Perfect for bedding, trailing houseplants and more, this stunning copper-effect rustic hanging basket will add a stylish, classic look to your home or garden. Featuring a traditional acorn design with a hand painted, copper-effect finish, this basket makes a statement wherever you use it. The attractive hanging container comes with colour-matched clip on hangers so you decide whether to use it as a pot or a basket. With a traditional acorn pattern, this weather-resistant, plastic basket is UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use it year in, year out. Made from heavy-duty injection moulded plastic, it's tough and durable, and also frost and UV resistant, so it'll withstand the worst of our British weather too! Brilliant value, we supply 1 x 25cm (10in) Plastic Hanging Basket.
Agastache is an upright, bushy hardy perennial with a long flowering season that blooms in spikes that rise from the foliage on stiff triangular stems. The aromatic foliage is mid-green and serrated with heavy veining, resembling catmint. Agastache is a member of the mint family, and the leaves can be used to make tea. Although many varieties of Agastache flower in shades of blue and lavender, 'Apadana Orange' bears clusters of golden orange tubular florets that completely cover the top 10cm its flower spires and open from the top downwards between May and September. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', they are a favourite with butterflies and bees and other beneficial insects, and they make great cut flowers too! Preferring dry conditions, Agastache loves to grow in full sun and poor, well drained soil that's moderately fertile, so it's happy growing in dry conditions such as gravel gardens and coastal locations. It looks fantastic in a patio pot, perfect if you have heavy, rich soil. It is also very hardy and requires no additional feeding. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant. Reaching a height of 50cm (20in) and spread of 35cm (14in).
Seen in some of the swankiest gardens across the country, lavender will easily create features that will delight all the senses for many years, such as hedges, specimen bushes and topiary. The silvery grey foliage and pure purple blooms are packed with a heady scent and will provide you a colourful spectacle from early to mid summer. Hidcote is one of the most aromatic varieites, grown widely in the fragrance market, yet is a great garden variety too. The purple flowers are also a magnet to bees, butterflies and other beneficial creatures, which will have your garden buzzing with wildlife - literally! Growing up to 60cm tall, a hedge of traditional English lavender can be used in many ways. Try planting it around beds, borders or paths, to divide up parts of your garden or to make an eye-catching parterre or knot garden. Space plants 30cm apart and once established, a lavender hedge is extremely drought tolerant. Keep it in great shape by pruning twice a year; trim lightly in mid to late summer, removing spent flower heads. Prune again in early spring, removing about 2.5cm of growth. Supplied as a pack of 12 plug plants. Pot on for 4-5 week before planting out.
Seeing gardening as a serious and even outrageous art form has placed Anne Wareham well outside of what usually passes for discussion of gardens. Impatient with received ideas, eager to provoke, The Bad-Tempered Gardener is the story of her development as a thinking gardener and the creation with her husband, Charles Hawes, of their acclaimed garden in the Welsh borders, the Veddw. From the strange (plant obsessives, a bizarre debut as a television presenter) to the everyday (deadheading, sharing a garden), with frequent paeans to favourite plants and thoughtful pieces on show gardens and status, this is an intelligent, pugnacious and engaging book. It also unflinchingly conveys the challenges, the hard work, triumphs and failures behind the creation and development of a substantial contemporary garden. 196 Pages
Economy Lawn is an fast growing everyday lawn seed mix, helping to overcome the difficulties you find in the garden. Whilst being cost effective, it also provides thick coverage, helping your garden to achieve a lush, green appearance. Great for creating new lawns, thickening up existing worn lawns and repairing those annoying bare patches. This mix is hardwearing and withstands general wear and tear. Sowing is recommended between March - October, with the best results seen in Spring and Autumn. Supplied in a 1kg bag.
With the gardening year in full swing, it's time to get planting so that your garden will be bursting with colourful flowers all season! Few things are more satisfying than watching seeds that you've planted yourself grow up before your eyes and explode into flower! We've chosen a wide selection of sensational varieties that will all bring colour and texture to your borders, pots and baskets in shades from the hottest reds and oranges to peaceful cottage garden pastels. They're also a magnet for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects that will find the nectar rich flowers irresistible. Gorgeous in the garden and also indoors in vases, you'll have hundreds of dazzling blooms for month after month, and they're so easy to grow too! You'll receive three individual packets of seed, chosen from: Silver Grass Miscanthus Sinensis - A tall, epic perennial grass with silvery seed heads. Poppy L'auren's Grape' - Rich, deep purple flowers. Zinnia 'Jazz' - Showy double flowers in bright shades of pink and orange. Dahlia 'Figaro' Mixed - A dazzling display of yellow, orange, red, pink, white and purple double blooms. Stock Night-Scented 'Starlight Scentsation' - Pastel shades with a fragrance that intensifies at dusk. Marigold (African) 'Crackerjack' - Flowers in hot shades of orange and yellow. Cosmos 'Sensation Mixed' - A cottage garden favourite in magenta, pink and white. Sweet Pea 'Incense Mixed' - Exquisitely scented pastel flowers. Calendula 'Art Shades' - Double blooms in peach, orange and yellow. Californian Poppy 'Monarch Art Shades' - Drifts of flowers in shades or orange. Lobelia 'Cambridge Blue' - Masses of vivid blue flowers. Cosmos 'Candy Stripe' - Daisy-like white flowers edged in deep pink.
'Madonna' is an extremely popular variety of aubergine, bearing particularly tasty, long oval fruits with wonderfully deep purple, glossy skins all summer from July. As a grafted aubergine that begins to ripen early, 'Madonna' crops heavily and continuously throughout the season whether grown in a greenhouse of a large patio pot. One of the main benefits of grafting is that the plants produce heavier crops over a longer period and have excellent resistance to pests and diseases, making them easy to grow and reliable performers. 'Madonna' will thrive in a greenhouse or on the patio in a warm and sheltered spot with regular watering and feeding. You'll be rewarded with a delicious harvest of aubergines that taste great when fried, grilled or baked and are a rich source of B vitamins and potassium as well as minerals and fibre. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant when the last chance of frost has passed, growing to a height of 70cm (2½ft) and spread of 60cm (2ft).
Perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, this stunning trio of pastel-coloured planters will add an exquisite decorative look to your home or garden, without the cost of real metal or ceramic pots. Hand finished, using a brand-new technique developed last year, they will add a touch of designer flair to your home or garden. With a bright, modern pattern, these weather-resistant, plastic planters are UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use them year in, year out. Made from heavy-duty injection moulded plastic, they're tough and durable, and also frost and UV resistant, so they'll withstand the worst of our British weather too! Plus, each one has drainage holes already drilled to allow excess water out and therefore let your plants thrive! A far cheaper alternative to expensive ceramic or metal pots, they're lightweight and easy to transport around the garden while still providing a tough and durable support for plants. Finished off with a stylish, chalk-wash, pastel finish, they will certainly help to provide spectacular garden displays for years to come! Brilliant value, we supply 3 x 30cm (12in) Plastic Planters, one each of three colours: Pink, Purple and Green.
Globe Artichokes are considered a true gourmet food by many, probably because of there unusual and exotic looks. These large and architectural perennial plants are grown for their edible flower buds, but they also make great ornamentals in the garden. 'Imperial Star' is a very good cropper, even in its first year, and forms exceptionally large buds with a great taste that are ready to harvest between June and September. Any buds left on the plants will flower, looking like thistles that are a magnet for bees and butterflies. Remove the buds just before they open and begin to flower and boil or steam until tender before remove the leaf scales one by one. The scales and hearts are delicious dipped in melted butter. The plants will provide excellent crops for several seasons, but it's best to replace them ever 3 or 4 years as they become gradually less productive. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant, reaching 180cm (6ft) in height and 75cm (2½ft) wide.
Use Hydrangea Feed to create the maximum visual impact in your garden. Hydrangea Feed contains the 3 major nutrients essential for healthy growth plus added magnesium to encourage abundant, vibrant flowers. Directions for Use: (NB 1 gloved handful contains approx. 35g) Apply when planting as a soil conditioner and as a topdressing in the spring. Rake, how or fork into the top surface of the soil, and in dry weather, water well for maximum benefit. When planting: Mix between 70-140g (2-4oz) with the soil for backfilling, depending on the size of the plant. As a top dressing: Apply 70g per sqm (2oz per sq. yard) evenly over the area covered by the canopy of the plant in early spring. Apply a second dressing after 6-8 weeks. Tips: Read all directions carefully before use. Store the fertiliser in a dry place away from children, pets and foodstuffs. Wash hands after use. Avoid fertiliser lodging in the leaves or stems of the plants. Brush up any spills Hydrangea Feed is not designed to change the colour of your hydrangeas. To achieve vibrantly coloured flowers, use a specially formulated hydrangea colourant.
Buxus feed contains vital plant foods and trace elements for good establishment and strong healthy growth box. The fertiliser provides an extended nitrogen release to ensure nutrients are available as the plants grow. Directions for use: Note: 1 small gloved handful contains approximately 30g (1oz) Planting Buxus in permanent positions:Buxus is best planted in autumn or spring. The ground should be cultivated to at least 8in depth for best results. For individual 15-20cm (6-8in) containers or bare-root plants, take 60g (2oz) of feed and sprinkle part of it into the bottom of the planting hole and fork in. Use the balance of the fertiliser with the fill-in soil and firm in the plant. For hedge planting use 60-120g Buxus feed per linear metre of planting.For larger container stock (greater than 20cm or 8in) apply 60g to the platting hole, lightly fork in and mix 60g into the fill in soil. Top DressingBuxus hedges can benefit from a regular top dressing when planting in a permanent position in the ground. Apply evenly to the soil as recommended below, when the soil is moist When top dressing containers use 1 teaspoonful per 15-20cm (6-8in) of pot diameter, working into the surface of the soil where possible.In the spring following planting, sprinkle 60g (2oz) of feed evenly into the soil under the canopy. Repeat the application at the end of June or early July. For best results, apply during dry conditions, hoe in lightly and water well. Buxus feed can safely be used as a top dressing for other shrubs and trees (except those preferring ericaceous soil). In March, apply 60g for plants up to 60cm (2ft); for plants to 120cm (4ft) apply 120g and for standard trees use 180g. Repeat the application at the end of June/early July.
Tree fern specialists HSK have developed this specific concentrated Tree Fern Feed to get the best results from their wonderful tree fern logs. In their native habitat, tree ferns grow in dense shady wooded areas, beneath the main tree canopy. Leaves falling off trees gather in the crown of the tree fern, and mix with rain, slowly feeding the top of the log, where the new fronds emerge. This is unlikely to happen here in UK gardens, even in shady areas, so this specialist tree fern feed mimics the nutrients provided in their habitat, with a balanced feed to encourage strong frond growth. Feed every week or so in growing season (May til September), this 500ml will last a least 2 years if used as per the label. It can also be used to feed any other garden ferns in shady locations.
Hypericum moserianum 'Little Misstery' is a much sought-after, new form of Hypericum (St John's Wort) and much prized with flower arrangers for its pinkish-red fruits. Another plant that's really quite difficult to find, we're delighted to be one of the first to be able to bring it to you. Perfect for a sunny or part-shaded position, 'Little Misstery' bursts into life in early spring with a flourish of lush green leaves edged in butter yellow, held on raspberry-red stems - truly a sight to behold in the spring garden! A flower arranger's dream (and a gardener's for that matter), the striking variegation remains distinct throughout the growing season, and the leaves are followed from July to October by masses of bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers beautifully enhanced by a contrasting fringe of red anthers. Bees and many other beneficial pollinating insects find Hypericum Little Misstery irresistible and the resulting fruits provide even more interest in the garden and make a great addition to flower arrangements. Supplied as an established young plant in a 9cm pot, ready to be planted out or potted up. With an ultimate height and spread of 0.3m (1ft), it'll light up your garden for months!
Imagine a dazzling, hardy, variegated lavender, perfect to bring your borders and containers to life with very little fuss and maintenance. Well let us introduce you to our newest beauty, the luscious lavender 'Platinum Blonde'. With her classic blue, fragrant flowers set above brightly variegated leaves, Platinum Blonde is an unusual, must-have colour combination for your garden this year. The blue-grey leaves are edged in creamy yellow and this contrasts magnificently with the flowers, making them 'pop' to provide colour, scent and form to your garden - she really does have everything! The perfect lavender to cope with most things that the British weather will throw at it - Platinum Blonde tolerates cold and wet as long as she's planted in free-draining soil and it simply revels in heat and drought - something that we may need to get used to in the future! Use Lavender Blonde to make an eye-catching specimen plant on a balcony or terrace or add her to mixed containers or into borders for amazing summer-long displays. And you don't just have to take our word for it - Platinum Blonde has won a multitude of notable awards - even before being nominated for the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year: The innovation prize for the best new perennial introduction at IPM Germany - the world's biggest, premier plant and horticultural show. Bronze medal in the Innovation Competition at Plantarium - one of Holland's largest exhibitions for perennials. IBERflora Spain - awarded the best plant innovation of the show! Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready to plant out, Lavender 'Platinum Blonde' flowers in summer and stays compact with an eventual height of 40-50cm and width of 50cm.
A complete fertiliser for use all around the garden, with a professional formulation that can be used on flowers, fruits and vegetables to give sensational results, this really is superior! So simple to use, just add one 5g scoop, included in the pack, to a gallon of water (4.5 litres) or a standard watering can, and water during the growing season. This pack makes up to 100 watering cans of feed - that's a lot of feed for your garden. You'll see fast, sustained results with bigger and better bedding covered in masses of flowers, perennials exploding into lush growth and bountiful crops from all of your fruit and vegetables. It's packed full of the most important nutrients and is high in nitrogen and phosphorous for healthy leaves, stems and roots, potash for bumper fruits and flowers along with 7 trace elements and humic acid so that your plants will thrive in every type of soil or compost. Supplied as a 500 g resealable pack of soluble fertiliser, enough to make 100 gallons of feed. Directions for Use Dissolve 5 g of feed (1 scoop, included in the pack) per gallon (4.5 L) of water. For spring feeding: Feed plants once a week between March and April.For summer feeding: Apply twice a week to support vigorous growth from May until September. Keep away from pets and children and store in a cool, dry place. Wash hands after use.
Demure and alluring, the dainty nodding heads of the snake's head fritillary (fritillaria meleagris) will add an unusual burst of colour to your garden in early spring. A stunning mix of colours from purple to white, fritillaria meleagris is also known as Snakeshead due to its unusual markings - the dusky blooms of maroon or white are each marked with a checkerboard, almost snakeskin pattern These hardy, easy to grow wildflowers are perfect for shady borders or under trees where their dainty nodding flowers will appear in April and last several weeks. Plant in groups in grass, or under trees, for a gorgeous natural look. 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. Very easy to care for and relatively slow growing, so will not take over. Ht 20cm or so. Supplied as a pack of 50 bulbs, size 6/7 ready to plant out in autumn.
A recent introduction and already an award winner, Passiflora 'Snow Queen' has picked up prizes at both the Plantarium Trade Fair and the HTA National Plant Show and is proving to be a very desirable addition to the garden. Bigger and better that the old favourite 'Constance Eliott' its spectacular, pure white flowers are a sight to behold. With a centre filled with striking, feathery stamens the blooms that are almost twice as large and remain open for two to three days. An absolute 'must-have' for your garden, Snow Queen is totally winter hardy to -8°C and its glossy, lobed leaves are evergreen to semi evergreen depending on temperature. It's so easy to care for, this vigorous climber will flourish in a dry sunny location with free draining soil. Perfect to grow over an obelisk, up a trellis or over a fence 'Snow Queen' has a compact habit which means that it can even be grown in a pot on the patio or on a balcony - so anyone can grow this stunning climber. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot ready for immediate planting, this passion flower will grow to 3m (10ft).
These super value bedding plugs are grown from seed to provide you with perfect quality, healthy plants at a fraction of garden centre prices. Gazania 'Kiss' Mix are perfect for patio displays in any container as well as for beds and borders around your garden. Gazania 'Kiss' Mix creates a simply breathtaking summer colour! A gorgeous mix to bring your garden to life!
With highly fragranced blooms that open through the summer, the buds of the scented night phlox emerge like little match sticks over the plant before bursting into a myriad of shining pinwheels. An easy-to-grow, compact plant, the scented night phlox forms a neat mound of aromatic, evergreen foliage topped with an abundance of petite buds which open in the evening to reveal the sparkling white flowers and their fabulous honey-vanilla scent. Flowers close in the heat of the day and in the evening they unfurl releasing their intoxicating perfume! Night-scented plants are common, but the overwhelming sweet fragrance of Zaluzianskya is one of the best! To really appreciate Night Phlox, plant up into your favourite container and add to tables when alfresco dining.
So why buy Honeyfield's 'Fair To Nature'? Where the ingredients allow, Honeyfield's wild bird foods contain cereals and other seeds grown on Fair to Nature farms. These farms grow special areas of seed-bearing crops to provide food for farmland bird species, such as linnets, skylarks, and buntings as well as providing habitats for a host of other wildlife. This means that Honeyfield's wild bird food not only feeds the birds in your garden, it looks after the wild birds and wildlife in our countryside too. It is always good to give the wild birds a helping hand throughout the year and it is a joy to bring a wide range of birds into the garden. Suitable for use in hanging, table or ground feeders, these 'Fair to Nature' sunflower hearts are a high energy, nutritious (packed with protein, vitamins, minerals and fats) year round favourite which are also high in oil and benefits from being a no mess food. Sunflower Hearts are renowned for attracting a wide variety of birds into the garden, in particular Great Tits, Goldfinches, Blue Tits and Finches. Weight: 1.6kg