Just imagine, glistening, snow-white berries in your garden at Christmas - looking like tiny, sparkling decorations. Callicarpa, also known as the Beauty Berry, is a fabulously decorative shrub, characterized by bunches of berries which brighten the autumn garden with a sparkling hue. Something a little different to the usually seen purple plant - 'Magical Snowstar' is covered in snow-white berries from October to November which contrast beautifully with the autumn colour changes of its leaves. Callicarpa also works well as a decorative addition to Christmas displays, and adds a touch of winter magic to flower arrangements in your home. Growing to around 2.5m (8ft) Callicarpa bodinieri 'Magical Snowstar' is a tightly branching shrub which colours up in the autumn, when the leaves turn yellow before they fall, revealing the perfect snowball berries. If you're keen to cut the stems for indoor displays, then it's best to wait until December for the best colour. If you're keen to incorporate white accents into your garden, then callicarpa is an ideal choice. With a high tolerance for most soil types, it's very easy to grow - Magical Snowstar needs very little in the way of maintenance, just plant it in partial shade and prune out any dead or damaged branches in the spring. The bright berries provide your home with a colourful accent - although wait until the berries are fully grown and have their full colour. Once in a vase, it is important that they are in a cool and not too sunny place to retain the best colour. They're long lasting too, keeping for more than a month once cut as long as you don't drown the stems - they're fine in just 4in of water with a drop of bleach in the vase. You will receive an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out.
Capsicum 'Bell Boy' is a delicious variety of bell pepper that will produce tasty fruits that are wonderfully sweet and crunchy and can be eaten straight from the plant! The peppers are green initially, before ripening to a gorgeous, glossy rich red colour and they have thick walls which gives them a wonderfully firm crunch when eaten fresh. They're also ideal in salads and for stuffing and grilling, and a great source of vitamins A and C as well as potassium and iron - a perfect, healthy snack. A versatile plant, it can be grown on the patio or in the vegetable garden or greenhouse, and it makes a spectacular looking houseplant in a sunny, warm spot. Position it in full sun to get the biggest, sweetest crops of scrumptious miniature peppers, producing flowers and fruit month after month. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting after the risk of frost has passed, growing to 90cm (3½ft) tall.
'Petita' is a great variety of mini cucumber that will provide you with a profusion of small, delicious snack-sized, crisp, and refreshing fruits. Just the thing for picking on a warm day in the garden! Very easy to grow, 'Petita' has been developed to produce fewer female flowers and no male flowers. This means you no longer have to remove any flowers and prevent fertilisation and in turn, prevent bitter tasting fruits. From July to September, you can expect to be treated with yields of sweet and juicy snack cucumbers. Perfect in salads and sandwiches, or sliced lengthways for crudités and dips, and of course plucked straight from the plant and eaten straight away, these are amazing cucumbers, and you'll love growing them as much as eating them. Pick often to encourage further fruiting and any surplus will be great for pickling. These little beauties are packed with nutrients and antioxidants - low in calories and a good source of vitamins A and C, as well as minerals and antioxidants. 'Petita' is well suited for growing in the UK climate and will tolerate lower temperatures unlike other varieties. It will grow well inside a cool greenhouse or equally well outdoors in your garden beds or patio pots. For best results, support them with netting or a trellis, although they can be grown successfully at ground level. Supplied 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting. Reaching a height and spread of 1m.
A delicious variety of orange cherry Tomato 'Orange Paruche' is one of the best you can grow. Perfect for growing outdoors or in the greenhouse, its cascading trusses are smothered in fruits that remain ripe and ready for picking from early to July to October. A very prolific cropper, 'Orange Paruche' will provide you with some of the sweetest cherry tomatoes that you have ever tasted! A must have for your salads, sauces, and favourite dishes. Incredibly easy to grow in pots, baskets, or in your flower or vegetable border, they are a vine tomato and will fruit most prolifically when side shoots are pinched out to encourage an upright central stem that requires a support. Try to keep water off the foliage as blight can be a problem with 'Orange Paruche'. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots ready to plant out when the risk of frost has passed. Growing to a height of 2m and spread of 60cm.
Plant this desirable perennial in a sunny or slightly shaded spot and you can enjoy a succession of brightly coloured bell-shaped flowers that are carried on short, upright spikes throughout summer and into autumn. A classic cottage garden perennial that is totally winter hardy and easy to grow. Perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners alike, you're guaranteed masses of spectacular flowers which can also be cut for your home. Superb grown in beds and borders alongside other perennials or among ornamental grasses, Penstemon likes well-drained soil and forms large clumps in time, rewarding you with even more flowers. Looking after them is easy; occasionally dead-head fading blooms to prolong the display and cover plants with a dry mulch of compost in late autumn to keep roots snug and protected from frost. Varieties Included: Heavenly Blue - A low mound of leaves absolutely smothered in electric-blue flowers with a hint of pink. King George V - A robust penstemon with stocky growth, covered in red flowers with a white throat. Snowstorm - An upright penstemon with bright green leaves and beautiful white bells tipped with pink. Raven - One of the darkest penstemons with dramatic trumpets of deepest purple.Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
The perfect partner for Begonia Illumination, Begonia Non-Stop is so named because of its prolific flowering characteristics it literally smothers itself in vibrant, brightly coloured double flowers permanently from late April until the first frosts in the autumn. It is really easy to grow in beds and borders as well as patio containers and has such a good reputation with professional growers it is an almost permanent feature in park displays. This is especially so because the faded flowers drop off without the need for dead-heading making way for fresh flowers without any work required! In your garden the large, slightly upward facing flowers which reach 10-15cm across, will be held on strong stems. They are really weather resistant and will thrive in any conditions from the hottest summer days to typically showery summer weather. The colour range is stunning with all shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and white included.Perfect for hanging baskets and tubs where the plants can trail. Supplied as 18 plug plants, ready to pgrow on before planting out.
This veritable superfood is believed to carry all manner of health benefits and is recommended by health experts and dieticians accordingly. Packed full of vitamins and minerals as well as antioxidants, they are not only really good for you, but they taste great too! Blueberries provide true season-long interest and will produce wonderfully fragrant tubular blossom in spring, followed by delicious fruits that form and colour up ready for picking from June onwards. An unusual and unique blueberry, 'Yellowberry Blue' is remarkable for its yellow leaves and contrasting blue fruits. A real novelty, the warm yellow leaves are tinged with pink and orange tones and make for an altogether highly decorative plant for the kitchen garden. As a bonus, its compact size means that like many other blueberries, Yellowberry is ideal for growing in a pot - so you don't even need a garden in order to benefit from its decorative form! Blueberries make brilliant patio plants and will grow perfectly in pots do remember to use ericaceous (slightly acidic pH) compost though as all blueberries are lime intolerant. In autumn, the foliage will provide a bright flourish of colour before falling off for the winter. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Simply place Mr Weedy over the centre of any lawn weed and press down on the pedal with your foot. As the 'spikes' enter the soil, they cleverly close up, gripping around the heart of the weed. Rotate the handle and pull and the whole things out- its as simple as that! No backache, no chemicals, fast and incredibly easy! Made to last with a powder coated steel construction and a comfy grip handle. NOW is time to weed your lawn!
This innovative multi-purpose 3-in-1 garden tool allows you to rake, shovel, shift and even sieve almost anything in your garden with a minimum of effort and virtually zero bending or backache - all using just one tool! Amazingly lightweight, with a long reach (1.5M) and a strong powder-coated metal handle, it is designed to make light work of many everyday tasks. The incredibly strong and durable polycarbonate head is designed to slide smoothly under debris collecting it all efficiently and thoroughly. Start by raking and scraping debris in to a pile - then turn your Rake 'N' Shift over and it becomes a shovel - now you can shift the debris exactly where you want it! When clearing and tidying it also allows you to sieve and shake out gravel, water or top soil - so you only discard and move what you need to! Perfect for leaf collection, dealing with grass cuttings and clippings, removing debris from your driveway, pond or water feature - even clearing up after your dog, horse or cat! The Rake 'N' Shift is THE tool that every gardener must have and will be indispensable all year long!
A very old variety of rose, Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'(or Rosa mundi, the French Rose), is a compact, bushy rose with matt, mid-green leaves and highly fragrant blooms, produced in small clusters from early summer. The semi-double flowers are quite large with stripes of pink, white and fuchsia, making a powerful statement in the garden. Bushes are quite compact and are perfect for growing in pots, beds and borders and they also make very attractive, informal hedges. Not just a pretty face, this was one of the first roses to be cultivated in Europe, and is often referred to as Rosa mundi, purportedly named after Rosamund Clifford, mistress of Henry II. 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 a 3L potted plant ready for immediate planting, will reach approx. 100cm x 100cm
An absolutely spectacular addition to your garden! A low maintenance, exotic garden plant, 'Colour Guard' is a variegated Yucca which forms rosettes of evergreen leaves with a broad, central, pale yellow stripe. Hardy to -10C, and holder of an RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be assured that this is an all-round garden-worthy plant and a solid, reliable performer. A superb choice for drier gardens and Mediterranean-style designs, 'Colour Guard' is not as spiky as other Yucca varieties, so is also a much 'softer' option for your garden. In mid to late summer, especially during hotter years, bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers are produced on 1-2m tall stems which add to the overall beauty of this award-winning, Mediterranean gem. More compact than other varieties, this variegated Needle Palm reaches around 150cm high so won't outgrow a large pot or overshadow other plants. Supplied as an established plant in a 10L pot, ready to plant out or pot on.
A new colour for bidens which is a big step forward from the more usual yellow, this spectacular colour combination provides you with a totally unique and truly wonderful contrast that will really brighten any summer display. Bred to be compact and vigorous (while still remaining tidy), these delightful plants will become smothered with bloom throughout summer with new flowers opening every day, and they'll constantly attract butterflies and other friendly pollinating insects. Perfect for pots and hanging baskets, where they will spill over the sides, softening hard edges - you'll be dazzled by the abundant display of bicolour daisy-like pink and white flowers of this stunning new bidens. With its lush fern-like leaves, 'Pink Princess' makes a perfect contrast to more pastel-coloured plants and is absolutely superb grown alongside blue or purple petunias. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready for potting up and growing on. Mature plants will reach 20cm x 20cm.
Highly scented, two-toned flowers, each creamy white with bright burgundy banding held over a neat mound of green leaves make this a must-have plant for your garden. The showy flowers are great when used for fragrance in bouquets and cut-flower arrangements, they're also perfect in pots and containers, where their colour instantly brightens the dullest of areas. An evergreen perennial, dianthus are easy to grow, compact plants that are winter hardy and resistant to the UK weather and will bloom early in the season - often reblooming when the weather cools again in autumn. Bred to be neat and compact, they're wildlife friendly and popular with Butterflies! Supplied as a pack of 12 x Plug plants ready for potting up and growing on before planting out when risk of frost has passed.
Incredibly versatile, The Darlac Take Anywhere Tap allows you to take water with your around the garden or allotment! Made from solid brass, simply screw the tap to a suitable vertical surface like a fence post, wall or shed and connect to a fixed water source with a length of hose just underneath the tap. This will pull the water over from wherever your normal garden tap or other water source is situated and provide a tap for you to connect a hose or fill buckets or butts of water with - wherever you need it. To move it, simply unscrew and remove from the surface, pick up and place wherever else when you need to... It can be used as any normal tap having a 3/4' threaded outlet, even in conjunction with a 2 or 4 way tap manifold to give even greater flexibility. Incredibly easy to set up, all the fixings you need are provided. Note: Do not leave outdoors in freezing conditions.
Beloved by butterflies, 'Chirocco' will add vibrant late-spring colour to borders in a lovely mix of pinks, reds, purples and whites! What's more, they are winter hardy perennials that will return year after year, so you can enjoy them for many years! These fabulous plants are ideal for planting into garden borders, plus the gorgeous blooms make wonderful, long-lasting cut flowers too - often flowering up to Christmas in milder years. Much loved by garden designers, these are a cottage-garden staple, but are equally at home in more formal gardens and even in pots, where they make a fabulous display. Plant either as specimen plants, dotted around the garden or in drifts where their airy stems and pom-pom flowers blend in marvellously with other flowering perennials. Supplied as 12 plug plants ready for you to pot up and grow on before planting out into the garden.
A new type of blueberry, 'Bluedrop' brings a new dimension to this popular berry. Everbearing with teardrop-shaped fruits (hence its name) you'll experience a taste sensation with an abundance of balanced, sweet and sharp blueberries. Produced on compact plants which reach around 60cm, the refreshing fruits mature in succession from the end of June until the first frosts, greatly extending the yield compared to traditional blueberries. Easy to grow in ericaceous soil, they don't have complicated needs, so anyone can grow them from the most inexperienced gardeners to experts and, being smaller than the older varieties, they're ideal in pots on decks and balconies so you don't even need a garden. Perfect for underplanting beneath normal blueberries for an extended crop, as a bonus they're semi-evergreen too, so make a decorative feature for most of the year. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for immediate planting.
This veritable superfood is believed to carry all manner of health benefits and is recommended by health experts and dieticians accordingly. Packed full of vitamins and minerals as well as antioxidants, they are not only really good for you, but they taste great too! Blueberries provide true season-long interest and will produce wonderfully fragrant tubular blossom in spring, followed by delicious fruits that form and colour up ready for picking from June onwards. Little Blue Wonder is the result of dedicated breeding work to produce a compact, hardy blueberry and it certainly fulfils the brief. Growing to just 40-60cm high it's hardy down to -30°C and makes the ideal specimen plant for patios and balconies in containers and for gardens too - just remember to use ericaceous (slightly acidic pH) compost though as all blueberries are lime intolerant. Highly ornamental, in spring the bush becomes covered in pale flowers - so much so that it has earned this blueberry the name the 'Heather Blueberry'. Then in autumn, the foliage will provide a bright flourish of burgundy red colour before falling off for the winter. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Chinese Witch Hazel... Spectacular Firework-Like Flowers, Striking All-Year-Round Foliage, Easy To Grow And Winter Hardy! A plant for all seasons and all gardens, the Chinese Witch Hazel really is one of the most spectacular plants you can own. Quite a rarity in UK gardens, it is unlikely that your neighbours will have one, so you can be one of the first to grow it! Incredibly exotic looking, this highly prized beauty is actually very hardy and easy to grow. Its glorious, rich burgundy, oval-shaped leaves contrast superbly against any green foliage and act as a dramatic backdrop to its spectacular, vibrant pink flowers. Often likened to sea coral, the highly unusual ribbon-shaped petals explode from the centre just like a firework and completely smother the plant from February to April, just when you need interest in your garden. As spectacular in a pot on your patio as in any border, Chinese Witch Hazel requires nothing more than an occasional trim to keep it in perfect shape. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready to plant out.
Juicy, ripe tomatoes picked straight from the plant are a luxury that everyone must experience, and these tumbling toms can be enjoyed by anyone whatever space they have. Not only are they incredibly easy to grow, they're also ideal in a hanging basket, window box, or pot in a sunny, sheltered spot where they'll look great trailing over the edges. Growing tomatoes is easy and incredibly rewarding - make salads and chutneys, or of course eat them fresh. 'Tumbling Tom Yellow' is the ideal variety to get started growing your own tomatoes - so easy in hanging baskets, tubs, planters and even window boxes, you will get hundreds of small cherry tomatoes in summer. Kids love growing them too (and of course eating them), and this is a great way to start a life-long interest in gardening. Trailing tomatoes are self-branching, so other than pinching the tip out when you plant them up, there is no need to do anything else to them, unlike other tomato varieties - so they're ideal to grow if you're not a confident gardener. Tumbling Tom produces massive crops of firm, round fruit all summer long - each one packed with sweet, delicious juice. Perfect fresh and in salads.
With glossy green leaves and highly fragrant flowers this fantastic honeysuckle is perfect whether scrambling over a pergola of covering an unsightly fence or wall. It's fully hardy and bears green foliage through all but the hardest winters giving a year round display. These well established plants will give plenty of flowers this year.