'Flamingo' is a beautiful combination of pastel shades made from natural, recycled marble that'll look wonderful however you use it. The light shades in a range of pinks, blues, grey and white have a lovely, textural look and take on a brighter hue when they get wet. Perfect if you're looking for something with a little more colour than the classic white or grey, but still want to keep it subtle to make your plants the stars of the show. The 14-20 mm diameter angular chips make a perfect top dressing for all sorts of garden pots as well as houseplants too and are ideal for edging paving and patios. Used in pots and borders, the stones are small enough to be worked in around growing plants, but large enough to avoid getting washed away, helping to prevent muddy splashes and keeping your plants clean whilst also helping the soil to retain moisture and preventing weeds from growing. As a guide, one bag of stone will cover 50 cm² (20 in²) at a depth of 25 mm (1 in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
The sparkling light blue and pale grey stones of 'Blue Ice' are made from completely natural, recycled marble for a stylish, elegant look. With its luxurious mixture of marble chippings in light shades, 'Blue Ice' is perfect for bringing a contemporary feel to all your planting and landscaping anywhere in the garden, brightening up any area instantly for a clean and simple finish. The 20 mm diameter angular chips make a perfect top dressing for all sorts of garden pots as well as houseplants too and are ideal for edging grey paving and patios. Used in pots and borders, the stones are small enough to be worked in around growing plants, but large enough to avoid getting washed away, helping to prevent muddy splashes and keeping your plants clean whilst also helping the soil to retain moisture and keeping weeds at bay. As a guide, one bag of stone will cover 50 cm² (20 in²) at a depth of 25 mm (1 in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
Treat yourself to a little extravagance with this decorative gravel, made from nothing other than completely natural marble. 'Polar Ice' is a gorgeous mixture of marble in pale tones of white, light blue and grey that's ideal for giving an elegant finishing touch to your landscaping all over the garden. The pale colours of the marble provide a perfect contrast to dark leaved plants, making them stand out brilliantly where once you may not have appreciated them. The 20 mm diameter angular chips make a perfect top dressing for all sorts of garden pots as well as houseplants too and are ideal for edging grey paving and patios. Used in pots and borders, the stones are small enough to be worked in around growing plants, but large enough to avoid getting washed away, helping to prevent muddy splashes and keeping your plants clean whilst also helping the soil to retain moisture and preventing weeds from growing. As a guide, one bag of stone will cover 50 cm² (20 in²) at a depth of 25 mm (1 in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
Cotswold limestone is famed for its magnificent creamy golden colour. Instantly recognisable, it's one of the most beautiful stones in the UK, and as a decorative landscaping stone, it has few rivals for its elegant simplicity. The perfect finishing touch for all your garden pots and planters, the 10-20 mm diameter stone chips make a perfect top dressing and are also ideal for edging stone patios and paths. A great choice for a gravel garden, the pale colour will make the plants stand out superbly, and in beds and borders a layer of Cotswold stone will keep weeds at bay and help to prevent water loss too. Wherever you use this incredibly attractive stone, it's sure to brighten up your garden and be a fine compliment to your plants and hard landscaping. As a guide, one bag of stone will cover 50 cm² (20 in²) at a depth of 25 mm (1 in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
These top quality, rounded, natural Scottish granite pebbles are wonderfully versatile and make an excellent alternative to stone chippings and gravel anywhere in the garden. In a mixture of sizes between 20 and 40 mm and in tones of red, brown and grey they are just the thing for dry garden styles, rockeries, and for top dressing pots. The granite is beautifully smooth and every pebble has a different pattern, from speckled to stripes and they take on an amazing depth of colour when they're wet. The pebbles are fish friendly, so they can be safely used in aquariums, ponds and water features without the danger of it altering the pH or anything leaching out that could upset the delicate balance of the water. The pebbles are ideal for the bottom of an aquarium or for creating a beach area in a garden pond. Although they are prewashed and ready to use, we recommend they're washed again before aquatic use. As a guide, one bag of pebbles will cover 30 cm² (1 ft²) at a depth of 60 mm (2½ in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
Indulge in a little extravagance with these stunning solid marble cobbles. Their large size makes them guaranteed to draw attention both indoors and in the garden. The marble has a beautiful natural sparkle in the sunlight and these cobbles will brighten up any border or rock garden and provide superb contrast with darker stones or architectural plants, especially in large planters for a dramatic effect. They're large stones, between 40 and 90 cm and they look great mixed together, or why not combine them with our selection of stone chippings to create a striking Zen style gravel and rock garden? They can be used in ornamental water features or at the edge of a garden pond where they'll reflect beautifully in the water, however they aren't 'fish friendly' so we don't recommend submerging them in water if you keep fish or other pond life. Supplied as a 20 kg bag of cobbles in a range of sizes from 40 to 90 mm.
From Spring through to winter, bulbs offer all gardeners a wonderful chance to brighten up their garden with a beautiful display of colourful, fragrant and delicate flowers. If planted correctly bulbs will produce stunning blooms with very little effort. Bulb Starter is the perfect way to get the absolute best from your bulbs. All our starter products contain rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi as the primary function. These special fungi form a relationship with the root of plants creating a vast secondary root system which acts to provide plants with water and nutrients. All starter products should be put into direct contact with the roots of plants so that the fungi can form this valuable relationship as quickly as possible. One pack of BULB STARTER can treat up to 50 medium sized bulbs. Step 1 Use 5 - 10g for small bulbs or corms, 10 - 20 for large bulbs or tubers. - One palm is approcimatelly 10g Step 2 Place Bulb Starter into the base of the planting hole. Step 3 Plant directly onto product, backfill and water.
Planting Instructions:The perfect solution to planting bulbs with the minimum of fuss and disturbance to other plants in your borders.Simply fill the bulb basket with soil or compost and evenly space the bulbs to the recommended planting distance, gently pushing the bulbs in to the soil to just cover the base.Dig a hole in your border or in your container to the correct depth, place the basket then replace the soil. Your bulbs will now send their roots through the basket base and grow as normal. After flowering just lift the baskets and store until all the green growth has died back, keep moist and feed to help next year's flowering. Ideal for drying and storing your bulbs over winter, especially frost-tender varieties (just remember to keep the whole basket in a frost-free place).Pack contains 3 x 26cm Bulb Baskets
A traditionally styled, high quality Hand Bulb Planter made from carbon steel and a weatherproof wooden handle. Featuring a serrated edge for easy entry into soil. Lightweight, durable, polished carbon steel head Ergonomic ash handle for comfort Removes 6cm diameter core from earth L 23cm x 10.5cm x 6cm
A new range and a breeding breakthrough for decorative dahlias, the Lubega series will bloom earlier than standard types and are versatile, all-round performers in the garden, making them a great choice for anyone to grow. A stunning introduction in patio Dahlias with uniformly large, bright and bold blooms which contrast magically with the glossy leaves - it's little wonder that these dahlias are proving to be a hit as indoor plants too as they remain naturally compact at around 35cm (14in). Vigorous and self-branching, these beauties are easy to grow because no pinching is necessary and the large, bright, fully double blooms cover the plant all season giving you great results with no effort. Superb in the flower border or perfectly suited to a pot due to their compact nature, the huge, colourful blooms will dazzle you, and their early flowering period means that you will have dahlias to pick before anyone else! If you are looking for even more flower power then this fantastic collection of mini dahlias is just what you're looking for with three different Lubega types, including the Lubega 'Power' series with bigger and bolder blooms and the Lubega 'Special' series of bicolour dahlias. Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. 1 of each named variety: Dahlia Lubega Special Orange Bicolour Dahlia Lubega Special Bicolour Burgundy Dahlia Lubega Burgundy Dahlia Lubega Special White Red Dahlia Lubega Scarlet Dahlia Lubega Special Rose Eye Dahlia Lubega Rose Dahlia Lubega Power Special Sunrise Dahlia Lubega Orange Dahlia Lubega Yellow Dahlia Lubega Purple White Dahlia Lubega White
Everyone loves fresh lilies in the house, and now you can grow vasefuls of your own too. At a fraction of the cost of florist stem prices, and yet producing a flower every single year for many years to come and so easy to grow, its all done for you in our pre-programmed bulbs. Oriental lilies have large, upward facing intensely fragranced flowers in a pastel blend of white, pink and blush shades, as well as the ever-popular and instantly recognisable two-tone 'Stargazer', with its reddish centre. Flowering in summer at between 60 and 90cm tall, the flowers will last 3 weeks from bud break. Leave them to die back in winter, and they will flourish for many more years.
Lilies are one of the most graceful and beautiful of the garden bulbs and this compact form is no exception. A Formosa-type lily with narrow leaves on upright stems, it will produce 1-3 extremely fragrant flowers per plant and will fill your garden with exotic perfume. Short and strong enough to grow in pots, yet tall enough to cut flowers each summer, this lily is versatile, reliable and very hardy. Plant en masse in large pots or in groups for maximum impact, or maybe just dot them round your garden to brighten up drab spots. A little later flowering than other types, once the plants have matured, you can expect blooms at any time from July into September from its sturdy stems. Quick to mature, they'll return year after year, getting bigger and bigger, plus they can seed around so you'll get plenty of new plants when they do so. Great value, easy to grow and truly stunning, they're worth a place in any garden.Supplied as a pack of 6 jumbo plug plants, ready for immediate planting.
Transform your garden and enjoy months of spectacular colour and fabulous flowers with this Dahlia Patio Mix. These semi-dwarf Dahlias are just the thing for bringing vivid colour to your garden. Their fabulous and vibrant flowers will brighten up even the dullest day! Supplied as energy packed tubers, raring to go, just plant them in pots or in the garden and they will burst into life from April, producing neat, bushy plants and masses of brightly coloured flowers to fill your garden all through summer and well into autumn. Our collection of patio dahlias will give you large, semi-double blooms in vivid shades of red, yellow, orange and pink that will reach around 60cm (2ft) tall and produce an abundance of flowers. Ideal in patio pots or in the middle area of borders, and wonderful as cut flowers. PLUS a copy of Garden Puzzle Book. Give your brain a real workout with our Garden Puzzle Book. Test your powers of observation with our hidden word puzzles such as Wordsearches, Word Ladders and Word Wheels. Use your powers of deduction and logic to complete the Sudoku's (Easy, Medium and Hard) and Maths Squares. Then draw on your knowledge and memory to complete our Crosswords. Supplied as a pack of 4 x tubers, ready to plant out from spring, 1 x 100g of Blooming Fast Superior Fertiliser and 1 Garden Puzzle book.
These incredible Skyscraper Lilies grow so tall they look like trees! In their first year they will reach up to 1.5m (5ft) tall, but in future years, once they are fully established, they will get even taller up to 6 or even 7 foot tall eventually! These large flowered beauties arise as a consequence hybridisation between Oriental and Trumpet strains of lily hence the marriage of both species characteristics. Every flower carries a wonderful heady perfume and each individual stem can carry well over 20 blooms, which can measure well over 15cm (6in) across. This collection comprises of 9 top sizes bulbs, 3 of each variety, the same as used by commercial flower growers in Holland: - Conca d'Or - gorgeous soft lemon yellow - Robina - deep pink, verging towards berry purple - Matisse - cream-edged to red-purple centres, a classic two-tone Lily Grow all 3 in large pots about 15cm apart, or in groups in garden borders. They have very strong stems, so should not need support. Cut them for the long-lasting displays in the vase, or leave them to marvel at in your garden. Allow them to die down naturally after flowering, and they will build up reserves for even bigger and better displays the following year. Fully Winter hardy, they will last for many years.
Ginger Lily will add an exotic look to your garden and create a wonderful display of scented blooms each year from late summer onwards. Zingy spikes of blousy flowers will tower above clumps of lance-shaped leaves, instantly transporting you to a tropical paradise! Don't forget to breathe in deeply as the heavily scented blooms carry a stunning sweet fragrance particularly in the early evening! Despite its exotic good looks, this plant is completely reliable in the UK - the tubers will over-winter successfully and thrive in a sun baked spot in a pot or planted directly in the soil. Top Tip - plant very shallow on surface of compost in hot sunny spot to get going, they love being baked to get started.
The unusual and immensely pretty Mirabilis jalapa opens its gorgeous flowers in mid-afternoon on sunny days in the height of summer - only to close them again at night, hence one of its common names 'The Four O'Clock Plant'. Incredibly, each plant produces its flowers in a mix of colours - from deep-magenta, to pure-white, bicolours, and even bright-yellow - it's no wonder its called the 'Marvel of Peru'! Plant this beauty in beds and borders, and it will form a neat, bushy shrub that will grow to about 1m (3ft) tall. Alternatively, plant them in deep pots, like carrots would grow (you will see what we mean when you get them!)
Commonly known as Tuberoses, these amazingly sweet-scented beauties will enchant you in summer, as their beautiful fragrance wafts gently on warm evening breezes. You can see why it is used so much as a base fragrance in leading perfumes !! Tuberoses make a really nice cut flower to scent a room with, or enjoy in pots too. Plant the bulbs indoors in spring to get a head start, and bring outside from May, growing in a warm, sunny spot. They flower in August and September, producing pretty creamy white double flowers, with an intoxicating strong fragrance, on stems about 60-80cm tall. Top tip for success is once flowered, remove this section of the bulbs, as it never flowers again, but leaving new side shoots to flower next year. Bring pots inside each winter for frost-free area, and dry back. Enjoy the allure of your own Tuberose fragrances wafting on evening breeze in your garden.
Our Skyscraper Lily Collection just got better!! The same incredible giant tree-lilies, but with two gorgeous new colours, this Premium Collection includes 5 spectacular varieties that are sure to make a statement in your garden. Growing so tall they look like trees, in their first year they will reach up to 1.5m (5ft) tall, but in future years once they are fully established, they will get even taller up to 6 or even 7 foot tall eventually! These large flowered beauties arise as a consequence hybridisation between Oriental and Trumpet strains of lily hence the marriage of both species characteristics. Every flower carries a wonderful heady perfume and each individual stem can carry well over 20 blooms, which can measure well over 15cm (6in) across. This collection comprises of 15 top-sized bulbs, 3 of each variety, the same as used by commercial flower growers in Holland: NEW! Salterello - bright golden apricot to orange NEW! Amarossi - a lovely wine red Conca d'Or - gorgeous soft lemon yellow Robina - nice mid pink with magenta tones Matisse - cream-edged to red centres, a classic two-tone Lily Grow all 5 in large pots about 15cm apart, or in groups in garden borders. They have very strong stems, so should not need support. Cut them for the long-lasting displays in the vase, or leave them to marvel at in your garden. Allow them to die down naturally after flowering, and they will build up reserves for even bigger and better displays the following year. Fully winter hardy, they will last for many years.
Recent Lily breeding has created some huge and beautifully fragrant Oriental type Lilies, in their pinks and whites, their brighter, bolder and brighter Asiatic cousins seem to have been left out. Not any more following their breeding with the ever-popualr Longilforum scented lilies, to create Longiflorum Asiatic (LA) hybrids. With their beautiful sunshine rays of colours in a range of bold 'fruit-salad shades' in yellow, berry pink, orange and red, these vibrant and hot tropical colours really light up your hot summer garden, and they even inherit some of the fragrance of their parents too. Short and strong enough to grow in pots, yet tall enough to cut armfuls of flowers each summer, they are versatile, and very hardy and easy. Plant en masse in large pots or in groups for maximum impact, or maybe just dot them round your garden to brighten up odd spots. Plant in spring, and pick in summer - and again year after year. Great value and easy to do Lilies.
'Cantor' is a highly sought-after and simply beautiful Calla lily variety, producing stunning, near black flowers each summer. Newly formed blooms are black to begin with, then unfurl slowly to reveal deep, maroon-purple trumpets. A real showstopper! Grow singly in pots about 10-15cm diameter, or all 3 in a 20cm diameter pot. For best results, they should be kept very warm and well watered once planted for 2 weeks to kick-start them out of dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside. The corms are shallow, and need to be planted saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of compost only. You will be rewarded with tremendous displays of sumptuous calla flowers that last for 5-6 weeks, and appear again year after year. Supplied as 3 bulbsready for planting.