Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Weigela All Summer Peach
Forget traditional varieties that flower for four weeks of the year, this gorgeous peach Weigela will flower for most of the summer. With unusual peachy-pink flowers, this compact little number is perfect for those of you looking for a front of border shrub or something unusual for your patio containers. Brand new on the market
Syringa Plant – Tinkerbelle®
Wine-coloured buds open to sweetly fragrant, single, pale pink flowers with dark green leaves. Rounded, upright and non-suckering. Flowers May-June. Height 101-150cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Rhododendron Plant – Nova Zembla
An evergreen hybrid rhododendron with dark green foliage. Nice upright habit. Produces large deep red flowers with wonderful spotting that fades to pink if grown in strong sun. Flowers April-May. Height 150-175cm. Supplied in a 4 litre pot.
Jasminum officinale Plant
The twining stems of the common Jasmine are absolutely perfect for quickly covering an unsightly wall or outbuilding with its dense green foliage. This well -known climber is ideal for growing over a pergola or large obelisk. Jasmine officinale also boasts an abundance of dainty, white, star shaped flowers that give off the famed scent.
Rhododendron (AJ) Plant – Hino Crimson
An evergreen azalea with a spreading growth habit. The leaves are small and mid green in colour, the flowers are a beautiful bright crimson red. Flowers April-May. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Pieris jap. Plant – Polar Passion
One of the newest varieties on the market combining eye-catching variegated foliage that has impressive red new spring growth and the larger than normal branches of flowers providing many, many months of interest, March-May. Height 50-60cm, spread 50-60cm. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Hydrangea macrophylla Plant – Lanarth White
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ is a large deciduous shrub producing lacecap flowers from mid summer into autumn. The pale flowerheads are a deeper colour when in bud. In alkaline soil the flowers take on a pink tinge, while in acidic soil they will be blue. Protect from cold, drying winds. Prune hard in spring to
Leucothoe Plant – Scarletta
Leucothoe is an evergreen shrub for covering the ground in borders. Leucothoe ‘Scarletta’ has attractive leaves, which emerge as dark maroon, turning green as they mature, and changing to bronze by autumn. Flowers April-May. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Albizia Julibr. Ombrella 3Ltr
The beautiful light green leaves resemble ferns or feather that can often measure up to 45cm in length. Aromatic sprays of pink silk blossoms, loved by bees and butterflies. One interesting feature of the Albizia Ombrella is its grey bark which when matured can develop vertical stripes. Albizia are native to subtropic climates and in
Fatsia japonica Plant – Spider’s Web
Huge evergreen leaves patterned with a spiders web effect. Great for contrast or as a standalone feature. Provides interest all year round, is easy to grow, and very fashionable. Both the leaves and white, ball-shaped flowers are ideal for cut flower arrangements. Flowers September-October. Height 2-2.5m (6’6”- 8’2”). Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Gage Tree – Reine Claude Doree
Deliciously sweet! A beautiful gage, the fruits are larger than typical green gages and ripen to golden green. The flesh has a honey sweetness that is best straight from the tree. For planting and growing advice read our gage-and-plum-trees-growing-guide.
Apple & Pear Tree Duo
Apple & Pear Tree Duo Collection includes 1 or 2 of each of the following: Apple Santana: A hypoallergenic apple that can be eaten by 75% of people with apple allergies! Good yields of eating apples. Good resistance to apple scab and awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Not self-fertile so needs another variety
Citrus Tree – Limequat
Citrus Tree – Limequat Grow this unique lime/ kumquat crossover in your garden! This unusual citrus is a cross between a key lime and a kumquat. It makes a beautiful conservatory or patio plant, with superbly scented flowers and small edible green fruit, which are rich in vitamin C. It has sweet-tasting skin and bittersweet,
Cherry Tree – Duo Napoleon Bigarreau/Variks Black
Duo cherry tree has been grafted with these two lovely cherries and both varieties crop late July-early August: Napoleon Bigarreau – Large yellow fruits with deep red flush. Variks Black – A sweet, dark-skinned cherry. Given that cherries are such a well-loved fruit, it’s surprising that they are not more widely grown in our gardens. Grown
Trachelospermum jas. Yellow Wings
Trachelospermum Jas – Yellow Wings ‘Yellow Wings’ is an elegant and beautiful evergreen climber that boasts creamy star-shaped flowers that mature to a soft shade of yellow cream throughout the warm summer months. The glossy, dark green foliage acts as a dramatic backdrop for its show-stopping blooms which infuse the air with a wonderful, sweet
Spinach Tree Spinach (12)
Easy to grow, colourful alternative to spinach. Tree spinach has bright magenta, almost sparkly growing tips. Plants can grow up to 2m tall, hence the name ‘Tree’ spinach. Young leaves can be used fresh in salads and larger ones can be harvested and use like spinach. Plants can be harvested as a cut and come
Chilli Pepper Plant – Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Chilli Pepper Plant – Trinidad Moruga Scorpion A whopping 1.4 million Scoville units – Its the hottest recorded chilli pepper! The ‘Trinidad Moruga Scorpion’ is currently the hottest recorded chilli. Native to the district of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago, it weighs in a whopping 1.4 million Scoville units! When chopping your ‘Trinidad Moruga Scorpion’
Oca Giggles Gourmet Roots
Part of the Gourmet Roots collection. Also known as ‘Peruvian Wood Sorrel’ from the Andes. Tangy flavoured leaves are good to add to salads. The tubers can be grated into salads or steamed, cooked or fried. Forms red/yellow tubers in the autumn. Ideal to grow in pots or containers as well as in the ground.
Forsythia Intermedia – Week-End
Forsythia Week-End is perfect for the spring garden, its lovely, bright yellow flowers cover the length of the stems, a deciduous, hardy shrub is ideal as part of a hedge, stand-alone or patio container. Green foliage opens when the flowers fade adding to the flexibility of this forsythia including as a spring cut flower. When
