Lush foliage appears in spring followed by large ruffled white flowers with deep centres in June. The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. Grow in a sunny position, and leave the seedheads to mature for interest over autumn. Height 60cm, spread 50cm. Supplied in 8cm pots.
Butternut Squash 'Metro' is a popular choice with gardeners for its vigour and good resistance to powdery mildew. This attractive winter squash produces pale skinned fruits with a sweet, nutty flavour. Perfect for roasting or making soups and curries.
A bright mix of colour for a vibrant summer display! This sunny blend of clear shades and bicolours with dark faces is compact and free flowering. Perfect for a stunning display in containers, beds and borders. Height and spread: 23cm (9). Supplied as garden-ready plug plants.
Bring a flavour of the tropics to your garden or patio this summer. This outstanding feature plant boasts multi-coloured large foliage above which rises flower stems containing wonderful golden flowers. Perfect for patio containers, in a border as feature plants, amongst an exotic planting scheme or even pondside! Not frost hardy, however cannas will keep for future years; dig up the rhizomes and store in a cool dry place, re-planting in spring after all risk of frost has passed. Ht. 1-2m. Supplied in 9cm pots.
This Shrubby Cinquefoil is a nice plant for cottage or alpine gardens, even small ones. Potentilla fruticosa 'Limelight' is a hardy deciduous shrub with pretty white flowers, with yellow centres, and remains in bloom from May, all the way thorough to September. It is easy to grow and is low maintenance, but is best planted in a full sun position. The RHS have awarded this plant its Award of Garden Merit. Height: 1m (39). Spread: 1.5m (59).
Rose 'Fragrant Cloud' produces a dazzling display of brilliant red, double blooms with an intense, sweet fragrance.
From midsummer to early autumn, the aptly named Butterfly Bush produces white, pollen-rich flowers, which attract butterflies as well as other pollinating insects. These blooms are attractive to humans, too, for they give off a subtle, sweet smell, making the hardy shrub popular in scented gardens. Buddleja davidii 'White Ball' also boasts compact foliage with silver leaves, which look particularly elegant when placed in a sunny border alongside plants with green or purple foliage. It is therefore an appropriate choice for cottage gardens and mixed patio containers, even in dry areas, for Buddleias are drought-tolerant. Height: 2m (6'5). Spread: 2m (6'5).
There are few shrubs that offer so much interest in the garden as the Sacred Bamboo. This variety is particularly appealing for its colourful foliage and neat, compact habit. In spring, the new foliage is copper, maturing gradually to deep green, before colouring to red and orange in autumn.
Create a patriotic display that is fit for a King (or Queen) with the trailing stems of Verbena 'Union Jack'. Regal shades of red, white and blue flowers make a spectacular display. These fabulous trailing Verbena plants are perfect for filling your hanging baskets and patio containers, or let them tumble over the edges of a window box for a cascade of colour.
The first scented Alstroemeria! A sweet fragrance and exotic golden yellow petals makes Laura a real show stopper. Alstroemeria flowers are produced over a long period and are excellent for cutting. Equally at home in patio containers or planted in herbaceous borders, this hardy perennial will provide a constant source of fresh blooms for your home, year after year.
Sprouting Broccoli is becoming increasingly popular in the supermarkets, so why not grow your own? Broccoli 'Red Fire' produces generous crops of purple stems that can be harvested throughout the winter months, from upright, sturdy plants.
Spiraea japonica 'Gold Mound' is a compact, deciduous shrub with fresh, lime green foliage and panicles of pink and white florets in summer. It is best planted in a full sun or partial sun position, but can grow fine in exposed areas, making it ideal for coastal gardens or gardens with no fence or high trees to shelter it from harsh winds. It looks great planted in lines, along the edge of wide borders in big gardens, or as a stand alone shrub in small gardens. Height and spread: 1m (39).
Stunning sprays of soft, delicate white blooms cover the arched stems of this semi-evergreen shrub from late spring. The bowl-shaped flowers attract pollinating insects, making Spiraea thunbergii an ideal choice for a wildlife garden. The RHS have awarded this attractive shrub with the prestigious AGM, due to its reliability and easy, low maintenance habit. Height: 1.5m (5?). Spread: 2m (6? 5?).
In a sophisticated palette of magenta, salmon and white, this delightful blend of cascading verbenas and calibrachoa (Million Bells) form an ideal partnership for a summer long display.
Dwarf golden yellow daffodil with an elongated trumpet and reflexed petals. Ideal for pots, borders, rockeries and naturalising in a lawn. Ht. 25cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Description for Busy Lizzie 'Roller Coaster Hot Pink' (New Guinea) not available
The large, long peppers of this tasty variety gradually change from green to a glossy vibrant red and can reach lengths of up to 25cm (10). Pepper 'Lipari' produces an abundance of crops throughout summer if grown in the greenhouse, or a slightly later crop if grown in a sheltered, sunny spot outdoors.