Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Sweet Corn Plants – Picasso
Probably the sweetest variety I have tasted! Unlike other sweetcorn, these produce purple flowers and the stalks & cob leaves are also tinged with purple making them very attractive. The bi-coloured cobs are around 20cm long and the kernels are incredibly tender and almost explode in your mouth. In fact, they are so juicy and
Sweet Corn Moonshine
The best tasting sweet corn on trials last year – super-sweet variety (SH2). Extra sweet and juicy, can even be eaten raw (where the juice runs down your chin). Excellent cob coverage. 3-5 cobs per plant. 15-20cm cobs. Harvest August-September. Height 150-200cm (59-79); spread 30-40cm (12-16).
Garden Ready Bedding Collection
Even the busiest household can enjoy a tapestry of colour in the garden! Our Garden Ready Bedding Collection are perfect for planting straight out in beds, borders and containers. With a well-developed root system and healthy top growth, these robust plants are full of vigour, quick to establish and produce a full summer of flowers.
Tilia Cordata
Tilia cordata is perfect for any boundary hedge, it is often seen planted as trees on avenues, branching is upright and increases in density with age, also known as Small Leaved Lime it is perfect for hedges and screening. In summer small white flowers appear standing out against dark green leaves, later the leaves slowly
Escallonia Red Dream
Escallonia Red Dream A hardy shrub that is super low maintenance! An abundance of small, dark, evergreen leaves forms a striking contrast against the red-pink tubular blooms of Escallonia Red Dream in the summer months. This has a great low growing habit which makes it perfect for growing as a hedge or as ground cover.
Escallonia Plant – Iveyi
Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves and clusters of pure white, scented flowers in summer and early autumn. It does best in full sun, in a well-drained soil. It looks good in a mediterranean-style planting, and makes a lovely informal hedge. Height 200-250cm.
Spiraea japonica Plant – Little Princess
A compact form with large heads of small pink flowers throughout the majority of the summer. Not only is it loved by pollinating insects but looks good on a patio where it will remain more compact.
Pinus Sylvestris
Also known as the Scotch Pine it is a stunning sight in the UK landscape, ideal for a large garden or woodland areas, this hardy, evergreen conifer is native to Britain and will thrive on poor soils. Pinus sylvestris will form an upright trunk with a bushy canopy above, the needle leaves are blue-green, contrasting
Euonymus fortunei Emerald n Gold
Euonymus fortuneii Emerald ?n? Gold is a lovely evergreen shrub and will make a significant addition to any garden and awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Low maintenance is required and it will thrive in most positions, adding form to borders making superb ground cover. Golden-yellow variegated foliage gives colour all year turning
Prunus Spinosa
Prunus Spinosa Dense and thorny variety, perfect for screens and hedges! Prunus Spinosa is a small thorny deciduous tree with dark green, ovate leaves, and small white flowers in early spring. Followed by ovoid, bloomy black fruits 1.5cm across. This variety is also popularly known as a Sloe Bush when growing in a hedgerow. This
Begonia Funky Pink
Begonia Funky Pink blooms from July until October, it produces bundles of explosive double flowers in shades of salmon-pink with flecks of dramatic orange and gold in its centres. This Begonia is easy to care for and requires a sunny yet shaded position to grow to its best, it has weather tolerant flowers that don’t
Corylus avellana Plant – Contorta
Corylus ‘Contorta’ has twisted branches and curled leaves. In winter the architectural presence is stronger when the branches can be seen more easily and it is covered with pale yellow catkins. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 150-200cm.
Common Oak
Oak is very easy to grow and keep its shape as a hedging plant, due to its vigorous growth and branching habit it will soon create a dense screen of leaves. In spring nesting birds will claim their space and late summer acorns will form, loved by wildlife to the hedge will attract many insects
Raspberry – Glen Fyne
Raspberry Glen Fyne is a summer fruiting variety with heavy-cropping, spine-free canes that make harvesting easy, and the plants show good resistance to virus-carrying aphids. Voted Best-Flavoured Raspberry by a professional tasting panel, the attractive, firm berries have a deliciously sweet which lasts all season, fruiting through June to July. The bare root plants are
Happy Bee Blue Flower Bulb Mixture in Hessian Bag
A mix of bee-attracting bulbs, developed with the Beekeepers Association to help nature in your garden. The collection comes in a hessian bag. Bulbs will flower from January to April. Bulb size 5/7cm.
Crocosmia Walberton Scarlet
Put some heat into your summer borders with Crocosmia ‘Walberton Scarlet’. Crocosmias are high performing border plants creating intense colour later in summer and through into autumn whilst also providing foliage interest with their upright, strap-shaped leaves. Crocosmia ‘Walberton Scarlet’ has large, tomato-red, funnel shaped flowers held in arching racemes. Height: 75cm (29”). Spread: 10cm
Salvia Amistad Pink
Brand New for 2022, Salvia ‘Amistad Pink’ is set to rival its best-selling cousin ‘Amistad’. Large, bright pink, two-lipped flowers with dark sepals are carried on tall, upright stems above lush green foliage. Like many salvias the flowers are covered with fine hairs which reflect light making the colours especially intense. An excellent pollinator plant
Petunia Tidal Wave
The sky’s the limit for this spectacular climbing petunia! Masses of 10cm (4) blooms in purple, silver and pink are produced in abundance throughout summer on long lax stems. Train them upwards on a climbing frame or let them spill over low walls for a spectacular display of vibrant colour. The delicate blooms are more
Salvia Blaze of Fire
Salvia Blaze of Fire Salvia Blaze of Fire flowers from June until October, it produces eye-catching roaring red scarlet flowers in fabulous plumes that contrast well against its gorgeous green leaflets. Enjoying full sun to develop, this Scarlet Sage is virtually maintenance free and is ideal for first time gardeners. Salvia splendens Fireball is perfect
