'Kathy' is an elegant and beautiful evergreen shrub with lush, bright green leaves edged in creamy white. During the summer, small yellowy-green flowers appear, followed by pink or purple berries in autumn. Expertly grown in standard form with a clipped topiary lollipop head, it'll bring height and formality to the garden all year round. Ideal either side of a door or gate or lining a pathway, and it's an interesting alternative to standard box, bay or conifers and has a naturally neat habit, only needing an occasional trim to keep it in shape. Although happy growing in partial shade, 'Kathy' will produce the best leaf colour and variegation when grown in full sun. Supplied as an established standard bush, 60-70cm tall in a 15cm pot and reaching 1.5m (5ft) in height and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.
A beautiful, variegated Euonymus, 'Marieke' has wonderfully bright, glossy golden yellow leaves with green centres. The evergreen foliage is at its brightest during new growth throughout spring and summer, making 'Marieke' stand out from surrounding plants, and it's a welcome and colourful sight during winter too. Small yellowy summer flowers are followed by pink or purple berries in autumn. Expertly grown in standard form with a clipped topiary lollipop head, it'll bring height and formality to the garden all year round. Ideal either side of a door or gate or lining a pathway, and it's an interesting alternative to standard box, bay or conifers and has a naturally neat habit, only needing an occasional trim to keep it in shape. Supplied as an established standard bush, 60-70cm tall in a 15cm pot and reaching 1.5m (5ft) in height and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.
Also known as 'Summersweet' this lovely medium sized shrub is perfect for bringing late summer colour to the garden. 'Ruby Spice' produces an abundance of rosy pink, bottlebrush flowers in late summer and autumn. Not only do the flowers look incredible bursting from the glossy deep-green foliage, but they also bear a mesmerising sweet clove fragrance that is highly attractive to butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators and garden visitors. Your garden will be buzzing with life throughout summer! 'Ruby Spice' 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. Easy to care for needing just an occasional light trim to shape, 'Ruby Spice' is trouble free but has big rewards! 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. Reaching a height and spread of 150cm (5ft).
Part of the Chinese 'Seduction' series of mophead hydrangeas, 'Rubis Seduction' is a gorgeous, compact variety with huge flower heads. Wonderful, evenly toned rich pink flowers open in profusion from yellow-green buds between June and October, almost covering the whole plant with stunning colour, whilst the foliage is bright green in spring and summer, before taking on orange hues in autumn. 'Rubis Seduction' looks fabulous when in full flower and will stand out in you garden incredibly well. It's also perfectly suited to growing in a large pot as an eye-catching feature on a terrace or balcony. Being a mophead, the large flower heads consist of sterile coloured bracts which look like flowers and these are super as cut flowers for both summer colour and dried winter arrangements. If left on the plant, the look spectacular covered in frost on an icy day. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting, growing to a height and spread of 1.5m (5ft).
'Sweet Seduction' is one of the Seduction series of mophead hydrangeas, bred in China to be naturally compact and prolifically flowering. Beautifully textured pale pink blooms with ruffled edges are borne on large, extravagant flower heads carried on strong stems from June to October, a stunning sight and as summer passes they gradually change colour to purple tinted with green. The foliage is mid-green and heavily toothed, adding yet more texture to this already wonderfully tactile shrub, and autumn turns the leaves to a soft, creamy yellow. Seduction hydrangeas are ideal for growing in large pots and make spectacular feature plants on patios, terraces and balconies, and they're also magnificent in borders, where they're large enough to make and impact but won't take over. The large flower heads consist of sterile coloured bracts which look like flowers and make fantastic cut flowers for both summer colour and dried winter arrangements. Also, they can be left on the plant during the winter, where they'll make a home for overwintering insects and look great during frosty weather. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting, growing to a height and spread of 1.5m (5ft).
Ceanothus, or more commonly known as the Californian Lilac, is a beautiful and easy-to-grow, spreading evergreen shrub that will make a perfect focal point in any garden. Perfect in front of walls and fences, it can be trained onto a trellis making it perfect for growing in a pot if you have limited space. In late spring, it forms amazing deep-blue clusters of flowers that stand out against the glossy green foliage. 'Italian Skies' will benefit from more sheltered areas in your garden, and it will thrive in a sunny, well-drained position. It is also a favourite with butterflies and bees, so if you are looking to attract wildlife into your garden, this Ceanothus is one for you. Extremely low maintenance, all it needs is a trim after flowering and again in late summer to keep it in shape. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.
The perfect patio shrub in softest powder pink, Lavatera 'Barnsley Baby' has taken the huge flower power of its vigorous cousins, and focussed it all on a much smaller and naturally compact form. It is very very easy to grow, very tough and robust in rain and shine, and in summer produces lovely candyfloss-pink flower displays that smother the plant, as the strings of buds open from bottom to top of each and every stem. Perfect in 20-30cm patio pots, simply keep watered and fed monthly, and cut back once a year before new growth starts - a very low maintenance but high reward plant indeed. Supplied as an establishedplant in a 9cm pot, ready for plantin out. Grows to 1.5m, flowers July to September.
If you have ever driven through Central France in summer and seen wonderful trees plastered with pink or red flowers, chances are they are Crepe Myrtle, or Lagerstroemia. Now you can grow this amazing wonder over here too. Thanks to new breeding this flamboyant shrub is compact and free flowering in the cooler UK climate, and makes a stunning and very hardy summer patio plant for a large pot. This pink crepe myrtle is a lovely pastel pink and will literally be smothered in tissue-like bold & bright flowers all summer, and provide a mecca for bees and butterflies. Golden autumn leaves make the crepe myrtle a fantastic plant too for autumn interest so you can be sure of a spectacular show for most of the year! Very hardy to -18°C or more too, depsite its exotic looks - be one of the first to grow one! Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, ready to plant straight out.
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.
These strong growing and fully winter hardy Hibiscus Syriacus plants will provide you with a beautiful display of flowers from June all the way through to September each year. In shades of pink and blue these gorgeous blooms will provide a Mediterranean look to your garden and are guaranteed to impress. Perfect in pots on your patio or to fill gaps in your beds and borders you could even grow them as a hedge. In this collection you will receive: 1 x Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge' - Large, bright pink blooms, shimmering faintly with lavender. 1 x Hibiscus syriacus 'Mariana' - Beautiful blue blooms with eye-catching dark red centres. 1 x Hibiscus syriacus 'Hamabo' - Gorgeous dark green leaves and blush pink flowers. Fully hardy and easy to care for, these Hibiscus Syriacus plants deserves a prominent place in any garden, where it will bring a colourful display when other plants are beginning to look tired. Easy to grow, just plant them in full sun in a sheltered position and watch them bloom all summer long. Supplied as 3 established plants in 13cm pots, ready to plant.
Zinnia Jazz is perfect for summer and autumn displays, with bright colours and large flowers to light up your garden. Each plant produces a mass of bi-coloured flowers in pinks and oranges, and are perfect for larger pots and planters, or in borders where they provide useful height. They make great cut flowers too, so you can enjoy them indoors as well as in the garden. Dead-head for longer flowering, these plants are very easy to manage and deliver amazing performance all the way into autumn. This half hardy annual has a height and spread of 75cm (30in) x 30cm (1ft), flowering from July to October. Supplied in a pack of approx. 75 seeds.
Californian Poppy 'Monarch Art Shades' is a compact and wonderfully colourful addition to the summer garden. The plants produces double or semi-double flowers in powerful shades of orange. Perfect in pots and at the front of borders, or scattered amongst your planting to give intense highlights. They thrive in poor, dry soil and will self seed freely in borders, gravel and any cracks in the pavement. These hardy annuals will grow to H30cm (1ft) x W15cm (6in). Flowers from June to August. Dead-head for longer flowering, or if you want to prevent self seeding.
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.
Sweet Peas have always been amongst a garden lovers favourite flowers, and this 'Galaxy' is no different. Early flowering inlusciou s colours from reds to pinks to blues from late spring through to autumn, they'll produce a fabulous succession of beautifully fragrant stems that just keep on coming the more they're cut, so your vases can be as full as your garden with these prolific, long lasting star performers. Once planted out, provide a sturdy support such a cane wigwam or decorative obelisk that the plants can cling to as they grow upwards. A hardy annual, reaching 180cm (6ft), flowering from May to October. Supplied as a pack of approx. 35 seeds.
A fantastic Lucky Dip collection of plug plants to fill up your garden pots, hanging baskets and borders, including some of our top-selling varieties! With a mixture of colours, sizes and fragrances, your garden will be transformed into a riot of colour that'll last all summer long and into autumn. Plant your bedding in groups to create drifts of gorgeous flowers, or dot them randomly through your beds and borders for a cottagey feel. This is a brilliant idea if you're not sure what you want to plant, and the result will be a fabulous display of dazzling flowers! Supplied as 120 perfect, nursery fresh plants, 40 each of 3 varieties, ready to pot on or plant out when the risk of frost has passed and may include, amongst others: Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 'Twinny' - pastel pink, peach and yellow flowers. Begonia 'Non Stop', 'Apricot Shades' and 'Organdy' - Orange, red, yellow and pink. Coleus 'Wizard' - spectacular foliage in green, pink and maroon. Dahlia 'Figaro' - rich burgundy, orange, yellow and white double flowers. Dianthus 'Corona' - scented blooms in pink and purple. Gazania 'Tiger Stripes' - fiery oranges and purples with striking, contrasting stripes. Geranium 'Cabaret' and 'Zonal Ultimate Red' - clusters of dazzling scarlet, pink and white blooms. Impatiens (Busy Lizzie) 'Beacon' and 'New Guinea Divine' - bright red, pink and white flowers. Lobelia 'Crystal Palace' and 'Fountain Mix' - cascades of vivid blues, pinks and purples. French Marigold 'Bonanza' - hot shades of yellow, orange and deep red. Petunia 'Frenzy' - trumpet shaped flowers in red, yellow, white and shades of pink and purple. Verbena 'Quartz' - clusters of small pink, red, purple and white flowers Please note that although your collection will include some of the above, it may not include all of them, and there may be additional varieties to those listed.
Bring a cottage garden feel to your borders and large pots with Cosmos 'Candy Stripe'. Exceptionally free flowering, giving a succession of white blooms with an edging of the deepest pink. With its delicate feathery foliage 'Candy Stripe' makes a lovely cut flower too. Its pollen rich, yellow centres are a magnet for bees on warm sunny days. This half hardy annual will grow to 120cm (48in), flowering between June and October. Supplied as a pack of approx. 100 seeds.
Elegant and beautiful, fuchsias are a must-have for any gardener. This wonderful collection of some of the best hardy shrub varieties gives you six of the best from the wide range of colours they produce. Perfect for borders, pots & containers, they will provide structure and colour all summer long. These very hardy, reliable garden performers will thrive in almost any situation, coming back with bigger and better displays each year, and in such a range of flower colours, flower shapes and habits. The beautiful foliage provides gorgeous shades of green from a bright lime to a glossy dark green and even cream tipped leaves. Flowering as early as June, they will come alive with an explosion of pinks, purples, reds, whites even blues with the spectacular flowers hanging proudly from their stems. In this Hardy Fuchsia collection, you will receive: 2 Fuchsia 'Display' plugs - Bushy green foliage and all pink flowers. 2 Fuchsia 'Snowcap' plugs - Two-tone white and scarlet-pink flowers. 2 Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman' plugs - White and pink blooms surrounded by gorgeous green foliage. 2 Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah' plugs - Spectacular display of white outer and purple flowers. 2 Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' plugs - Beautiful red and mauve petals on this bushy shrub. 2 Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess' plugs - Red outers with gorgeous double purple inner petals. Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to pot and plant out.
Lobelia 'Cambridge Blue' is the perfect filler plant for pots, planters and tubs, or even large scale border plantings. 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 grow, its hundreds of sky-blue flowers will wind their way through the gaps in plants, filling them in with ease. A great little essential plant for all planting schemes. This compact half hardy annual will grow to be 15cm (6in) high Supplied as a pack of approx. 1500 seeds.
Very reliable performer. Early to bloom and the large double flowers appear freely providing a tall mixture of brightly coloured heads in oranges and yellows. It is an ideal space filler adding great height and colour in the border, and dramatic when mass planted into a large container, especially when companion planted with bright blue flowers. 'Crackerjack' looks spectacular when block planted into a border about 30cm (1ft) apart. Try the flowers in a salad, they taste of citrus! Dead-head to keep the flowers coming throught the summer and into autumn. This half hardy annual will grow to H75cm (30in) x W30cm (1ft) and flower from June to October. Supplied in a pack of approx. 200 seeds.
Like many things in America, it seems the bigger, bolder and brassier the better! And the same is true of Jumbo Flowered American Fuchsias - a must for every summer flowering display! So many keen gardeners consider any hanging basket incomplete without at least some fuchsias, so if you have grown fuchsia before and liked them, you will certainly love these giants too. With layer upon layer of delicate petals they are breathtakingly beautiful and always draw admiring glances. A regular best-seller with our customers, they simply perform year in year out, whatever our summer weather throws at us. Each collection contains 3 plants each of: 'Voodoo' - deepest ruffled purple centres, with bright red sepals. 'Swingtime' - bright red and white. 'Bella Rosella' - tousled deep pink petals. 'Deep Purple' - rich purple with a hint of magenta. These 4 varieties have been selected for their huge flower size and summer long performance and beautiful colour combinations. They always look best when planted up where they can trail and you can look up in to the blooms, as they cascade over the side of baskets. Follow the crowd, and see why Jumbo Flowered American Fuchsias are lighting up British gardens too! Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.