'Habanera' is the largest flowering of all Bellis daisies, with fully double pompom flowers absolutely packed with narrow, almost needle-like white petals with tips in bright shades of red, pink and white during spring. With their compact habit and robust stems, Bellis look great in pots and flower beds, and are good companion plants for spring flowering bulbs such as tulips. Flowering prolifically with incredibly neat flowerheads above rosettes of spoon shaped leaves, they create a striking display. Bellis self seed very easily if you let them, however, the resulting plants may revert to being single flowered. Regular deadheading will prevent this and also prolong the flowering season. Supplied as 20 garden ready plants, ready to plant out and reaching a height of 15 cm (6 in) and spread of 20 cm (8 in).
Pansy 'Matrix' is a superb hardy perennial and a large flowering variety that has been bred to give outstanding performance in beds, borders, baskets and patio pots. A staple of winter bedding, Pansies are well known to be incredibly tolerant of cold, wet weather, but they tend to droop as the weather warms up. Now with 'Matrix', the plants remain upright and continue to flower prolifically throughout spring and into summer. 'Matrix Britannia' is a patriotic mix of deep red, white and mauve-blue flowers that have a touch of yellow in their centres and look fabulous planted together. They are extremely hardy, and will give you a superb, colourful display to brighten up your garden from the cold dark of winter right up to the beginning of summer. Supplied as 20 garden ready plants, ready to plant out and reaching a height and spread of 15 cm (6 in).
Primula 'Stella Porcelain Blue' is a delightful primrose with lovely pale lavender blue flowers with bright yellow centres above rosettes of textured leaves. Primulas are woodland plants, so they love shady areas and look wonderful growing underneath shrubs and trees, and their colour makes them appear to glow in the dappled light. A little taller when in bloom than a lot of primroses, it makes a lovely, delicate cut flower. Reliable perennials that will naturalise easily, they form tight clumps over several years, and are an absolute delight when they emerge each spring. Occasionally they will flower for a second time in late summer or autumn. Supplied as 20 garden ready plants, ready to plant in your garden and growing to a height of 30 cm (1 ft) and spread of 20 cm (8 in).
A simply fantastic autumn flowering perennial that will light up your garden for years to come perfect for adding warm, end of season colour to your borders! Goldsturm produces masses of uniform, golden-yellow flowers, each with a rich brown centre. These flowers will look spectacular against the deep green foliage, when many of the plants in your garden are starting to fade. Totally hardy, even in the harshest winters, Rudbeckia Goldsturm is very easy to grow and will flower its socks off! Compact and manageable, reaching around 50cm tall, it is perfect for planting in borders, or you could plant three plants to a large pot. 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. It is also recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators' because the flowers are produced through the spring and summer and are a favourite with butterflies and bees. Supplied as 6 x large plug plants ready for immediate planting.
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 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. In this collection: Candy Stripe - Pink petals with white stripes. Emerald Blue - Pale lavender flowers. McDaniels Cushion - Bright pink blooms. White Delight - Pure white petals. Supplied as a collection of 24 plug plants, 6 of each variety, ready to grow on and plant out, growing to 15cm (6in) x 60cm (2ft).
A superb salvia collection featuring three colours that complement each other wonderfully. Their foliage forms clumps of aromatic leaves that give rise to spectacular upright spires that are covered with tiny flowers from June until October. With different heights, they look particularly good planted together, especially in a large pot, but they equally as impressive in borders. All of them are recommended as 'Plants for Pollinators' by the RHS and bees and many other insects will feast on the huge numbers of flowers. Easy to grow and preferring full sun, they are drought tolerant and just need regular deadheading and watering to encourage repeat flowering all summer long. The flower spikes are extremely weather resistant and appear unaffected by wind, rain, or hot, dry spells, and they also make ideal cut flowers. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to be potted on or planted out into your garden. You'll receive 4 each of the following: Salvia 'East Friesland' - A beautiful compact variety with narrow spires of vibrant violet blue flowers. Holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit and. Reaching 45 cm (18 in) in height and spreading 60 cm (2 ft). Salvia 'Big Blue' - Tall racemes packed full of breath-taking bright purple flowers. Growing to 90 cm (3 ft) in height and spreading 60 cm (2 ft). Salvia 'Edula Rose' - Lovely bright pink flower spikes reaching a height and spread of 40 cm (16 in).
Vinca minor, better known as the periwinkle is a wonderful, low growing evergreen perennial with glossy green foliage on long stems that will root where they touch the ground. Between April and September beautiful, five petalled, star shaped flowers appear in shades purple, blue and white scattered across the carpet of foliage. They are wonderful for brightening up dull parts of the garden and provide excellent groundcover, helping to keep weed in check. For something different, try growing periwinkles in hanging baskets so that the stems can trail over the sides. Although they flower best in sunshine, they do very well in partial shade and will even tolerate growing in shadow. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to be potted on or planted out into your garden. You'll receive 3 each of the following: Vinca minor 'Bowles' - Bright lavender blue flowers, and a holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, growing to 15 cm (6 in) in height and spreading 60 cm (2 ft). Vinca minor 'Colada' - A lovely periwinkle with dotted with white flowers, reaching 15 cm (6 in) in height and spreading 1 m (3 ft). Vinca minor 'Verino' - A beautiful, periwinkle with rich, deep magenta flowers that grows to 20 cm (8 in) in height and spreads 50 cm (20 in). Vinca minor 'Hawaii' - Stunning blue flowers with a purple tinge. Very unusual for a periwinkle. Reached a height of 20 cm (8 in) and will spread to 1 m (3 ft).
This wonderful collection of low growing, groundcover perennials is perfect for planting at the front of borders and beneath taller garden plants to completely fill your garden. Not only do they provide year-round foliage interest, and they flower too, and keep weeds at bay by gradually spreading to carpet the ground. They are all evergreen and flower in blue, pink, yellow and white during spring and summer and are recommended by the RHS as 'Plants for Pollinators', attractive bees and butterflies with their long flowering season. Simply plant them about 60 cm (2 ft) apart so that they have room to grow and give them a trim after they've finished flowering or in spring to keep their foliage dense and in shape. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to be potted on or planted out into your garden. You'll receive 2 each of the following: Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow' - Wonderful green and cream variegated foliage splashed with deep burgundy and spires of dainty, intense blue flowers from April until June. It will form a carpet of groundcover reaching a height of 15 cm (6 in) and spread of 90 cm (3 ft), if prefers partial shade. Armeria 'Morning Star Rose' - Narrow, grass like leaves and a profusion of bright pink flowers in May and June. Reaching a height of 15 cm (6 in) and spread of 25 cm (10 in), preferring full sun. Lysimachia 'Goldilocks' - Also known as the 'Golden Creeping Jenny', with striking, rounded golden foliage and small yellow flowers from June until October. It holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit Growing in sun or partial shade to 10 cm (4 in) height but trailing to 1 m (3 ft). Iberis 'Tahoe' - A low, spreading perennial with mounds of lance shaped, glossy dark green leaves which give rise to short, dense clusters of small, fragrant white flowers from April until June. Growing to 30 cm (1 ft) in height and spreading 60 cm (2 ft) and preferring full sun. Vinca minor 'Colada' - The white periwinkle with glossy foliage and low, spreading shoots dotted with white flowers from April until September. It will grow in sun or full shade, reaching 15 cm (6 in) in height and spreading 1 m (3 ft). Arabis 'Little Treasure' - Mounds of foliage completely smothered in bright pink flowers in April and May. Growing to 10 cm (4 in) in height and spreading 50 cm (20 in) in sun or partial shade.
Whether planting a whole new garden from scratch, or updating an existing one, perennials are amongst the most important plant. Returning year after year, they are a perfect foundation and will provide structure to beds and borders, putting on a spectacular show. What's more, bees, butterflies and a whole host of other insects will enjoy them as much as you will. This collection of wonderful plants has been expertly chosen to give a wide selection of sizes, colours and textures so that you can plant a fabulous perennial border knowing that it will bring you vibrant colour for years to come. All you have to do is plant them about 60 cm (2 ft) apart, with taller plants towards the back, and let them do their thing. They will gradually merge together and they'll get bigger and better every year. They're easy to look after too, just deadhead them regularly to keep fresh flowers coming, and cut them back in autumn. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to be potted on before being planted out into your garden. You'll receive 2 each of the following: Verbena bonariensis - Another RHS award winner, with both the Award of Garden Merit and Perfect for Pollinators, this is a magnet for insects with its tall, narrow stems topped with clusters of purple flowers from June and growing to 2 m (6½ ft) tall. Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' - Wonderful, daisy-like, semi-double flowerheads of rich golden yellow from June to October - great for brightening up any planting scheme and drought tolerant, and deserving of its RHS Award of Garden Merit, reaching a height and spread of 50 cm (20 in). Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' - A compact yet extremely colourful variety with abundant bright red and yellow daisy-like flowers from June until September, growing to a height and spread of 40 cm (16 in). Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' - Striking purple stems with bright scarlet flowers emerging from June. Reaching 60 cm (2 ft) in height, this beauty holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you know it's a fantastic plant that's worthy of a space in your garden. Papaver 'Allegro' - A spectacular Oriental Poppy with fern-like leaves and incredibly vibrant orange flowers with black markings in the centre during May and June, reaching a height and spread of 60 cm (2 ft). Delphinium 'Magic Fountain Dark Blue Dark Bee' - Spectacular spires of dark blue, blue-black centred flowers in June and August above mounds of attractive, heavily divided foliage. A cottage garden favourite that will look magnificent in your garden, and great in pots too, growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall.
'Sweet Pleasure' will grab your attention with its beautiful, large double flowers and gorgeous fragrance. A truly delightful collection of dianthus garden pinks. With their profusion of delicately ruffled flowers in wonderful colours including pinks, peaches and reds throughout the summer and into the autumn, they will fill your garden with the sweet scent of cloves during warm evenings. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', the flowers are a favourite with butterflies and bees. 'Sweet Pleasure' is a range of highly perfumed dianthus garden pinks that are neat, compact and well branched, producing large, double blooms throughout the summer. Ideal for growing in pots and containers on the patio, and perfect for sunny beds and borders. The sumptuous, richly coloured blooms are carried on sturdy stems over neat mounds of narrow leaves, making them a real must-have in the garden and fabulous as long-lasting cut flowers. Supplied as a collection of 12 plug plants, 2 each of 6 colours, growing to a height and spread of 25 cm (10 in), including: Dark red Apricot Peppermint (Pink and white) Purple Picotee (Purple with a white edge) Red White
If you love blackberries but lack the space in your garden or haven't the time to gather tiny wild ones from the hedgerows here is the perfect answer - 'Black Cascade', the hanging basket Blackberry! The result of much breeding work, 'Black Cascade' forms a spreading plant which gently cascades from a basket or pot, meaning you can pick the fruits easily at eye level instead of reaching and bending. No more scratched hands either as plants are thorn free. The beautifule white flowers with a touch of pink that appear in summer are a magnet for bees and butterflies. When established one plant will fill a large hanging basket and yield over a kilo of large sweet juicy berries. Grow in containers too - for ease of picking choose a nice tall planter. Fruit ripens from August to October and whilst perfect for jams and pies it's also delicious eaten fresh, straight from the plant. Supplied as 3 established plants in a 9 cm pots, ready for planting, growing to a height of 30 cm (1 ft) and spreading 45 cm (18 in).
There's nothing like the taste of home grown fruit, but if you're short on space, deciding which tree to choose can be difficult. Not any longer, as we bring you the amazing 'Queen Mary' cherry. Developed to have a naturally columnar habit and no branches, the 'Queen Mary' cherry has been bred, rather than pruned into its upright shape, so it will maintain its form without the need for special training or pruning. Stunning spring cherry blossom is followed in July by the fabulous large, dark red and aromatic fruit that's just begging to be eaten! Self-fertile and reaching a height of just 2m in 5 years, harvesting the fruit of 'Queen Mary' couldn't be easier as the cherries grow naturally close to the main stem instead of on branches. As well as being a productive fruit tree, it also makes a magnificent addition to your patio or balcony so that you can snack on the delicious cherries, fresh from the tree. Supplied as a bare root tree, ready to plant, growing to 2m in 5 years.
One of the traditional English dessert pears, Williams (or Williams Bon Chretien, after the nurseryman who first propagated it) is a pear tree with a pedigree dating back to the late 18th century. Also known as the Bartlett Pear, Williams is a good early-season pear variety, producing a regular crop of large, yellow, aromatic fruits with an excellent sweet and juicy flavour. Williams pears have a typical and recognisable 'pear flavour', and this British bred pear is perfect for poaching and preserving, as well as eating fresh from the tree from mid to late September. Great for wildlife, 'Williams' is on the RHS perfect for pollinators list and is self-fertile, plus when it's in bloom in the middle of the blossom season it can be pollinated by most other pear trees meaning an even bigger crop. As this tree is on a dwarfing rootstock, it will not get to more than 1.5m in 5 years when in a pot. This will also make picking your fruits so much easier than those of a bigger tree. Supplied as an established plant in a 5L pot, approx. 90-110cm tall, ready to pot on or plant out.
There's nothing like the taste of home-grown fruit, but if you're short on space, deciding which tree to choose can be difficult and this fantastic collection of columnar fruit trees will make that decision easy for you. With these three Columnar fruit trees you will have an abundance of delicious and juicy Apples, Pears and Cherries, all grown and ready to be easily picked in your own garden. Developed to have a naturally compact and columnar habit with no branches, they have been bred, rather than pruned into a unique upright shape, so it will maintain its form without the need for special training or pruning. In this collection your will receive: 1 x Cherry 'Queen Mary' Columnar Tree - Producing simply stunning spring cherry blossom that in July is followed by large, dark red and aromatic fruit that's just begging to be eaten. 1 x Pear 'Decora' Columnar Tree - Beautiful and delicious brown fruits that are firm and juicy and ready to pick from September and beautiful blossom in the spring. 1 x Apple 'Bolero' Columnar Tree - Sweet, crisp, and juicy, medium sized apples that are ready to pick from September, perfect for eating fresh or using in your cooking. Self-fertile and growing to just 2m in height after 5 years, the fruit from each tree is so easy to harvest as the it naturally occurs on small spurs close to the main stem instead of on branches. Being very productive fruit trees, they also make spectacular ornamental trees that when grown in a large pot. Superb as patio plants, they will look wonderful displayed either side of a doorway or garden gate where you can really appreciate their lovely spring blossom. Supplied as a collection of 3 bare root trees (1 x Apple, 1 x Pear, 1 x Cherry), ready to plant, growing to 2m in 5 years.
Protect your investment in fruit trees, with our high quality, easy to use and low cost tree planting kit. Comprising 3 treated and tanalised softwood support stakes, each 1.2m long x 3.2cm across, and 3 super-soft 38cm long rubber tree ties, to firmly hold the tree trunks in place while the root system establishes. Supplied as 3 x 1.2m long x 3.2cm wide stakes and 3 x 38cm rubber tree ties.
A Wonderful standard plant for a border or a large patio container, Magnolia 'Jade Lamp' is a striking shrub that has a neat, compact shape, making it perfect for growing in small gardens. This is truly magnificent when covered in its magnificent fragrant flowers in spring. You'll be delighted when 'Jade Lamp' comes into its own, producing masses of beautiful goblet shaped white flowers. Easy to grow, this fully winter-hardy compact standard Magnolia makes an eye-catching focal point in smaller spaces, and its super-easy to look after - there's no fussy pruning or shaping, just keep it well-watered and undisturbed. 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, approx. 1.1-1.2M tall, ready to plant.
Magnolias are a traditional sign that spring has arrived each and every year, with their beautiful huge buds bursting into colour early in the season. This special variety 'Red Lucky' will really wow with its large flowerheads that house over 40 tepals to create the most spectacular blooms!As well as its dramatic flowers, here 'Red Lucky' has been grafted into a half standard form to create a lollipop-effect with a ball of foliage and flower atop a long clear stem - turning a traditional tree into a contemporary feature for any garden.Easy to grow, it's already been grafted into a standard form, hardy to -15C (although best to avoid windy sites) and with just a little prune to shape will form a nice, low maintenance, medium sized specimen garden tree. Plant up in a large patio container and place by a doorway, gateway or pathway where it will make a superb eye-catching feature, or on a patio where you can really enjoy the beauty. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, approx. 1.1-1.2M tall, ready to plant.
This fabulous Liquidambar styraciflua 'Thea' tree will transform your garden with spectactular year-round colour. A truly impressive ornamental tree, it is in the gloomier months of the year when this stunning tree really comes into its own - in autumn, the foliage starts to change colour spectacularly, literally engulfing the tree in shades of fiery-orange and brilliant-red. Commonly known as 'Sweet Gum', Liquidambar produces attractive, glossy green maple-like leaves in spring and summer, along small, yellow-white flowers which are followed by burred fruit capsules affectionately known as monkey-balls! A useful addition to your garden, both for colour and form, the tree's bark is also very unusual, with corky scales that become wonderful deep ridges as the tree ages - perfect for the kids to take bark rubbings. It produces a sticky, sweetly fragrant resin when cut, hence the name. This really is one of the very best trees for autumn colour, making both a wonderful feature tree, and a useful addition to the back of a border where it will shine. Supplied as an established plant in a 1L pot, ready to plant out.
A new twist on the ever popular Non-Stop Tuberous Begonia range, the Mocca series has the same big, ruffled colourful flowers on Non-Stops, but now set off against the most sumptuous velvety brown to purple leaves, seemingly making the colours even bolder and brighter against their dark and moody background, standing out like jewels. Look out for the orange and pink in particular. Great in borders en masse, or in large tubs, in sun or shade, they will form little corms that can be lifted in Winter and stored dry and replanted the following Spring (although we would much rather you wanted even more from us next season after their fabulous displays this year!). Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
Pick pounds of deliciously sweet and juicy strawberries from your own garden with the wonderfully tasty 'Honeoye', a leading variety that's reliable and hardy - great for beginners and professionals alike. This early variety starts cropping in late May or early June and continues for 3-4 weeks, producing a heavy crop of firm, bright red juicy berries with a wonderful flavour until July. Scrumptious eaten fresh from the plant and also perfect for making your own jam, or you can freeze them to enjoy whenever you want. 'Honeoye' is ideal for growing in the ground, and great in hanging baskets or containers too - a 12in pot is large enough for around three runners. 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. The plants are supplied as bare root runners which are delivered in a dormant state having been held in cold storage. They are fully hardy and ready to be planted out straight away as long as there is no risk of frost. Supplied as a pack of 10 bare root runners.