Petunias are, quite rightly, one of the mainstays of summer planting. With so many varieties in such an incredible range of colours and patterns, there's still room for more. 'Pink Joy' is strikingly unusual, with its abundant, fascinating flowers making it a real statement plant that's impossible to ignore! 'Pink Joy' produces masses of stunning flowers in the deepest magenta-pink splashed with pure white spots, and every single flower is different. Not only does it have unique, show-stopping blooms, but its gently trailing habit and freely growing stems are also perfect for pots and hanging baskets where the blooms will spill over the edges to create a waterfall of colour. Incredibly free-flowering from May right to the end of summer, it'll fill your planters to overflowing for a long lasting, vivid display. Plant on their own where they'll make fabulous features of bright colour, or mix up with other bedding such as Lobelia or Geraniums where the colour contrast will really stand out. Regular deadheading will produce more and more flowers. Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. Growing to a height and spread of 50cm (20in).
Tumbelina Petunias are the original and still the best double, trailing, fragrant petunias, and we're delighted to be able to bring you one of the newest and certainly one of the most unique. 'Crazy Ripple' is an absolute show stopper and will thrill you with its carnation-like flowers, each with masses of gorgeous magenta and lime-green bicolour petals. These layer upon each other in frilly waves, creating a perfect summer patio display - quite unlike any other available. With strong-growing garden performance and extra-large exquisitely ruffled bicolour blooms, plant them in hanging baskets, window boxes and patio containers where they will excel. Their gently trailing habit means they will tidily tumble over the edge of containers and trail for approx. 30cm (1ft), with flowers along the full length of the stems from late May to the first frosts. Really easy to grow, they need only a quick and occasional dead-heading to prolong displays. Supplied as 6 plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
This delightful petunia joins the popular Queen of Hearts with its fabulous blooms, each marked with five sumptuous red hearts set against a white background. These outstanding flowers provide a perfect blend of red and white brought together in perfect flower form! King of Hearts comes into flower from May through to October with an abundance of large blossoms that have good weather resistance, making it invaluable for UK gardens plus its free-branching habit ensures it will be covered in flower for up to 6 months! Each lovely bloom will be subtly different in marking which just adds to the effect. King of Hearts is semi-trailing so perfect for baskets and patio tubs alike. Stunning grown on its own or try with bold blues and mauves Supplied as 12 plug plants ready to plant straight out into baskets and containers and grown on for a few weeks before placing outside when all risk of frost has passed. Height and trails up to 30cm (12in).
Improved Pansy Cool Wave is what the breeder is calling The Best Trailing Pansy Ever! Quite a claim but we think so too! This amazing large-flowered series keeps flowering all winter long, and well into summer too. It is very hardy (to around -25°C!), so it will withstand the worst of the winter whatever the British weather throws at it, producing endless waves of simply gorgeous flowers in shades of golden yellow, violet, mauve, berry purple and white - for nine whole months of the year - hence the name 'Cool Wave'! The cheery blooms will cascade over the sides of hanging baskets and planters, providing a splash of zingy colour through the dullest days of winter and continuing through spring. Smothered in big, traditional pansy flowers, this vigorous trailer is set to make its mark on gardens everywhere - it's a real breeding breakthrough for much better performance in hanging baskets. Plant directly into baskets and containers in autumn then watch as you get the best winter displays you've ever had! Ride the Wave of colour in your garden now with Pansy Cool Wave! Supplied as a pack of 10 Garden Ready plants, ready for planting out.
From the fabulous British breeding programme of huge, ruffle-flowered Belarina Double Primroses comes 'Valentine Red' - a sumptuous velvet burgundy-red that is 100% hardy and perennial - so will come back year after year, giving better displays every year. The brilliant red blooms contrast beautifully with the crisp green leaves, and form perfect buttonhole flowers that herald the return of spring as they burst into a spectacular show of colour throughout the season. These fabulous, compact plants are smothered in with blousy blooms that create a dazzling burst of cheerful colour in borders, pots and baskets in sun or semi shade - they really are an ideal, easy-to-grow garden plant. In addition, because the magnificent flowers don't set seed, their energy goes into making more blooms and they will flower their socks off for months. Perfectly hardy in the garden, the clusters of double flowers look fabulous wherever you plant them and are even better when added to your favourite container as a specimen plant, where you can get up close and personal with their fabulous flowers, which perfectly complement their lush, ridged, bright-green leaves. Supplied as 3 plug plants ready for potting up and growing on before planting out into their final flowering positions, you can grow some love in your garden this season and enjoy Valentine Red Double Primroses for years to come.
A classic spring plant, with clean, compact, bright green leaves, Belarina primrose 'Buttercup' is a striking double-flowered primrose with lightly scented, double blossoms of golden-yellow, creating a sunny burst of colour in borders, pots and baskets. Bred in the UK, these fabulous, compact plants are smothered in clusters of delicately fragranced, double flowers which look like miniature roses. Fabulous wherever you plant them - in pots, containers, beds or baskets, in sun or semi shade - they really are an ideal, easy to grow garden plant. Easy to grow and low maintenance, the magnificent flowers don't set seed, so all the plant's energy goes into making more blooms. Perfectly hardy in the garden, they're perfect when combined with other perennials where they'll flower their socks off for months. Supplied as 3 jumbo plugs ready for potting up and growing on before planting out into their final flowering positions.
A classic spring plant, the recently introduced Belarina primrose 'Amethyst Ice' combines clean, compact, bright green leaves, with striking double-flowers of lilac and white bicolour blooms. The lightly scented, double lilac blossoms are edged in ice white, making a delightful colour combination that is sure to thrill. Bred in the UK, these fabulous, compact plants will bring a burst of colour in borders, pots and baskets. Fabulous wherever you plant them - in sun or semi shade - they really are an ideal, easy to grow garden plant. The delicately fragranced, double flowers look like miniature roses and have the added bonus that they don't set seed, so all the plant's energy goes into making more blooms. Perfectly hardy in the garden, they're perfect when combined with other perennials where they'll flower their socks off for months. Supplied as 3 jumbo plugs ready for potting up and growing on before planting out into their final flowering positions.
Flowering shrubs are the backbone of any garden, giving colour, form, winter interest and privacy throughout the year, for many years, as well as attracting a host of wildlife. A lovely collection of gorgeous summer and early autumn-flowering shrubs for years of colour & fragrance, featuring a mix of flower colours, giving interest from May through to September, this collection includes customer favourites which are particularly adored for their scent and colour. With so many different types available, there's always something that will appeal to every gardener, whatever their level of experience or preference. We've specially selected and put together a collection of low maintenance favourites that are ideal for filling gaps in gardens, creating screening or feature plants, but all with the absolute minimum of fuss. Supplied as a set of 6 different varieties of plug plants, ready to pot up and grow on for planting out next year - some will be dormant and have no or few leaves in winter. 1 plant each of: Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'Known commonly as bluebeard, this is a compact, upright shrub with arching branches of grey-green leaves and clusters of dainty, dark blue flowers1m x 1.5m Fl August - September Cistus corbariensisAffectionally called the Rockrose, this bushy, evergreen shrub has wavy-edged leaves and produces white flowers with yellow centres through the summer1m x 1.5m Fl June - August Cotoneaster dammeriThe Bearberry is a sprawling, evergreen shrub spreading to 2.5m, with small, rounded leaves and dainty white flowers that are followed by bright red berries0.5m x 2.5m Fl May - June Escallonia x hybrid 'Apple Blossom' AGMA compact, evergreen shrub, with small, glossy dark green leaves and cup-shaped pink flowers. Great when planted as a screen or hedge.2.5m x 2.5m Fl June - July Hypericum x hidcoteense 'Hidcote' AGMSt John's wort is a bushy semi-evergreen shrub much loved by florists for decoration. Its yellow saucer-shaped blooms are followed by sprays of distinctive berries in August.1.5m x 1.5m Fl June - September Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'Is an upright deciduous shrub with narrow, sometimes variegated leaves in shades of cream and pink, with deep rosy-pink flowers in late summer1.5m x 1.5m Fl May - August
Quick and easy, our range of pre-planted hanging baskets are the perfect solution for gardeners who want perfect displays but don't know where to start. Guaranteed to give you fabulous results, we've done all the work for you - just hang this one up, water it and let it do its thing. Consistent and predictable results every time we've pre-planted the latest Coolwave variety of pansy into a purple-coloured basket, just waiting to cascade with colour - plus you can reuse the basket year after year. Our hanging basket comes straight to you, ready planted with our top quality, UK-grown plants go with no work required! Giving you superb colour in your garden through winter and into summer 'Raspberry Swirl' gives you a cascade of raspberry-violet and yellow blooms with a delicate fragrance - a real head-turner! A pansy that is regularly referred to as 'the Best Trailing Pansy Ever' it's a claim that we're happy to support and this amazing large-flowered series keeps flowering all winter long, and well into summer too. Very hardy (to around -25°C, it will withstand the worst of the winter whatever the British weather throws at it, producing endless waves of simply gorgeous flowers in berry purple and yellow for months on end, cascading over the sides of hanging baskets and planters, providing a splash of subtle colour in the dull days of winter. Smothered in big, traditional pansy flowers, this vigorous trailer is set to make its mark on gardens everywhere - it's a real breeding breakthrough for much better performance in hanging baskets. Supplied as a 25cm (10in) durable purple plastic hanging basket, ready planted with 'Raspberry Swirl' pansies
Quick and easy, our pre-planted hanging basket is the perfect solution for gardeners who want perfect displays but don't know where to start. Guaranteed to give you fabulous results, we've done all the work for you - just hang it up, water it and let it do its thing. Consistent and predictable results every time. Pre-planted into an orange-coloured basket, just waiting to cascade with colour. Giving you superb colour in your garden through winter and into summer our ready-made basket is the result of extensive trialling to find the perfect partners to grow together and perform consistently - plus you'll have the basket to use again next year! Producing endless waves of simply gorgeous flowers in shades of orange and purple, our hanging basket comes straight to you, ready planted with our top quality, UK-grown plants go with no work required! A viola that keeps flowering all winter long, and well into summer too, it is very hardy (to around -25°C!), so it will withstand the worst of the winter whatever the British weather throws at it, providing a splash of subtle colour in the dull days of winter. Supplied as a 25cm (10in) durable orange plastic hanging basket, ready planted with 'Totally Brilliant'.
Also known as 'Summersweet' Clethra alnifolia is lovely medium-sized shrub is perfect for bringing late summer colour to the garden. 'Pink Spire' produces an abundance of 'spires' of pale pink, bottlebrush flowers in late summer and autumn. Not only do the towers of flowers look incredible bursting from the glossy deep-green foliage, but they also bear a mesmerising sweet fragrance that is highly attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators and garden visitors. Your garden will be buzzing with life throughout summer! A slow grower, 'Pink Spire' is ever so easy to grow and maintain and is both happy in full sun but will also tolerate full shade so it's a great choice for those awkward shady corners. It prefers acidic soil so we recommend incorporating plenty of peat or ericaceous compost for best results, especially when growing in a container. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L Pot and easy to care for - needing just an occasional light trim to shape, 'Pink Spire' is trouble free but has big rewards!
One of the more attractive flowering shrubs for any garden, Deutzia 'Raspberry Sundae' is the perfect specimen plant for both novice and experienced gardeners alike, and being low maintenance it's simple to look after - meaning more time to sit back and enjoy the results! The graceful, gently arching stems of Raspberry Sundae become smothered in an abundance of crimson and pink bicoloured blooms in early summer and will fill the air with their light and sweet fragrance.Compact and fully hardy, it's perfect for beds borders and containers, and the clusters of star-shaped flowers are a magnet to wildlife, attracting all manner of pollinators such as butterflies and bees into your garden. 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 3L pot, ready for planting out. H1m x W1m, flowers June - July.
The first Mahonia with blue-green, spine-free leaves, Mahonia 'Soft Caress' produces sprays of beautiful, butter-yellow flowers from August through to October followed by blue berries that attract birds into the garden throughout the colder months. A previous Winner of the Plant of the Year award at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Soft Caress is a compact version of the familiar border plant but without the prickles. A superb specimen for a container or the front of the border near to pathways and doorways - especially as it has lost those spiky leaves! It has also been 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. A lover of sunny areas, this dainty Mahonia will also make a fine addition to a partially shaded border too where it will reach a mature height and spread of just 1m x 1m while proving invaluable, year-round interest. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, ready for immediate planting.
Phenomenal by name, phenomenal by nature! This outstanding performing lavender has all you could ever need from the much-loved perennial. Suitable for all garden conditions, positions and temperatures, it is drought-tolerant, winter hardy and evergreen for year-long interest. Not only is lavender 'Phenomenal' a real performer in UK gardens, but it has the most spectacular notably larger lilac-purple flowers than other varieties that stand on strong upright stems that bear the most wonderful sweet scent. This combination of showy flowers and fragrance is an absolute magnet for bees, butterflies and other beneficial garden insects, making it a fabulous choice for pollinating the garden. A real multi-purpose lavender, it's ideal for hedging, dividing and lining pathways and edges, but is also a great choice for herb gardens, with its heightened fragrance and cut flower gardens where it makes a beautiful addition to cut flower displays and bouquets. 'Phenomenal' can also be planted into patio pots and containers where the perfume can really be appreciated. Flowering throughout the summer, 'Phenomenal' may even give a second flush of flowers into the autumn if the first are cut back once faded. So if you want to grow lavender in your garden but aren't sure of which one to grow, 'Phenomenal' really has got it all... Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready for planting straight out.
Not as recent marketing would have you believe a plant that has been created for men, but rather a new and exciting development in succulent breeding that is taking the gardening world by storm. A cross between the Manfreda and the Agave, Mangaves are becoming increasingly popular as the interest in Xeric landscaping grows - the process of gardening that reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental moisture from watering. Manfredas have rosettes of coloured leaves branching from a very short stem, often with creamy, tubular flowers at the end of a long stalk. Agaves on the other hand are well known for their strong succulent leaves that form large rosettes. These interesting hybrids combine the best features of both types: the better growth rate and the interesting patterns and colours of Manfreda, and the habit and refinement of Agave. Varieties can be spotted, blotched or plain green in various shades and with an interesting texture, they can be a bit pointy, but definitely not as prickly as a cactus. Some of the varieties have really interesting leaf shape too, from slim and long to short and broad and wavy or straight too. 'Mission to Mars' is a striking variety of Mangave with intense red coloration to the leaves which gives rise to its name. The thick green leaves are heavily speckled with burgundy red and form a gently arching habit with margins that curl upward. This highlights the cinnamon-coloured spines giving the plant an appearance much like a tropical bromeliad. Compact in growth and visually stunning, Mangaves make a perfect patio plant, sitting happily in a pot through the summer on your decking or balcony, they will then make a perfect houseplant through the winter in a bright room. All varieties should be watered only sparingly as they are ideally suited to dessert, arid conditions and are lovers of warm temperatures - they make an ideal specimen for a greenhouse or as a houseplant for a bright rooms - indeed anything less than 65°F will result in the plant becoming dormant. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready for immediate potting on. Eventual height and width: 25cm x 55cm (10 x 22in).
Also known as the Bloody dogwood or bloodtwig on account of its glowing winter colour, Cornus 'Anny's Winter Orange', is one of the best for colour, being much prized for its vibrant, orange-flushed red stems. Widely grown as ornamental plants, dogwoods are a subtle, underestimated garden staple which come into their own when their leaves change colour in a glorious display in autumn, falling to reveal the flame-coloured branches so popular with gardeners. Fully winter hardy, dogwoods are a popular shrub for any garden or even a large container as they are unfussy and are both easy to grow and low maintenance, with a long season of interest - all year round! In spring, dogwoods bust into bloom with heads of dainty white flowers that are a magnet to butterflies and bees. These are followed in late summer by black berries that will attract all manner of birds into your garden. 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 sun or partial shade but be aware that dogwood produces the best stem colour when grown in full sun.
Better known as Witch Hazel, hamamelis is a winter-flowering shrub that brings something rather special to your garden with its stunning autumn colour and lightly scented blooms at a time when it needs it most. A slow-growing, deciduous shrub with oval green leaves that turn yellow and orange tinted with red in autumn in a fiery display of colour. 'Ruby Glow' is a popular variety of witch hazel and produces deep red ribbon-like blooms that erupt like sparklers in winter with a fragrance likened to a mix of spice and citrus - perfect for adding amazing winter interest to your garden when most of its other residents are lying dormant. Perfect as a specimen plant for a sunny or lightly shaded area, flowers look amazing when festooning the bare branched in late autumn and winter once the colourful leaves have fallen. Slow growing 'Ruby Glow' is a very easy shrub to grow, forming a neatly compact bush that's great in containers and pots on the patio if you don't have much room - so everyone has a change to grow it whatever the size of their garden. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot ready for immediate planting.
This deciduous shrub is a relative of the pear and mountain ash and is very hardy and easy to grow. Perfect for planting in a shrub border, Aronia is also ideal when situated in a woodland garden. Dainty white flowers of Aronia 'Brilliant' are produced in abundance in spring and these are followed by clusters of edible red fruits and later by fiery autumn colours which all make for a fabulous specimen tree with year-round interest. Known as chokeberries because of their tart flavour, the edible berries can be eaten fresh on their own or used as an ingredient in desserts, compotes, pies, juices and tea. With a higher antioxidant levels than other berries, the bright fruits are low in sugar and also contain beneficial vitamins and minerals said to enhance overall health and wellbeing and with one of the highest levels of anthocyanins (the pigment in the berry that gives them their colour), chokeberries are becoming increasingly labelled as a superfood. As you would expect, the edible berries are a favourite with birds and the flowers are visited by early pollinators making Aronia very popular with wildlife too. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
A particularly attractive variety or flowering quince, 'Orange Trail' produces masses of bloom along its branches in a vivid display of orange/red, each flower highlighted by a crentral crown of yellow anthers. Ornamental quinces bring a welcome flush of colour to the garden in spring, when their bare twigs become smothered in flowers before the glossy, dark green leaves appear. Ideal to train as a climbing shrub against a wall or fence or placed at the back of a border where their spring blossom can really shine. Incredibly easy to grow, Japanese quince will tolerate most soil types and aspects, including shade, which makes them invaluable for brightening dull corners of the garden and being a wide spreading shrub with thorny branches, it makes a perfect security hedge to deter unwanted visitors. Additionally, they have also shown good resistance to honey fungus - ideal if your garden is susceptible. Not just a pretty face, quinces develop apple-like fruit with a distinctive, sweetly fragrant aroma when ripe and can be cooked and made into jelly, making them the perfect decorative addition to any grow your own project. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready for immediate planting.
New to our range and a defininte must-have, this is your chance to get a superb, long flowering perennial plant that will fill your garden with striking blue flowers.Lavatera 'Blue Bird' is a compact perennial Mallow (or Malva), growing to around 1m (3-4ft) and producing a spectacular show of blue flowers from June to October.Also known as a Tree mallow, its lobed, green leaves are also an attractive feature being roughly heart-shaped, bringing texture and form to your garden.Its naturally shorter stature means that it's perfect for growing in a pot, particularly if your soil is on the heavy side, your mallow will form a mound of subtle blue flowers for a long period.An easy plant to grow for even beginner gardeners, 'Blue Bird' is reliable and fully hardy, returning to your garden year after year.Supplied in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting. Dormant November to March.