It's fascinating that a plant found everywhere in the UK, usually as a formal hedge, actually makes a fantastic bonsai, and that's exactly what Ligustrum, or Privet is! Grown in a shallow plastic pot, this bonsai has been lovingly grown into an 'S' shape to show off its trunk and branches. Covered in glossy oval leaves, summer will see it produce tiny white scented flowers which are followed by small black fruits (which shouldn't be eaten). A great choice for beginners wanting to learn about the enchanting art of bonsai, or for those who want to add to their collection, Privet is a strong plant that takes well to bonsai styling techniques and produces a good thick trunk. Very fast growing, low maintenance, easy to prune and not too fussy about where it should be positioned, it's no surprise that this is an all-time favourite! As it's so vigorous, this is a hungry tree needing plenty of food and water. It's important not to let the shoots grown too long, as the tree will lose its 'miniature' appearance, so when shoots are 4cm long trim them back to the first pair of new leaves. Ligustrum, like all bonsai, has a symbolic meaning, and in this case it is peace and friendship, making it a beautifully thoughtful gift to somebody special. Quite a hardy bonsai, it can be kept outdoors for much of the year if you wish, and especially summer.
Ficus 'Lyrata' is a magnificent indoor specimen tree with huge, glossy, violin shaped leaves that give it its more common name, the Fiddle Leaf Fig. The lush, shiny leaves have prominent pale green veins and face upwards and are much larger than other Ficus, growing to 30cm long and 13cm wide. This is a great plant for adding some serious and dramatic greenery to your indoor space. Eventually growing to a height and spread of 3m (10ft), but this will be restricted by pot size and pruning. Being a native to tropical parts of Africa, 'Lyrata' prefers slightly humid conditions, so it will benefit from a misting of fresh water from a spray bottle every day. Alternatively, place the pot on a tray of pebbles filled with water, but don't let the bottom of the pot sit in the water. Supplied as a potted plant in a 17cm nursery pot.
A wonderful new variety of apple, 'Elshard' is an offspring of the venerable Golden Delicious, so you know for sure that is has excellent heritage! This versatile variety is deliciously juicy and crunchy eaten straight from the tree, and has a tasty, honeyed sweetness balanced against noticeably acidic notes making it a great choice for cooking - superb in cakes, crumbles and desserts. Although self-fertile, cross-pollination from a nearby tree will increase the already bumper crop. Producing small, intensely red fruit 'Elshard' apples are satisfying to bite into, their white flesh being crisp and crunchy. And best of all, they are absolutely bursting with juicy, tangy flavour and ready to harvest from October to December, and they store very well too! Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall in a 24cm pot. growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
A great way to bring the outside in, these bold, striking houseplants are bang on trend and make a real feature in your home with their sword-like, long green leaves sprouting from a sturdy double trunk. One of the few houseplants that thrive in full sun and partial shade, the Yucca is an ideal plant for a bright room or the conservatory - and a great plant for a Mediterranean feel on the patio during the summer. Grown for its foliage and shape, it really does resemble a tree and makes an instant and dramatic impact when given pride of place in a room, guaranteed not to disappoint! One of the easiest houseplants to grow and care for, the yucca (Yucca elephantipes) is an exceptionally robust houseplant requiring very little water - perfect if you don't have much time or usually forget about them! You will receive a plant with a double trunk, 45cm and 20cm, in leaf, and around 80cm tall from the base of the pot grown in a 17cm pot. Please note that the decorative pot is not included, see 'as supplied' photo.
Create an instant statement in your garden with this champagne gold-rimmed planter. A large, very tough and durable planter that is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, it is made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a dramatic, gold-topped finish. For the fraction of the cost of a metal pot - it will add instant effect to your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a metallic feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather-resistant, plastic planter is UV stable and will really last the test of time, meaning you can use it year in, year out. This stunning metallic-looking planter will add an exquisite decorative look to your home or garden, without the cost of real metal pots, and being polypropylene, it is also lightweight, so easier to pick up and move around when compared to metal containers. Perfect as a contrast in a group of pots. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you will receive a single, 43cm (17in) diameter, champagne-gold rimmed planter. External height is 48cm (19in); internal height is 34cm (13.4in). Perfect as a contrast in a group of pots. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you will receive a single, 43cm (17in) diameter, champagne-gold rimmed planter. External height is 48cm (19in); internal height is 34cm (13.4in).
Create an instant statement in your garden with this silver/pewter-effect rimmed planter. A large, very tough and durable planter that is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, it is made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a dramatic, silver/pewter-topped finish. For the fraction of the cost of a metal pot, it will be an attractive element of your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a metallic feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather-resistant, plastic planter is UV-stable and will really last the test of time, meaning you can use it year in, year out. This stunning metallic-looking planter will add an exquisite decorative look to your home or garden, without the cost of real metal pots, and being polypropylene, it is also lightweight, so easier to pick up and move around than heavier metal or terracotta containers. Perfect as a contrast in a group of pots. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you will receive a single, 43cm (17in) diameter silver/pewter-tone rimmed planter. External height is 48cm (19in) and internal height is 34cm (13.4in).
Create an instant statement in your garden with this champagne gold rimmed planter. A large, very tough and durable planter that is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, it's made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a dramatic, gold-topped finish. For the fraction of the cost of a metal pot - it will add instant effect to your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a metallic feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather resistant, plastic planter is UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use it year in, year out. This stunning metallic-looking planter will add an exquisite decorative look to your home or garden, without the cost of real metal pots and being polypropylene, it is also light weight, so easier to pick up and move around when compared to metal containers. Perfect as a contrast if you have a group of pots, where the design helps draw your attention to the group and therefore the plants. Ideal for indoor or outdoor use, you'll receive a single, 46cm (18in) champagne-gold rimmed, round planter.
This excellent and very popular garden variety will produce its mouth-wateringly juicy, super-sweet fruit each year in early autumn. It is very similar to Cox's Orange Pippin with its rich, complex flavour. It is simply wonderful eaten fresh, but will also keep well too in a cool place. 'Gala' is very easy to grow, and is one of the most widely grown apples in Europe. It gives good crops almost everywhere in the UK from October, so is unsurprisingly very popular with gardeners of all abilities. Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall grown on an M9 dwarfing rootstock in a 24cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
The justifiably popular 'Golden Delicious' is brilliant for growing in your garden. Its fruits have exceptionally sweet, rich flavour and a distinctive golden-green colour. They will look wonderful as they ripen on your tree. It is heavy-cropping and easy to grow - what more could you want? This highly versatile variety will store really well. Use your abundant crops to make delightful desserts and yummy puddings as well as keeping them to eat as they are, and of course, nothing tastes better than your own home-grown harvest. The key is to let them mature on the tree and pick them once they have turned a rich, golden colour. Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall grown on an M9 dwarfing rootstock in a 24cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
Without doubt one of sweetest apples you'll ever taste. 'Fuji Kiku' is renowned for its flavour and almost complete lack of acidity, which only serves to enhance the sweetness more! The large, ruby red apples have thin, lighter coloured stripes and look stunning when hanging ripe on the tree. Perfect for eating fresh from the branch, juicy and firm with a good crunch, they also retain their shape well when cooked, so they're ideal for pies and tarts, and make a particularly good, naturally sweet applesauce. Ready to harvest from late October, these late season apples keep well, so you can enjoy your harvest into the next year. 'Fuli Kiku' requires another apple tree nearby to pollinate it, but given the popularity for growing-your-own fruit and vegetables, you can be sure that there will be one close by. Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall grown on an M9 dwarfing rootstock in a 24cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
A striking new design featuring a traditional pattern around the urn and finished with a washed graninte effect, this is a design that will bring a touch class to your garden. The easy way to add lightweight, affordable style to any garden, this tough and durable urn planter is perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more. It's made to last from heavy duty polypropylene, with a stylish finish and for the fraction of the cost of a stone urn, it will add instant effect to your patio for many years. Stylish and modern, the finish gives a solid feel to the planter, making it a feature in its own right. This weather resistant, plastic planter is UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use it year in, year out. Perfect for indoor or outdoor use, you'll receive a single, 40cm (15.5in) round washed granite-effect urn.
Also known as the Californian Lilac, thyrsiflorus repens is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow of the ceanothus family. It has a naturally compact habit, and it has been trained onto a trellis making it perfect for growing in a pot if you have limited space. It will look wonderful against a wall or fence where it will climb to 1.5m (5ft) if left unchecked. All it needs is a trim after flowering and again in late summer to keep it in shape. The pale blue flowers look amazing against the dark, glossy evergreen foliage and form a spectacular cloud of colour during May and June and will attract a host of butterflies and other pollinators into your garden, making it invaluable for supporting our native wildlife. 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 17cm pot, 55cm in height (including trellis).
Create a fabulous exotic look to your garden or patio, with our glorious hardy Hibiscus 'Marina Blue' standard lollipop from tree - years of fabulous late Summer floral displays from this ever so easy to grow tree. Despite looking very exotic, with the huge blue flowers, they are very tough and hardy indeed. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Grow it in a warm, sunny spot for the longest lasting and biggest displays - they can be hungry feeders, so give them plenty of feed as they come back into leaf and set buds.
If you're looking for an interesting alternative to traditional box topiary, then this ceanothus could very well be it. Shaped into an elegant pyramid, it's smart and classic, and a wonderful addition to your garden! Also known as the Californian Lilac, thyrsiflorus repens is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow of the ceanothus family. It has a naturally compact habit and will look wonderful on a patio or balcony, and especially good in pairs on either side of a doorway. All it needs is a trim after flowering and again in late summer to keep it in shape. The pale blue flowers look amazing against the dark, glossy evergreen foliage and form a spectacular cloud of colour during May and June and will attract a host of butterflies and other pollinators into your garden, making it invaluable for supporting our native wildlife. 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 17cm pot, 65cm in height.
With it's glorious, large fruit, wonderful red colour and great flavour, 'Champion' is certainly appropriately named! High yielding and reliable, you'll get dumper harvests from this wonderful all-rounder, especially if you have another apple tree nearby to help pollinate the delicate spring blossom. Juicy and sweet with a refreshing, tangy taste from its firm, crunchy flesh makes this an ideal eating apple, and it stores extremely well, maintaining its crisp freshness for up to 6 months, which is why this is such a popular commercial variety. There's no surprise that 'Champion' is so popular, and it's even good for cooking and juicing! Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall grown on an M9 dwarfing rootstock in a 24cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
Hibiscus are one of those evocative and exotic plants we tend to associate with holidays and warm climates. Looking very exotic, with their huge pollen laden anthers and two-tone flowers, they look delicate. However, with the syriacus Hybrids, nothing could be further from the truth. They are very hardy indeed down to -10C, and flower their socks off here in British gardens too. This fabulous collection of 3 colours is the perfect starting point too - great value and great quality plants. The plants are all supplied as 3 year old bushes, at 30cm tall , in 2L pots - you will get one each of: 'Woodbridge' - lovely rose-pink, with deep red markings at it's heart 'Hamabo' - clear white, with red markings 'Marina' - a fabulous new variety, deep lavender navy blue, with a purple heart Great in large pots, or in mixed borders in full sun. They are hungry fellows, so give plenty of feed in the growing season, especially micro-nutrients (McDermotts Finest Fertiliser is ideal). You will be rewarded with fabulous summer spectaculars year after year.
'Idared' is a good looking, versatile dessert apple producing crunchy, crisp and juicy white fleshed fruit. The medium sized red streaked green fruit has mild and pleasant, refreshing flavour. They also retain their shape well when cooked, so they're ideal for pies and tarts. Ready to pick from late October, these apples keep amazingly keep well for six months, so you can enjoy your home grown harvest well into the following spring. They have a tougher skin than most apples, which makes them harder to damage and adds further to their longevity. 'Idared' requires another apple tree nearby to pollinate it, but given the popularity for growing-your-own fruit and vegetables, you can be sure that there will be one close by. Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall grown on an M9 dwarfing rootstock in a 24cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
This delicious pear produces excellent crops of large, aromatic, rounded fruit with delicious, soft white flesh and a mild flavour that literally melts in your mouth, ready to pick from October each year. Each one is wonderfully sweet and juicy. With its lovely rustic looking, green pears tinged in reddish brown, 'Beurre Alexander Lucas' is great variety to grow, heavy cropping and fantastic eaten raw and also in cooking. Supplied as an established tree, 150cm (5ft) tall grown on an M9 dwarfing rootstock in a 24cm pot, growing to a height and spread of 2.5m (8ft).
A stunning houseplant, Philodendron 'White Wave' will make a wonderful addition to your collection. Its architectural look will enhance your home and give it a contemporary feel. The large leaves unravel to a lush dark green colour, and as they mature contrasting narrow white stripes appear making this a fabulous looking plant and a real focal point, bringing year-round interest to any room. Very easy to care for and maintain, 'White Wave' forms a neat bush, 90cm (3ft) in height and width. Gardeners have known for years that many houseplants are great plants for the home, helping you to get a good, restful night's sleep because of their ability to keep the air inside your home clean, removing toxins such as formaldehyde and benzene, and giving out valuable oxygen at night. Supplied as a potted plant in a 14cm nursery and growing to a height and spread of 90cm (3ft).
These spectacular Petunia EasyWave Sweetheart Mix will make a fabulous addition to your summer floral displays. With a neat and mound-forming habit, it produces masses of cascading blooms that will flower freely all summer long. EasyWave Sweetheart has exceptional weather tolerance and rapid growth meaning you will get an incredible mix of blooms in shades of red, pink, and white earlier in the season. Hugely versatile, they work well for solo and mixed planters, hanging baskets, and garden borders and will thrive in either full sun or partial shade. Supplied as a pack of 60 pro+ plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.