Also known as New Zealand Flax, Phormium 'Evening Glow' is a robust, fully hardy evergreen which forms a dense clump of sword-like leaves - a really great plant for adding a bit of a statement to your garden. Stunning in a border and stylish in a container, this recently introduced phormium plant has particularly attractive, bright red, lustrous foliage highlighted with a bronze edge, and is a compact form - meaning that it won't overshadow everything in your garden plus you can grow it in a pot! Phormiums prefer a hot dry site (although will tolerate partial shade) and make a great candidate for a Mediterranean garden or a gravel garden where their upright leaves make a great foil for many other coloured plants. Easy to grow, phormium 'Evening Glow' is a compact form, and needs virtually no maintenance - it may even reward you with spikes of red flowers in late summer. Ultimately growing to around 1m, we supply well-established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Compact and beautifully formed, Dianthus 'I Love You' is a striking garden pink with its narrow grey-green leaves and masses of delightfully scented flowers all summer long and into autumn. The buds open into rich dark pink double blooms that are deeply ruffled. As the flowers mature they change colour to lighter pink and finally white, always accompanied by their sweet, familiar fragrance. Such a wonderful addition to any garden and happy in full sun or light shade, in flower beds and borders or containers, and the perfect long lasting cut flower. One of the RHS 'Plants for Pollinators', bees and a wide variety of insects will certainly appreciate you planting this hard working, evergreen perennial in your garden. Particularly effective when planted in groups, very easy to grow, fully hardy and undemanding, Dianthus really are a must-have. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
Hardy Geraniums, or 'Cranesbills' as they are commonly known, are one of the easiest and best garden performers for low maintenance, flowering displays, and versatility to growing conditions. Everyone should find space for them! A real showstopper, from May to July every year, Geranium Censation 'Kora' stands tall above its foliage and produces incredibly beautiful blooms with delicate, tissue paper petals in an eye-catching shade of mauve-blue with contrasting white centres. Not to be confused with bedding Geraniums, more correctly called Pelargoniums, these really are one of the most versatile plants - sun or shade, wet or dry, pots or garden, they just keep doing their thing year after year. From their dormant state over-winter, in spring they produce neat and tidy small domes of foliage that will become smothered in flowers in Summer. A mecca for bees, they will be buzzing with activity on sunny days. Supplied as 3 x bare root plants, ready to plant out.
Also known as New Zealand Flax, Phormium 'Jester' is a robust, fully hardy evergreen which forms a dense clump of sword-like leaves - a really great plant for adding a bit of a statement to your garden. Stunning in a border and stylish in a container, this phormium plant has particularly striking, apricot-pink and lime-green foliage, and is a compact form - meaning that it won't overshadow everything in your garden plus you can grow it in a pot! Phormiums prefer a hot dry site (although will tolerate partial shade) and make a great candidate for a Mediterranean garden or a gravel garden where their upright leaves make a great foil for many other coloured plants. Easy to grow, phormium 'Jester' needs virtually no maintenance - it may even reward you with spikes of flowers in late summer. Ultimately growing to around 1m, we supply well-established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Sometimes it's hard for a plant to live up to its name, but Beauty Berry doesn't fail and certainly will not let you down! An absolute knock-out, Callicarpa is grown for its long-lasting display of metallic-purple, almost jewel-like berries that cling in dense clusters to bare branches between autumn and late winter. An award-winning plant, this desirable shrub has received both the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and the RHS accolade of a Plant for Pollinators, making it a reliable and wildlife-friendly plant for the garden. In spring its young foliage is tinged a lovely shade of bronze before turning dark green, while summer interest is provided by a mass of delicate pink flowers. Then, before the berries come into their own, the dark green foliage puts on a fiery show in the autumn, turning golden and red Excellent grown alongside other shrubs in a sunny or slightly shaded position, this bushy deciduous plant grows to around 3m, but can be kept more compact by pruning. An absolute garden must-have, plant a few callicarpas together to get a bumper crop of berries!. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L Pot, plants will grow to approx. 1.8m.
The beautiful, red throated pink flowers of Rhododendron 'Cosmopolitan', appear in large, extravagant clusters in May and June. Beautifully glossy, dark green leaves form a dense, compact evergreen shrub. The perfect backdrop for showing off the fabulous flowers. A great choice for an exotic planting scheme on acid soils, or for adding colour and structure to mixed borders, 'Cosmopolitan' is great as a specimen in a large pot where you can get up close to it. The soil should be on the acidic side and rich in humus and always moist which will allow established plants to withstand direct mid-day and afternoon sun. Use ericaceous compost if growing in a pot, or add it to the planting hole in the border. Rhododendrons are low-maintenance shrubs that prefer bright to dappled shade or partial shade, avoiding morning sunlight which can damage buds. Keep well watered. Supplied as an established plant in a 17cm pot, 'Cosmopolitan' will grow to H2.5m (8ft) x W1.5m (5ft).
Fill your fruit bowl for weeks with juicy, homegrown grapes from this gorgeous grape vine. Now you can grow your own deliciously sweet, juicy grapes from your own grape vines right here in the UK and create a little Mediterranean haven in your garden. Producing plenty to fill your fruit bowl for weeks, the grapes will be bursting with flavour and healthy goodness when you harvest them each year - simply irresistible. Decorative as well as productive, grape vines make a stunning feature when trained over a pergola, fences or arches and their large leaves will provide natural summer shade - plus you can always use the young vine leaves for making dolmades! Best grown in a greenhouse or conservatory for an optimum harvest, this grape will make a welcome addition to any garden, and is also happy in a pot on your patio or in the ground, where it will reward you with your very own delicious, sweet, juicy grapes for years to come. You will receive one white table grape (supplied as a named variety) with its first fruitlets appearing - this fabulous vine is prolific fruiting, incredibly winter hardy and very easy to grow.
Also known as New Zealand Flax, Phormium 'Golden Ray' is a robust, fully hardy evergreen which forms a dense clump of upright, strappy leaves - a really great plant for adding a bit of a statement to your garden. Stunning in a border and stylish in a large container, this phormium plant has striking green and yellow variegated leaves, edges with bronze. Phormiums prefer a hot dry site (although will tolerate partial shade) and make a great candidate for a Mediterranean garden or a gravel garden where their upright leaves make a great foil for many other coloured plants. Easy to grow, phormium 'Golden Ray' needs virtually no maintenance - it may even reward you with spikes of flowers in late summer. Ultimately growing to around 2m, we supply well-established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Looking very much like a palm tree in miniature, Dracaena marginata (also known as the Madagascar dragon tree) is an evergreen shrub with a crown of long, sword-shaped, dark green leaves, finely edged with reddish-brown. A superb, low-maintenance houseplant that has few problems. Holder of the presigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be sure that it is a tried and tested winner, Dracena is an easy-to-grow indoor plant which thrives on little care - a super choice for those of us new to growing houseplants! Dragon trees need a bright position which makes them an ideal candidate for a light windowsill out of direct sunlight and away from artificial heat sources such as radiators. They're slow growing too, taking around 10 years to get to 5ft, so won't overtake your home. As well as being super-easy to grow, Dracaena is well known for helping keep the air in your home clean as it filters out pollutants keeping it fresh and clean - according to NASA, this plant can remove formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene, found in furniture, fireplace smoke, and common household products. Supplied as a double-stem plant (30/15cm) in a 17cm pot. Please note that the decorative pot is not included, see 'as supplied' photo.
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.
Picking plump, juicy figs straight from a tree is one of life's greatest pleasures, especially when served up with some wafer thin slices of Parma ham and a drizzle of honey. Divine! Boasting masses of large, pear-shaped fruit with deep red flesh that are ready for picking in late summer and early autumn, 'Little Miss Figgy' is perfect in a large pot. Even before the fruit is ripe this dwarf variety adds a presence to the garden as branches are clothed with large, deeply lobed leaves. Despite originating from warmer climates, this amazing compact fig is incredibly tough, easily shrugging off temperatures down to -15°C in the UK. Extremely drought tolerant when established, figs do best in a brightly lit, sunny spot. Keep plants productive and compact by restricting roots by growing in large pots.
Create a beautiful summer display in your garden with this delightful 'Hagley Hybrid' clematis. This later blooming hybrid produces gorgeous large pink blooms from July to September. A vigorous climber, this clematis has a relatively compact habit, and this makes it suitable for growing in container if space is limited, where its free-flowering nature can be put to best effect. Clematis plants make wonderful additions to any garden and can be used very effectively to screen and hide objects and to enhance other plants such as other climbers and shrubs, especially roses. Relatively compact growing, you can also plant in a pot or container on the patio, so you shouldn't worry about finding space in your borders. Why not grow up an obelisk in a pot for a beautiful patio display? Winter hardy and free flowering, they can pretty much be left to their own devices with just a light trim in late winter/early spring trim and a prune back in the summer after flowering. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, with a supporting tripod, ready to plant.
Blooming from August and into autumn, Hibiscus are a great for extended the season of interest in the garden, beginning to bloom just as others are starting to fade away, and with its exotic looking flowers, 'Sugar Tip', will certainly catch your eye! The soft pink, raspberry tinted petals give the double flowers a delicate look, yet it is completely hardy, and the eye-catching variegated grey-green foliage has unusual cream patterned edges. It makes a superb specimen in a large pot or grow it in the borders, where its height and unique foliage make it a perfect backdrop for other flowering plants. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, and growing to a height and spread of 2m (6ft).
'Miss Bateman' is a simply gorgeous, early season and large flowering clematis with elegant white blooms that have green stripes down the petals. Not one to disappoint, it will produce a second display of pretty white flowers later in the summer from August to September. A vigorous climber, this clematis has a relatively compact habit, and this makes it suitable for growing in container if space is limited, where its free-flowering nature can be put to best effect. Clematis plants make wonderful additions to any garden and can be used very effectively to screen and hide objects and to enhance other plants such as other climbers and shrubs, especially roses. Due to the compact nature of this plant, you can also plant in a pot or container on the patio, so you should not worry about finding space in your borders. Why not grow up an obelisk in a pot for a beautiful patio display? Winter hardy and free flowering, they can pretty much be left to their own devices with just a light trim in late winter/early spring trim and a prune back in the summer after flowering. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, with a supporting tripod, ready to plant.
'Early Sensation' is an evergreen clematis which grows up to 4m (12ft) tall, with green, divided leaves that emerge with striking bronze tints for an early display of extra colour, making it a stunning centrepiece for your garden. From March to May, 'Early Sensation' bursts into life, its clusters of delicately alluring, nodding flowers releasing a delicate, sweet fragrance into the air. The large (up to 7cm wide) cupped flowers are pure-white with a greenish-yellow centre. A superb feature plant that flowers through the spring, Early Sensation is also remarkable for its evergreen leaves which provide year-round interest in your garden. Robust and fully hardy, this clematis is highly ornamental over a long period and is always in demand and quite rightly so - plant it in free-draining soil by doorways or alongside pergolas to make the most of its pristine blooms and evocative fragrance. Supplied as an established plant in a 1.5L pot, ready for immediate planting.
A favourite with gardeners due to its forgiving nature - Aloe Vera is a dessert plant and tolerates neglect and lack of water well. Well known for its ability to soothe burns with its cooling sap, this slow growing succulent has thick fleshy leaves with toothed edges that form a wide rosette over time and makes a striking plant for a bright, sunny position. A really easy-to-grow plant, this windowsill favourite can be moved outdoors during the summer to make the most of the available sunlight and warmth, although remember to keep it out of direct sunlight for a few days until acclimatised. Some people also like to use aloe vera juice as a hair conditioner, makeup remover, or even a skin tonic, and it makes a great soothing salve for minor sunburn. To use the juice, simply remove a leaf from the plant and slit it along its length, scooping out the contents with a spoon. Supplied 50cm tall including 15cm pot. Please note that the decorative pot is not included, see 'as supplied' photo.
The perfect gift to celebrate a Silver Anniversary. This spectacular rose will give great pleasure to someone special for many years to come. An absolutely stunning rose, with almost flawless, pure-white flowers that contrast beautifully with its deep-green, glossy foliage Silver Anniversary will look brilliant wherever you plant it! Add to that a pleasant, sweet perfume and repeat-flowering, and it makes this rose the perfect present, giving enormous pleasure for many years! Note for Gifts: At checkout you can select if you would like to send this as a Gift. If you choose YES (or call our OrderLine), this will: • Allow you to enter a Gift Message, which will appear on the Delivery Note • Remove prices from the Recipients paperwork
Currently bang on trend with their own Instagram following, you can't escape the images of cacti which are everywhere! With our collection of 6 tried and tested plants, this is your opportunity to join in with the cactus revolution. Cacti have evolved for arid living - they are used to very little water, hot days and chilly nights so are perfectly adapted to modern home living! Needing very little in the way of care, cacti are the ideal houseplant for everyone from beginners to experts. Happy in a sandy compost, with plenty of light and a little water now and again, your cactus collection will thrive. Built to conserve moisture, they'll tolerate being dry and will explode into growth when watered correctly (just don't overwater them - they hate it and will curl up their toes). If you want to do less and get more out of your plants, then these cacti are your go-to plants! Slow-growing, they are the perfect living sculpture for home decoration, and will grow and age with you. There's a cactus for everyone, with spines, without spines, with flowers, tall, squat, round, ribbed, lobed and trailing - truly a plant of many forms. They're ideal to get kids interested in gardening with their alien shapes, all you need is a little care with the spiny ones, but then you can always pick one of the spineless or furry ones! Supplied as a collection of 6 mixed plants* in 5.5cm pots, ready to go on a windowsill near you now! *Plants may vary depending on availability. Remember that cacti are prickly beggars - always wear protective clothing when handling.
Give your "true love" something really special this Valentine's Day - this spectacular rose bush will give them enormous pleasure year after year! Much better than buying expensive cut-flowers - because the pleasure lasts so much longer - your 'My Valentine' rose will arrive perfectly with your own personal message for your loved one, ready to plant and thrive in their garden or patio for years to come. 'My Valentine' is a simply gorgeous Hybrid Tea variety that will burst into full-bloom each year with and abundance of rich, berry-red, high-centred flowers - from May right through to the first frosts in late-autumn. Each flower carries a beautifully sweet, subtle fragrance too! Supplied as freshly lifted, professional grower-quality plants, in 3 litre pots. They are dormant at this time of year and will quickly establish and start shooting when planted.
A ceramic-effect decorative planter to give a classic, elegant and contemporary design to your garden. Embossed with a stylised trio of boxwood topiaries and 'Boxwood' text this unique green paint-washed pot creates an outstanding feature. Placed by doorways, gateways and pathways or around patios it's a real show-stopping feature, and the perfect partner to display your standard roses, shrubs, annual bedding and select perennials. Manufactured from hard-wearing, frost and UV resistant plastic with predrilled drainage holes, it will allow your plants to thrive. Functional and decorative, the age-effect paint creates an eye-catching and stunning effect that will really add visual value to your beautiful plants. Supplied as a heavy-duty polypropylene planter, 33cm (11in) diameter.