With bright, magenta pink blooms, Buddeja ?Octopus? will be the highlight of your patio this summer. This compact shrub has been bred for a branching habit. Buddlejas flower at the branch tips, so more branches means even more flowers!
Perfect for those challenging shaded areas beneath deciduous trees, or meandering through cottage garden borders! Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea' is a compact evergreen perennial that will seed freely once established, making superb groundcover.
Sturdy stems topped with an explosion of pink and white blooms. This autumn flowering bulb is at its best when many other plants are beginning to fade! The impressive display of firework like blooms looks particularly effective when planted in tight groups.
Exquisite, fully double flowers each measuring up to 15cm (6) across are produced from late spring to mid-summer. The rosette-like blooms emerge deep pink and gently fade to pale pink as they mature. Later in the season, a second flush of blooms appear - this time single, but equally beautiful.
Bell-shaped flowers in a variety of bright colours and patterns will bloom over a long flowering period. These compact, hardy perennial penstemon plants are suited to all weather conditions, and are easy to maintain. Also attractive to bees. Ht. 50cm. Supplied as garden-ready plants.
Grow it as a hedge or as a single plant in the border: Privet is a tidy evergreen, and very easy to grow. It has small oval leaves, and as a hedge it is easy to trim so that it always looks neat. Left untrimmed, it will stand alone as a feature in the border: the dark leaves a backdrop to clusters of creamy white flowers in summer, followed by black berries, attracting bees, butterflies and birds. Ligustrum ovalifolium is happy in sun or deep shade, tolerates drought and pollution, and is generally untroubled by pests and diseases. Height and spread: 3m (10').
Hawthorn hedging is perfect for security hedging, the dense growth and thorny stems will deter most intruders, including unwanted larger animals and once established it will create a virtually inpenetrable barrier.
This dwarf Forsythia will welcome the Spring to your garden with a bright splash of colour. As the name suggests, Forsythia x intermedia 'Mini Gold? has a particularly neat, compact habit that will suit even the smallest of spaces. Dazzling yellow flowers fill the bare stems from March to April before the foliage develops. This delightful hardy deciduous shrub is perfect for bringing Spring interest to borders and patio containers.
The 'Birdie Pad' features a 25mm nest entrance hole, suitable for smaller birds. There are drainage holes in the base and an easy-open roof allows for cleaning at the end of the season. The substantial wood thickness ensures excellent strength, durability and insulation. Can be fixed to a fence, wall or single pole and is available in a range of different colours. Size: W 24cm x D 27cm x H 55cm.
Unsurpassable for its prolific growth and bold red trumpet blooms! Flowers are surprisingly weather resistant and cover the long stems of up to 120cm, making Petunia surfinia unbeatable for sheer flower power. Support its vigorous stems on a frame or let them tumble down in a cascade of colour. Trails to: 120cm (47). Supplied as plug plants.Petunia Surfinina® ?Blood Red?
Cambridge Favourite' is one of the most popular varieties available. Bumper crops of juicy orange-red fruits with excellent texture and flavour and texture are produced from June to July. This versatile and reliable variety is tolerant of most situations, and well suited to growing in containers on the patio for a space saving crop. Earlier and extending cropping periods can be achieved if grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 30cm (12). Estimated time to cropping once planted: 4-8 months. Estimated time to best yields: 16-20 months.
If you are on the hunt for a blue flowering shrub then Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Silvery Blue' could be just what you have been looking for. Its a versatile plant, with great drought and open exposure tolerance, making it a good choice for coastal gardens. This Russian Sage has aromatic, silvery foliage and stems that are covered in lavender blue flowers in summer. Perfect for garden borders with a blue, purple, white palette, or planted in groups or in lines, to create large areas of purple colour. A very low maintenance plant for the garden. Height and spread: 60cm (24).
This outstanding hardy shrub produces the most exhilarating coloured blooms imaginable. From summer to early autumn Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock' will burst into a psychedelic frenzy of multicoloured flower heads, that will create a real 'wow factor' in your garden. Like many Hydrangeas, this striking variety produces slightly different colour tones depending on the soil pH. An ideal specimen shrub for your borders or a large container on the patio. Supplied in a 9cm pot. Height and spread: 120cm (47).
Original, antique English rose blooms on a modern floribunda. Rose ?Ebb Tide? is an ideal specimen variety for patio containers as its shorter than normal growth habit means it can cope well with these conditions. The main attraction of this wonderful little rose however, is its beautiful plum/purple coloured blooms which are heavy with a sweet fragrance, these wonderful flowers will continue to appear throughout the summer months due to the rose?s free branching growth. . Height and spread: 75cm (30).
With a really 'heavenly' perfume, this is a rose that delivers big impact! 'Scent from Heaven' is a climbing rose, which will clamber up walls and trellis to a height of 3.6m. Dense and glossy dark-green foliage contrasts beautifully with the stunning semi-double, salmon-pink-orange flowers, which bloom on upright flower trusses ? often with up to 7 hybrid-tea-rose-shaped blooms on each truss.