Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Sweet Potato Makatea
Sweet Potato Makatea Sweet Potatoes are becoming more popular by the day for their delicious taste and versatility in home cooking, and we can see why! They make a great alternative to traditional potatoes with their natural sweetness and are very easy to grow. Sweet Potato ‘Makatea’ comes from the innovative Treasure Island Series, bred
Hypoestes phyllostachya (Polka Dot Plant) Pink 9cm Pot x 1
You can see why the Hypoestes phyllostachya is called the polka dot plant. This stunning plant has pink foliage dotted with a dark green colouring creating this stunning look. It is a tropical plant that as quite a bushy and wide-spreading habit. It is easy to grow and look after so makes for a perfect
Echeveria Curly Pearl
Echeveria Curly Pearl An intriguing ruffled houseplant which is highly drought-resistant! The rippling, silver foliage of Echeveria ‘Curly Pearl’ makes an intriguing house plant. The ruffled fleshy leaves of this succulent form a compactly tight rosette that remains neat with a fabulous texture. Flourishing in a bright, sunny spot this succulent is highly drought resistant
Codiaeum Variegatum Var. Pictum Mrs Iceton 21cm Pot
Better known as Joseph’s Coat or Croton, this eye-catching shrub shows off its vibrant technicolour foliage! The large, oval leaves are rigid and glossy, with a unique pattern in brilliant red, gold and green colours. Each evergreen leaf is quite unique, creating a superb focal point for any space in the home. Codiaeum variegatum var.
Dracaena (Dragon Tree) Fragrans Compacta 19cm Pot
Dracaena (Dragon Tree) Fragrans Compacta A stunning specimen houseplant which can sit in the shade! Dracaena fragrans ‘Compacta’ is more compact and a slower-growing Dragon Tree. The glossy, rich dark green foliage covers the thick, vertical stems to create a dense and bushy specimen plant. This majestic house plant is easy to grow and will
Dracaena (Dragon Tree) Fragrans Lemon Lime 19cm Pot
Dracaena (Dragon Tree) Fragrans Lemon Lime A beautiful RHS AGM award holder! A beautiful RHS AGM award holder. The long, glossy leaves of Dracaena fragrans ‘Lemon Lime’ have a stunning contrast of dark green, lime and cream stripes. In time, it develops a thick, upright stem with a crown of leaves at the top. They
Hebe Plant – Rakiensis
Hebe Rakiensis has a superb, dense habit making it suited to oriental style gardens. Neat and compact, covered in white flowers from early summer, a hardy Hebe, it will attract pollinating insects. Easy to grow with little maintenance, it is known for tolerating pollutants in the atmosphere and suited coastal locations. Height: 100cm (39). Spread:
Buddleja davidii Plant – Nanho Blue
Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Blue’ (properly known as Buddleia davidii Mongo) is a dwarf butterfly bush, making an ideal choice for a smaller garden. Blue-purple cone shaped flowerheads, with an orange eye, and silvery-green triangular-ovate leaves on woody stems. It remains one of the most popular compact cultivars. Flowers July-September. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in a 3-4
Pulmonaria Trevi Fountain
Pulmonaria Trevi Fountain One of the longest flowering blue cultivars there are! Pulmonaria Trevi Fountain is a fantastic little flower to grow with more on offer than meets the eye. It bears eye-catching deep cobalt blue flowers that grow in masses from March to May. As hardy perennial goes, this one not only boasts wonderful
Hibiscus syriacus Plant – Woodbridge
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Woodbridge’ has pretty pink flowers with dark red centres. The single exotic-style blooms grow to 10cm (4) wide in summer. Its dark green lobed leaves remain in autumn, spring and summer. It enjoys moist, well-drained soil, full sun and a sheltered position. It is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner for garden
Allium Mix
Allium Mix Upright stems add a strong vertical accent to cottage garden borders. These magnificent allium bulbs produce an explosion of colour, followed by architectural seedheads that create a spectacular autumn display. Undemanding and easy to grow, these magnificent allium flowers are also excellent for cutting. Allium hollandicum – Dense globes of mauve-purple flowers measuring
Rose The Fairy Standard 7 Litre Pot x 1
Rose The Fairy has a spreading habit, which creates ideal ground cover or a prickly, low growing hedge. This hardy shrub flowers later than most varieties, but blooms beautifully from late Summer to Autumn. A well-known Polyantha Rose; it presents an abundance of small, fully double, pale-pink unscented blooms. The arching stems of Rose The
Aglaonema Christina (Chinese Evergreen) 12cm Pot x 1
Aglaonema Christina (Chinese Evergreen) Glorious, compact and easy to grow houseplant! Chinese Evergreen is a compact, low-maintenance house plant. The broad, sword-like leaves form a neat plant with a slow growth rate that will not get too much; this makes it ideal for any sized room. Its native land is of the tropical rainforests in
Rose Hybrid Classic Miniature 10.5cm Pot x 1
Have a rose garden in the house with these gorgeous miniature roses. They are ideal on windowsills, bringing in a classic beauty from the garden into the home. With beautiful colours, double blooms and dark green foliage it will create that cottage garden feeling wherever it sits. Grow on a windowsill where it can get
Allium Serendipity
Selected for its blue-tinged foliage, Allium ?Serendipity? was discovered as a sport of the popular Allium ?Millenium?. Bearing rosy-purple globe flowers of 4-5cm diameter above glaucous foliage this is a fabulous structural flower for the border and is ideal as a cut flower. Height: 50cm (20?). Spread: 10cm (4?).
Cineraria Plants – Silverdust
Cineraria Plants – Silverdust Beautiful silver foliage to complement your garden. The Cineraria Plants – Silverdust is a truly magnificent plant. This tender shrub grows beautiful silver leaves that will positively shimmer in the sunlight. The compact Cineraria Plants – Silverdust looks beautiful added to your flower beds and flower borders for stunning contrast in
Bean Runner White Swan
Bean Runner White Swan Excellent flavour and top quality pods make this white-flowered variety perfect for the garden or allotment. Pods are an average 28-30cm long and are produced on vigorous plants which are resistant to common bean mosaic virus. Harvest July-Oct.
Extra Value bedding – Our Selection
Our lucky dip collection includes 270 healthy plants from our superb flower bedding plant range. If you aren’t fussy about the flurries of colour through your garden and just love to brighten up your flower beds and flower borders, then this collection of bedding plants will certainly do that! A range of varieties from our
Apple Tree – Worcester Pearmain
Early season variety with bright red fruit with sweet white flesh. Excellent in colder areas. Highly effective pollinator for other varieties. Eating apple. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. (An English Heritage fruit variety.) Harvest September-October. Grown on M26 rootstock which produces an easy-to-control semi-dwarf tree with medium vigour. Height 3m after 10 years. Pollination group
Magnolia soulangeana Plant – Alba Superba
This beautifully fragrant Magnolia has large goblet shaped white flowers,flushed with purple-red notes blooming from dark green foliage. The ‘Alba Superba’ is perfect for creating elegant garden displays in spring. Especially suited to this, the Magnolia maintains its statuesque upright form as it matures. The graceful Magnolia ‘Alba Superba’ has remained exceptionally popular. Culinary uses:
