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Hydrangea macrophylla Runaway Bride is a compact, small to medium-sized, vigorous, deciduous shrub, extremely floriferous, with a rounded habit and semi-trailing stems. Unusually for a hydrangea, it flowers all the way along the stems instead of just at the tips, giving it the name of Garland Hydrangea. The ovate, serrated leaves are deep green. From May to September, the shrub is covered with a profusion of pure white lace-cap flowers, often with a pale pink flush as they age; the colour is constant whatever the pH of your soil. Hydrangea Runaway Bride is excellent in large containers along a house-frontage, as well as in a border. Soil: Any moist but well-drained soil, acid to neutral preferred Position: Partial shade Season of interest: Late spring to early autumn Hardiness: Fully hardy Height: 4’ (1.2m) Spread: 4’ (1.2m) -
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Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Benxi’ Shrubbery suitable for the rock garden rich, fresh, as preferable exposure Partial shade – Shade color White Flowering period is June – September Height 100 cm – 120 cm Density 1 potted seedlings per square meter, Diameter pot 19cm -
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Large purple-green mophead shaped flowerheads with frilly edges when grown in neutral to alkaline soils. Position: They perform best when given a shady, cool moist root run and a sheltered aspect. Maintenance: Mophead hydrangeas require little pruning, simply thin out old stems and remove the dead flowers to a pair of plump green buds in late spring.- Flower Colour: Green, Purple
- Flower Type: Mophead
- Flowering Month: June, July, August, September
- Soil Type: Alkaline, Normal
- Aspect: Partial Shade
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A medium sized deciduous shrub with deep purple/pink-red mophead blooms in summer above dark purple tinged green foliage, when grown in neutral to alkaline soils. Flowers in summer and may change to blue/mauve shades when grown on acidic soils or pink on neutral soils.- Flower Colour: Pink, Red
- Flower Type: Mophead
- Flowering Month: June, July, August, September
- Soil Type: Alkaline, Normal
- Aspect: Partial Shade
- Hardiness*: Hardy
- Foliage Type: Deciduous
- Foliage Colour: Green, Bronze/purple
- Height after 10 years*: 0.9-1.2m (3-4ft)
- Pot Size: 3 Litre
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Hydrangea Macrophylla Caipirinha is a compact deciduous shrub with dark green ovate toothed leaves. During the summer it has beautiful rounded clusters of white mop head flowers fading with age to dark green with a red border around each petal at the end of the flower. Eventual height and spread up to 1.2 metres pot size: 3L -
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- Flowering Period:June, July, August, September
- Final height:80cm to 100cm
- Final width:80cm to 100cm
- Available:February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Fragrances:lightly scented
- Use:beds/borders, for containers, as a hedge, for group plantings, as a specimen plant
- Hardiness:hardy
- Soil:moist, heavy, moderately heavy, neutral, acidic, slightly acidic
- Location:partial shade
- Flower Colour:pink, grey
- Leaf Colour:green
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Katrina' is a compact, upright, bushy, evergreen shrub bearing broadly elliptic, grey-green leaves with pale yellow margins and dense racemes of purple flowers in summer. Plant Size • Mature Height: 0.5-1m • Mature Spread: 0.5-1m Why We Love It • Excellent addition to beds, borders and containers • Attracts butterflies and bees What To Know • Season of Interest: Winter-Autumn • Position: Full sun, partial shade • Soil: Moist, well-drained How to Care • The hebe plant does not require a lot of care once it is established. Although the shrub doesn’t need much in the way of fertilizer, you can apply some once a year in late winter or early spring prior to new growth. • Deadheading the spent blooms can be done to help promote additional flowering. You can also trim hebe plants back about halfway after flowering to promote bushier growth. • These shrubs are usually propagated through both seeds and semi-hardwood cuttings taken in summer. • In areas with harsher winters, they should be protected by surrounding them with straw mulch. -
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Hebe (Evergreen Veronica) is an easy to grow flowering evergreen shrub native to New Zealand and South America. Hebe plants come in many sizes ranging from dwarf shrubs, suitable for planting in patio pots and rockeries, to large hebe plants that are perfect for planting in a large garden. Many varieties of Hebe flower throughout summer and autumn - some varieties of Hebe flower during the winter. Although mostly hardy, a cold English winter can kill some types of Hebe plants. Hebes especially need to be protected from strong winds. The variegated-leafed Hebes seem to be amongst those most affected by cold winds and wintery weather. Hebes are easy to propagate from cuttings.FLOWERS ON A HEBE PLANT
The flowers on a Hebe shrub are small and grouped together in spikes. The colours of Hebe flowers range from white through pink, blue, lilac and purple to bright crimsons.
FOLIAGE
The leaves provide attractive year round foliage with different colours including silver and green, grey, violet, burgundy, bronze and red.BUTTERFLIES
This delightful shrub has flowers which will attract butterflies and bees to your garden.WHERE TO PLANT A HEBE SHRUB
A Hebe is a good all year round foliage plant. Its flowers can provide colour throughout all growing seasons. Grown in mixed plantings of summer annuals the flowers of a Hebe add to the floral display whilst the shape and form of the bush give a sense of stability. Hebe can be grown as an informal hedge - but if clipped back too hard it will not produce so many flowers. The smaller hebes make good ground cover plants or add interest to a rockery. A Hebe should be planted in a well drained soil and, if possible, in a position protected from wind.HOW TO PLANT A HEBE
- Before planting a Hebe soak the roots in water
- Dig a hole twice as wide as the container that the Hebe is in.
- Add a spadeful of compost and some general purpose fertiliser to the soil taken from the hole that you have dug.
- Remove the plant from the pot - tap the sides and base of the container to release the Hebe.
- Place the hebe plant into the hole.
- Fill in the space around the plant with the soil and compost mixture and gently firm with your fingers or tread in.
- Water in with plenty of water.
- Mulch around the base of the plant to help to conserve moisture.
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Hebe Donna is a compact evergreen shrub. Mauve blooms appear in July until the first frosts. Deadhead regularly so that more blooms will be produced. Cover with fleece during winter months to protect from frosts. Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Plant Height & Spread: 100cm x 100cm Foliage Colour: Green Foliage Type: Evergreen Seasons of Interest: All Seasons Soil Condition: Moist, well-drained Planting Position: Full Sun/Light Shade, Sheltered Plant Care & Advice The hebe plant does not require a lot of care once it is established. Although the shrub doesn't need much in the way of fertilizer, you can apply some once a year in late winter or early spring prior to new growth. Growing a hebe plant is very easy. The versatility of these shrubs allows you to grow them in different ways. Use them for edging, plant them in borders, grow them in rock gardens or even in containers. To help keep your Hebe flowering well, remove the dead heads from the plant when they start to shrivel up. You could give your Hebe a trim all over in the early winter. This will help keep your plant attractive and strong. -
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Echinaceas have grown in popularity in recent years, thanks to the trend for prairie-style planting. They’re easy to grow as they tolerate most soils, and their sturdy nature means that staking is unnecessary. Echinacea purpurea has pink, daisy-like flowers with a large, cone-shaped centre. It’s perfect for growing in drifts among the border or among grasses and rudbeckias in a prairie-style planting scheme, and is extremely attractive to pollinators. Its flowers are long-lived and are excellent for cutting.Characteristics
- Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
- Habit: Tall, upright flower
- Fully Grown Size: 90-120cm
- Flower Colour: Purple / pink petals with orange / brown centre
- Flower heads can reach 12cm in size
- Flowering Time: Summer to early Autumn
- Sow: In early to mid Spring
- Spacing: 60-80cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
- With big flower heads, Echinacea have grown in popularity in recent years
- These tall & brightly coloured, daisy-like flowers are essential in any garden
- Suited to both traditional, cottage & modern planting schemes
- Plant at back of borders with other herbaceous plants
- Best when planted in clumps / blocks
- Can also be planted in long sweeping drifts
- Companion plants include Rudbeckia, Agapanthus, Verbena, Red Hot Pokers etc..
- Ideal for cut flower gardens
Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Choose a location
- Grow in full sun
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Chose a sheltered spot
- Spacing: 60-80cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide clumps every 3 years
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A nice and compact slow growing conifer, which keeps its tight conical shape for many years. Picea glauca is an easy to grow conifer requiring little maintenance, suitable for pots or as a specimen in a shrub bed. With age it will form a 3m tall sturdy looking domed tree. Site: Inland exposed Soil: Well drained, will tolerate acid to alkaline Position: Full sun Season of Interest: Evergreen, nice shape Hardiness: Fully hardy Height: Slowly up to 10ft (3m) in 20-30 years -
Lower Carpet Roses – also often referred to as The Carpet Rose – are the world’s number one ground cover rose. Once established, some varieties can produce an astonishing display of up to 2,000 flowers from spring through to autumn. They’re extraordinarily low maintenance and have exceptional disease resistance. Better still, once established their well-developed root system means they’re drought and low-water tolerant: surface roots take up available surface water while deeper roots access lower level water in drought conditions. As for pruning, once a year in late winter or early spring, all you need is a pair of garden shears to cut them back by a third any which way. This is the rose that needs no guessing, no worrying. Really… No kidding. Simple to grow and easy to maintain, it doesn't require spraying. Simply cut back to a third of its size once in late Winter or early Spring. And during the long flowering season, this rose will self-clean so that there's no need for fancy pruning or deadheading. Key Features •Masses of iridescent blooms •Rich glossy green foliage •Attractive bush shape and appearance •Disease-resistance, easy-care maintenance •Easy care •No fancy pruning required -
Penstemon are a genus of plants that are annual or perennial,most being semi-evergreen or evergreen.Fully to half hardy,these true conoisseur's plants carry sprays of tubular foxglove like flowers throughout the summer. Penstemons signal warm summer days and are excellent for cottage gardens,borders and summer tubs. Pot size: 1.5L Flowering time: all summer long Position: likes full sun and well drained fertile soil -
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Patio Planter 53cm Window Box Wicker Position: Position planter outside in full natural light.When planted with summer bedding protect from frost. Plant care: Remove dead flower heads regularly to encourage new growth and blooms. Water/Feeding: Water the planter regularly and more frequently in hot or windy conditions.Feed on a regular basis with liquid fertilizer. -
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40cm Window Box Position: Avoid full sun or deep shade. Plant care: Remove dead flower heads regularly to encourage new growth and blooms. Water/Feeding: Water the planter regularly and more frequently in hot or windy conditions.Feed on a regular basis with liquid fertilizer. -
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Euonymus Japonicus Aureus is an evergreen variety and provides year round interest. Excellent for growing as a specimen shrub or small hedge. Also suitable for coastal areas. The attractive leathery leaves are dark green with bright yellow edges.Decorative foliage -
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A compact, bi-coloured form of Agapanthus or African lily, Agapanthus Twister is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial, ideal for the smaller garden. Strap-like, deep green leaves appear in spring. From July to September, large, globular flower-heads of trumpet-shaped, white florets with a violet-blue base are borne on sturdy stems. African lilies are very good in pots, grown in soil-based compost with slow-release fertiliser granules, as they flower well when their roots are confined, but be aware that pot-grown plants are more vulnerable to frost, so the pots should be brought under cover in winter in colder areas. African lily Twister holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Site: Sheltered Soil: Any light, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil Position: Full sun Season of interest: July to September Hardiness: Fairly hardy Height: 70cm Spread: 40cm -
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Agapanthus Wolga, Deciduous green strap-like leaves. Pale violet-blue flowers, flowerhead 18-20cm in diameter. Grows up to 70cm tall. Requires full sun and moist well drained soil conditions. Give winter protection. Site: Sheltered Soil: Any light, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil Position: Full sun Season of interest: July to September Hardiness: Fairly hardy Height: 70cm Spread: 40cm -
The Elaeagnus Pungens Maculata is a beautiful and colourful, bushy evergreen hedge. It has scaly leaves that are silver in colour, however they soon turn into a mature yet young looking vibrant yellow and green colour. It produces small, scented, white tubular flowers during the autumnal months that are followed by fruit that is small and juicy in the spring. The Elaeagnus Pungens Maculata prefers soil that is either sand, loam, chalk or clay, but must be well drained. It can either be planted in a sunny position or where there is partial shade, and it doesn’t mind whether that is in an exposed or sheltered position. It can grow up to four metres high and between two and a half to four meters wide in two to five years, which is quicker than the rest of its family. On average, it will grow up to one foot a year. It’s best to prune these during the late spring, preferably in either April or May, once it has finished producing its fruit. When it comes to planting the Elaeagnus Pungens Maculata we would suggest to plant it eighteen to twenty-four inches apart from one another. It works really well as an all year privacy hedge thanks to being evergreen. We have a range of Elaeagnus Pungens Maculata plants available in pot form. -
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A deep blue flowering bushy garden shrub, which produces a wealth of deep powder blue flower heads from late spring into summer, combined with its glossy evergreen foliage. They’re fast growing and will be an asset to any garden!Covers bare spots quicklyBee friendly- Covers bare spots quickly
- Bee Friendly
- Blooms: July - September
- Flower colour: blue
- Full grown height: 75 - 100 cm
- Full grown width: 1 - 1.50 m
- Plant location: sunny
- Plant spacing: 150 cm
- Hardiness: -10 Celsius
- Preferred soil: Grows in any soil
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Franchet's Cotoneaster is a popular ornamental semi- evergreen shrub that produces masses of white flowers, during the summer followed by bright orange-red fruit in autumn. Its dense foliage makes it sought after by pollinating insects. Its easy to maintain and is fast-growing. Can also be used as a hedge, making it valuable shrub for both the gardener and the landscaper.Evergreen- Blooms: May - June
- Flower colour: white
- Full grown: 5 Years
- Full grown height: 50 - 75 cm
- Full grown width: 75 - 100 cm
- Plant location: partial sunny location
- Plant spacing: 100 cm
- Hardiness: -25 Celsius
- Preferred soil: Well drained
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The citrus lemon-yellow blades edged in green add a refreshing zest even in the winter garden. Neat habit is perfect for container planting. Colorful year-round, the flowing arching mounds of Carex Eversheen is perfectly suited for shade, but can handle some sun in cooler climates. A pleasing addition to any spot as it bends and sways with the warm summer breezes. A nice edger. 0.4m height x 0.4m spread -
‘Everest’ is a dense, tufted, evergreen, perennial grass forming a mound of narrow, arching, glossy, dark green leaves with white margins and lax stems bearing brown flower spikes in summer. 0.6m height x 0.6m spread 2-5 years until maturity -
Water & Maintenance: Average watering required, low maintenance shrubs Growth & Spread: Height 0.5m - 1m, Spread 0.5m - 1m Flourishing Season: Flourishes all-round the year, flowers in June - July Characteristics: Evergreen shrubs, forms perfect architectural mound, narrow bronze leaves, tiny brown flowers, suitable for edging in rock garden -
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Little Zebra Grass features horizontal gold-and-green bands and a compact, mounding habit. In early fall, this spunky grass sends out attractive reddish, fan-shaped blooms that are held one foot above the foliage. The plumes change to a creamy tan color providing winter interest in the landscape. Because of its size and shape, Little Zebra Grass is the right proportion for small gardens, patios and decks. Its decorative leaves earn it a favored spot in large planters and urns. This sturdy dwarf Miscanthus holds its shape. Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Zebra’ is unlikely to reseed because of its late-blooming characteristic. Foliage Type: Deciduous. Foliage: Green and Creamy-Yellow. Flower: Pale Pink to Silver. Flowering Period: Late-Summer. Suggested Location: Outdoor or Indoor. Suggested Soil Type: Well-Drained. Sand. Clay. Chalk. Loam. Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight. Suggested Exposure to Weather: Exposed or Sheltered. Hardiness Rating: High Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -20 °C to -15 °C (-4 °F to 5 °F) Suggested Uses: Rock Gardens. Borders. Containers. Arrangements of Cut Flowers. Maintenance: Remove dead leaves and flowers in spring. Protect against excessive wet weather. Growth Habit: Bushy/Weeping. Growth Speed: Medium (30cm to 50cm per year) Starting Height: 30cm to 60cm (1.0 ft to 2.0 ft) Final Height: 100cm (3.2 ft) Starting Sideways Spread: 20cm to 40cm (0.7 ft to 1.3 ft) Final Sideways Spread: 100cm (3.2 ft) -
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A cultivar of Japanese forest grass which makes a splash of colour in the garden, Hakonechloa macra Aureola is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass which forms a broad, low, dense mound of narrow, arching, rather bamboo-like leaves. They are butter-yellow, striped with green, appear in early spring, keep their bright colour throughout the season, and are often tinged with coppery red in autumn. The colour is best in partial shade, turning shades of green in full shade. Tiny, insignificant, brown flowers appear in summer. Golden hakonechloa is tough, easy-to-grow and very hardy. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Site: Tolerates exposure Soil: Any moist but well-drained soil Position: Colours best in partial shade; tolerates full sun and full shade Season of interest: Spring to autumn Hardiness: Very hardy Height: 14”’ (35cm) Spread: 16” (40cm) -
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Calluna vulgaris, also known as common Scotch Heather is a low growing perennial shrub; it blooms with very long lasting, sweet smelling flowers in late summer that will attract many insects with their sweet nectar in late summer. Their dense spreading habit makes them perfect as a ground covering plant or for a charming display on your patio or balcony.- Fragrant
- Covers bare spots quickly
- Bee Friendly
- Blooms: August - September
- Flower colour: red
- Full grown height: 25 - 50 cm
- Full grown width: 10 - 25 cm
- Plant location: sunny
- Plant spacing: 35 cm
- Hardiness: -15 Celsius
- Preferred soil: Peaty Soil
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The life cycle of hardy cyclamen is unusual. It begins in September when dozens of small pink flowers begin to bloom before the leaves emerge. Each flower is on a separate 4 ” stem and looks just like a miniature florist cyclamen flower with gorgeous reflexed petals. The flowers continue to be produced abundantly in succession through out the months of September and October and sometimes for parts of August and November too. They emerge slowly as the flowers are blooming in late September and take several weeks to reach their full size. “Variable” is an understatement to describe their wonderful shapes, patterns, and colors. They can be round to lance-shaped, lobed or entire, serrated or smooth edged, dark green to silver. And the patterns on the leaves are indescribable. They stay green and fresh all winter! Instead of going dormant in the winter like most of our plants, hardy cyclamen goes dormant for a few months during the summer. -
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Pansy
The most popular and best loved. It will perform in your garden whether in a container or planted out into the borders etc. Totally Winter hardy. Flowers from end August - next August (if looked after!) Typically the pansies are termed as Winter pansies and will flower through the Winter providing there are plenty of sunny days. They require the sun to initiate flower bud and in the sometimes dreary, dull days that Winter offer they maybe shy to flower. The reward is usually around the end of February onwards the first Spring flush of vibrant colours lift the garden into joy. Unlike a lot of bedding plants, pansy & especially viola are easy to keep looking good providing a few basics are given. Watering is best done in morning, keep drier during the winter months - but at the same time don't let them dry out completely. Feed with a high potash feed such as vitax , once established. If you are time strapped we suggest adding slow release food in the compost at time of planting with Vitax Q4 or Gro-Sure. This should provide enough nutrient for 6 months, but frequency of watering may effect this. De-head regurlarly to keep the plant producing more flowers and for disease prevention. The smaller violas are self-cleaning, ie. de heading not neccessary. Pest & disease problems? If the plants are kept healthy with good watering and de heading & dead leaf removal the plants will be trouble free. Pests. Caterpillars are the main issue. If you are environmentally minded, pick off any you see. However, a spray with systemic insecticide will do the trick. Slugs can often eat the flower buds, leaves & stems so watch out for them. Disease. There can be leaf spot and downy mildew problems. This mainly happens if we get a dull wet Winter. Try to keep plants dry and remove any affected leaves straight away. Preventitive fungicides can work if applied correctly. -
Native to coastal parts of Australia, Dicksonia antarctica is a magnificent, slow-growing, evergreen tree-fern (deciduous in colder areas) and one of the easiest to grow. The brown, fibrous ‘stem’ slowly grows taller, crowned by a rosette of beautiful, glossy, deep green fronds up to three metres long – a wonderfully architectural plant. Winter protection essential in all but the mildest areas – wrap the top of the ‘stem’ in fleece and protect the growing point in the crown with straw or similar insulation, and if pot-grown, bring inside or insulate the pot. Water the stem in hot weather; do not water the crown in winter. Site: Sheltered, sheltered coastal Soils: Moist but well-drained, acid to neutral soil Position: Partial shade or dappled shade Season of interest: Most of the year Hardiness: Frost-hardy Height to 13’ (4m) Spread to 13’ (4m) -
This Ilex Verticillata has magnificent red berries from autumn through to winter. It can be placed in full sun or semi shade. It is 200cm approx. and pruning is not recommended. -
The Pink Dwarf is a compact growing Skimmia. Pink flower buds form in the autumn and and open to reveal pale pink flowers between March and May. Place in full sun/shade. -
Skimmia Japonica 'Chameleon' has beautiful red berries right up to March/April and then white flowers will bloom for the summer. Perfect in sun or shade and can be kept in a pot or planted into the ground.