You really can't beat that evocative, fresh pine fragrance that a real Christmas Tree brings to the home - artificial trees just don't have the same effect! Just imagine being cozied up next to your tree on a cold winter evening, warm and surrounded by the glorious scent of Christmas. Abies nordmanniana, the Nordmann Pine is the hugely popular non-needle drop variety, and rapidly becoming a traditional favourite. One of the most popular Christmas trees, the Nordmann Pine has soft dark green needles and low needle drop - so they're really easy to handle and move around - you don't have to worry about a face full of prickly needles as you decorate your tree! This in itself is one of the most satisfying moments over the Christmas period, and with the natural lines of a real tree, making that final decision on where to put that last decoration really shows your Christmas prowess - decorate like the boss you know you are! Full, lush and shapely, there is nothing better than a real Christmas Tree at Christmas time, where it will fill your home with gorgeous colour and pine-scented aroma - and did you know that the scent of pine can have a positive effect on your mood, reducing anxiety and stress? Also, from an environmental angle, real trees are the way to go. According to the Carbon Trust, a real Christmas tree has a significantly lower carbon footprint than an artificial tree, especially if it is disposed of properly, by chipping or burning. Easy to care for, you can keep your tree in tip-top condition by placing it in a stand with a water reservoir and adding water regularly. Also keep it away from heat sources such as fires and radiators. So they're eco-friendly, relieve stress and look and smell fabulous , so do you really need another reason to buy a real tree? - oh, yes one more...you're going to have it in your home for around three weeks, so you really don't want to be staring at that dusty, moth-eaten artificial one that has sat in the loft for 50 weeks... We supply a 8-10 year old cut tree, 1.35-1.65m in height, netted and ready for you to decorate your home. Please note that your tree will need a stand which is not supplied with this item.
This brand new and exclusive product represents the very best of commercial plant food and water retention technology and is based on over 25 years of hands on experience of growing plants within the horticultural sector. Blooming Fast SwellGel & Feed PLUS is the complete food and drink for your plants and hanging baskets, and has been specially formulated! A true garden essential, it contains a high water absorption crystal, which locks in water and swells up to a gel in your hanging baskets, tubs and pots. Just a few scoops per hanging basket holds about a litre of water for your plants, so they do not dry out in summer, meaning less water used, less time watering and better results as all that water is locked in to the root system, where it can be used to keep your plants flourishing. The multi-coloured granules contain some of the very best slow release fertiliser, and will feed your plants over a period of 6 whole months. Each granule contains a small dose of balanced fertiliser, slowly feeding your plants roots. Best of all, this unique formulation includes naturally occurring Humic Acid the completely natural way to look after the secret root system of your plant, that is a proven plant tonic encouraging even healthier natural growth, which has been found to improve overall plant health, disease resistance and vigour. For best results, mix in at planting out and filling your baskets, containers, growbags and pots indoors and outdoors. Supplied as a 500g tub, which treats about 25 or so standard hanging baskets or similar sized pots for one season. This 500g tub is resealable and comes with a free measuring scoop to ensure you get the perfect mixture, and will last for 3 years or more if the lid is kept on and the contents dry.
Create a pretty and eye-catching floral display in your garden with this Deutzia shrub. 'Strawberry Fields' is a full hardy and very easy-to-grow plant that will make a perfect addition to your garden. Flowering from late spring into early summer, its blooms are beautiful cupped, star-shaped flowers in a soft pink tone with darker pink details. You should position your Deutzia near a doorway or window so you can enjoy its sweet fragrance from inside too. A versatile shrub, 'Strawberry Fields' will thrive when positioned in full sun and planted in well-drained soil. This plant will suit most gardens, including traditional cottage gardens, city gardens, courtyards as well as sunny borders and containers. 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 highly attractive to bees and beneficial pollinators. It is a great choice for bringing your garden to life with wildlife. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.
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.
Add that cottage garden feel to your borders and pots with Cosmos 'Razzmatazz' Mix. With its soft pastel flowers and delicate, feathery leaves, this is quite simply one of the best Cosmos for patio containers giving a succession of pastel blooms in shades of white, blush, light and dark rose pink. Its golden, pollen-rich centres are loved by butterflies and bees, who will throng to them on warm sunny days as well. Very free flowering on sturdy stems and with extra-large, sometimes picotee petals 'Razzmatazz' makes an exquisite cut flower for displays in your home. Supplied as a mix of 12 plug plants - we suggest growing on for a while in 9cm pots to and planting out when more established on 3-4 weeks. Plants will eventually reach around 90cm tall.
Sarcococca hookeriana humilis is the perfect plant for adding eye-catching winter long interest into your garden. Also known as the 'Christmas Box', this compact evergreen shrub is made up of gorgeous and glossy green leaves that will form a carpet in your beds and borders. It produces beautiful flowers that resemble little fireworks, which emit a delicious honey and vanilla fragrance. The delicate creamy-white blooms emerge from almost black buds in November and lasting all the way through the winter into May. Easy to grow, in pots or borders, or sun or shade, you should plant this Sarcococca hookeriana humilis where you can enjoy those amazing winter scent every day - tough and tolerant of most conditions, it is especially valuable for shadier areas. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting.
Imagine tall spires of Gladioli in a sweet-shop confection of colours, bursting skywards in full Summer. They really are so simple to grow, each bulb primed to burst into life this Spring. Each bulb will give one sensational stem of flower this Summer, which can be cut for the house when in tight bud, or left to brighten your garden. Pretty hardy, they have survived the last 3 Winters in Martins garden, providing bigger and better displays the following year. Extremely easy and low maintenance, and yet very rewarding and at less than 10p each, incredible value for money too!! Supplied as a mixed pack of 100 bulbs in at least 8 colours, size 8/10 corms. Will reach 90-120cm tall. Flower July & August.
One of the most attractive and sweetly fragrant summer flowering bulbs, this specially selected mixture will be supplied as heat-treated corms, which guarantees they will flower from the first season onwards. Supplied in a stunning array of bright colours, these will be perfect for growing in pots on your patio or planting in beds or borders. They will over-winter in mild winters, and produce bigger and better displays in future years. These beauties no longer need to be simply a treat, so grow your own, and you can enjoy bountiful crops to pick again and again, and at a fraction of even supermarket prices and at just pennies per bulb. They thrive in pots in warm spots, or in well-drained soil, they will flower in summer. Cut the flowers when tight in bud for maximum enjoyment and fragrance indoors, or leave them to provide a splash of colour outside.
Set your pots and borders alight this summer, with this colour mix of dwarf and compact Carpet Lilies. Naturally bred grow only to about 30cm tall, what they lack in height they make up for in sheer flower power - each bulb will give one strong stem with 3-5 flowers each in the first year and increasing year after year beyond that.They are great planted en-masse in beds and borders where they will smother the bare ground - ideal for filling in gaps and spaces where you really will create a carpet of hot summer colour. Alternatively, they'll look great planted in a group in a large pot, lighting up patios, terraces or even balconies.As always, lilies make a fabulous cut flowers - these brightly coloured beauties would make a great addition to a cut flower garden where their more compact height will sit well on windowsills in a vase.Easy to grow and maintain, these carpet lilies can be planted straight out between January and June and will reward you year after year with summer-long colour.
This strange and fascinating member of the Iris family looks as though it would be at home in an aquarium! Growing from a small corm, flesh sword like leaves appear in early summer followed by the intricately beautiful fragrant flowers borne on 40cm stems. As a half hardy plant Ferraria is best grown in a pot - it like good drainage so mix 30% coarse sand with your compost. Flowers appear in spring and early summer after which the pot can be left to dry as bulbs become dormant. At the end of summer lift and replant - you'll find the bulbs multiply from year to year so you'll soon have a plentiful crop of this rare beauty!
More commonly seen in ceramic pots and planters on windowsills and sideboards indoors, these new hardy Amaryllis can be planted straight into the ground or pots outdoors!Using cold resistant species, breeders in Holland have created a unique bulb resistant to the cooler climate of the UK that is fully winter hardy, so you can bring the joy of Amaryllis from the indoors, to the outdoors. 'Sonatini' produces classic, trumpet shaped blooms, protruding from tall, glossy green stems creating a colourful contrast. Flowering in a rainbow of shades, from bright primary colours to crisp whites and baby pinks, the 'Sonatini' mix is guaranteed to rejuvenate gardens tired by the winter.
Become an instant bulb expert in no time at all with the ingenious Plant-O-Mat Drop in Bulb Pods! This Acidanthera and Brodeia Mix will produce an amazing summer display with the absolute minimum of effort... The designer 'Bulb Pods' will be delivered with your bulbs 'in-situ' and in their ideal spacing so you will get picture-perfect colour-themed displays each and every summer! Simply dig a planting hole in your garden, pot or trough, drop the entire 'Bulb Pod' in, cover with compost or soil, water and wait for great results. It really is a case of DIG - DROP - COVER - your results will astound friends & familly and there's no need for dirty hands. The totally biodegradable 'Bulb Pod', will itself disappear with a few weeks from planting, leaving the bulbs in the perfect planting design - in summer you will get a fabulous display that looks just like the picture! This Mix includes 19 bulbs that have been carefully positioned into a complimentary design that will look absolutely stunning when in flower. You'll get a neat and professional looking display that your neighbours will be jealous of. You will get: Acidanthera (white) 7 bulbs Brodeia (blue)12 bulbs Classic 'Bulb Pod' - Round in shape, each one is 24cm diameter and contains 19 premium quality bulbs that are all guaranteed to flower next summer! Perfect for large pots, beds & borders.
Belarina primrose 'Carmen' is the first ever fragrant hardy primrose, and heralds the return of spring with ruffled, blousy blooms bursting in a spectacular show of colour throughout the season. Carmen is likely to become a classic Belarina Primula, with its lightly scented, double blossoms of a vibrant rose-red, creating a dazzling burst of cheerful 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 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. Plus, because the magnificent flowers don't set seed, their energy goes into making more blooms and they'll flower their socks off for months. Perfectly hardy in the garden, they're 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 complement perfectly their lush, ridged, bright green leaves. Supplied as 3 jumbo plugs ready for potting up and growing on before planting out into their final flowering positions.
Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' is a beautiful ornamental shrub with elegant evergreen foliage with long, slender green leaves edged in creamy yellow. A compact Gardenia, 'Crown Jewel' blooms prolifically from July to September with stunning, exotic looking, large pure white double flowers that will fill your garden with delicious, jasmine-like fragrance that's one of the most powerful and intoxicating scents around! It is one of a new breed of hardier Gardenias, and so can be kept outside all winter, as long as it receives protection from the coldest weather, and as it keeps its beautiful leaves all year, it's always a handsome plant, whatever the season. Due to its size it makes a wonderful specimen plant in a large patio pot and is stunning in borders too. Easy to care for, requiring little pruning apart from a trim each spring and the removal of dead stems. 'Crown Jewel' will appreciate being grown in dappled shade, without too much full sun in neutral or slightly acid soil that's well drained, so incorporate ericaceous compost when planting. Remove faded flowers to encourage new buds and you'll be rewarded with at least three months of fabulous fragrance and flowers. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant and reaching a height and spread of 1m (3ft).
This Leptospermum Scoparium is a glorious late spring flowering shrub. It is a perfect choice for providing year-round interest in your garden.In spring, the branches of this 'Red Damask' become tightly smothered in a frenzy of ruffled pinky-red flowers, setting the tree on fire with colour. In bloom all the way through the summer, and thanks to its evergreen nature, it continues to look just beautiful once the flowering has ended.Also known as the New Zealand Tea Tree, closely related to the Tea Tree Oil producing plant with very similar flowers, this evergreen shrub makes a welcome addition to sunny spots in the garden and can be housed in a greenhouse or conservatory over the winter months. 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 highly attractive to bees and beneficial pollinators, it is a great choice for bringing your garden to life with wildlife. They tolerate drought well, and thrive on coastal areas, although may be damaged by frosts below -5C, so perhaps grow in a pot or against a warming wall. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.
A summer garden just is not complete without fuchsias. Perfect in hanging baskets and window boxes, this collection of trailing fuchsias is an absolute must. With layer upon layer of delicate petals in pinks, reds, whites and purples, these gorgeous blooms will not fail to impress. Flowering throughout the summer, starting in June and lasting all the way through to October, it is easy to see why fuchsias are a firm favourite. In thiscollection of trailing fuchsias you will receieve - Fuchsia Trailing Dark Eyes - Frilly purple blooms with dark pink sepals are guaranteed to brighten up your garden. Fuchsia Trailing La Campanella - The purple corolla of the flowers is framed by gorgeous white sepals that stand out against the mid-green foliage. Fuchsia Trailing Southgate - The mid green foliage contrasts perfectly against these medium sized blooms that are made up of blush corolla and sepals. Fuchsia Trailing Swingtime - Large, double flowers have frilly white corollas and contrasting scarlet sepals that stand proudly out of the gorgeous green foliage. Fuchsia Trailing El Camino - The combination of pink, white and red blooms contrasts perfectly against the oval shaped green leaves. Fuchsia Trailing Harry Grey - Delicate cream blooms with a hint of pink contrast effortlessly against the green foliage. Fuchsias fill baskets and patio containers, complimenting any other plants that you have placed between them. The ballerina-like flowers look beautiful adding depth to displays and most importantly real colour impact. A must for every summer-flowering display, these varieties will give immense flower power. Supplied as 6 established plants in 9cm pots ready to plant.
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.
An enduring favourite and holder of a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Defender' crops early and has a picking season that can be twice as long as other varieties, producing heavy crops of delicious and firm, mid-green courgettes. Harvest time is from July right through to October and the fruits should be picked when they're 10-15cm long. The plants will grow to 45cm high and 90cm wide.
These beautiful Lavatera are one of THE products that every garden should have! Lavatera are large shrubby plants with great big spikes of flowers up to 2 feet long, which will burst with an abundance of pink, purple and white blooms all summer long. Ideal for hot sunny spots, these are great plants for climbing up walls and trellises. You can also prune them to grow in pots on the patio. Incredibly vigorous, these are some of the easiest plants to grow perfect for beginners!
An exciting new introduction and an instant hit with customers, this compact, mini apple tree produces a bountiful crop of small, red bite-sized fruits which will delight all who see them, plus they're the ideal bite-sized snack for kids! We were blown away with just how gorgeous this apple tree is - it's truly something that you'll want to grow. With masses of pale pink blossom in spring, followed by The sweet, firm fruits are roughly the size of a golf ball, they taste delicious eaten whole - perfect for making mini toffee apples! Anyone can have a go at growing Appletini - it's easy to grow and self-fertile so you'll get a good crop of fruits without having to worry about complicated pollinating partners - you're guaranteed a crop of tasty mini apples. The tree stays compact at around 2m (6ft) - perfect for smaller gardens, and they will quite happily grow in a larger pot on the patio or planted in the border - so there's no reason not to give it a go!