Sumptuous, ruffled blooms in deep raspberry red that makes an opulent display. Peony 'Karl Rosenfield' is one of the finest of the double-red herbaceous peonies. This free flowering herbaceous peony is the perfect addition to cottage garden borders and makes a fine cut flower too.
This wonderful floribunda rose produces large peony-like petals that blend from white to an unusual deep mauve centre. Rose 'Blue Eyes' has good disease resistance and a short bushy habit that is well suited to either containers or borders. This superb and sought after variety is repeat flowering, filling the air with a fine sweet aroma. Height: 120cm (47). Spread: 90cm (35). Bareroot plant supplied.
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A new variety, Cephalanthus 'Magical Moonlight' is neat and compact, highly ornamental and bursting with wildlife appeal - proving there?s no need to compromise on looks when it comes to catering for bees and butterflies. The Button Bush is truly unique, with florets of white tubular flowers that open to form perfect spheres covered in a multitude of yellow-tipped pin-like stamens. Not only does 'Magical Moonlight' add a celestial feeling to your garden through midsummer, but you will love the intensely-rich perfume. In autumn its lychee-like fruits (the size of golf balls) offer up an abundance of seeds for wild birds. Thriving in most non-alkaline soils, this variety even copes on difficult damp ground where the soil is prone to seasonal waterlogging.
Decorate trellis and obelisks or cover an unsightly wall or fence with our Climber Collection. Guaranteed to not only add height and interest to your garden but to also give you a stunning backdrop to show off your other plants.
Plant these leeks in mid-june for a bountiful harvest in autumn. Leek 'Mercurian' is a new leek variety that has long white stems, and doesn't become 'bulby'.
With large and perfectly-formed goblet-shaped blooms, each growing with just a pair of shiny leaves on bare branches, Magnolia soulangeana is an unforgettable sight in the spring garden. The fragant flowers are white-pink in colour, flushed with deep pink at the base. For even more impact plant spring bulbs such as daffodils or tulips beneath this small tree or shrub. Magnolia denudata x liliiflora is perfect for small gardens and needs no pruning. Height and spread: 6m (20').
Three main aspects we all look for when choosing plants are reliability, versatility and vigour, and this variety of common Privet provides just that, and more. Ligustrum vulgare ?Atrovirens? is frost hardy and can be trained to form a semi-evergreen hedge or used on its own as a free standing shrub. However you decide to grow it, the shiny green oval leaves are guaranteed to make a perfect dark backdrop for feature plants in the border. In midsummer small white flowers appear, followed by glossy black fruits in autumn. But best of all, no matter how harsh the weather might be, Ligustrum will continue to flourish to its fullest potential. Height and spread: 200cm (78?).
Bergenia 'Dragonfly Sakura' is a sturdy evergreen with shining, rounded foliage that emerges a lush green and matures to a deep purple-black during the winter. It attracts pollinating insects into your garden with its delightful candy pink flowers in March. These Elephant?s Ears make delicate cut flowers, and Bergenia 'Dragonfly Sakura' is a hardy and low-maintenance perennial that is idea for the front of cottage garden borders. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 30cm (12).
Daphne tangutica is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with clusters of purple buds crowding the tips of each branch, opening to reveal star-shaped, white flowers with a reddish purple flush on the outside. The collection of blooms produced in summer have a wonderful scent and are followed by rounded red fruits as the flowers fade. With a compact habit and dark green, oblong leaves, this Daphne is perfect for even the smallest borders, ideally close to a path or doorway where the scent can be fully appreciated every time you pass. Height and spread: 100cm (39).
Masses of eye-catching pure white flowers cover this deciduous shrub from mid-summer, attracting many beneficial insects to the garden. Planted on mass, this Japanese Spiraea will reward you with an abundance of colour and texture, forming neat rounded, spreading plants that are easy to maintain and will suppress weeds. The arching branches of Spiraea japonica ?Albiflora? bear small oval leaves which make the perfect backdrop, even after flowering, when its fabulous autumn colours start to show. Planted in borders, containers or wildlife gardens, this superb shrub really isn?t that fussy. Height: 60cm (24?). Spread: 90cm (36?).
The arching, strap-like variegated foliage of Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' is particularly eye-catching, and this elegant sedge also produces small, white flower spikes in late spring. Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' is a hardy perennial grass with a clumping habit, making it a perfect choice for the front of border, rockeries and patio containers. It needs very little maintenance to keep it looking fantastic, is evergreen, and thrives in rich and fertile soil. Happy in light shade, it makes a very useful and charming addition to the garden. Height: 40cm (14). Spread: 60cm (24).
This enchanting plant emerges from the ground each spring, forming a clump of fresh finely cut leaves, followed by the most dainty white heart-shaped flowers born above the foliage and hanging along fine stems. Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' flowers through April and May, brightening a shady corner or woodland area. Also known as the Lyre Flower, Dutchman's Breeches or Bleeding Heart, this spring beauty likes to grow in moist conditions. Height: 120cm (48). Spread: 45cm (18).
Shrubby Cinquefoils are native to the Northern Hemisphere, often found at high altitude and sub-arctic regions. This makes them ideal for alpine gardens and rockeries. Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango' is a variety with delicate yellow-orange flowers, that have a long flowering season, from May until September. A low maintenance and easy to grow hardy shrub, that is best planted in a sunny position. It has good drought tolerance, so does not need much water. Height and spread: 60cm (24).
A great choice for a splash of lemon yellow in a sunny spring border, Geum 'Banana Daiquiri' has an enchanting little flower with a swirl of yellow anthers surrounded by the most delicate lemon yellow petals, each one lined with almost-transparent veins. The flower grows on a tall fuzzy stem above the neat clump of semi-evergreen leaves. This little Avens looks good at the front of the border and makes a nice cut flower in a spring arrangement. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 35cm (14).