Supreme colour and scent from these bold varieties. Plant them in borders close to paths and patios where you can enjoy their enchanting scent on warm summer evenings.
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.
A real dazzler, Geum 'Fireball' is easy to grow in a sunny spot and comes back year after year with its fine display of fiery blooms. The ruffled orange flowers with scalloped edges are borne on thin stems above clumps of leaves and last from May right through to July. They contrast wildly with strong blues and purples. Loved by pollinating insects, Avens also make great cut flowers. Height and spread: 45cm (18).
Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine' is a recent introduction that is rapidly gaining popularity ? it?s easy to see why! The ruffled centres are surrounded by a collar of single petals in a most unusual shade of orange-pink. The underside of each petal is deep rose-ink, creating a pleasing contrast.
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).
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.
Brighten up winter containers with the vibrant colours of Pansy ?Coolwave'. These tough little bedding plants are a breeding breakthrough, bred for a gently cascading habit with large, showy flowers and a fabulous colour mix.
Are you tempted by the beautiful, globe-shaped blooms of African Blue Lillies but concerned that they will struggle in the changeable British climate? Perhaps the 'Northern Star' variety of Agapanthus is the answer to your prayers! Not only does it produce an abundance of deep blue flower umbels in mid to late summer, but it is among the toughest plants of its kind.
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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.
Trachelospermum jasminoides ?White Wings? is the deserved winner of an RHS AGM award.
Calla Lilies are prized for their luxuriant display of shapely flower spathes. This half-hardy variety is particularly glamorous, boasting masses of pristine white flowers that make a wonderful addition to summer bouquets.
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Add the 'wow' factor to your late spring borders with this stunning peony! Peony 'Cora Louise' boasts ruffled white blooms that are flushed with lavender at the centre. The big showy blooms look magnificent in flower arrangements; exotic-looking and gently fragranced, they're really breathtaking in a vase in the home ? if you can bear to cut them from the garden!
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).
Description for Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich' not available