A very pretty french lavender with highly scented dark mauve flower heads that are topped with brighter purple bracts during April-May. Foliage is evergreen and the grey-green leaves are aromatic too. Plant in a sheltered position, avoiding excessive wet soil in winter. A great variety for a large patio planter. Ht. 60cm. Supplied as a mature plant in a 2 litre pot.
The strawberry sundae coloured blooms of this hydrangea will transform balconies and patios. Short red-brown stems bear abundant green and white flowers which turn pink from August onwards. Hydrangea 'Sundae Fraise' is more compact than its cousin 'Vanilla Fraise', so is ideal for small gardens and containers. As with most hydrangeas, flower colour will vary depending on the climate and soil type. Height and spread: 120cm (47).
An outstanding beefsteak tomato variety which produces attractive oxheart-shaped fruits with exceptional flavour, all summer long.
Beautiful by name and by nature, Tomato ?Orange Beauty? produces gorgeously appetising uniform baby plum tomatoes with tender skin and warm orange colouring.
This unique cross combines the unusual dark skin and health benefits of Black Cherry with the high sugar content of our red cherry type Sweet Apéritif. Sweeter than Black Cherry, but retaining the high levels of anthocyanins and lycopene of dark-fruiting types.
The first late blight-resistant cherry tomato for UK gardeners to grow outdoors, Primabella produces large, pale green ripening to red fruits. In our 3 years of trialling under inconsistent weather and soil conditions, this cordon variety has performed superbly.
This heavy weight tomato has performed superbly in RHS Wisley growing trials, coming out tops against 31 other varieties. We were amazed at the heavy crops at the end of the trial period. Each plant produced an average of 69 fruits under greenhouse conditions each weighing an average 109g (3¾oz). For the longest cropping season from your greenhouse tomatoes look no further than Akron F1.
All the health benefits of Indigo Rose but with better yields, slightly heavier fruits and better flavour! Each 30g fruit is packed with anthocyanins thanks to the purple skin blushing. You?ll get masses more fruits compared to Indigo Rose thanks to a true vigorous cordon habit. A pale purple blush appears early on unripe green fruit, turning to rich purple with a reddish base when ripe. Sweeter than Indigo Rose with a better balance of acidity to boot ? ifyou are looking for a decorative variety with high flavour and strong garden performance, look no further!
A welcome springtime evergreen perennial, Arabis caucasica 'Pixie Cream' or Rock Cress produces dozens of small fragrant blooms with cream petals and yellow centres complemented by cushions of grey-green foliage. This alpine plant is a good choice for rock gardens, nestling into wall crevices, patio containers or as attractive ground cover in hot sunny borders. When the plant is established it will be drought tolerant and easy to maintain. Bees will make a bee-line for Arabis as it's a good source of nectar during the early part of the season. Height: 10cm (4). Spread: 25cm (10).
A late flowering herbaceous perennial, Aster novi belgii 'Karminkuppel' produces masses of daisy flowers, with purple petals and yellow centres, in late summer through to mid autumn. A lovely addition to any cottage garden, priarie style meadow borders and wildlife gardens, especially those with a colour palette of pinks, blues, purples and white. The nectar rich flowers are a great food source for bees and butterflies. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 50cm (20).
Aster novi belgii 'Rosa Perle' or more commonly known as Michaelmas Daisy, or New York Aster is a vibrant and informal flowering perennial that is great for providing late summer / early autumn colour to borders. The daisy flowers have lavender-pink petals with yellow centres and are great for many types of garden styles, including cottage, contemporary and priarie. The plant has masses of flowers when in bloom and it is a superb plant for attracting bees and butterflies. Height and Spread: 50cm (20).
In contrast to the more usual hydrangeas with pink or blue blooms, Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' has white flowerheads. These large and paper flowerheads last until the autumn, and this easy to maintain shrub is happy planted into garden borders or large containers. With an RHS AGM, Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' is a great specimen plant for a range of garden designs, from modern minimalist to cottage and woodland gardens. Its dried flowerheads can be added to flower arrangements. Height and spread: 250cm (98).
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' is a beautiful hydrangea for garden borders and patios. Its large conical flowerheads open in a soft shade of pea green, then fade to creamy white with hints of soft pink. As the plant holds blooms at different stages of growth from late summer into well into the autumn, the result is three-toned effect. Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' is often the last plant to lose its summer flowers, and a simple prune in late autumn keeps it in great condition for the following year. Enjoying dappled shade, a planting under a tree canopy or by a wall, with a shaded root zone, is ideal for this shrub. Height and spread: 250cm (98).
Perennial coneflower in a beautiful shade of rose pink. Ht. 70cm. Supplied as plug plants.
Spires of flowers in soft pastel shades, great in borders. Ht. 90cm. Supplied as plug plants.
Heather x darleyensis can thrive in exposed areas, making it an ideal plant for coastal gardens or alpine rockeries, with no shelter from fencing or trees. The plant flowers all though winter into spring, when most of the garden is dreary and dormant. Heather always looks great planted near to dwarf conifers, such as Juniper, and is extremely low maintenance. It has needle like foliage and masses of petite flowers and as a low growing shrub, it can be used as a groundcover alternative to grass lawns, if planted in groups. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 60cm (24).
This popular miniature standard rose has been massively popular for nearly two decades now, and is much more reliable and floriferous than ever before. The White Standard Rose makes an ideal addition to the patio planted in your best container, or as a feature in garden borders. Trim as required to create the shape you prefer. Choose from a ?Full? Standard - supplied with a stem length of 40cm for a commanding presence in your garden, or the brand new ?Half? Standard - supplied with a stem length of 20cm and perfect when added to our stylish Patio Pot as shown. Supplied as bare root plants.
This shrub rose has 5 petalled, cup-shaped, cerise pink flowers, with yellow centres, that bloom from July to September and fill Rose rugosa 'Rubra' with colour. The flowers have a lovely scent, and later in the year, these are replaced by scarlet red rosehips, that provide autumn interest, along with the foliage that turns from greeen to yellow. A Red Japanese Rose is a nice plant for cottage and oriental style garden borders. Best planted in a sunny position. Height and spread: 1.5m (5').
Rose 'Easy Elegance Snowdrift' is a modern shrub that evokes memories of vintage elegance, but is easy to grow and has good resistance to pests and diseases. With very little effort on your part, you can expect 'Easy Elegance Snowdrift' to be covered in snowy-white blooms all summer. Height: 1m (39). Spread: 60cm (24).