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.
These top quality, rounded, natural Scottish granite pebbles are wonderfully versatile and make an excellent alternative to stone chippings and gravel anywhere in the garden. In a mixture of sizes between 20 and 40 mm and in tones of red, brown and grey they are just the thing for dry garden styles, rockeries, and for top dressing pots. The granite is beautifully smooth and every pebble has a different pattern, from speckled to stripes and they take on an amazing depth of colour when they're wet. The pebbles are fish friendly, so they can be safely used in aquariums, ponds and water features without the danger of it altering the pH or anything leaching out that could upset the delicate balance of the water. The pebbles are ideal for the bottom of an aquarium or for creating a beach area in a garden pond. Although they are prewashed and ready to use, we recommend they're washed again before aquatic use. As a guide, one bag of pebbles will cover 30 cm² (1 ft²) at a depth of 60 mm (2½ in). Supplied as a 20 kg bag.
Lantana Evita is a striking colour-changing plant for summer bedding and patio containers with gorgeous glowing heads of orange and hot pink - an absolute stunner for your garden this year. Individual flowers emerge peach and deepen to a fabulous deep pink, and are carried above a mound of soft, corrugated leaves on semi-erect stems, making it perfect for pots, baskets and the front of your hot flower borders where the vibrant flowers can froth spectacularly in all directions. These easy to grow plants brighten any colour scheme, and they flower all summer from early June, right up to the first frosts. The verbena-like flowers attract a great range of pollinators, and your baskets will become a mecca for butterflies. Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
Zonal Geraniums (or Pelargoniums) are among the very best plants for containers and make a great border display too. Providing good height and incredible colour impact to your summer displays, they bring interest to beds and borders as well as making a perfect centrepiece for baskets and patio containers. Zonals are so named because of the burgundy-coloured half-moon pattern that develops on the upper surface of their leaves, however, it is the strong lollipop-shaped flowers that deservedly capture your attention. Each flower head of Big Ezee contains literally dozens of individual, bright red flowers together making a display that will last and last. They are incredibly strong-growing and vigorous, flowering throughout the whole of the summer months and right through until the autumn. A native of South Africa, geraniums are also incredibly drought tolerant, thriving in any sun-baked container or a sunny bed or border in your garden. Easy to grow and low maintenance - a must for every garden! Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready for potting up and planting out when all risk of frost has passed.
Popular since Victorian times and in those days said to be the Queen's favourite flower, this is a heritage variety with a modern twist as it has benefited from re-selection over the years to make a wonderful garden plant for today. Each extra large flower head opens from appleblossom pink rosebud buds held in a dense cluster, forming a luxurious salmony fully double inflorescence which lasts for many days. The blooms keep coming right through the summer months and well into autumn and contrast perfectly against the bright green faintly zoned foliage. This is the perfect plant for a large patio container and also makes a lovely plant for indoors. Why not enjoy it outdoors for the summer and re-pot for indoors when the weather turns colder. Supplied as 6 plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
If you're looking for magnificent foliage colour that really stands out in the garden, then look no further than the aptly named polka dot plant. A vibrantly coloured annual plant used to add colour and texture to your hanging basket and container displays, this is a must have addition to the garden and worthy of a place in any planting scheme. With its striking-hued leaves the Polka Dot Plant is easy to grow and fabulous as a filler, brightening anywhere it's planted. Having won many awards internationally it's a guaranteed 'doer' and can be adapted as a houseplant too - so you don't even need a garden to appreciate its dazzling colours. The HIPPO (R) series features larger leaves than traditional Hypoestes and are much more vigorous, meaning that they will fill out much more quickly for a faster display and its upright habit makes it ideal in containers. *Design tip* plant with petunias for a super-designer look! Supplied as a collection of 6 plug plants (2 each pink, red, and white) ready to pot up and grow on. Plants reach 40cm (16in) x 20cm (8in).
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 brand-new mix of pelargonium geraniums with clusters of flowers in a striking combination of red and white. The delightfully named 'Summer Twist' will give you a succession of unique blooms from early summer until autumn, making this an essential addition to your garden borders, pots, baskets and balcony displays. With an outstanding show throughout the summer to the first frosts of autumn, 'Summer Twist' is extremely free flowering, producing large flower heads of unusually serrated, bicoloured blooms creating an impressive display wherever they are planted. Because this geranium branches naturally, there's no need for fiddly pinching out so they're a really low-maintenance plant, needing just a tidy up of faded flowers to promote more of the lovely blooms. Supplied as a set of 12 Plug Plants, ready to pot up and grow on - ideal for gardeners who have a warm place where the plants can be grown on until they are ready for planting out once all chance of frost has passed. Will bloom June to October, reaching a height of approx. 40cm.
This solar powered wind-chime beautifully enhances archways or trees with a relaxing chime sound. It charges through the solar panel in direct sunlight and will automatically illuminate the crackle globe at night. Pleasant sounds and a beautiful glow-Enjoy! Key Features Decorative sun, moon and star design Perfect for outdoor decoration around patios and seating areas Contains a hoop and cord for hanging 1 LED colour changing crackle globe Rechargeable, solar powered battery.
The easiest way to grow your own tasty, fresh potatoes even if you don't have a garden. Everything you need to grow a fantastic crop on your patio or balcony, and no digging! These special seed potatoes have been held in cold store until now and will grow rapidly once planted - right up to the end July to give you delicious potatoes through autumn and even up to Christmas. We've included three heavy duty 45 litre grow bags that can be used again and again and fold flat for easy storage when you're not using them, along with a pack of Organic Potato Fertiliser to help your potatoes give you the best possible crops, and it can also be used all around your vegetable garden. Supplied as 18 seed potatoes in three of the best and popular varieties, including six each of: 'Charlotte' - One of the most popular salad potatoes in the UK, the instantly recognisable, oval-shaped tubers can grow much larger than other salad varieties and have a firm yellow waxy flesh. Perfect for potato salads or boiled and dripping in butter. 'Casablanca' - is a first early variety, producing lots of small, tasty potatoes. Ideal for boiling and also for roasting and baking. 'Desiree' - a maincrop potato with creamy-yellow flesh with red skin, great for chips, roasting, jacket potatoes or simply boiling.
'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
This Patio Potato Growing Kit means that anyone can now grow delicious, fresh potatoes. You don't even need a garden as a patio, balcony or courtyard will do! Just add compost and water and you'll soon be harvesting your first new potatoes. We have included three popular 'second cropping' varieties: Charlotte, Maris Peer and Nicola, which are all second early maturity salad types with very good flavour: 'Charlotte' - One of the most popular salad potatoes in the UK, the instantly recognisable, oval-shaped tubers can grow much larger than other salad varieties and have a firm yellow waxy flesh. Perfect for potato salads or boiled and dripping in butter. 'Pentland Javelin' - An early variety, producing lots of small, tasty potatoes. Ideal for boiling and also for roasting and baking. 'Desiree' - Creamy-yellow flesh with red skin, great for chips, roasting, jacket potatoes or simple boiling. These special seed potatoes have been held in cold store until now and will grow rapidly once planted - right up to the end July to give you 'new' potatoes through autumn and even up to Christmas. This is the perfect way to grow your potatoes - no digging whatsoever! The grow-pods included can be used again and again...
Create incredible spring displays in spring each year with this stunning Magnolia stellata. Breathe in deeply! The large white flowers that burst out of the silky, silvery buds that cover the bare branches of the aptly named Star Magnolia during March and April are deliciously fragrant. A classic early spring flowering shrub, Magnolia 'stellata' is a slow-growing and compact shrub (3m/10ft in height and 4m/12ft across) that makes the perfect addition to smaller gardens. Easy to grow and manage, this is a magnolia that will thrive in most soils and is reliably smothered in pure white star-shaped flowers every spring. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready to be planted up into a large pot or into the garden - dormant in winter so no leaves until the spring.
Why not try growing your very own delicious Rhubarb at home? The fabulous pair of Rhubarb plants will give you a delicious crop twice a year of 'Sanvitos Early' and 'Sanvitos Summer'. Rhubarb is very easy and incredibly rewarding to grow and perfect for gardeners of all abilities. 'Sanvitos Early' is an excellent early rhubarb variety and you can expect to pick fresh, juicy sticks from April each year. The dazzling, bright red stems not only look spectacular but have a lovely, balanced flavour that is much less acidic than many varieties, making it ideal for making scrumptious crumbles and jams. 'Sanvitos Summer' is a versatile rhubarb that will produce delicious, juicy sticks in spring, and as a day-neutral variety, there is no summer dormancy. The vivid bright red stems are stringless and wonderfully tender with a delicious, sweet flavour and well-balanced acidity, making it ideal for making tangy pies and preserves. We suggest picking sparingly in the first year to allow your plants to establish, and you'll be rewarded with armfuls of delicious rhubarb to harvest each year for many, many years to come! Ideal in the vegetable garden or grow your rhubarb in a large container. Supplied as 2 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Easy to care for, and simple to look after, begonias provide reliable, continuous colour throughout the summer until the first frosts. These brand-new, upright, large-flowered Majestic Patio Begonias are just the thing to create a strong focal point in your patio containers. Producing an abundance of flowers all summer long, the blousy, double blooms are big and bold in vibrant shades of blush and pink, each with a delightful pink picotee edging, and reach as much as 20cm (8in) across. Robust and strong, these begonias grow well in partial shade and will stand up to the worst of any poor weather, providing months of colour. You don't need much space to grow them either and they look great in borders too, flowering right through to October so extending the flowering season in your garden. Supplied as a mixture of 12 plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. (please note that this is a random mixture and exact colours cannot be guaranteed).
A perennial brassica from Japan, Wasabi is a native of shady river banks high in the Japanese mountains, and grows best in a damp, shady spot - ideal for the British climate. Forming a lush plant with leaves that can grow up to a meter wide, Wasabi japonica can also be grown in a pot if you're short on space.Wasabi (also known as Japanese Horseradish) is 100% edible so leaves, stems and flowers can all be enjoyed throughout spring and summer to spice up a salad while the rhizomes develop. The wasabi stem, or rhizome, is formed at the base of the plant and grows upwards above ground taking up to two years to reach maturity. It is this stem which is grated to produce wasabi paste.Once rhizomes are present you can pull the whole plant and grate your own fresh wasabi. As a bonus, you'll get small offshoots at the base of the harvested plant, which can be separated and re-planted to continue your fresh wasabi growing. Many of the products called wasabi don't actually contain real wasabi. Grow and taste the real thing and find out what you´ve been missing.Did you know... wasabi became a preferred flavouring in Japan and was prized for its ability to counteract food poisoning. Wasabi's ancient reputation as a healthy food comes from anti-microbial, anti-bacterial and anti-parasitic qualities.Supplied as 3 x plug plants ready for potting on.
A superb collection of perennials, annuals and shrubs that will flower all summer long and into the autumn. Specially selected to be irresistible to butterflies, as well as bees and other pollinating insects, there are plants for every part of the garden, from towering Hollyhocks to compact Lavenders for growing everywhere, in borders or in pots. With their foliage and flowers all bringing different forms and textures, they'll work in harmony with each other to give you a stunning display, and wildlife will enjoy them as much as you. What's more, all of the flowers are great for cutting! This collection will include plants such as, Lavender 'Hidcote', Hollyhock 'Chaters Double', Helianthus 'Vincent's Choice', Lavender 'Munstead', Delphinium ' Magic Fountain' & Verbena bonariensis Supplied as collection of 12 plug plants, ready to pot on or plant out.
What could be more perfect that a bouquet of gorgeous blooms that will last forever? This bouquet is made up of large artificial roses that are accompanied by green foliage that will look perfect displayed in a tall vase on your windowsill, sideboard, or as a centrepiece on your dining table. This will make a perfect gift for someone special, and part is, they require absolutely no maintenance. You don't have to worry about remembering to change the water because they can't die! Supplied as 1 x bouquet of roses and foliage, 30cm tall.
This Dahlia Lubega collection is the perfect way to add a bright selection of colour to your garden. Blooming earlier than the standard types of Dahlia, they are versatile, all-round garden performers, making them a great choice for anyone to grow. With uniformly large, bright, and bold blooms which contrast magically with the glossy leaves - it's little wonder that these dahlias are proving to be a hit as indoor plants too as they remain naturally compact. Great in borders, but also perfectly suited to pots thanks to their compact nature. The huge, colourful blooms will dazzle you, and their early flowering period means that you will have dahlias to pick before anyone else. Vigorous and self-branching, these gorgeous flowers are very easy to grow, this is because no pinching is necessary and the large, double blooms cover the plant all season giving you great results with no effort. 2 x 'Lubega Burgundy' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Purple White' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Special White' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Power Red' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Power Rose' plugs 2 x 'Lubega Power Yellow' plugs Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready for potting up and growing on before planting out when all risk of frost has passed.
'Sweet Red Balconi' is a tasty variety of capsicum pepper that will provide you with generous yields of deliciously sweet, glossy, bright red peppers. An Italian variety of pepper, that have a thick flesh and a mild sweet flavour, perfect for growing in UK gardens, they will be ready to harvest from July until October. Best grown in full sun, in a sheltered position and in fertile soil, this will help produce the biggest, sweetest peppers that quickly change from green to red. 'Sweet Red Balconi' does well in a greenhouse or indoors in a bright, sunny spot and also makes an impressive container plant on a patio or balcony. Tasty and packed with vitamins, red peppers are much higher in nutrients than green peppers, particularly vitamins A, C, K and B6 and are incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Perfect added raw to salads or roasted in the oven or added to skewers for barbequing where they have a wonderful, extra-sweet tangy taste if you let them burn a little. They freeze well too, so you can enjoy your home-grown peppers for months after the growing season has ended. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. Growing to a height of 1m (3ft) and spread of 50cm (1½ft).