great plant to quickly cover unsightly structures in the garden and is easy to grow and problem free. Can be trimmed to shape and limit growth at any time of year too.
Finding year round foliage colour for mixed planters, especially for Autumn and Winter colour is a significant challenge - but variegated Ivies are the perfect foil to many plants.Their thuggish green relatives may take over the garden if left unchecked, but these are far better behaved with a tidy habit.. Not only do Ivies bring all round interest to the garden but are are haven for wildlife, providing shelter for friendly insects and a nesting site for birds. Hedera Goldheart 3 lobed mid green leaves with stikingly attractive yellow markings. Happy in most moist soils it climbs without support, clinging to posts and walls by means of aerial roots. It bears fragrant flowers in autumn followed by black berriesThis is a great plant to quickly cover unsightly structures in the garden and is easy to grow and problem free. Can be trimmed to shape and limit growth at any time of year too.
The first ever Evergreen Star Jasmine with Pink Scented Flowers - now available to UK gardeners. This Climbing Plant is a fashionable, fragrant favourite, and star jasmine Pink Showers is an exciting breakthrough in colour breeding, with clusters of super scented pink blooms smothering the luxurious, twining stems. With its typical jasmine fragrance filling the garden with a seductive perfume, you'll be transported to a tropical paradise as you recline on your sun lounger in the summer sipping on your favourite cocktail surrounded by the heavenly scent. This jasmine will give you year-round colour too as the glossy evergreen leaves take on subtle bronze hues as the winter approaches, and it'll thrive in a container when its allowed to ramble up a trellis meaning that everyone can grow this star performer, even where space in limited. Super on a warm summer evening too, when you can impress your guests surrounded by sweet perfume - they'll all want to know where it is coming from! Ultimately reaching a height of 3m (10ft) and supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, this easy-to-grow hardy perennial is ready to be planted out into a sunny border or your favourite large container.
The first ever Evergreen Star Jasmine with Pink Scented Flowers - now available to UK gardeners. This Climbing Plant is a fashionable, fragrant favourite, and star jasmine Pink Showers is an exciting breakthrough in colour breeding, with clusters of super scented pink blooms smothering the luxurious, twining stems. With its typical jasmine fragrance filling the garden with a seductive perfume, you'll be transported to a tropical paradise as you recline on your sun lounger in the summer sipping on your favourite cocktail surrounded by the heavenly scent. This jasmine will give you year-round colour too as the glossy evergreen leaves take on subtle bronze hues as the winter approaches, and it'll thrive in a container when its allowed to ramble up a trellis meaning that everyone can grow this star performer, even where space in limited. Super on a warm summer evening too, when you can impress your guests surrounded by sweet perfume - they'll all want to know where it is coming from! Ultimately reaching a height of 3m (10ft) and supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, this easy-to-grow hardy perennial is ready to be planted out into a sunny border or your favourite large container.
This is an ultra-compact variety of Wisteria from America that is perfectly suited to growing in UK gardens. Unlike virtually all other varieties of Wisteria though, many of which can take up to five years to flower, Amethyst Falls will reliably flower in its first year when the flowers will pour like a river of lilac from this fantastic plant throughout May, filling the air with the perfume of spring flowers. Sometimes when conditions are just right and we have a particularly good run of fine weather, you'll find that Amethyst Falls will often produce a second flush of flowers in the summer giving you a bonus show of bloom. In its early years it will remain compact and manageable and as such makes a brilliant patio plant perfect for growing in a pot. Eventually it will reach a height of 12-15ft and will spread to around 6ft if left un-pruned. However, it can be maintained at half this size and still yield masses of flowers every single spring from this year onwards! Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready for immediate planting.
The exotic looking multi-layered flowers of Passion Flowers bely their ease of growing and their toughness and resilience- these are hardy once established, but in colder areas grow against a south facing wall or in large pots. A fabulous lush evergreen climber and alternative to Clematis, for covering walls, arches and trellises. The lovely intricate pure white flowers are very waxy and long lasting, their amazing detail a joy to behold. In hot years, you'll be rewarded with small, egg shaped passion fruit. Grow in a pot up a trellis or obelisk, it will thrive outside, and will happily perform year after year.2 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 an 11cm pot.
Stun your friends and neighbours with these spectacular passion flowers - they are highly exotic, yet surprisingly easy to grow in the UK! The exotic looking multi-layered flowers of Passion Flowers bely their ease of growing and their toughness. These fabulously lush, evergreen climbers are a great alternative to Clematis if you're looking for something a bit different this year. Hardy once established, they thrive against a south-facing wall or in large pots - and perfect for covering walls, arches and trellises. The flowers are very waxy and long lasting, and their amazing detail is a fascinating. Passionflowers may occasionally produce orange fruits in hot years, but wait until very orange and ripe before eating. Supplied as 3 established plants in 11cm pots, ready to plant, including: Passiflora 'Caerulea' - Lovely two tone blue and white, with purple detail. Passiflora 'Myles Young' - Large purple flowers. Passiflora 'Constance Elliott' - Purest white.
The passion flower (passiflora) immediately conjures up images of exotic locations, and with its tropical, fragrant flowers it's certainly an attention grabber! The incredible flowers of Passiflora 'Purple Passion' certainly live up it s name, a beautiful and intricate collection of filaments, tendrils and petals, all bound together in a colourful symphony of floral perfection that will captivate even the most hard-to-please gardener. As a climber,it is the perfect plant to add height and inject drama into your garden, and in ideal conditions, these exquisitely beautiful vines will grow rapidly with their lobed leaves and twining tendrils which help support the plant on its journey upwards. Vigorous and easy to grow, these tropical climbers are hardy to around -10°C and always rewarding for their sheer exuberance and every gardener should have a go at growing them! Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant, it will flower from July - September.
The exotic looking multi-layered flowers of Passion Flowers bely their ease of growing and their toughness and resilience- these are hardy once established, but in colder areas grow against a South facing wall or in large pots. A fabulous, lush evergreen climber and alternative to Clematis, for covering walls, arches and trellises. The lovely two tone blue and white flowers are very waxy and long lasting, their amazing purple detail a joy to behold. Grow in a pot up a trellis or obelisk, it will thrive outside, and will happily perform year after year. Supplied as an established plant in a 11cm pot, ready to plant.
The exotic looking multi-layered flowers of Passiflora 'Amethyst is a perfect choice for any garden because of their ease of growing and toughness and resilience- these are hardy once established, but in colder areas grow against a South facing wall or in large pots. A fabulous, lush evergreen climber and alternative to Clematis, for covering walls, arches and trellises. The beautiful rich violet purple flowers are very waxy and long lasting, their amazing shape and detail is a joy to behold. 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. Grow in a pot up a trellis or obelisk, it will thrive outside, and will happily perform year after year. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.
The exotic looking multi-layered flowers of the Passiflora is a perfect choice for any garden because of their ease of growing and toughness and resilience- these are hardy once established, but in colder areas grow against a South facing wall or in large pots. A fabulous, lush evergreen climber and alternative to Clematis, for covering walls, arches and trellises. The flowers are very waxy and long lasting, their amazing shape and detail is a joy to behold. Here you will get one each of - Passiflora Amethyst - Beautiful rich violet-purple flowers. Passiflora Caerulea - Lovely two-tone blue and white flowers with purple details. Passiflora Constance Elliott - purest white blooms. Note - they may occasionally produce orange fruits in hot summers, but wait until they are very orange and ripe before eating. Supplied as a collection of 3 established plants in a 9cm pots, ready to plant.
Bred by world-renowned specialist Raymond Evision, this premium summer-flowering clematis is a unique and beautiful climber. It has velvet like petals in a deep violet-purple colour that matures into a bluer tone. Clematis 'Amethyst Beauty' is easy to grow and even easier to maintain - as the stems simply need to be cut to just above ground level, it can be grown just about anywhere. Growing to almost 180cm, this variety of clematis is perfect for smaller gardens and even courtyards. Blooming later than usual with large flowers, this climber will come into its own during midsummer all the way through to October. All it needs is some well-drained soil and it will grow effortlessly over trellis, up walls, or even in pots on your deck, patio or balcony where it will add height and interest. Supplied as an established plant in a 7cm pot, ready to pot on or plant out when the weather warms.
The flowers of Passiflora are quite possibly the most exotic looking that you can grow, and 'Betty Myles Young' is a perfect example. The extraordinary flowers have bright purple-blue reflexed petals and filaments tipped with blue and are absolutely fascinating to see as they appear all over this semi-evergreen climber from May until September, standing out in contrast to the glossy, deep green multi-lobed leaves. Hardy once established, they thrive against a south-facing wall or in large pots - and perfect for covering walls, arches and trellises. The flowers are very waxy and long lasting, and their amazing detail is a fascinating. You may even be treated to orange passion fruits in hot years, but wait until they're very orange and ripe before eating. Supplied as an established plant in an 11cm pot, ready to plant and growing to 6m (20ft) in height with a spread of 4m (13ft).
Make your garden feel like a Caribbean island with this simply gorgeous Campis x Tagliabuana. The 'Madame Galen' will provide you garden with some later season colour, flowering from August through to October, keeping the interest going into autumn with beautiful pink and green tones. Each trumpet shaped flower is a bright shade of coral pink that are produced in loose clusters. The throat of the flower is filled with short, curved stamens, and the blooms contrast magically with the dark green, glossy, deciduous foliage. The vine is self-clinging, so needs only minimal tying in to get it started - despite its delicate appearance, 'Madame Galen' is a sturdy climber and will run up any support be it trellis, arbour, a wall or even an old tree. 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. Sure to be a garden favourite, this climber is a fast-growing vine which could reach a height of 10m, although can easily be restricted by pruning to size. Supplied as an established plant in a 1L pot, ready to plant.
Related to the humble potato, this climber will make a perfect addition to your garden this summer. From June through to September, this gorgeous climber is covered in exotic looking star-shaped white blooms that are detailed with delicate yellow centres. Its blooms make a perfect contrast to the glossy green and semi-evergreen foliage. Perfect for trailing up walls and fences, if you place this climber near a doorway, you can enjoy the jasmine scent from inside the home. 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. A hardy shrub, position your 'Solanum Jasminoides' in a sheltered area of your garden is full sun and enjoy the summer long floral display. Supplied as an established 75-90cm tall plant in a 19cm pot, ready to plant.
Parthenocissus tricuspidate 'Veitchii' is much better known as Boston Ivy, named so because it can be found covering the campus buildings of New England colleges and is where the term 'Ivy League' originates. This extremely vigorous, self-clinging climber has stunning, three lobed dark green leaves and wonderful autumn colour. A native of China and Japan, Boston Ivy is related to the Virginia Creeper, but is more tolerant of shade, so it'll grow just about anywhere and in any lighting conditions from full sun to heavy shade, where is will quickly climb and cover walls and fences and is particularly popular for cover the walls of houses, which it can do completely if that's what you're looking for. The lush, dark green foliage looks incredible and becomes even more spectacular in the autumn when the leaves turn to hot, fiery shades of red, orange and purple before they eventually fall. Boston Ivy is easy to look after, just tie in or trim back any wayward shoots and prune in autumn to keep it under control, and you'll have walls of amazing foliage in no time! 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's also recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' with the summer flowers a favourite with butterflies and bees.Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant, reaching a height of 20m (65ft) and a spread of 10m (33ft) in 10 years.
Similar in many ways to traditional Jasmine, which has always been associated with summer, Trachelospermum jasminoides, or 'Star Jasmine', will astonish with its mass of stunning white flowers filling the air with their unmistakable, intoxicatingly rich, sweet scent between June and September. Such an incredible plant, it's no surprise that it holds an RHS Award or Garden Merit! 'Star Jasmine', is a slow growing evergreen climber that can reach 6m (20ft) in a greenhouse or conservatory but planted in the garden it is much less vigorous, growing to half that size at only 20cm (8in) a year, twining around its support. It will produce waves of gorgeous pure white, star shaped flowers with petals swept anticlockwise throughout summer, each one with the most incredible fragrance. Occasionally you'll be treated to extraordinary looking seed pods, which can be best described as looking like a pair of French beans joined together at the top. As a hardy evergreen, 'Star Jasmine' has lush, glossy dark green leaves during spring and summer which changes to rich purple for the winter, providing year-round interest. Hardy down to -5°C, it grows best in a sheltered spot away from cold winds and will thrive growing on a sunny wall or over arches, pergolas and along fences. In area prone to hard frosts is will need a little winter protection. Supplied as established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant and growing to a height and spread of 6 m (20 ft).
The spectacular, pure white flowers of 'Snow Queen' are a sight to behold. With a centre filled with striking, long feathery filaments, the magnificent blooms grow to 13cm (5in) across and remain open for at least two or three days, unlike most Passion Flowers that last for just one day. Perfect for growing over an obelisk or pergola, up a trellis or over a fence and incredible growing up into a tree, 'Snow Queen' will thrive in borders and can also be grown in a pot on the patio or on a balcony - so anyone can grow this stunning climber. An absolute must-have for your garden, 'Snow Queen' is completely winter hardy to -8°C and its glossy, lobed leaves are evergreen to semi evergreen depending on temperature. During a severe winter it may lose some or even all of its leaves, but they'll grow back quickly the following spring. It's so easy to care for and this vigorous climber will flourish in a dry sunny location with free draining soil. Supplied as an established plant, 1.4m tall in a 3L pot, ready for planting, reaching over 4m (13ft) in height and 2m (6½ft) wide.
Wisteria floribunda 'Blue' is a gorgeous Japanese Wisteria, smothered in traditional coloured, violet-blue, sweet pea-like flowers from late spring through to summer. Also known as Wisteria floribunda 'Naga Noda' as well as 'Macrobrotys', this classic wisteria can be relied on to brighten up the months of May and June with its long, fragrant trails of violet-blue flowers. A reliable climber you can be sure that it will flower in your garden as it is grafted and therefore proven to bloom. Despite the hype to the contrary, wisterias are actually really easy to grow and will reward you with many years of pleasure in your garden. Ideal for covering a wall or pergola, wisteria can also be grown up and through an existing tree for a stunning torrent of flowers in your garden. Supplied as a grafted 60-70cm plant in a 2L pot, ready to plant out.
It's incredible but true... these compact beauties really will produce a tower of striking star-shapes blooms continuously for 6 months - every year. The BOULEVARD(R) series of patio clematis has been bred specifically for a compact growing habit and a precocious flowering nature. This specially selected collection will captivate all summer long with large, blousy blooms and repeat-flowering. They are perfect for growing in small spaces, in pots and containers, so are ideal for modern gardens where space may be limited. The plants will never get out of hand and reach a mature height of around 1-1.5m (3-5ft), and as they flower all along the stem from the leaf axils, these splendid clematis are covered in blooms right from top to toe! In this collection you will receive: 1 x Clematis Patio 'Pompeii' Boulevard - Delightful pastel pink flowers that bloom from the ground upwards, they appear in the spring and last until late autumn, providing you with an incredibly long and beautilful flowering season. 1 x Clematis Patio 'Olympia' Boulevard - This compact clematis blooms all the way along its stems, resulting in a proliferation of large, rich purple-blue flowers from the ground upwards all summer and into late autumn. Makes a beautiful feature of fences, trellises, and arches and is especially effective in containers. 1 x Clematis Patio 'Samaritan Jo' Boulevard - With pretty silvery-pink star-shaped flowers outlined with a delicate tracery of light purple, the blooms are further accentuated with a beautiful crown of purple stamens topped with the clearest golden yellow - a real sight to behold. These gorgeous clematis are robust, hardy and easy to grow with vigorous re-growth every spring. They will only require a small amount of annual maintenance. Just cut all the stems back to 15cm (6in) in February - March. Supplied as a collection of 3 x established plants in 10.5cm pots, ready for planting.