A uniquely spectacular evergreen shrub, Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web' produces impressive, serrated glossy-green leaves that are highlighted with a frosted lacework of light webbing giving interest in any season. Also known as the Japanese aralia or castor oil plant, mature Fatsia plants will go on to produce exotic umbrellas of creamy white flowers, followed by attractive deep purple, almost black berries. Definitely a plant for any gardeners, whether novice or seasoned pro, f. japonica will grow well in any garden and is a great plant for difficult shady areas where other plants struggle - in fact they perform best in light, dappled shade, making a glossy backdrop to other plants with their amazing palmate leaves. Compact enough to fit in a large pot on the patio where its architectural shape makes a dramatic, tropical feature, plants really need very little attention to give you amazing results especially if you're time strapped. Supplied as an established plant in 3L pot ready for planting straight out into the garden, grows to 2.5m, flowers September - October.
Introducing this magical and unique Buddleia, 'Flower Power', that has taken years of dedication from plant breeders to produce. The first hybrid Buddleia between normal types, and a yellow flowered species, it has gorgeous 'colour changing' spires of flowers, from purple to orange - and all shades in between! What a sensational new colour for hot summer borders and shrubberies. It retains the ability to attract Butterflies, hence the common name Butterfly Bush, in flower in Summer it will become a mecca for beautiful peacock and tortoiseshells. The bees will love it too - and repay you by pollinating crops for you! Hardy and easy to grow, its multicoloured displays of colour and sweet scent will last all Summer long. It is more upright and less bushy than more common Buddleia, and can quite lax in some cases, so may need some support in windy spots. Grow in well-drained borders in sunny spots for maximum Flower Power. Look forward to great Summer displays year after year.
These fantastically striking Primula vialii will provide a splash of vivid colour to borders and patio pots. Also known as the Chinese Pagoda Primrose or Orchid Primrose, their unique, violet-pink flower heads, each with a striking, bright-red, central spike rise majestically on slender, upright stems from the plant below. Perfect for shady borders or pots on the patio where they can get afternoon shade, these colourful Primula will certainly be a talking point, and look even better when grown in groups! Each of your plants will form a compact habit of deeply-veined, lance-shaped leaves that will grow to about 30cm across. During the winter, the foliage will die back, and the plants becomes dormant. Supplied as 6 x large plug plants ready to be planted out.
Also known as a snakebark Maple, the Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Phoenix' is a dazzling ornamental tree, noted for its bright red young stems. In winter, the bright red shoots have been likened to the red-stemmed dogwoods which are renowned for their amazing seasonal colour, and the bark on older stems is striped silvery white, which accentuates their red colouring even further. The perfect addition to any garden looking to bring in some vibrant colour, 'Phoenix' is definitely one of the most striking of the snakebark maples, and its natural vigour makes it easy to grow and reliable. With a kaleidoscope of colour through the year, new leaves emerge tinted pink and develop a green-veined middle before turning a golden-yellow in the autumn. In addition, its tiny yellow flowers are followed by winged, sycamore-like fruits in early summer. Supplied as an established young tree in a 9cm pot, ready to be potted on or planted out. Mature plants will reach up to 6m and prefer a partially shaded spot in well-draining soil.
'Braeburn' in the most popular dessert apple in the UK. Discovered in New Zealand in 1952, it is named after the orchard where it was first grown. Famous for its incredibly juicy, firm, white fleshed fruits with greenish yellow skins streaked with orange and red, its flavour is considered to have a perfect balance of sweetness and acidic tartness. This refreshing taste sensation is what makes this such a popular apple. Beautiful pale pink blossom in April and May is followed by the large fruit that can be picked from late September. They keep very well if kept cool, easily lasting until January, so don't worry too much about the bumper crop that 'Braeburn' will deliver as you'll have plenty of time to enjoy eating it. Although it's a dessert apple, it's wonderful in puddings such as tarts because it maintains its shape and flavour and doesn't release too much liquid. 'Braeburn' is self-fertile, so it doesn't need another apple nearby to pollinate it. However, the already excellent harvest will increase further if there is one. Supplied as a bare root tree, 1.2 m (4 ft) tall on a dwarfing M9 rootstock, growing to a height and spread of 2.5 m (8 ft).
An exciting new introduction and an instant hit with customers, this compact, mini apple tree produces a bountiful crop of small, red bite-sized fruits which will delight all who see them, plus they're the ideal bite-sized snack for kids! We were blown away with just how gorgeous this apple tree is - it's truly something that you'll want to grow. With masses of pale pink blossom in spring, followed by The sweet, firm fruits are roughly the size of a golf ball, they taste delicious eaten whole - perfect for making mini toffee apples! Anyone can have a go at growing Appletini - it's easy to grow and self-fertile so you'll get a good crop of fruits without having to worry about complicated pollinating partners - you're guaranteed a crop of tasty mini apples. The tree stays compact at around 2m (6ft) - perfect for smaller gardens, and they will quite happily grow in a larger pot on the patio or planted in the border - so there's no reason not to give it a go!
You can now grow deliciously sweet peaches here in the UK! 'Redhaven' is an August fruiting variety with lusciously sweet yellow flesh that melts in your mouth when you bite into it. Its self-fertile, like the majority of our fruit varieties, so will crop reliably for you and needs no other tree in order for it to produce fruit. The gorgeous, sweetly fragrant pink blossom looks a picture in springtime, but ideally needs a little protection from late frosts. Ideally, plant your tree against a south-facing wall and cover with fleece when in flower in the spring; this is not to protect the tree itself, which is totally winter hardy, but to give the blossom maximum protection so it has the best chance of full pollination. The warmer the position of your tree when its in blossom, the busier the bees and other pollinating insects will be, resulting in delicious peaches for you! 'Redhaven' also makes a lovely potted specimen for your patio, allowing you to position it favourably when necessary. You can then really make the most of the fragrant spring blossom and perfect summer fruits.
A stunning addition to our range of dahlias and a major colour breakthrough - quite possibly the most vibrantly coloured of all dahlias! Bicolour, dazzling blooms emerge in an ever-changing display of flame-reds, yellows and oranges - each flower subtly changing in appearance as it ages. The plants themselves are robust and multi-branched, meaning you get many more flowers for your money. Plants are fairly compact too, so they don't require staking - making them really good in both flower borders and pots on your patio, where you can move them around to get the maximum impact from their stunning flowers. As with all dahlias, they're fabulous as cut flowers - pick a bunch of these fiery divas to bring into your home for amazing colour. Plants will grow to a height of around 60cm and are supplied as 6 x jumbo plug plants ready for potting up and growing on.
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.
A flower that is bang on trend at the moment with its striking ombre blooms - light coral-red fades to apricot-yellow towards the base, making this a real head turner in Dahlia colour. An award-winning Dahlia and 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. Robust, compact plants are ideal for flower borders and pots and are fabulous as cut flowers - pick a bunch of these pastel beauties to bring into your home for amazing colour. Supplied as 6 x plug plants ready for potting up and growing on, plants will grow to a height of around 50cm.
Finding year-round foliage colour for mixed planters and baskets, especially for autumn and winter colour, is a significant challenge - but ivies are the perfect foil to many plants. This duo - one a more solid green variety and the other variegated with gold edges - offers the perfect ingredients for hanging baskets, planters and tubs, for foliage interest that will cascade over the sides, providing a contrasting backdrop to any planting scheme. Varieties include: Hedera helix 'Yellow Ripple' (Gold) x 6 - a slow-growing, variegated variety, its grey-green leaves having creamy yellow margins. Hedera hibernica (Green) x 6 - a more vigorous variety with broad, 5-lobed leaves, shiny green leaves veined with paler green or cream. Slow growing, trim to shape; they can become the permanent features in tubs year after year, as you change the seasonal colour with them.
Create a gorgeous show of peony flowers in your garden. Producing a simply stunning display of huge, blousey, double flowers throughout mid-summer, they will add impact and vivid colour to your beds and borders. For timeless, elegant beauty, peonies are almost impossible to beat! It is very easy to see why they are so popular; as a perennial they will come back year after year with bigger, better displays - all with the absolute minimum of effort! Easy to grow and low maintenance, they will reap rewards for both beginners and experienced gardeners. Peonies will die back after flowering each year, only to burst into life again the following spring. You will get bigger, better displays each year for many years to come. Perfect for growing in beds, borders, pots or containers. This collection includes one plant each of 3 fabulous varieties: 'Duchess de Nemours' - Layers of beautiful white petals. 'Sarah Bernhardt' - Masses of pale-pink petals. 'Karl Rosenfeld' - Stunning deep magenta pink blooms. Supplied as 3 established plants in 11cm pots, ready to plant.
Brighten up the darkness of winter with these gorgeous Christmas Roses! Helleborus niger is one of the most popular Hellebore varieties across the world, and it is easy to see why. And it has been improved by plant breeders with the introduction of this new variety 'Christmas Carol', with many more flowers and a much longer flowering season. Each plant will produce an abundance of truly beautiful bowl-shaped, snowy-white flowers, which turn shades of pink as they age, across the festive period and beyond, year after year. They have lovely, thick, dark-green leaves and foliage too. Perfect for displaying indoors they will make a magical centrepiece, when put in a decorative pot or wrapped in some festive wrapping paper! After, plant them out in your garden they are completely winter hardy and will last for years, with displays coming back bigger and better each year. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 12cm pots, ready to plant out.
Geranium Rozanne was voted the Royal Horticultural Societys Plant of the Centenary at the100th Chelsea Flower Show. The best new plant in the last 100 years, as voted by the gardening public too! These spectacular plants will form a compact bush of lush foliage, and produce prolific, long-lasting displays from June to October. The beautiful, saucer-shaped, blue with white centre flowers contrast beautifully with the rich green foliage. As summer fades, the leaves turn from fiery orange, to red, then brown in a glorious late display! A hardy perennial, Geranium Rozanne is perfect for borders, easy ground cover and patio containers get yours while you can! It really is one of the easiest no-fuss, no maintenance perennials, rewarding you with amazing displays over 5 months.
Quite possibly one of the most unmistakable of all the climbing plants and sure to get your garden noticed, Actinidia kolomikta is a vigorous, deciduous climber with twining stems and leaves that look as though they have been dipped in paint. Beautifully fragrant flowers are also produced in summer, giving you an added bonus. Also known as the kolomikta vine or variegated hardy kiwi, actinidia is grown specifically for its heart-shaped leaves which are splashed with a generous helping of pink and white and make a particularly striking feature when grown against a sunny wall or the side of a house. A fast-growing plant once established, this vine is easy to grow and look after. Actinidia can be kept compact if needed and is easy to prune as mature branches tend to remain just a few inches thick so maintenance is not a chore. A good choice for covering ugly fences and walls as this ornamental climber is densely leaved and soon covers the offending structure. Young plants tend not to have the attractive variegation so don't worry if your plant remains green for a few seasons, the colour will eventually develop. 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 9cm pot, will grow to 8m x 8m in approx 10 years. Do bear in mind that young plants need to be protected from cats as they are attracted to the leaves and will quickly decimate them! (just google 'cats and actinidia' and see for yourself!) NB plants are dormant September - March so supplied as a bare plant with no leaves.
This wonderful collection of evergreen, winter flowering Clematis is just the thing for brightening up your garden during the coldest, darkest months of the year! Chosen to give you month after month of beautiful flowers from November right through to the following May, their dainty nodding blooms make an appearance when the garden can be at its dullest and are a welcome sight in winter and spring. Clematis 'Freckles' - delicately spotted pink blooms from November to February on a background of lustrous deep green foliage reaching 2.5m (8ft) in height. Clematis 'Early Sensation' produces pure white blooms from March to May and superb long-lasting seed heads and leaves tinted with bronze, growing 4m (12ft) high. Clematis cartmanii 'Joe' - is a lovely compact climber with divided, leathery, dark green leaves and clusters of bowl-shaped, white flowers 4cm across in March and April. 1.5m (5ft). All are easy to care for and need no pruning so can be planted anywhere where the sun reaches - even in the most inaccessible spots. Naturally compact, these climbing beauties won't take over, and are the perfect size for growing in pots. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Crank up the heat in the garden with this fiery deciduous grass. Slowly growing into large clumps, Red Baron boasts 50cm long leaves that are green near the base, turning more intensively red towards its tips. Equally at home in semi-shade as it is full sun, this grass is great for making a statement in pots or can be grown alongside perennials or other grasses in beds. If you really want to make an impact, plant it en masse, in swathes or as an edging plant alongside a path. Easy to look after, water it occasionally, especially in pots, and cut plants to ground level when they start to wither later in the year or before new growth appears in spring.Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Hardy ferns are a hidden gem of the gardening world, and should be grown much more widely. They suffer from perceptions they either take over like Bracken, or need wet spots to grow in - some do, but most don't. This specially selected trio of ferns are really special though - they are both hardy, and evergreen, so stand out as some of the best to grow, as most die back underground each winter. They will reward you with year-round foliage interest, and are perfect together as a small fernery in the border or in a large pot, or in mixed planters, or cool, deep, moist soils. This collection includes one each of 3 named ferns (varieties may vary depending on seasonal availability).
Classy, distinctive flowers with deep magenta margins. Samaritan Jo(TM) Evipo075(N) stands out above other clematis'. Renowned for its profusive flowering and vigorous but manageable growth, if you only buy one clematis this year, this is the one. You are guaranteed colour all summer long - distinctly different flower and flowering habit! Named in recognition of the great volunteer work that the Samaritans offer to people in distress - all volunteers are known as Samaritan Jo - this is an absolutely striking clematis, smothered in silvery-pink flowers. This striking and unusual clematis has been bred by award-winning clematis expert Raymond Evison and was launched at the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Clematis 'Samaritan Jo' is a stunning and rewarding plant for any garden location or for growing in a container for the deck garden, patio or outdoor dining area. This pretty, silver-pink star-shaped flowers of this Clematis have very pointed tips, and margins outlined with a delicate tracery of light purple-pink, further accentuated with a beautiful crown of purple stamens topped with the clearest golden yellow - a real sight to behold!